Storer Trophy 2000
captured in comeback over Peter and Alex Rahn
by Al Schönborn, Marc Bennett, Riley Bonham and Frank Goulay

Perhaps the most exciting finish in the history of the Richard Storer Trophy came at the 2000 Wayfarer North American Championship where Peter and Alex Rahn held a 6-point lead over (under??!!) the totals amassed in the first three of the Wayfarer Big Four, by Al Schönborn, and his crews, Marc Bennett and Riley Bonham. Since Peter and Alex had averaged fewer than 7 total points in each of the first three majors, catching up six points looked to be a tall order for Uncle Al and his North Americans crew, Frank Goulay.
But they did it! Al and Frank scored only 5 points in winning the 2000 North Americans while Peter and Alex slipped to a 5th off 21 points. Thus the Storer Trophy champions for the year 2000 are:

Al Schönborn, Marc Bennett, Riley Bonham and Frank Goulay

Peter and Alex Rahn scored a clear second over Heider Funck and Tom Wharton who paid the price for not sailing more than two of our four main events. In 4th overall we had Roger and Carl Shepherd along with Joanne Kumpf, while Keith Haill and Samantha Hodder rounded out the top 5. Well done, gang!
Of 37 boats that sailed at least one of our Big Four events, only John and Joan Goldi (in addition to the Rahns and Uncle Al) sailed all four events. A disappointing state that you can help to fix in 2001!
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W
Helm/Crew(s)
CNats
Onts
USNats
NAC
Pts
PS
3854
Al Schönborn/Marc Bennett/Riley Bonham/Frank Goulay
14
2.25
10
5
31.25
1
286
Peter & Alex Rahn
5.5
9
6
21
41.50
2
600
Heider Funck/Tom Wharton
4.25
NS
NS
7.5
87.75
3
7700
Roger & Carl Shepherd/Joanne Kumpf
19
11
NS
31
105.00
4
882
Keith Haill/Samantha Hodder
34
NS
NS
14
124.00
5
828
Frank Goulay/Brian Egan
NS
4.75
NS
5
128.75
6
7351
John & Dolores deBoer
22
NS
NS
37
135.00
7
4600
George Blanchard/Mike Codd/Doug Netherton/Dennis Platt
33
12
NS
55
144.00
8
1320
John & Joan Goldi
43
19
16
77
155.00
9
7350
Ivan & Chris Pedersen
38
23
NS
61
166.00
10
1191
Peter & Jon Ayres/Hazel Hewitt
50
24
NS
49
167.00
11
7380
Ryan Mahaffey/Alan Laderoute
NS
NS
NS
17
168.00
12
7673
Paul & Mark Taylor
12
NS
NS
NS
182.00
13=
1037
Kit Wallace/Marcel Plug/David Friberg
52
31
NS
55
182.00
13=
4606
Dwight & Pat Aplevich/Al Nichols
NS
15
NS
56
190.00
15
7379
Fred Black/Phil Coelho
38
32
NS
78
192.00
16
938
Hans Gottschling/Scott Moddle
NS
NS
NS
45
196.00
17
442
Stefan Larson/Brody Wight
NS
NS
NS
56
207.00
18
4107
Hazel Hewitt/George Waller
50
NS
NS
83
209.00
19
10137
Alastair Ryder-Turner/Tom Lanz
43
NS
NS
NS
213.00
20
3613
Randy Park/Nora Cullen/Joanne Kumpf
NS
NS
NS
64
215.00
21
7353
Jay Mycroft/Andrew Stewart
46
NS
NS
NS
216.00
22
1115
Joe & Jeff DeBrincat
NS
NS
18
NS
219.00
23
9483
Geoff Edwards/George Waller
52
NS
NS
NS
222.00
24
7227
Reg Bunt/Frances Almeida
NS
NS
NS
73
224.00
25
3975
Bob Frick/Peter Every
NS
NS
29
NS
230.00
26
1400
Tony Krauss/Mary Hudec
NS
NS
30
NS
231.00
27
7218
David & Jessica Platt
62
NS
NS
NS
232.00
28
3568
Roderick Anderson/Rod McIver
63
NS
NS
NS
233.00
29
4271
Mike Anspach/Ken Greywall
NS
NS
33
NS
234.00
30
937
Bill Fyfe/Laura Friberg
NS
24
NS
NS
237.00
31
4591
Gord Leachman/E. Dragosists
70
NS
NS
NS
240.00
32
2389
Bob Emans/Tom Reed
NS
NS
40
NS
241.00
33
3948
Ron & Adam Williams
73
NS
NS
NS
243.00
34
4678
Chris Lansdown/Dean Elliot
74
NS
NS
NS
244.00
35=
3487
Armand Niccolai/Dave Lembke
NS
NS
43
NS
244.00
35=
3618
Sid Atkinson/
NS
NS
NS
93
244.00
35=
DNS points for: C Nats = 75; Ontarios = 32; US Nats = 44; North Americans = 94