{"id":542522,"date":"2026-07-15T10:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/542522\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:43:14","slug":"tango-chris-hampton-wins-etchells-europeans-at-cork-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/542522\/","title":{"rendered":"Tango (Chris Hampton) wins Etchells Europeans at Cork Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tango (Chris Hampton) wins Etchells Europeans at Cork Week
\n by Michael McCann 15 Jul 04:53 EST
\n 6-10 July 2026<\/p>\n


\n Tango wins the Etchells Europeans at Cork Week 2026 \u00a9 Rick Tomlinson \/ RCYC<\/p>\n

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\nTango, helmed by Chris Hampton of the Royal Brighton YC in Australia, crewed by Charlie Cumbley and Sam Haines, won the 2026 Etchells Europeans held recently during Cork Week counting 6 firsts and a third place to win by a considerable margin. \n<\/p>\n


\nIn second place was Exabyte (Royal Southern YC), helmed by Shaun Frohlich and crewed by Duncan Truswell and Ezra Culver. \n<\/p>\n


\nThird place was taken by local Royal Cork YC boat Knot on Call, helmed by Michael Crosbie and crewed by Stephen Quinn and Andrew Crosbie. Knot on Call also took the best Corinthian crew. \n<\/p>\n


\nThree excellent days’ racing were provided by RO Ciar\u00e1n McSweeney and his crew in a variety of conditions just off Roches Point with racing on Thursday abandoned due to lack of wind. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe three races on Monday were held in ideal 14-16 knots with a steady wind just west of south. Tango won all three with Exabyte 2nd in two and Knot on Call 2nd in the last race of the day. \n<\/p>\n


\nTuesday’s racing was a little bit lighter at 10-12 knots but from a similar direction. Tango scored 1,3,1. With Knot on Call taking the middle race and Doris (Jay Bourke) making an appearance on the podium in the first race of the day. \n<\/p>\n


\nAs is traditional for Cork Week, Wednesday was the Harbour Race which did not count for the Europeans. Two intrepid teams went to sea but only one (Doris) persevered due to delays caused by a sea mist which is unusual for this time of year. \n<\/p>\n


\nThere was no racing on Thursday despite the best efforts of the race team. The wind was never strong enough or sufficiently consistent to get good quality racing, so the sensible decision was made to abandon for the day. \n<\/p>\n


\nTwo races were scheduled on Friday and much lighter easterly conditions prevailed. Tango won the first and was able to pack up and return for shore with the championship in the bag. Second place was taken by Exabyte with two podium places on the last day. Rocketman (Rob Goddard) won the last race and nearly snatched third overall from Knot on Call who prevailed on countback. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe was the first time that the Etchells have been to Cork Week since 1990. Five boats came from Cowes for the event, with three from the Clyde joining the three Irish boats for what is hoped will become a more regular feature on the Etchells calendar. \n<\/p>\n


\nOverall Results: \n<\/p>\n


\nPosBoat NameSail NoOwnerClubR1R3R3R4R5R6R7R8Pts
\n1stTangoAUS 1466Chris HamptonRoyal Brighton YC1111311(DNC)9
\n2ndExabyteGBR1459Shaun FrohlichRSnYC & RORC22(DSQ)4422319
\n3rdKnot on callIRL 1251Andrew CrosbieRoyal Cork YC552513\u20116223
\n4thRocketmanGBR1439Rob GoddardCowes Corinthian YC4332\u2011764123
\n5thBounce BackGBR 1227Allan ManuelRYA<\/a>344664\u201110734
\n6thSpicaGBR 1437Jason LostyCove SC765\u2011102551040
\n7thJing An1434Sul SahotaRoyal Thames YC67778\u201193543
\n8thDoris1038Jay BourkeCNC(RET)DNC635108652
\n9thEccentricGBR1005Colin MacDonaldRoyal Gourock YC8\u201110991077858
\n10thDon’t Dilly DallyIRL952Michael McCannRoyal Cork YC108108\u201111811459
\n11thLock ‘n LoadIRL 972Peter JuddRoyal Gourock YC998\u2011119119964
\n12thColinGBR1520David HeritageCowes Corinthian YC(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC98
\n12thAdaGBR 1517David MacleanRoyal Thames YC(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC98 <\/p>\n

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