July 26, 2002
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Day Four
One race today as the breeze finally died after the cold front leaving glassy conditions across the lake. Racing was again on the inner Alpha course and the fleet got off on an "I" flag start in a 4-6 knot easterly.
One race today as the breeze finally died after the cold front leaving glassy conditions across the lake. Racing was again on the inner Alpha course and the fleet got off on an “I” flag start in a 4-6 knot easterly.
After yesterday’s races, where the left paid huge rewards, most of the fleet favored the left side today with many boats finding themselves overstood on the left side. Rudy Wolfs and Andy Horton (USA) picked the layline well and found themselves in a commanding lead at the top mark. Those two never looked back and finished first and second respectively. With winds becoming variable, the committee again chose to shorten the course and finish after the second downwind leg before sending the fleet back to shore.
Post race competition continued with high-speed, bobsled style, dock cart races in the parking lot. Texan Curtis Tarpley’s (USA) impressive run to the flagpole proved to be unmatched, and he remains the undisputed cart racing champion.
Boat racing is scheduled to begin one hour earlier for tomorrows final day.
Results
| Position | Nation | Skipper + Crew | Total Points | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 |
| 1 | USA | READ, BRAD Randy Borges,David McClintock,Paul Grenaver,Will Jeffers | 33 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | USA | INGHAM, MIKE Curt Barnes,Bobby Bryant,Lynda Bryant,Quinn Schwenker | 38 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | USA | HORTON, ANDY Mike Dressell,Michael Finch,Sean Carroll,Chris Morgan | 46 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 2 |
| 4 | USA | MOORE, GEOFFREY John Mollicone,John McCabe,Rob MacMillan,Sam Howell | 48 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | USA | HUGHES, BRITT Tom Treat,Paul Foley,Jim Donegan,Joby Breck | 48 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
| 6 | USA | HEALY, TIMOTHY David Crocker,David Moffet,Gordon Borges,Mick Judson | 48 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4 |
| 7 | USA | BREAM, PETER Paul Abdullah,Scott Griffin,Scott Smith,Chris Smith | 70 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | AUS | KIRJIAN, SEAN Kevin Bloor,Anthony Walsh,Duncan Rutherford,Ian MacDiarmid | 72 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 37 |
| 9 | CAN | IRVING, TODD David Shepherd,Peter Wickwire,Jefferson Hall | 80 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | JPN | HYODO, KAZUYUKI Yoshiya Sasaki,Jiro Okamoto,Kazuo Nakajima,Te Tsu Ya Sasaki | 82 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 35 |