J/24 US National Championship at Sayville Yacht Club - Overall
by Christopher Howell 16 May 2016 07:02 BST
13-15 May 2016
Will Welles wins the 2016 J/24 US Nationals © Christopher Howell / One Design Association Management
Will Welles commands the event
Great South Bay challenged the J/24 US National Championship teams on Sunday with sustained winds in the mid-20s, gusts in the low 30s and large waves by the day's third and final race.
Fortunately for Will Welles and his team (Chris Morgan, Monica Morgan, Jeff Linton and Todd McGuire), they were already back on shore, able to discard their 10th race score after wrapping up the title by then with 22 points. The Newport, RI-based helmsman counted all top three finishes until a seven in race nine, but the team was comfortably ahead of the 39 teams representing the United States, Argentina, Canada, Chile and Mexico.
The balance of the top five battled tightly until the end with Carter White earning the silver position (43 points), Chile's Matias Seguel the bronze (47 points), with John Mollicone in fourth (48 points) and Argentina's Nicolas Cubria in fifth (52 points). Sunday's race winners at Saville Yacht Club in Blue Point, NY were Cubria, Mollicone and Travis Odenbach.
Overall Results: (top five)
1) Will Welles, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 7, [40/DNC] = 22pts
2) Carter White, 5, 1, 4, [15/10%], 2, 3, 5, 11/20%, 5, 7 = 43pts
3) Matias Seguel, 10, 8, [11], 8, 1, 4, 2, 4, 3, 7/10% = 47pts
4) John Mollicone, 11, 10, 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, [18/20%], 1, 2 = 48pts
5) Nicolas Cubria, 3, 3, [17], 1, 5, 14, 1, 1, 15/10%, 9 = 52pts
Qualifying to represent the US at the 2017 J/24 World Championship in Canada are: Travis Odenbach, Alfred Constants, Ron Medlin, Aidan Glackin, Tom Doran.
Complete results may be found here and photos are available on the J/24 Class Facebook page.