J/70 Corinthian US National Championship

J/70 Corinthian US National Championship - Overall

by Christopher Howell 23 Oct 2016 22:55 BST 22 October 2016

Local Peter McChesney tops 44 Boats at inaugural event

Forty-four all-amateur teams vied in Annapolis, MD for the honour of being named the first ever J/70 Corinthian US National Champion. Peter McChesney's Alice & WondeRRRland (with crew Alice Christman, Scott Snyder and Shane Zwingelberg) earned that distinction by tallying just 9 points in the six-race series, including three bullets and three second-place finishes. The Liebel/Rubin/Walsh/Britts gang on Reach Around took the silver position with 20 points, just one ahead of Jack Franco's 3 Ball JT. Eastport Yacht Club hosted the inaugural three-day event.

Joe Colling, US J/70 Class Association Past President, summarized, "The J/70 Class may only be four years old, but it has proven to have Championships that serve all levels of the membership. Whether it be a Corinthian division of an open event or a Corinthian Championship like this, there's a place in this Class for pros and amateurs alike."

After Saturday's races were postponed due to high winds on the Chesapeake Bay, sunny skies and breeze between 15-20 knots allowed three more races to be completed on Sunday. Reach Around won the day's first battle, trailed by McChesney and Peter Bowe's Tea Dance Snake. McChesney returned to the top spot in the final two races, with 3 Ball JT and Reach Around comprising the top three in both cases.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	USA 209	Alice & WondeRRRRRRRRRRRland	Peter McChesney	2	2	1	2	1	1	9
2	USA 151	Reach Around	Liebel/Rubin/Walsh/Britts	6	5	3	1	3	2	20
3	USA 3	JT	Jack Franco	1	1	6	8	2	3	21
4	USA 419	Joint Custody	Jenn & Ray Wulff	3	4	4	6	4	4	25
5	USA 38	Sea Bags	John Wilsey	8	10	2	12	5	5	42
6	USA 381	Tea Dance Snake	Peter Bowe	11	8	5	3	7	11	45
7	USA 45	Wild Child	Henry Filter	5	3	7	14	13	12	54
8	USA 35	Moxie	Cole Allsopp Bill Jorch	7	9	13	9	11	9	58
9	USA 218	Tsunami	Todd Olds / Thomas Iseler / Preben Ostberg	12	23	11	4	6	13	69
10	USA 362	Vitesse	Robert Sweet	10	16	26	5	8	6	71
11	USA 497	Chinook	Frank McNamara	14	12	9	18	9	15	77
12	USA 22	Sail22	Porter Kavle	18	11	12	10	20	7	78
13	USA 1034	1034	Mike Welch	15	28	10	16	10	8	87
14	USA 40	B Squared	Bryan Cameron / Brian Elliott	16	7	20	19	14	21	97
15	USA 389	Your Mom's A Hooligan	Elizabeth Barker	19	17	14	17	22	10	99
16	USA 487	Escape	Polk Wagner	13	20	19	11	18	30	111
17	USA 27	Derecho	James Golden	17	31	16	23	25	14	126
18	CAN 197	Nirvana 7	Louis Donahue	21	13	22	21	30	20	127
19	USA 85	Team Iball	Scott Irwin	9	14	30	DNS	15	18	132
20	USA 411	Selkie	Jack Wallace	26	18	29	26	16	19	134
21	USA 220	Phoenix	Peter Firey	25	34	15	27	26	17	144
22	USA 68	uno mas	David Schoene	20	15	24	22	33	33	147
23	USA 343	Truckin'	Alex Meleney	23	24	21	15	19	DNF	148
24	USA 44	Gnixe	Steiner/Vickers Chip	4	6	DSQ	7	DNF	DNS	155
25	USA 390	NOS	James Thompson	30	29	25	13	23	OCS	166
26	USA 386	Chicken Dinner	John Beal	41	27	27	29	21	22	167
27	USA 549	Black Pearl	Adam Bowen	39	33	32	25	17	26	172
28	USA 28	Monkey Business	Jonathan Pollak	28	19	SCP	32	12	DNS	173
29	USA 236	Layla	Tim Gibbs	24	22	DSQ	28	29	27	176
30	USA 241	USA 241	Al Poindexter	22	39	39	35	27	16	178
31	USA 382	Zombie	John Hammel	32	25	8	OCS	24	OCS	181
32	USA 903	Instant Karma	David Betts	34	37	36	24	28	23	182
33	USA 303	Margaritaville	Scott Dinse	33	30	31	30	31	29	184
34	USA 84	Bazinga!	Daniel Goldberg	29	32	34	31	35	28	189
35	USA 808	Nessuna	Alex McPhail	31	26	17	DNS	37	34	191
36	USA 168	Rarity	Marty McKenna	37	40	37	20	36	25	195
37	USA 87	Tick Tock Croc	Rich Nesbett	27	21	18	DNC	DNC	DNC	204
38	USA 4	Sport	Gregg Zurmuhlen	35	38	38	37	38	24	210
39	USA 357	DangerMouse	Taz Coffey	38	41	42	36	32	31	220
40	USA 847	CYC1	Willy Fox	42	43	ZFP	38	34	32	235
41	USA 25	Cure	John Dodge	36	42	33	39	39	DNS	235
42	USA 219	GetMyBoat	Ryan Kozoriz	40	36	35	34	DNF	DNS	237
43	USA 5	Urban Myth	Bonnie Urban	43	35	40	DNF	DNS	DNS	256
44	USA 42	USA 42	Richard Wagner	44	44	36	DNF	DNS	DNS	262
45	USA 153	Surge	Geoffrey Pierini	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	276