J/24 Midwinter Championship - Day 2
by Christopher Howell 4 Mar 2018 08:33 GMT
3-4 March 2018
Thirty-five teams basked in the spectacular south Florida weather on Saturday as another three races went in the books at the J/24 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL.
In winds varying between 10-15 knots, Will Welles' Bogus retained a solid hold on first place, now lying with 7 net points in six races. Able to drop a fifth in race four, Welles keeps only firsts and seconds heading in to the last day of competition on Sunday. Tony Parker's Bangor Packet stands in second place with 22 points, four ahead of both Aidan Glackin's Mental Floss and Ron Medlin's Bash.
Parker triumphed in the day's opening duel, with Medlin and Glackin cracking the top three. Welles earned his third bullet of the event in race five, tracked by Parker and Chris Holmes' Bad Moon. Glackin closed Saturday with a victory, as Welles and James Freedman's Miss Conduct watched from astern.
The J/24 Midwinter Championship debuted 40 years ago in 1978 in Key West, Florida. All past winners can be viewed at www.j24class.org/about-the-j24/hall-of-fame/midwinter-champions.
Racing concludes Sunday.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner/Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | USA 5208 | Bogus | Will Welles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | USA 58 | Bangor Packet | Tony Parker | 6 | 2 | RET | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | USA 5257 | Mental Floss | Aidan Glackin | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | RDG | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | USA 5277 | BASH | Ron Medlin | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | USA 2917 | Long Shot | John Poulson | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | USA 5432 | HoneyBadger | Travis Odenbach | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10 | UFD | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | USA 126 | Giggles (Corinthian) | Natalie Harden | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 47 |
| 8 | USA 799 | Angel of Harlem | Robby Brown | 11 | 11 | SCP | 7 | 10 | 8 | 47 |
| 9 | USA 2365 | Baba Louie (Corinthian) | Mark Laura | 3 | 8 | 16 | SCP | 17 | 6 | 48 |
| 10 | USA 3734 | Miss Conduct (Corinthian) | James Freedman | 12 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 48 |
| 11 | USA 2736 | Boreas (Corinthian) | Finn Hadlock | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 15 | UFD | 53 |
| 12 | USA 1530 | Mr. Hankey | Andrew Carey | 14 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 54 |
| 13 | Mex 4029 | Monster Fish (Corinthian) | Kenneth Porter | 19 | 13 | UFD | 12 | 5 | 7 | 56 |
| 14 | USA 78 | Buschwhacker | Dan Busch | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | UFD | 10 | 58 |
| 15 | USA 267 | BadMoon (Corinthian) | Christopher Holmes | 17 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 65 |
| 16 | PUR 2928 | Urayo (Corinthian) | Gilberto E. Rivera | 15 | 3 | UFD | 20 | 16 | 16 | 70 |
| 17 | USA 2314 | Zia | Patrick Frisch | 21 | 15 | UFD | 19 | 4 | 13 | 72 |
| 18 | USA 555 | USA 555 (Corinthian) | Charles Bumgardner | 10 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 21 | UFD | 73 |
| 19 | USA 2918 | Sea Bags Women's Sailing Team (Corinthian) | Erica Beck Spencer | 24 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 80 |
| 20 | USA 2502 | Sugar (Corinthian) | Seth Rosenthal | 18 | 16 | UFD | 22 | 11 | 21 | 88 |
| 21 | USA 3895 | Moxie | Michael Pentaleri | 23 | 29 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 95 |
| 22 | USA 451 | J‑Peas | Paul Anstey | 22 | 31 | 7 | 25 | SCP | 20 | 98 |
| 23 | USA 4800 | A Good Hair Day (Corinthian) | Elaine Haher | 28 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 101 |
| 24 | USA 1565 | Gray Wolf (Corinthian) | Tim Johnson | 29 | 34 | 17 | SCP | 19 | SCP | 117 |
| 25 | USA 4306 | The Goat | Darren Hill | 30 | SCP | 25 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 125 |
| 26 | USA 49 | Septopuss (Corinthian) | Michael Quaid | 25 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 23 | UFD | 127 |
| 27 | USA 229 | YounG'uns (Corinthian) | Andrew Theismann | 13 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 128 |
| 28 | USA 3962 | 2XS (Corinthian) | Mark Soya | 32 | 21 | 18 | 30 | UFD | 28 | 129 |
| 29 | USA 3358 | Chupacabra | John Parker | 20 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 24 | SCP | 132 |
| 30 | CAN 3880 | Woodjchuck (Corinthian) | Nathan Bresett | 35 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 27 | UFD | 134 |
| 31 | USA 2843 | Muy Muy | Ernesto Mendoza | 31 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 134 |
| 32 | USA 329 | Glide | Matt Parker | 33 | 30 | 23 | 27 | UFD | 24 | 137 |
| 33 | USA 5333 | Erika II (Corinthian) | V. Andres Martinez | 26 | 23 | UFD | 26 | UFD | 27 | 138 |
| 34 | USA 3416 | Scouts' Honor (Corinthian) | Alfredo Sambolin | 34 | 24 | DSQ | 33 | 28 | 25 | 144 |
| 35 | USA 2535 | Sabotage (Corinthian) | Clearwater Community Sailing Center Youth Team | 27 | SCP | UFD | DNS | DNS | DNS | 168 |
