J/22 World Championship at Kingston, Ontario, Canada - Day 2
by Christopher Howell 23 Aug 2016 23:03 BST
22-25 August 2016
J/22 World Championship at CORK day 2 © Christopher Howell
The day before the J/22 World Championship began at CORK/Sail Kingston in Ontario Canada, Mike Marshall led a panel discussion focused on techniques for heavy breeze and waves.
Tuesday, he and his crew of Todd Hiller and Luke Lawrence put those practices to good use in winds that began in the mid-teens and quickly built to a steady 19 knots with gusts into the 20s and 2-4 foot waves. Recording a 2,1,3, the Newport-based helmsman now posts a net score of 12 points in six races, able to discard a 10th from race three. Chris Doyle dropped to second place with 18 net points, and Jeff Todd moved up to third with 22.
Travis Odenbach opened the day with the race win, as Marshall placed second and Terry Flynn third. Flynn again followed Marshall in the middle contest, as Chris Gaffney made the top three. Flynn continued his solid day with a bullet in Tuesday's final race, ahead of Zeke Horowitz and Marshall.
The 41 teams will enjoy dinner at Fort Henry in Kingston this evening, and racing continues through Thursday. Photos are available on the J/22 Facebook page, and complete results may be found at cork.org/past-results/results2016/J22/J22.html.