J/70 North American Championship at Club de Vela La Peña - Day 3

by Julie & Christopher Howell 19 May 2018 06:48 BST 16-19 May 2018

It was another stellar day for Thomas Bowen's Reach Around at the J/70 North American Championship at Club de Vela La Peña in Valle de Bravo Mexico.

Following three consecutive bullets Thursday, Bowen added a 2,3 on Friday for a dominating 25-point lead heading into the final two races of the regatta. Bowen counts only scores in the top four of the 32-boat fleet, able to drop an eight, leaving him with 18 net points in 10 races so far. Oivind Lorentzen's Nine maintained the silver position with 43 points, ahead of third place Ander Belausteguigoitia's Bandoola who has 55 points. Leading the Corinthian division is Hector Guzman Gonzalez's Escipion.

Valle de Bravo delivered winds at a steady 10-14 knots and gusts to 17, with puffs and shifts keeping teams on their toes. Yon Belausteguigoitia's Bullet lived up to its name in the opening contest, trailed by Bowen and Diego Berho's BBB. Fernando Stephan Gutierrez snagged the next win, with Chris Snow's Mexigenics and Bowen following.

Racing concludes Saturday.

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Yacht Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	Reach Around	4	1	2	3	8	1	1	1	2	3	18
2	NINE	5	5	9	1	1	2	8	22	7	5	43
3	Bandoola	9	8	1	18	3	3	4	14	4	9	55
4	815	6	16	4	25	7	7	3	16	6	1	66
5	MEXIGENICS	12	6	3	2	15	17	12	2	13	2	67
6	707	3	9	7	5	17	12/	13	5	10	6	70
7	Vincitore	1	2	19	21	10	9	10	11	8	4	74
8	BBB	16	14	24	7	9	5	6	3	3	12	75
9	Escipion (Corinthian)	11	18	6	23	5	11	5	4	16	7	83
10	Wolke	14	17	10	14	13	4	2	7	9	13	86
11	Bullet	2	11	22	20	16	8	7	17	1	18	100
12	Chavorucos (Corinthian)	10	7	12	16	21	6	11	6	24	22	111
13	Zaguero (Corinthian)	7	3	26	4	25	19	17	15	14	15	119
14	Goldo´s	15	34/	13	12	6	16	27	20	11	10	130
15	Pura Vida (Corinthian)	8	4	11	22	2	22	24	25	21	19	133
16	Black Mamba (Corinthian)	19	20	20	9	30	10	14	10	23	16	141
17	Xpress (Corinthian)	13	10	23	19	4	15	28	26	15	20	145
18	Amigo (Corinthian)	DPI	13	5	8	31	30	18	18	18	11	150
19	Perseo	22	15	18	10	12	21	20	28	17	25	160
20	Buena Junta	24	23	15	17	11	26	19	9	26	29	170
21	Anibal	21	30	25	11	26	14	31	23	5	17	172
22	Ragtime	RET	26	14	15	28	13	21	29	12	14	172
23	Gringo Racing (Corinthian)	29	27	8	29	32	31	16	8	19	8	175
24	Picudos (Corinthian)	23	24	21	13	18	18	26	13	32	23	179
25	Axolotl (Corinthian)	17	29	27	6	19	29	22	21	22	28	191
26	TALÓN	18	12	29	27	20	27	9	22/	27	30	191
27	Lampuga (Corinthian)	25	19	17	31	22	25	15	24	20	26	193
28	Radioactivo (Corinthian)	27	21	32	28	14	12	23	19	31	24	199
29	Chilcano	20	22	16	26	24	23	25	27	29	21	204
30	Bahari (Corinthian)	28	25	30	24	33/	24	29	32	25	31	248
31	Transition	30	31	31	30	23	32	30	30	28	27	260
32	Algarete	31	28	28	32	29	28	32	31	30	32	269
33	Navegador	34/	34/	34/	34/	34/	34/	34/	34/	34/	34/	306