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

by Julie & Christopher Howell 20 May 2018 03:59 BST 16-19 May 2018
Reach Around - 2018 J 70 North American Championship - Day 1 © J/70 International Class Association

The daily leader of the J/70 North American Championship never changed over four days and 12 races. Thomas Bowen's Reach Around commanded the 32-boat fleet and earned the privilege of returning to host Club de Vela La Peña in Valle de Bravo Mexico to watch the final race from ashore. With crew Jacolyn Wetmore, Alec Anderson and Bill Hardesty, Bowen won a third of the races and didn't record a finish lower than 8 to end with 30 net points (discarding a DNC in race 12).

Fellow American Oivind Lorentzen's Nine sailed a solid series, but settled for second place with 46 points. Ander Belausteguigoitia's Bandoola of Mexico took third place with 71 points. Winning the Corinthian division was Hector Guzman Gonzalez's Escipion.

Picture perfect conditions again greeted competitors on Saturday with winds at 10-14 knots. Fernando Stephan Gutierrez seized the first win of the day, with Lorentzen and Diego Berho's BBB behind him. Lorentzen concluded the Championship on a high note, followed by Chris Snow's Mexigenics and Ignacio Perez's Zaguero.

Overall Results:

PosBow NoYacht NameR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12Pts
132Reach Around41238111234DNC30
282NINE559112822752146
33Bandoola98118334144912471
422815616425773166111683
530MEXIGENICS12632151712213214283
620BBB161424795633123785
710Vincitore12192110910118461292
819Escipion (Corinthian)11186235115416789100
927Wolke141710141342791396101
1023707397517RDG1351061718104
111Zaguero (Corinthian)7326425191715141553127
1224Bullet2112220168717118228130
1314Chavorucos (Corinthian)107121621611624221019140
1426Goldo's15DSQ1312616272011101817165
1516Pura Vida (Corinthian)841122222242521192410167
1611Black Mamba (Corinthian)19202093010141023161315169
1717Perseo22151810122120281725720187
1833Amigo (Corinthian)DPI13583130181818111523188
194RagtimeRET261415281321291214115188
2018Xpress (Corinthian)13102319415282615201925189
2193Anibal21302511261431235172314209
2212Buena Junta24231517112619926292624220
237Gringo Racing (Corinthian)292782932311681982521221
242Picudos (Corinthian)232421131818261332232128228
2515Axolotl (Corinthian)17292761929222122282813232
266TALÓN1812292720279SCP27302722240
2725Radioactivo (Corinthian)272132281412231931241627242
2821Chilcano202216262423252729213011244
2913Lampuga (Corinthian)2519173122251524202629DNF253
3029Bahari (Corinthian)28253024RET24293225313130309
315Algarete312828322928323130322026315
3239Transition303131302332303028273229321
3337Navegador DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC374

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