J/105 North American Championship at Little Traverse Yacht Club - Day 3

by Christopher Howell 29 Jul 2018 06:34 BST 26-29 July 2018

Three teams have commanded the J/105 North American Championship, but none more than Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate. Of the nine races thus far on Little Traverse Bay, the Toronto-based Mandate has won six of them, hoping to earn their third North American Championship since 2014.

Bruce Stone’s Gryphon ruled the day Saturday with two bullets and a third, bringing them within four points of Mandate with two final races planned for Sunday. Bill Zartler’s Deja Voodoo kept hold of third place.

Champagne conditions returned Saturday to Harbor Springs, MI with breeze in the mid-teens, temperatures in the 70s and puffy white clouds. The top three teams traded spots in the day’s trio of races, with Stone’s Gryphon earning the first victory, trailed by Zartler’s Deja Voodoo and McLaughlin/Wilmer’s Mandate. The shuffle in the next duel saw Mandate top Deja Voodoo and Gryphon. But is was Gryphon’s turn again the day’s final match, followed by Mandate and Deja Voodoo.

Racing concludes Sunday.

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Sail No	Yacht Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	CAN 83	Mandate	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	13
2	USA 29	Gryphon	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	3	1	17
3	USA 130	Deja Voodoo	3	3	3	2	5	5	2	2	3	28
4	USA 673	The Asylum	5	11	6	6	3	3	8	7	4	53
5	USA 444	Phantom	6	6	9	4	9	8	6	4	10	62
6	USA 124	Blue Flash	7	4	10	RET	6	4	5	8	7	67
7	USA 52105	Green Flash	11	8	DSQ	5	4	10	7	6	5	72
8	USA 349	Sealark	15	5	5	7	7	12	10	5	6	72
9	USA 359	Caught in Traffic	8	7	12	11	12	6	4	10	11	81
10	USA 617	Pterodactyl	4	12	4	8	10	11	9	15	15	88
11	USA 507	Buzz	10	10	11	9	8	7	12	9	13	89
12	USA 424	Flying Pig	9	9	8	12	13	13	14	11	9	98
13	USA 263	Manitou	13	13	13	13	11	9	11	14	8	105
14	USA 50638	Esprit d'Ecosse	14	14	7	DNS	14	15	13	12	12	117
15	USA 416	Wind Shadow	12	15	14	10	15	14	15	13	14	122