J/88 North American Championship at Chicago Yacht Club - Day 2
by Julie & Christopher Howell 11 Aug 2018 05:21 BST
9-12 August 2018
A steady day of scores Friday made Ben Marden's Banter the current frontrunner at the J/88 North American Championship in Chicago, IL.
Four more races were recorded in a lumpy chop and winds between 6-10 knots for the 14 J/88s as part of the Verve Cup Offshore Regatta at Chicago Yacht Club. Banter advanced from a two-point deficit Thursday to hold a thin one-point advantage over Laura Weyler's Hijinks after seven total races. No score will be discarded for the series. Marden racked up a 2,3,1,2 to bring his points to 16, compared to Weyler's 17, after she counted a 4,1,2,4. Douglas Newhouse's Yonder improved his overall position to third with 29 points.
Class President Iris Vogel's Deviation began the day by defeating Marden's Banter and John & Jordan Leahey's Dutch. Weyler's Hijinks added her third win of the Championship in the next match, besting Newhouse and Marden. The familiar Marden and Weyler were first and second in Friday's third race, trailed by Tim Finkle's Seaweed. Newhouse's Yonder snagged the final bullet before heading to the dock, as Marden's second gave him the overall regatta lead and Finkle again placed third.
Racing continues through Sunday.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Bow | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner/Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
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| 1 | 21 | USA 21 | Banter | Ben Marden | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | 27 | USA 27 | Hijinks | Laura Weyler | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | 35 | USA 35 | Yonder | Douglas Newhouse | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 4 | 24 | USA 24 | Deviation | Iris Vogel | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | USA 80 | Wings | Mike Bruno | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | SCP | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | 39 | USA 93 | Seaweed | Tim Finkle | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | 29 | USA 29 | Dutch | John & Jordan Leahey | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | 28 | USA 82 | Blondie 2 | Tod Patton | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | 18 | USA 88 | Exile | Andy Graff | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 58 |
| 10 | 46 | USA 64 | BLUE | Brian O'Malley | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 64 |
| 11 | 30 | USA 30 | Windsong | Tim Wade | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 74 |
| 12 | 15 | USA 83 | Hokey Smoke | Richard and Lori Stearns | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 78 |
| 13 | 12 | USA 12 | Rambler | Benjamin Wilson | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 90 |
| 14 | 1 | USA 89 | Slyaza II | Gordon Dill | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 98 |