J/24 US National Championship at Portland Yacht Club - Overall

by Julie & Christopher Howell 9 Sep 2018 22:34 BST 7-9 September 2018

By way of a second-place finish in Sunday's final, and only, race, Robby Brown's Angel of Harlem clinched his first J/24 US National Championship. The Florida-based helmsman came into Sunday nine points behind Tony Parker's Bangor Packet, but Brown's second, paired with Parker's 12, gave him the Championship by a single point over Parker in the five-race series.

Breeze on Casco Bay looked promising at the start of the day, but lightened throughout. The Race Committee waited two hours in hopes of starting a sixth race, but the wind gods did not cooperate at the event hosted by Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth, ME.

Aidan Glackin's Mental Floss took the bronze spot on the podium with 42 points in the 48-boat fleet.

Joining Brown on the Angel of Harlem crew were Mark Liebel, Ron Hyatt, Aurther Blodgett and Brian Simkins. Liebel shared that the team prefers light air, which the Championship saw plenty of.

Regarding Sunday's race, Liebel summarized, "We had a very good start at the boat and tacked right away into the current. We played the current, instead of the shifts, both upwind and downwind. We sailed our race, and the end result worked out!"

www.j24nationals2018.com

Overall Results:

Pos	Boat Name	Sail No	Skipper	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1st	Angel of Harlem	799	Robby Brown	12	5	1	2	2	22
2nd	Bangor Packet	58	Tony Parker	3	2	3	3	12	23
3rd	Mental Floss	5257	Aidan Glackin	10	3	16	9	4	42
4th	GIGGLES	126	Natalie Harden	1	30	6	4	13	54
5th	Lifted	4025	Evan Petley‑Jones	16	13	28	1	3	61
6th	Elvis	5499	Nicolas Cubria	4	1	11	40	7	63
7th	Fudgie	4116	Matt Coughlin	6	10	2	26	20	64
8th	YouRegatta.com	2785	Carter White	2	9	5	BFD	1	66
9th	Mr. Hankey	1530	Andrew Carey	5	24	29	5	9	72
10th	Second Chance	850	Jeff Smith	8	12	20	22	16	78
11th	SISU	3750	James Bonham	11	21	4	24	19	79
12th	Blitz	3775	Al Constants	35	7	26	10	6	84
13th	Premature Grey	3366	Stephan Blais	22	4	14	13	38	91
14th	Angry Squirrel	4161	Stuart MacNeil	18	19	12	32	10	91
15th	Don't Panic	2607	Richard Graef	32	17	19	12	21	101
16th	Shifty	1359	Martin Gallagher	34	22	31	7	8	102
17th	Sea Bags Women's Sailing Team	2918	Erica Beck Spencer	15	8	27	21	33	104
18th	Caravan	3843	Matthew Lankowski	26	29	23	17	11	106
19th	Shake n Bake	240	Brian Elliott	27	33	7	6	34	107
20th	Buschwacker	78	Dan Busch	36	23	17	8	27	111
21st	Redline	4202	Mike Stasko	13	25	33	18	24	113
22nd	Spooky	1048	John O'Rourke	9	41	24	23	17	114
23rd	Boreas	2736	Finn Hadlock	41	18	10	15	30	114
24th	Gravelle Woodworking	3935	Michael Howarth	28	15	30	16	26	115
25th	Bad Apple	3361	Bruce Morse	20	27	40	11	18	116
26th	Airodoodle	3369	John Denman	17	16	15	27	42	117
27th	Mojito	5362	Vince Somoza	14	6	8	44	BFD	121
28th	Flying Chicken	2555	Ed Rowe	7	31	38	33	15	124
29th	Rumb Runner	3737	Tim McCormick	33	37	25	28	14	137
30th	J24 Boat Grant	423	Kira Munger	42	26	37	14	22	141
31st	Bob Dylan	3938	Dave Klebanoff	30	42	22	43	5	142
32nd	Monster Fish	4029	Kenneth A Porter	25	20	BFD	19	29	142
33rd	Velocidad	5476	Christopher Stone	23	14	BFD	20	37	143
34th	BASH	5277	Ron Medlin	38	11	34	38	25	146
35th	Jam	3286	Mark Gardner	19	45	21	36	28	149
36th	Half Full	4354	Paul Hansen	43	39	9	35	31	157
37th	DENALI	3139	Anthony Jessen	40	28	18	31	44	161
38th	Spontaneous	3417	Kaighn Smith	21	32	32	42	41	168
39th	High Five	5254	Jean Levac	29	47	36	BFD	23	184
40th	Glyde	1225	Richard Ketchum	24	38	DNS	30	43	184
41st	LEVERAGE	2355	Jason Leidal	37	35	43	29	40	184
42nd	Jasmine	3359	Steven Tenney	31	40	39	37	39	186
43rd	Vagabond	4147	Teddy Farnsworth	39	DNC	13	39	BFD	189
44th	PowderWhore	4111	Scott Bridge	44	44	BFD	25	35	197
45th	allegria	3695	LuigiC	45	46	35	SCP	32	197
46th	Rabble Rouser	292	Spencer Howe	46	34	41	41	45	207
47th	SheldonJ	4183	John Wells	48	43	42	BFD	36	218
48th	Slapshot	2806	Joe Buonasera	47	36	BFD	45	46	223