2019 J/24 North American Championship at Club Nautico Valle de Bravo - Day 3
by Julie & Christopher Howell 5 Apr 2019 03:09 BST
30 March - 5 April 2019
After eight stunning races in Valle de Bravo Mexico, two Americans will battle for the title of 2019 J/24 North American Champion: Will Welles' Bruschetta and Tony Parker's Bangor Packet. Welles suffered a UFD penalty in Thursday's opening contest, which became his discard, leaving him with 15 net points.
Parker continued his ascent to the top, securing a 2,1 on the day, to close within just two points of Welles. The third and fourth place finishes will also be a nail-biter, as Kenneth Porter's S and Mark Laura's Baba Louie are separated by a mere point (Porter's 28 to Laura's 29). Twenty-seven J/24s will conclude the Championship on Friday at Club Nautico Valle de Bravo, with two final races planned.
Laura's Baba Louie began Thursday with their first victory of the week, shadowed by Parker and Natalie Harden's Giggles. Parker took the next win, while Ramon Benitez's De colores and Welles settled for second and third.
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner / Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | USA 5407 | Bruschetta | Will Welles | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | UFD | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 83 | USA 58 | Bangor Packet | Tony Parker | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | 3 | MEX 1585 | S | Kenneth Porter | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | 42 | USA 2365 | Baba Louie | Mark Laura | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | 22 | MEX 2128 | Trinquete | Javier Velásquez | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | UFD | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | 78 | MEX 286 | De colores | Ramón Benítez | 8 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 55 |
| 7 | 29 | USA 126 | Giggles | Natalie Harden | 9 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 62 |
| 8 | 76 | MEX 4802 | Buenaventura | Erick Castillo Jimenez M | 16 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | UFD | 4 | 62 |
| 9 | 7 | MEX 4905 | Talento | Luis Alvarez | 6 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 6 | UFD | 6 | 71 |
| 10 | 21 | MEX 4864 | Mar‑02 | Tito Benitez | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 72 |
| 11 | 60 | MEX 1922 | Capitan Ala Triste | Manuel Romero Lopez | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 83 |
| 12 | 85 | MEX 4102 | Marina | Teresa Schroeder | 10 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 86 |
| 13 | 41 | FRA 1810 | Hendaye 64 | Victor Maldonado | 20 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 88 |
| 14 | 23 | MEX 4163 | Jambo | ROBERT HIMMELBAUER | 17 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 90 |
| 15 | 86 | USA 2436 | Habanero | Denny Vaughan | 11 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 22 | UFD | 14 | 90 |
| 16 | 39 | USA 2918 | Sea Bags Women's Sailing Team | Erica Beck Spencer | 14 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 98 |
| 17 | 8 | MEX 5265 | Caspian | Jorge Castillo | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 13 | UFD | 9 | 105 |
| 18 | 84 | MEX 4527 | Jot Tub 2 | Jose Luis Rodriguez Pedraza | 24 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 106 |
| 19 | 32 | MEX 5017 | X 4 | Christian Carranza Rodriguez | 18 | DPI | 24 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 106 |
| 20 | 31 | MEX 2988 (spin 5123) | Digger | Humberto Prtiz Pastor | 12 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 7 | UFD | 11 | 113 |
| 21 | 2 | MEX 5140 | Matador | Pablo Carvajal Specia | 19 | SCP | 15 | 7 | 23 | 12 | UFD | 10 | 114 |
| 22 | 17 | USA 2176 | Evil Octopus | Jasper Van Vliet | 23 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 116 |
| 23 | 59 | USA 1036 | Flight | Randall Rasicot | 22 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 142 |
| 24 | 54 | MEX 2829 | Pegais | Hugo Martinez Rebollar | 26 | 18 | 16 | DSQ | 18 | 27 | 14 | 23 | 142 |
| 25 | 27 | MEX 3788 | Asterix | Antonio Jacques | 21 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 154 |
| 26 | 69 | MEX 5139 | Chaneque | Juan Antonio Uroz Mateu | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 165 |
| 27 | 82 | MEX 4152 | K‑tacho 24 | Esteban de Icaza | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 178 |
