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2024 J/105 North American Championship at Edgewater Yacht Club - Day 3

by Julie & Christopher Howell 29 Sep 2024 00:24 BST September 26-29, 2024

Terry McLaughlin & Rod Wilmer's Mandate ascended to the top of the leaderboard at the J/105 North American Championship sponsored by The British Virgin Islands in Cleveland, OH.

Three more races were completed Saturday in winds of 8-12 knots in choppy seas, bringing the current total to eight races. Mandate scored 5,2,2 for 25 points in the no-discard series. Bill Zartler's Deja Voodoo won the day with a 3,3,1 for second place at 28 points. Tim Russell's Ne*Ne stands another three points back in third. Racing concludes Sunday.

Russell's Ne*Ne racked up their third bullet of the Championship in race six, pursued by James Rathbun's Hey Jude and Zartler's Deja Voodoo. Bruce Stone & Nicole Breault's Arbitrade claimed Saturday's next victory, with Mandate and Deja Voodoo rounding out the top trio. Zartler's Deja Voodoo led the 26-boat fleet back to shore, trailed by McLaughlin & Wilmer's Mandate and Rathbun's Hey Jude.

Photos are available here, and complete results may be found here .

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