VX One North American Championship - Chris Alexander takes charge
by Julie and Christopher Howell on 19 Jul 2014
VX One - North American Championships VX One USA
Chris Alexander’s Isabelita notched a one, two, two, four, two in Friday’s five races at the VX One North American Championship to take a commanding advantage into the final day of competition. Hosted by Newport Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island, Alexander has totaled 19 points with a line of two, (five), four, two, one, two, two, four, two.
Phip Hallowell and Chuck Brown’s The Wagon moved into second place (44 points), and Tom Chiginsky’s VX140 remains in third (50 points).
After Alexander won Friday’s opening bout (with Kevin Northrop in the silver position and Lawrence Frost’s Flash Gordon in the bronze), Brian Bennett won the next four contests. Alexander was runner up in race six, and the Hallowell/Brown team third. Alexander again took second in race seven, as Chiginsky followed. Jim Myers’ Satisfaction grabbed second in the day’s fourth battle, with Hallowell and Brown behind. Alexander returned to the number two spot in the day’s last race, trailed by Myers.
Racing concludes Saturday for the 19 VX Ones, representing Canada, New Zealand, the Virgin Islands and the United States.
2014 VX One North American Championship Results:
|
Sail
|
Boat
|
Skipper
|
Yacht Club
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|
Total
|
Pos
|
|
124
|
Isabelita
|
Chris Alexander
|
Gulfport Yacht Club
|
|
2
|
[5]
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
|
19
|
1
|
|
171
|
the wagon
|
phip/chuck hallowell/brown
|
ida lewis/ new york
|
|
1
|
11
|
1
|
6
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
3
|
[20/DNS]
|
|
44
|
2
|
|
140
|
VX140
|
Tom Chiginsky
|
None
|
|
6
|
2
|
10
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
[20/DNS]
|
20/DNS
|
|
50
|
3
|
|
128
|
Flash Gordon
|
Lawrence Frost
|
SOUTHERN
|
|
4
|
3
|
[14]
|
12
|
3
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
8
|
|
53
|
4
|
|
169
|
Animal r2 GFlash
|
Jeff Jones
|
Lake Belton yacht club
|
|
8
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
10
|
12
|
5
|
[15]
|
|
54
|
5
|
|
USA 148
|
|
Kevin Northrop
|
Pass Christian YC
|
|
7
|
6
|
[13]
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
9
|
8
|
11
|
|
56
|
6
|
|
152
|
Satisfaction
|
Jim Myers
|
WHYC
|
|
[15]
|
9
|
12
|
4
|
11
|
8
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
|
57
|
7
|
|
CAN 222
|
Wild Deuces
|
paul currie
|
RCYC
|
|
[14]
|
13
|
2
|
7
|
5
|
9
|
5
|
12
|
5
|
|
58
|
8
|
|
125
|
The Spaniard
|
Rob Doolittle
|
Pont. Y.C.
|
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
11
|
8
|
6
|
[14]
|
7
|
7
|
|
69
|
9
|
|
NZL 175
|
Bennett Racing
|
Brian Bennett
|
SSS
|
|
[20/RET]
|
20/RET
|
20/RET
|
20/RET
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
71
|
10
|
|
USA 170
|
Team Smuggler
|
Donovan Brennan
|
New Orleans Yacht Club
|
|
5
|
12
|
6
|
3
|
12
|
15
|
13
|
[16]
|
6
|
|
72
|
11
|
|
178
|
Blue Flame
|
Timothy Pitts
|
USVI
|
|
10
|
4
|
5
|
[20/OCS]
|
13
|
16
|
4
|
6
|
16
|
|
74T
|
12
|
|
116
|
Commando
|
Andrew Walford
|
St Petersburg YC
|
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
12
|
[16]
|
11
|
4
|
|
74T
|
13
|
|
107
|
Honey Ryder
|
John Appleton
|
NBYC
|
|
3
|
14
|
3
|
[20/OCS]
|
15
|
11
|
15
|
9
|
13
|
|
83
|
14
|
|
USA 150
|
SeaFlight
|
Terry Greenfield
|
Buccaneer YC
|
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
[20/DNF]
|
16
|
14
|
11
|
15
|
14
|
|
97T
|
15
|
|
108
|
MilkoWay
|
Paulo Milko
|
Sail Newport
|
|
13
|
[16]
|
15
|
10
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
13
|
12
|
|
97T
|
16
|
|
145
|
Flash Rider
|
Michael Norris
|
MBYC
|
|
16
|
15
|
16
|
13
|
[18]
|
18
|
17
|
14
|
9
|
|
118
|
17
|
|
167
|
Blue Lobster
|
Bob Maccini
|
Sail Newport
|
|
[20/DNF]
|
20/DNF
|
20/DNS
|
20/DNS
|
17
|
17
|
18
|
17
|
10
|
|
139
|
18
|
|
USA 142
|
Q Ball
|
Oliver Slesar
|
LCYC
|
|
[20/DNS]
|
20/DNS
|
20/DNS
|
20/DNS
|
20/DNS
|
20/DNS
|
20/DNS
|
20/DNS
|
20/DNS
|
|
160
|
19
|
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