2014 J/70 World Championship - Contrasting conditions on Day 4
by Jan Harley on 13 Sep 2014
Jamestown’s Tim Healy (02) on Day Four Paul Todd/Outside Images
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Narragansett Bay was the setting for the penultimate day of racing at the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen as the New York Yacht Club Race Committee worked to get the competitors racing before the northerly breeze died. In roughly 10 knots of breeze, two races – one each for the gold and silver fleets – were run before the breeze ultimately ran out.
It was a complete change of pace for the competitors who had faced big breeze and rough seas for the first three days of the series; picking the correct side of the course and factoring in the ebb tide was the key to doing well.
For series leader Tim Healy of Jamestown, R.I., the lone race would become his drop as he picked up a 13th-place finish. Despite crossing the finish behind his closest rival for the championship crown – Minneapolis’ Joel Ronning, who placed 10th on Catapult – Healy and the crew on Helly Hansen retain the lead position heading into the final day of the championship tomorrow. Healy’s lead over Ronning (14 points vs 28) is not insurmountable for Ronning, in light of an earlier start for the final day and the Race Committee’s plan to get in three races.
2013 Bacardi® Miami Sailing Week class champion Brian Keane of Weston, Mass., at the helm of Savasana, was the winner of the lone gold fleet race today, which helped to slightly close his points gap on the leaders. With 41 points, Keane has also improved his margin over Martin Kullman of St. Petersburg, Fla, on New Wave, who has 55 points and is fourth overall.
After moving from 24th into fifth overall in the standings yesterday, 2013 J/70 North American Champion Heather Gregg-Earl of Boston, Mass., on Muse, kept the momentum going with a second-place finish in today’s race. Muse retains the fifth spot on 60 points, and also continues as the top Corinthian (no professional sailors on board) team in the series.
'We’re pretty happy about our position considering the talent in the fleet,' said Gregg-Earl. 'We are super excited about where we are in the standings so far; it’s a really deep talent pool and to be in the top-15 in the regatta was our goal and we’re achieving that.'
Gregg-Earl is sailing with Joe Bardenheier (Boston), Stu Johnstone (Newport, R.I.) and Stu Saffer (New York, N.Y.). All four are not only alumni of Tufts University (Medford, Mass.), but also members of New York Yacht Club and it was through NYYC’s Team Racing program that the four came together. 'We are all friends and felt strongly about sailing Corinthian,' said Gregg-Earl, explaining that they have been able to keep a Corinthian team and still do well.
For the final day of the championship, the strategy on Muse will be to sail conservatively. 'Just keep ourselves in the game. Not be too risky; not take flyers,' said Gregg-Earl. 'Lots of people have had some deep races and we want to get ourselves in the top-five or ten tomorrow.'
In the silver fleet, Mexico’s Marco Teixidor, on Cachondo, moved up from third to first overall with 104 points after finishing fifth in today’s lone race for that fleet. Following Cachondo is a three-way tie on points – 106 – between Mark Ploch of the Bronx, N.Y, on Sugar Daddy, Newport’s Blake and Lud Kimbrough on Nostalgia, and Geoffrey Pierini of Rumson, N.J. on Surge.
Racing concludes tomorrow, Saturday, September 13. The September 8-13 competition is being hosted by New York Yacht Club at Harbour Court, with regatta headquarters at Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center.
For additional information on the inaugural J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen, please visit website.
2014 J 70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen Preliminary Cumulative Results:
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Sail Number
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Yacht Name
|
Owner/Skipper
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R 1
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R 2
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R 3
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R 4
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R 5
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R 6
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R 7
|
R 8
|
R 9
|
R 10
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R 11
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R 12
|
R 13
|
R 14
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T
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Total
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|
O
|
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World Championship Gold Racing
|
One Design Division
|
|
GOLD Fleet
|
|
1
|
USA 2
|
Helly Hansen
|
Tim Healy
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
[13]
|
14
|
|
|
2
|
USA 187
|
Catapult
|
Joel Ronning
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
14
|
10
|
[14]
|
28
|
|
|
3
|
USA 96
|
Savasana
|
Brian Keane
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
11
|
|
16
|
9
|
11
|
1
|
[16]
|
41
|
|
|
4
|
USA 246
|
New Wave
|
Martin Kullman
|
6
|
|
|
24
|
6
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
7
|
28
|
4
|
[28]
|
55
|
|
|
5
|
USA 95
|
MUSE
|
Heather/Joe Gregg Earl/Bardenheier
|
23
|
|
13
|
|
|
9
|
|
11
|
13
|
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
[23]
|
60
|
|
|
6
|
USA 55
|
Joust
|
Tim Molony
|
16
|
|
2
|
|
|
6
|
|
2
|
37
|
|
7
|
6
|
20
|
11
|
[37]
|
70
|
|
|
7
|
USA 179
|
Africa
|
Jud Smith
|
14
|
|
10
|
|
|
14
|
|
20
|
1
|
|
10
|
19
|
4
|
3
|
[20]
|
75
|
|
|
8
|
USA 86
|
Stampede//Pour Judgement Racing
|
Patrick Wilson
|
|
7
|
|
12
|
|
13
|
5
|
|
|
14
|
15
|
3
|
6
|
19
|
[19]
|
75
|
|
|
9
|
USA 353
|
Heartbreaker
|
Robert Hughes
|
7
|
|
|
20
|
5
|
|
14
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
16
|
18
|
9
|
[20]
|
76
|
|
|
10
|
USA 45
|
Wild Child
|
Henry Filter
|
17/SCP
|
|
1
|
|
|
7/ SCP
|
|
6
|
|
4
|
19
|
27
|
9
|
14
|
[27]
|
77
|
|
|
11
|
BRA 403
|
Bruschetta
|
Mauricio Santa Cruz
|
|
5
|
6
|
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
25
|
31
|
24
|
17
|
[31]
|
85
|
|
|
12
|
GBR 123
|
Team RAFBF Spitfire
|
Simon Ling
|
2
|
|
|
10
|
11
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
20
|
28
|
39
|
6
|
[39]
|
91
|
|
|
13
|
NED 69
|
Bliksem
|
Pieter Taselaar
|
|
8
|
|
14
|
|
33
|
15
|
|
|
2
|
9
|
18
|
2
|
26
|
[33]
|
94
|
|
|
14
|
USA 326
|
Aquaholiks
|
Martin Johnsson
|
28
|
|
12
|
|
|
11
|
|
13
|
9
|
|
17
|
10
|
5
|
21
|
[28]
|
98
|
|
|
15
|
USA 217
|
Joint Custody
|
Jenn & Ray Wulff
|
|
6
|
5
|
|
12
|
|
|
10
|
|
17
|
12
|
36
|
33
|
5
|
[36]
|
100
|
|
|
16
|
USA 85
|
Dazzler
|
Allan Terhune, Jr
|
|
28
|
35
|
|
2
|
|
|
12
|
|
7
|
6
|
11
|
10
|
29
|
[35]
|
105
|
|
|
17
|
USA 94
|
Lifted
|
Jim Cunningham
|
10
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
|
11
|
|
15
|
|
22
|
33/SCP
|
12
|
43
|
[43]
|
108
|
|
|
18
|
USA 209
|
Trouble
|
Peter McChesney
|
5
|
|
29
|
|
|
18
|
|
9
|
4
|
|
33
|
22
|
16
|
8
|
[33]
|
111
|
|
|
19
|
USA 69
|
USA 69
|
Joseph Colling / Lee Sackett
|
|
3
|
|
21
|
|
4
|
20
|
|
|
12
|
8
|
32
|
13
|
34
|
[34]
|
113
|
|
|
20
|
USA 171
|
Running Wild
|
Peter Vessella
|
13
|
|
3
|
|
|
23
|
|
24
|
20
|
|
13
|
13
|
30
|
12
|
[30]
|
121
|
|
|
21
|
GBR 557
|
Boats.com
|
Ian Atkins
|
4
|
|
23
|
|
|
3
|
|
5
|
24
|
|
32
|
40
|
23
|
16
|
[40]
|
130
|
|
|
22
|
USA 390
|
20/20
|
John Arendshorst
|
12
|
|
7
|
|
|
5
|
|
1
|
30
|
|
43
|
15
|
36
|
25
|
[43]
|
131
|
|
|
23
|
USA 34
|
Perseverance
|
Bennet Greenwald
|
24
|
|
|
9
|
13
|
|
22
|
|
38
|
|
14
|
14
|
15
|
24
|
[38]
|
135
|
|
|
24
|
MEX 690
|
Vincitore
|
Erik Brockmann
|
18
|
|
|
16
|
7
|
|
17
|
|
6
|
|
36
|
21
|
38
|
15
|
[38]
|
136
|
|
|
25
|
USA 48
|
Rascal
|
Will Welles
|
3
|
|
14
|
|
|
19
|
|
33
|
40
|
|
24
|
5
|
8
|
31
|
[40]
|
137
|
|
|
26
|
USA 26
|
Jungleland
|
Chris and Carolyn Groobey
|
17
|
|
11
|
|
|
10
|
|
17
|
12
|
|
18
|
38
|
27
|
33
|
[38]
|
145
|
|
|
27
|
USA 49
|
Relative Obscurity
|
Peter Duncan
|
|
25
|
|
8
|
|
17
|
8
|
|
|
11
|
38
|
33
|
7
|
37
|
[38]
|
146
|
|
|
28
|
USA 157
|
Spring
|
Dave Franzel
|
|
15
|
|
7
|
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
9
|
29
|
42
|
34
|
30
|
[42]
|
148
|
|
|
29
|
USA 340
|
Rimette
|
John Brim
|
22
|
|
|
15
|
8
|
|
25
|
|
22
|
|
27
|
8
|
41
|
22
|
[41]
|
149
|
|
|
30
|
USA 51
|
Black River Racing
|
Doug Strebel
|
|
9
|
42/ZFP
|
|
26
|
|
|
15
|
|
6
|
23
|
12
|
44/OCS
|
18
|
[44]
|
151
|
|
|
31
|
USA 159
|
Torqeedo
|
Chris Carroll
|
|
16
|
24
|
|
16
|
|
|
16
|
|
16
|
37
|
43
|
21
|
7
|
[43]
|
153
|
|
|
32
|
USA 482
|
X
|
Dan Cheresh
|
|
4
|
|
17
|
|
27
|
6
|
|
|
28
|
35
|
17
|
35
|
20
|
[35]
|
154
|
|
|
33
|
USA 40
|
B Squared
|
Bryan Cameron & Brian Elliott
|
|
12
|
|
5
|
|
20
|
24
|
|
|
22
|
28
|
25
|
26
|
23
|
[28]
|
157
|
|
|
34
|
USA 397
|
Hot Mess
|
Rob Britts
|
|
13
|
|
11
|
|
24
|
13
|
|
|
15
|
34
|
30
|
19
|
42
|
[42]
|
159
|
|
|
35
|
CHI 680
|
Flecha
|
Felipe Robles
|
|
26
|
8
|
|
14
|
|
|
25
|
|
10
|
26
|
34
|
17
|
36
|
[36]
|
160
|
|
|
36
|
USA 375
|
Lickity Split
|
Stanley Edwards
|
8
|
|
|
18
|
27
|
|
10
|
|
26
|
|
21
|
26
|
29
|
38
|
[38]
|
165
|
|
|
37
|
USA 167
|
Kraken
|
Gary Tisdale / Adam Burns
|
|
20
|
31
|
|
9
|
|
|
22
|
|
5
|
30
|
39
|
22
|
28
|
[39]
|
167
|
|
|
38
|
SWE 601
|
Rocad Racing
|
Mikael Lindqvist
|
26
|
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
|
4
|
28
|
|
39
|
29
|
32
|
40
|
[40]
|
169
|
|
|
39
|
USA 11
|
Menace
|
Kerry Klingler
|
11
|
|
44/ZFP
|
|
|
36
|
|
14
|
10
|
|
11
|
20
|
37
|
35
|
[44]
|
174
|
|
|
40
|
USA 389
|
Hooligan: Flat Stanley Racing
|
Trey Sheehan
|
|
11
|
|
34
|
|
8
|
9
|
|
|
36
|
41
|
23
|
31
|
39
|
[41]
|
191
|
|
|
41
|
CHI 687
|
Windmade
|
Juan Reid
|
|
17
|
|
6
|
|
16
|
30
|
|
|
30
|
31
|
37
|
25
|
41
|
[41]
|
192
|
|
|
42
|
USA 174
|
Magic Bus
|
Gregg Mylett
|
|
24
|
17
|
|
18
|
|
|
8
|
|
31
|
40
|
35
|
40
|
32
|
[40]
|
205
|
|
|
43
|
MEX 526
|
Lampuga
|
Roberto Escalante
|
|
14
|
35/ZFP
|
|
10
|
|
|
29
|
|
18
|
42
|
41
|
42
|
27
|
[42]
|
216
|
|
|
World Championship Silver Racing
|
One Design Division
|
|
SILVER Fleet
|
|
1
|
PUR 391
|
Cachondo
|
Marco Teixidor
|
|
22
|
19
|
|
24
|
|
|
26
|
|
13
|
8
|
13
|
5
|
|
[26]
|
104
|
|
|
2
|
USA 61
|
Sugar Daddy
|
Mark Ploch
|
9
|
|
44/DSQ
|
|
|
40
|
|
18
|
8
|
|
28/ZFP
|
1
|
2
|
|
[44]
|
106
|
|
|
3
|
USA 99
|
Nostalgia
|
Blake & Lud Kimbrough
|
20
|
|
18
|
|
|
41
|
|
7
|
35
|
|
16
|
9
|
1
|
|
[41]
|
106
|
|
|
4
|
USA 153
|
Surge
|
Geoffrey Pierini
|
15
|
|
34/ZFP
|
|
|
25
|
|
19
|
31
|
|
2
|
11
|
3
|
|
[34]
|
106
|
|
|
5
|
USA 59
|
Jaya
|
Craig Tallman
|
|
32
|
|
28
|
|
15
|
18
|
|
|
20
|
5
|
2
|
22
|
|
[32]
|
110
|
|
|
6
|
USA 151
|
Reach Around
|
Thomas Bowen
|
|
27
|
20
|
|
20
|
|
|
31
|
|
24
|
1
|
10
|
10
|
|
[31]
|
112
|
|
|
7
|
USA 351
|
Cake
|
Scott Deardorff
|
|
21
|
9
|
|
23
|
|
|
28
|
|
37
|
4
|
3
|
25
|
|
[37]
|
113
|
|
|
8
|
USA 073
|
Occams Razor
|
Walt and Tricia Pletcher
|
|
33
|
|
26
|
|
21
|
43
|
|
|
27
|
3
|
5
|
8
|
|
[43]
|
123
|
|
|
9
|
USA 15
|
Junior
|
Tim Finkle
|
|
18
|
|
13
|
|
31
|
23
|
|
|
19
|
11
|
23
|
21
|
|
[31]
|
128
|
|
|
10
|
USA 222
|
Junkanoo
|
Suzy Leech
|
30
|
|
|
29
|
22
|
|
16
|
|
21
|
|
15
|
21
|
11
|
|
[30]
|
135
|
|
|
11
|
USA 64
|
Exit Strategy II
|
Jack Martin
|
29
|
|
|
25
|
29
|
|
36
|
|
17
|
|
7
|
8
|
26
|
|
[36]
|
141
|
|
|
12
|
GBR 433
|
Darwin Property Investment Management
|
Charlie Esse
|
25
|
|
|
23
|
40
|
|
27
|
|
41
|
|
10
|
6
|
14
|
|
[41]
|
145
|
|
|
13
|
USA 199
|
Mojito
|
Catharine Evans
|
|
23
|
16
|
|
34
|
|
|
35
|
|
25
|
23
|
15
|
12
|
|
[35]
|
148
|
|
|
14
|
USA 245
|
USA 245
|
Tyler Doyle
|
|
19
|
|
22
|
|
35
|
35
|
|
|
23
|
13
|
19
|
17
|
|
[35]
|
148
|
|
|
15
|
BRA 493
|
To Nessa
|
Renato Faria
|
|
10
|
22
|
|
28
|
|
|
30
|
|
35
|
18
|
12
|
32
|
|
[35]
|
152
|
|
|
16
|
USA 589
|
Full Monty
|
Latane Montague
|
27
|
|
|
27
|
19
|
|
26.3/RDG
|
|
32
|
|
25
|
22
|
6
|
|
[32]
|
152
|
|
|
17
|
USA 305
|
Soggy Dollar
|
Dave Vieregg
|
32
|
|
|
33
|
32
|
|
26
|
|
18
|
|
14
|
16
|
19
|
|
[33]
|
157
|
|
|
18
|
CAN 360
|
REX
|
Scott Weakley
|
|
31
|
44/ZFP
|
|
15
|
|
|
34
|
|
26
|
6
|
17
|
30
|
|
[44]
|
159
|
|
|
19
|
USA 243
|
VitaminJ
|
Ted Johnson
|
33
|
|
21
|
|
|
22
|
|
32
|
23
|
|
12
|
24
|
35
|
|
[35]
|
167
|
|
|
20
|
CAN 550
|
CAN 550
|
Stu McCrea
|
|
30
|
30
|
|
21
|
|
|
21
|
|
32
|
44/ZFP
|
7
|
29
|
|
[44]
|
170
|
|
|
21
|
NOR 645
|
Norwegian Steam
|
Eivind Astrup
|
46/DNF
|
|
24/ZFP
|
|
|
28
|
|
23
|
44
|
|
9
|
4
|
42
|
|
[46]
|
174
|
|
|
22
|
USA 218
|
Tsunami
|
Thomas Iseler
|
|
46/DSQ
|
43/ZFP
|
|
17
|
|
|
27
|
|
21
|
36
|
18
|
13
|
|
[46]
|
175
|
|
|
23
|
BER 308
|
Elusive
|
Chuck Millican
|
39
|
|
|
30
|
30
|
|
28
|
|
27
|
|
34
|
29
|
4
|
|
[39]
|
182
|
|
|
24
|
RUS 6008
|
RUS 6008
|
Andrey Samoylov
|
31
|
|
36
|
|
|
29
|
|
39
|
14
|
|
22
|
33
|
20
|
|
[39]
|
185
|
|
|
25
|
USA 181
|
GB
|
Chris Lewis
|
19
|
|
37
|
|
|
26
|
|
38
|
34
|
|
31
|
14
|
27
|
|
[38]
|
188
|
|
|
26
|
USA 68
|
Noname
|
Ron Thompson
|
|
29
|
|
32
|
|
30
|
19
|
|
|
39
|
33
|
44/DNF
|
7
|
|
[44]
|
189
|
|
|
27
|
USA 169
|
Empeiria
|
John Heaton
|
21
|
|
28
|
|
|
34
|
|
40
|
33
|
|
26
|
44/ZFP
|
9
|
|
[44]
|
191
|
|
|
28
|
USA 497
|
Chinook
|
Frank McNamara
|
38
|
|
|
38
|
38
|
|
31
|
|
19
|
|
26/ZFP
|
30
|
16
|
|
[38]
|
198
|
|
|
29
|
USA 25
|
Papawheelie
|
Will Keyworth
|
|
40
|
|
19
|
|
32
|
33
|
|
|
41
|
29
|
34
|
15
|
|
[41]
|
202
|
|
|
30
|
GER 252
|
Rosaroter Pinguin
|
Juergen Waldheim
|
34
|
|
|
31
|
37
|
|
39
|
|
25
|
|
20
|
44/ZFP
|
18
|
|
[44]
|
204
|
|
|
31
|
USA 611
|
Artemis
|
George Eberstadt
|
|
37
|
32
|
|
36
|
|
|
37
|
|
29
|
24
|
31
|
24
|
|
[37]
|
213
|
|
|
32
|
MEX 686
|
DemoN
|
Diego Berho
|
46/DNF
|
|
|
44/DNC
|
45/DNC
|
|
21
|
|
29
|
|
28
|
25
|
33
|
|
[46]
|
225
|
|
|
33
|
USA 219
|
GetMyBoat
|
Collin Kirby
|
37
|
|
|
36
|
39
|
|
34
|
|
16
|
|
41/ZFP
|
36/ZFP
|
31
|
|
[41]
|
229
|
|
|
34
|
CAN 93
|
Dynamo
|
Anthony Gaffney
|
46/DNF
|
|
|
44/DNF
|
45/DNF
|
|
29
|
|
36
|
|
21
|
20
|
34
|
|
[46]
|
229
|
|
|
35
|
BRA 677
|
Sudoeste
|
Jose Vita
|
|
35
|
27
|
|
33
|
|
|
36
|
|
38
|
35
|
26
|
43
|
|
[43]
|
230
|
|
|
36
|
USA 373
|
Lucky To Be Racing
|
Charlie Henry
|
41
|
|
|
35
|
35
|
|
40
|
|
5
|
|
41
|
37/ZFP
|
38
|
|
[41]
|
231
|
|
|
37
|
USA 152
|
Sundog
|
Kathy Parks
|
36
|
|
|
41
|
25
|
|
37
|
|
42
|
|
38
|
32
|
23
|
|
[42]
|
232
|
|
|
38
|
USA 220
|
Phoenix
|
Peter Firey
|
|
34
|
|
37
|
|
37
|
32
|
|
|
33
|
44/ZFP
|
28
|
39
|
|
[44]
|
240
|
|
|
39
|
USA 309
|
Cloudsourced
|
Stuart Williams
|
|
39
|
|
40
|
|
42
|
38
|
|
|
34
|
30
|
27
|
41
|
|
[42]
|
249
|
|
|
40
|
USA 91
|
Carlos
|
Mike Sudofsky
|
35
|
|
44/ZFP
|
|
|
39
|
|
41
|
43
|
|
27
|
31/ZFP
|
36
|
|
[44]
|
252
|
|
|
41
|
USA 366
|
Asteria
|
Holly Fabyan
|
|
38
|
44/ZFP
|
|
31
|
|
|
44/RAF
|
|
40
|
43
|
36
|
28
|
|
[44]
|
260
|
|
|
42
|
AUS 7
|
Vamos
|
Tim Ryan
|
|
36
|
|
39
|
|
38
|
42
|
|
|
46/DNC
|
42
|
37
|
37
|
|
[46]
|
271
|
|
|
43
|
USA 238
|
Zuni Bear
|
Rich Bergmann
|
46/DSQ
|
|
44/DSQ
|
|
|
45/DSQ
|
|
42
|
39
|
|
37
|
35
|
40
|
|
[46]
|
282
|
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