2014 Championship of Champions - Day 1

by US Sailing on 11 Oct 2014 2014 Championship of Champions - The Edgewater Yacht Club launched a successful start to the 2014 Championship of Champions on Friday. Lake Erie greeted the 20 teams with light breeze and a chill in the air.

The sailors and race committee waited patiently for sufficient wind this morning. Shortly after 2 pm EDT, race one was underway. The race committee completed three races before calling it a day just before 6 pm.

Jack Parkin (Riverside, Conn.) got off to a super start and won the first race. The International 420 sailor is your leader after day one. Sonar sailor Eric Voss (Rochester, N.Y.) won race two and is in second place, while Brent Barbehenn (Lumberton, N.J.), who is representing the Jet 14 class, won race three and is in third overall.

Top Five Standings:

1. Jack Parkin, 1-3-5- ; 9
2. Eric Voss, 2-1-10- ; 13T
3. Brent Barbehenn, 8-4-1- ; 13T
4. Lloyd Kitchin, 3-7-6- ; 16
5. Doug Kaukeinen, 5-10-4- ; 19

Not only is this championship diverse in terms of the type of class sailors represented here in Cleveland, but sailors of all ages are here ready to race. Thirty-one year-old Mary Vorel of Grand Rapids, Mich. has a very special crewmate this week.

Mary’s 81-year-old grandmother Patricia Vorel has taken up the challenge. 'You have to keep yourself in shape. That is the main thing with older sailors. They realize their age and think they can’t do it anymore. You must keep moving,' said Patricia.

US Sailing’s Championship of Champions is recognized as one of the more unique adult racing events in the country. All helmsmen have qualified for this event by winning a 2013 or 2014 one-design class National, North American, or World Championship. Helmsmen and their crew are being tested in Thistles this year.

Series Standing - Three races scored: 

Skipper		1	2	3		Total	Pos
Jack Parkin [420]		1	3	5		9	1
Eric Voss [Sonar]		2	1	10		13T	2
Brent Barbehenn [Jet14]		8	4	1		13T	3
Lloyd Kitchin [Thistle]		3	7	6		16	4
Doug Kaukeinen [Sunfish]		5	10	4		19	5
Greg Fisher [J22]		15	6	2		23T	6
Skip Dieball [Highlander]		10	2	11		23T	7
Paul Abdullah [Y Flyer]		4	13	7		24	8
Chris Raab [Mercury]		11	5	9		25	9
Mike Ingham [J24]		6	21/RET	3		30T	10
Bud Brown [Ensign]		7	9	14		30T	11
Jim Cunningham [Etchells]		12	8	13		33	12
Heather Gregg Earl [J70]		13	16	8		37	13
Stuart Fisher [Interlake]		9	14	15		38	14
Tim Faranetta [M Scow]		21/DNF	11	12		44	15
Thomas Heausler [Sweet16]		14	12	19		45	16
Fred Meno [Force5]		19	15	16		50T	17
George McCarthy [Soverell]		16	17	17		50T	18
Newton Wattis [Mariner]		17	18	18		53	19
Mary Vorel [Rebel]		18	19	21/DNS		58	20