2015 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship – Final Report

by Jake Fish on 22 Jun 2015 Sunday was a culmination of a tremendous week at Balboa Yacht Club and celebration of youth match racing, one of the fastest growing types of sailboat racing in the U.S. After three days of racing off Newport Beach in the sun-splashed Pacific Ocean, the home team from Balboa Yacht Club earned Rose Cup honors for the second consecutive year.

Christophe Killian (Newport Beach, Calif.), Harrison Vandervort (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Jack Martin (Newport Beach, Calif.) won Sunday's final series, two - zero, over the San Diego Yacht Club's (Calif.) Scott Sinks (San Diego, Calif.), Andy Reiter (San Diego, Calif.) and Storm Brown (San Diego, Calif.).

With the win, Killian qualifies for the Oakcliff Sailing (NY) Halloween Invitational in Match 40s on October 30 to November 1, 2015. Skippers Killian, Sinks and third place finisher Christopher Weis of Del Rey Yacht Club will receive an automatic invitation to the 49th annual Governor’s Cup to be held at Balboa Yacht Club on July 20-25, 2015.

Final Standings (Top six of twelve teams)

1. Christophe Killian
2. Scott Sinks
3. Christopher Weis
4. Nicholas Sertl
5. Jack Parkin
6. Sean Cornell