J/70 North Americans - Gregg Earl and Bardenheier secure victory

by J/70 Class Association on 29 Sep 2013

Heather Gregg Earl and Joe Bardenheier J/70 North American Champions J/70 Class Association

The J/70 North American Championships, hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club, were held in Annapolis, MD, USA from September 25th to 28th 2013. Heather Gregg Earl and Joe Bardenheier will be remembered as the first ever J/70 North American Champions. The co-owners from Boston, MA, sailing Muse with Stuart Saffer and Bill Lynn, earned a ninth in the final race to secure victory with 95 points in the seven-race series.

The North American Championship was held at the Annapolis Yacht Club by Fleet #1 and title sponsored by Hillman Focused Advantage Fund. Brian Keane’s Savasana earned second on the podium with 97 points. Tim Healy’s Helly Hansen placed third with 101 points.

'We didn’t know we won the regatta until we got to the dock!' beamed Bardenheier. 'We just figured if we stayed in the top 10, we might end up pretty high in the event. We didn’t look at the scores all day.' In fact, Muse was 13th after the first day, when they tallied two fifths plus a 55 due to having the challenge of a penalty turn. 'Today we sailed very consistently and just stuck with it. We had great teamwork and good communication the whole time.'

Saturday’s conditions cooperated to allow four races in winds that started around 15-18 knots and leveled off to 8-10. Keane crossed the line first in the day’s initial bout, with Healy and Muse rounding out the top three. Douglas Strebel’s Black River Racing won the next contest, trailed by Robert Hughes’s Heart Breaker and John Killeen. Keane returned to victory in Saturday’s third race, while Jennifer Wulff’s Joint Custody placed second and Joe Colling/Ian Moran third. The final battle saw Cole Allsopp’s Moxie take line honors, followed by Hughes and Bruno Pasquinelli.

Muse was purchased in December and sails with an entire Corinthian team, and have campaigned the boat throughout the Southern Circuit as well as events in New England. 'This was a conclusion to a hard fought year,' summarized Bardenheier.'We got into the J/70 relatively early, and we’ve put together a nice team effort with my fellow Tufts University Alumni. It’s a wonderful Class, and we are so excited about the people in it. The organization is wonderful, and we look forward to being involved for years to come!'

Full results:

Pos	Bow/Sail	Boat	Skipper	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total Points	Pos
1	95/ 95	MUSE	Gregg Earl/Bardenheier, Heather/Joe	5	55	5	3	5	13	9	95.00	1
2	96/ 96	Savasana	Keane, Brian	22	14	6	1	11	1	42	97.00	2
3	C2/ 2	Helly Hansen	Healy, Tim	23	31	9	2	6	22	8	101.00	3
4	29/ 209	Trouble	McChesney, Peter	19	2	20	9	27	9	25	111.00	4
5	53/ 353	Heart Breaker	Hughes, Robert	21	15	30	20	2	25	2	115.00	5
6	47/ 187	Catapult	Ronning, Joel	15	6	1	14	44	33	32	145.00	6
7	51/ 51	Black River Racing Powered by	Strebel, Douglas	3	36	23	43/ZFP	1	32	14	152.00	7
8	63/ 369	Cool Story Bro	Brigden, John	7	28	18	46	24	7	23	153.00	8
9	46/ CAN 246	Touch 2 Play	Kullman, Martin	18	1	22	90/BFD	9	10	4	154.00	9
10	45/ 45	Wild Child	Filter, Henry	47	3	44	4	15	19	27	159.00	10
11	17/ 217	Joint Custody	Wulff, Jennifer	9	40	13	29	30	2	41	164.00	11
12	88/ 388	Flojito y Cooperando	Julian, Fernandez Neckelmann	11	29	17	13	45	16	35	166.00	12
13	34/ 34	Perseverance	Greenwald, Bennet	4	4	4	31	55	48	22	168.00	13
14	76/ 67		Killeen, John	49	33	29	19	3	28	11	172.00	14
15	39/ 185	turbo duck	von der Wense, Bodo	2	62	8	38	23	5	39	177.00	15
16	85/ 85	Dazzler Goat	Terhune, Allan	6	26	59	27	7	42	10	177.00	16
17	11/ 11	Menace	Klingler, Kerry	1	32	60	21	10	45	13	182.00	17
18	23/ 222	Junkanoo	Leech, Suzy	13	12	55	26	37	24	17	184.00	18
19	94/ 94	Lifted	Cunningham, Jim	35	20	10	27.5/RDG⁽¹⁾	40	27	33	192.50	19
20	32/ 32	US 32	Ullman, David	10	5	78	24	4	51	30	202.00	20
21	35/ 35	Moxie	Allsopp, Cole	16	38	45	63	8	41	1	212.00	21
22	68/ 68		Thompson, Ron	36	7	14	35	33	37	51	213.00	22
23	81/ 181	GB	Lewis, Chris	14	39	34	23	60	17	26	213.00	23
24	99/ 99	Nostalgia	Kimbrough, Blake	31	35	48	37	50	8	5	214.00	24
25	C1/ 167	Risk	Tisdale, Gary	20	23	51	8	16	54	46	218.00	25
26	56/ 245		doyle, tyler	32	16	3	51	17	59	50	228.00	26
27	86/ 86	BRUNO PASQUINELLI	PASQUINELLI, BRUNO	34	56	54	30/ZFP	13	46	3	236.00	27
28	43/ 243	VitaminJ	Johnson, Ted	41	42	24	57	20	30	24	238.00	28
29	15/ 15	Junior	Finkle, Donald	28	48	42	16	29	38	38	239.00	29
30	93/ 309	CloudSourced	Copfer, Ronald	77	37	19	7	21	31	48	240.00	30
31	69/ 69	USA69	Colling, Joseph	51	8	63	22	58	3	37	242.00	31
32	C5/ 5	Instant Karma	Betts, David	26	27	12	90/BFD	25	47	20	247.00	32
33	36/ 364		aras, john	30	47	2	45	43	52	34	253.00	33
34	12/ 312	Soul	Koski, David	42	41	47	17	36	55	16	254.00	34
35	40/ 40	B Squared	Elliott, Brian	65	61	43	10	22	40	15	256.00	35
36	71/ 171	Running Wild	Vessella, Peter	12	10	64	6	65	81	28	266.00	36
37	42/ 342	Hurricane	Cook, Ian	53	34	11	70	12	56	31	267.00	37
38	41/ 340	Rimette	brim/Aras, john/Evan	48	45	25	28	28	57	36	267.00	38
39	74/ 174	Magic Bus	Mylett, Gregg	17	60	7	55	66	14	55	274.00	39
40	52/ 152	Sundog	Parks, Kathy	70	43	26	32	26	62	19	278.00	40
41	22/ 322	Sail22	Furry, Ed	40	58	65	5	39	20	52	279.00	41
42	49/ 49	Relative Obscurity	Duncan, Peter	62/ZFP	9	62	36/ZFP	47	49	18	283.00	42
43	59/ 159	Torqeedo	Flack, Brandon	68/ZFP	30	28	15	32	68	49	290.00	43
44	44/ 44	Gnixe	Vickers, William	25	68	15	65/ZFP	52	15	57	297.00	44
45	91/ 91	Carlos	Sudofsky, Mike	39	65	80	41	38	34	7	304.00	45
46	57/ 157	Spring	Franzel, Dave	59	17	75	36	51	26	44	308.00	46
47	48/ 48		Lotoff, Joe	61	19	74	11	59	53	45	322.00	47
48	13/ 151	Reach Around	Bowen, Thomas	63	46	40	39	46	60	29	323.00	48
49	18/ 218	Tsunami	Olds, Todd	64	50	16	53	42	67	40	332.00	49
50	26/ 26	Jungleland	Groobey, Chris and Carolyn	8	53	53	64	19	78	60	335.00	50
51	31/ 311	it	Sminchak, Jim	76	54	33	44	14	44	70	335.00	51
52	19/ 219	GetMyBoat	Rowland/O'Brien, Basil/Thomas	38	59	52	48	69	75	6	347.00	52
53	73/ 73	Occam's Razor	Pletcher, Walter	57	78	81	50	49	35	12	362.00	53
54	66/ 66	Eagles Wings	Gottwald, John	46	72	36	30	54	65	65	368.00	54
55	55/ 155	Ragtime	Johnstone, Rodney	72	13	71	42	41	73	63	375.00	55
56	27/ 27	Derecho	Golden, Jim	56	51	61	69	67	6	67	377.00	56
57	25/ 25	PaPa Wheillie	Dodge, John	78	49	41	66	64	11	69	378.00	57
58	60/ 360	REX	weakley, scott	24	21	21	43	90/DNF	90/DNC	90/DNC	379.00	58
59	78/ 197	Nirvana 7	Donahue, Louis	43	24	31	68	77	72	64	379.00	59
60	87/ 87	Tick Tock Croc	Nesbett, Richard	67	57	50	67	18	80	43	382.00	60
61	20/ 220	Phoenix	Firey, Peter	73	64	66	34	62	29	58	386.00	61
62	61/ 6	HCMAX	Hillman, Mark	29	66	68	33	63	79	53	391.00	62
63	37/ 317	Late Life Crisis	Corbishley, Corbo	33	70	56	90/BFD	53	21	72	395.00	63
64	83/ BER 308	Elusive	Millican/Cucahiaro, Chuck/Steve	90/OCS	22	90/DNF	58/ZFP	31	61	47	399.00	64
65	72/ 199	Mojito	Evans, Catharine	27	82	38	76	56	43	77	399.00	65
66	89/ 189	Sotapanna	DiMatteo, John	37	52	67	60	68	58	62	404.00	66
67	16/ 216	Possum	DaMore, Justin	66	79	58	61	57	36	59	416.00	67
68	65/ 225	Shred	Skaane, Stein	69	44	70	77/ZFP	71	66	21	418.00	68
69	64/ 64	Exit Strategy II	Martin, Jack	75	88	85	54	35	4	90/DNC	431.00	69
70	28/ 28	Mission Impossible	Malkin, David	78/ZFP	25	39	52	82	90/DNF	75	441.00	70
71	14/ 168	USA168	McKenna, Marty	52	83	27	65	83	63	68	441.00	71
72	80/ 387		Guzman, Hector	85	18	86	73	61	39	81	443.00	72
73	58/ 357	USA 357	Berry, Kristen	58	67	37	75	81	71	56	445.00	73
74	54/ 54	Little Rascal	Pfarr, Rick	82	86	46	83	74	12	66	449.00	74
75	33/ 169	Empeiria	Heaton, John	79	69	32	78	73	64	54	449.00	75
76	24/ 324	Reggie Imamura	Imamura, Reggie	54	80	35	62	78	69	79	457.00	76
77	62/ 362	362	Wicker, David	71	87	87	72	48	23	71	459.00	77
78	38/ 385	Safe Haven	Donald, Keith	55	11	82	90/BFD	80	84	61	463.00	78
79	50/ 50	Rogue Warrior	McDonald, Bruce	45	63	57	76/ZFP	75	74	74	464.00	79
80	84/ 84	Bazinga!	Goldberg, Daniel P.	86	71	69	80	85	18	78	487.00	80
81	30/ 230	iZula	Smith, Kenneth	62	75	73	79	84	50	83	506.00	81
82	98/ 98	USA 98	Poindexter, Al	84	81	72	90/ZFP	34	70	76	507.00	82
83	21/ 200	Cat's Pajamas	Johnstone, Drake	74	77	49	74	76	90/ZFP	73	513.00	83
84	97/ 97	Loki	Zupon, Michael	81	73	79	49	70	83	90/DNC	525.00	84
85	10/ 210	Vortex	Bomar/Powers, william/Austin	68	76	77	89/ZFP	72	76	80	538.00	85
86	70/ 320	Windsong	Jordan, Jeff	87	84	83	81	79	86	85	585.00	86
87	75/ 205	Tigress	Weibel, Timothy	88	89	76	84	86	82	84	589.00	87
88	82/ 208	Shamrock	Flaherty, James	83	85	88	82	87	85	82	592.00	88
89	C4/ 4	Sport	Wagner, Mark	80	74	84	90/BFD	90/DNC	90/DNC	90/DNC	598.00	89