J/24 North American Championship - Mollicone and Bream shine on Day 1
by Christopher E. Howell on 16 Nov 2012
J/24 North American Championship
The 2012 J/24 North American Championship opened up in a swashbuckling fashion as John Mollicone’s 11th Hour Racing and Peter Bream’s Team Tarheel went neck-to-neck against each other over two races and finished the day with four points each to lead the rest of the pack heading into the second day of competition.
Mollicone drew first blood by winning the first race with Bream finishing in second and Robby Brown’s USA 799 taking the third spot. The second race saw Rossi Milev’s Clean Air finishing first with Bream winding up in second again and Mollicone nabbing a point after nabbing third place. Milev currently stands in third in the four-day race off the beautiful coast of Jacksonville, Florida.
Conditions in Jacksonville were cool and overcast, with winds starting at 6-8 knots and a slight chop before dying out for a while in the afternoon. The breeze then filled in for race two at 5-7 knots.
Twenty-nine teams are competing in the event at the Florida Yacht Club, and racing continues through Sunday.
Live updates and results are available on the
event website.
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