Local Peter McChesney tops 44 boats at J/70 Corinthian US Nationals
by Julie and Christopher Howell on 24 Oct 2016
2016 naugural J/70 Corinthian US National Championship - Day 1 Victor Calvert
Forty-four all-amateur teams vied in Annapolis, MD for the honor of being named the first ever J/70 Corinthian US National Champion. Peter McChesney’s Alice & WondeRRRland (with crew Alice Christman, Scott Snyder and Shane Zwingelberg) earned that distinction by tallying just nine points in the six-race series, including three bullets and three second-place finishes.
The Liebel/Rubin/Walsh/Britts gang on Reach Around took the silver position with 20 points, just one ahead of Jack Franco’s 3 Ball JT. Eastport Yacht Club hosted the inaugural three-day event.
Joe Colling, US J/70 Class Association Past President, summarized, “The J/70 Class may only be four years old, but it has proven to have Championships that serve all levels of the membership. Whether it be a Corinthian division of an open event or a Corinthian Championship like this, there’s a place in this Class for pros and amateurs alike.”
After Saturday’s races were postponed due to high winds on the Chesapeake Bay, sunny skies and breeze between 15-20 knots allowed three more races to be completed on Sunday. Reach Around won the day’s first battle, trailed by McChesney and Peter Bowe’s Tea Dance Snake. McChesney returned to the top spot in the final two races, with 3 Ball JT and Reach Around comprising the top three in both cases.
2016 J 70 Corinthian National Championship - Final Cumulative Results
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