Quantum Sailing wins J80 North American Championships
by John Browning / Sail-World on 23 May 2005
Le Glide leading the fleet at the windward mark John Browning
The J80 North American Championships were held on the waters of Galveston Bay from May 20-22 and hosted by Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas.
John Kolius aboard Quantum Sailing was the clear winner (with 12 points), sailed in light winds on Galveston Bay. Over the three days wind varied from calm to 8 knots with gusts to 9. Second was Glenn Darden Le Glide (19 points), Third was Kerry Klinger Lifted (21 points).
Final Results (after seven races with one discard):
Top ten of 30 competitors.
Skipper, boat name, race: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. John Kolius, Quantum Sailing, 1 4 2 (*) 2 2 1, 12 points
2. Glenn Darden, Le Glide, (*) 6 1 3 1 1 7, 19 points
3. Kerry Klinger, Lifted, 8 2 3 1 (*) 5 2, 21 points
4. Uzi Ozer/David Hinrichsen, Infinity, 9 1 8 4 6 3 (*), 31 points
5. Jay Lutz, Snergy, (*) 3 6 5 4 4 10, 32 points
6. Jeff Bodkin, No 2, (*) 10 8 9 14 3, 46 points
7. Steven Hammerman, Hammertime, (*) 8 17 2 5 12 5, 49 points
8. Rick Schaffer, C'est Nasty, 10 10 4 (*) 3 6 18, 51 points
9. Bruno Pasquinelli, Tiamo, 12 5 14 10 (*) 7 6, 54 points
10. Ira Rush, Flyer, (*) 7 9 15 15 9 12, 67 points
(*) denotes discard
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