J/105 North American Championship at Lakewood Yacht Club - Day 2
by Christopher Howell 28 Oct 2017 07:27 PDT
26-29 October 2017
J/105 North American Championship day 2 © Christopher Howell
As the spotlight shines on Houston for the World
Series, so does the focus at the J/105 North American Championship hosted by
Lakewood Yacht Club.
Locals Steve Rhyne on Mojo and Bill Zartler on Deja
Vodoo continued to dominate the 22-boat fleet, as seven races are now in the books
of the no-throw- out series. By way of a 1,5,1 on Friday, Rhyne holds a nine-point
advantage over Zartler (Mojo tallies 15 points to Deja Vodoo's 24).
Fellow
Lakewood Yacht Club member Bill Lakenmacher's Radiance moved up to third
overall with 35 points.
It was another solid day on the racecourse with winds between 12-16 knots and
puffs into the 20s. Rhyne earned his first of two bullets in the initial contest, trailed
by Zartler and Rick Goebel's Sanity.
Bruce Stone's Good Trade seized the win in
Friday's middle battle, as Josh Richline's Veloce and Rick Schaffer's Double Dare
made the top three.
The familiar Rhyne and Zartler were the one/two punch in the
last race, followed by Lakenmacher.
Racing continues through Sunday. Photos are available on the J/105 Class Facebook page, and complete results may be found at www.j105nac.com.