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J70 US Corinthian National Championship at Fort Worth Boat Club - Day 1

by Christopher Howell 28 Apr 2018 00:17 PDT 26-29 April 2018

The third annual J/70 Corinthian US National Championship, hosted by Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas, welcomed 15 all-amateur teams in winds of 5-8 knots under sunny blue skies. David Hiebert’s USA546 grabbed the day one advantage, by way of a 4,1 in Friday’s two races for 5 points thus far. Dave Dennison’s Piranha is hot on his heels with 6 points, after posting a 2,4. Forbes Durdin’s Mojito holds the third position with 9 points.

Eagle Mountain Lake provided a gorgeous setting as Glenn Darden’s Hoss began the Championship with a victory, trailed by Dennison and Durdin. Hiebert took the day’s second contest, while Elizabeth Barker’s Your Mom’s a Hooligan and the Mark Allen/Mike Welch team on Helium Racing completed the top three.

2018 J 70 Corinthian National Championship - Day 1 - photo © Christopher Howell
2018 J 70 Corinthian National Championship - Day 1 - photo © Christopher Howell

Local sailmakers and professional sailors are onsite to conduct on-water clinics and briefings for the Corinthian sailors. The competition continues through Sunday.

2018 J 70 Corinthian National Championship - Day 1 - photo © Christopher Howell
2018 J 70 Corinthian National Championship - Day 1 - photo © Christopher Howell

Results after Day 1:

  Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Race
1		 Race
2		 Total
1. 31   USA 546 USA 546 J 70 David Hiebert 4 1 5.0
2. 22   USA 613 Piranha J 70 Dave Dennison 2 4 6.0
3. 19   USA 850 Mojito J 70 Forbes Durdin 3 6 9.0
4. 28   USA 852 HOSS J 70 Glenn Darden 1 9 10.0
5. 20   USA 820 Nasty Baby J 70 Rick Schaffer 7 5 12.0
6. 23   USA 240 Stampede J 70 Bruno Pasquinelli 5 7 12.0
7. 17   USA 1034 Helium Racing J 70 Mark Allen / Mike Welch 11 3 14.0
8. 32   USA 389 Your Mom's A Hooligan J 70 Elizabeth Barker 15 2 17.0
9. 14   USA 1143 1143 J 70 Michael Duff 9 10 19.0
10. 21   USA 183 Pazzi J 70 Mark Gorman 12 8 20.0
11. 15   USA 7 Boomtown J 70 James Mitchell 6 15 21.0
12. 25   USA 344 Two Feathers J 70 Mark Masur 8 14 22.0
13. 12   USA 1041 1041 J 70 Bill McNally 10 13 23.0
14. 30   USA 241 USA 241 J 70 Al Poindexter 14 11 25.0
15. 24   USA 242 Texas Chrome J 70 Jason Bradley 13 12 25.0

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