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J/105 North American Championship at Little Traverse Yacht Club - Day 3

by Christopher Howell 28 Jul 2018 22:34 PDT 26-29 July 2018

Three teams have commanded the J/105 North American Championship, but none more than Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate. Of the nine races thus far on Little Traverse Bay, the Toronto-based Mandate has won six of them, hoping to earn their third North American Championship since 2014.

Bruce Stone’s Gryphon ruled the day Saturday with two bullets and a third, bringing them within four points of Mandate with two final races planned for Sunday. Bill Zartler’s Deja Voodoo kept hold of third place.

Champagne conditions returned Saturday to Harbor Springs, MI with breeze in the mid-teens, temperatures in the 70s and puffy white clouds. The top three teams traded spots in the day’s trio of races, with Stone’s Gryphon earning the first victory, trailed by Zartler’s Deja Voodoo and McLaughlin/Wilmer’s Mandate. The shuffle in the next duel saw Mandate top Deja Voodoo and Gryphon. But is was Gryphon’s turn again the day’s final match, followed by Mandate and Deja Voodoo.

Racing concludes Sunday.

Results after Day 3:

PosSail NoYacht NameR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Pts
1  CAN 83Mandate11112131213
2  USA 29Gryphon22231213117
3  USA 130Deja Voodoo33325522328
4  USA 673The Asylum511663387453
5  USA 444Phantom669498641062
6  USA 124Blue Flash7410RET6458767
7  USA 52105Green Flash118DSQ541076572
8  USA 349Sealark15557712105672
9  USA 359Caught in Traffic8712111264101181
10  USA 617Pterodactyl4124810119151588
11  USA 507Buzz1010119871291389
12  USA 424Flying Pig9981213131411998
13  USA 263Manitou1313131311911148105
14  USA 50638Esprit d'Ecosse14147DNS1415131212117
15  USA 416Wind Shadow121514101514151314122

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