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

by Christopher Howell 29 Jul 2018 19:27 PDT 26-29 July 2018

Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer's Mandate went wire to wire to earn their third J/105 North American Championship title in five years. The Toronto-based team, including Sandy Andrews, Fraser Howell, Ian Howes and Andrew McTavish, won seven of the 11 races and never finished out of the top three. Their 16 points in the no-throw-out series were nine better than Bruce Stone's Gryphon who tallied 25 points.

Bill Zartler's Deja Voodoo took third place with 31 points. All three teams reigned over the top three in nearly every race of the four-day Championship hosted by Little Traverse Yacht Club in Harbor Springs, MI.

Beautiful summer conditions again greeted the 15 J/105 teams on Little Traverse Bay, with a bit lighter breeze than previous days. Sunday's race winners were Mandate and Deja Voodoo.

Congratulations to Clark Pellett's Sealark who won the combined award for the highest finish in the Chicago Race to Mackinac and the North American Championship.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoYacht NameOwner/SkipperR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Pts
1  CAN 83MandateTerry McLaughlin / Rod Wilmer1111213121216
2  USA 29GryphonBruce Stone2223121313525
3  USA 130Deja VoodooBill Zartler3332552232131
4  USA 673The AsylumJon Weglarz51166338744865
5  USA 444PhantomCynthia & Jim Best669498641013681
6  USA 349SealarkClark Pellett1555771210569384
7  USA 124Blue FlashMatthew Arno7410RET6458714788
8  USA 359Caught in TrafficDavid Pierce871211126410115490
9  USA 52105Green FlashJane Enterline118DSQ541076581191
10  USA 617PterodactylMark Symonds4124810119151569103
11  USA 507BuzzMark Gurney10101198712913710106
12  USA 424Flying PigMike Sheppard998121313141191113122
13  USA 263ManitouJay Vander Wall13131313119111481012127
14  USA 50638Esprit d'EcosseJudith & Ross McLean14147DNS14151312121515147
15  USA 416Wind ShadowJim Murphy1215141015141513141214148

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