J/88 North American Championship at Chicago Yacht Club - Overall
by Julie & Christopher Howell 13 Aug 2018 15:21 AEST
9-12 August 2018
Laura Weyler's Hijinks collected two bullets Sunday to repeat as J/88 North American Champion. With Adam Burns, John Goller, Philip Hasl, Kevin Morgan and Kris Werner, the New York-based team kept all their scores in the top four in all 10 races. No scores were discarded for the series, part of the Verve Cup Offshore Regatta at Chicago Yacht Club.
Hijinks bested the 13 other J/88s in six races, and although Ben Marden's Banter grabbed the overall lead after day two, Weyler's crew finished strong with three successive victories in the remaining contests Saturday and Sunday. Banter ended in runner-up position with 33 points, and Douglas Newhouse's Yonder placed third with 46.
Lake Michigan provided a gorgeous ending to the four-day event with sunny skies and winds around 8 knots. Following Weyler's Hijinks in Sunday's opening match were Mike Bruno's Wings and Marden. In the final challenge, the top trio were Hijinks, Tim Finkle's Seaweed and John & Jordan Leahey's Dutch.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner/Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts |
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| 1 | 27 | USA 27 | Hijinks | Laura Weyler | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 21 | USA 21 | Banter | Ben Marden | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| 3 | 35 | USA 35 | Yonder | Douglas Newhouse | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
| 4 | 9 | USA 80 | Wings | Mike Bruno | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | SCP | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | 24 | USA 24 | Deviation | Iris Vogel | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 52 |
| 6 | 39 | USA 93 | Seaweed | Tim Finkle | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 55 |
| 7 | 29 | USA 29 | Dutch | John & Jordan Leahey | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 64 |
| 8 | 18 | USA 88 | Exile | Andy Graff | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 73 |
| 9 | 28 | USA 82 | Blondie 2 | Tod Patton | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 85 |
| 10 | 46 | USA 64 | BLUE | Brian O'Malley | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 95 |
| 11 | 30 | USA 30 | Windsong | Tim Wade | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 110 |
| 12 | 15 | USA 83 | Hokey Smoke | Richard and Lori Stearns | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 114 |
| 13 | 12 | USA 12 | Rambler | Benjamin Wilson | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 122 |
| 14 | 1 | USA 89 | Slyaza II | Gordon Dill | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 140 |