J/24 US National Championship at Portland Yacht Club - Day 1
by Julie & Christopher Howell 8 Sep 2018 15:11 AEST
7-9 September 2018
It was worth the wait for the 48 teams on the initial day of the J/24 US National Championship, hosted by Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth, ME.
After several hours of anticipating the wind to settle, it came in at 6-8 knots, then increased to 8-10, allowing two long races to go in the books on Casco Bay. Two teams are tied at 5 points: Nicolas Cubria's Elvis and Tony Parker's Bangor Packet. Cubria registered a 4,1, while Parker took a 3,2. Local Carter White's YouRegatta.com holds the third spot with 11 points.
Natalie Harden's Giggles commenced the Championship with the opening bullet, in advance of White and Parker. Cubria then took line honors, as Parker moved up to second and Aidan Glackin's Mental Floss made the top three.
Racing continues through Sunday. Complete results may be found at www.j24nationals2018.com.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Bow No | Skipper | R1 | R2 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | Elvis | 5499 | 14 | Nicolas Cubria | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd | Bangor Packet | 58 | 9 | Tony Parker | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3rd | YouRegatta.com | 2785 | 45 | Carter White | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 4th | Mental Floss | 5257 | 20 | Aidan Glackin | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 5th | Fudgie | 4116 | 30 | Matt Coughlin | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 6th | Angel of Harlem | 799 | 3 | Robby Brown | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 7th | Mojito | 5362 | 12 | Vince Somoza | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 8th | Second Chance | 850 | 41 | Jeff Smith | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 9th | Sea Bags Women's Sailing Team | 2918 | 40 | Erica Beck Spencer | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 10th | Premature Grey | 3366 | 24 | Stephan Blais | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 11th | Mr. Hankey | 1530 | 36 | Andrew Carey | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| 12th | Lifted | 4025 | 7 | Evan Petley-Jones | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 13th | GIGGLES | 126 | 1 | Natalie Harden | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| 14th | SISU | 3750 | 8 | James Bonham | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 15th | Airodoodle | 3369 | 33 | John Denman | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 16th | Velocidad | 5476 | 17 | Christopher Stone | 23 | 14 | 37 |
| 17th | Angry Squirrel | 4161 | 46 | Stuart MacNeil | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 18th | Flying Chicken | 2555 | 35 | Ed Rowe | 7 | 31 | 38 |
| 19th | Redline | 4202 | 11 | Mike Stasko | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| 20th | Blitz | 3775 | 16 | Al Constants | 35 | 7 | 42 |
| 21st | Gravelle Woodworking | 3935 | 6 | Michael Howarth | 28 | 15 | 43 |
| 22nd | Monster Fish | 4029 | 29 | Kenneth A Porter | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| 23rd | Bad Apple | 3361 | 39 | Bruce Morse | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| 24th | BASH | 5277 | 5 | Ron Medlin | 38 | 11 | 49 |
| 25th | Don't Panic | 2607 | 4 | Richard Graef | 32 | 17 | 49 |
| 26th | Spooky | 1048 | 27 | John O'Rourke | 9 | 41 | 50 |
| 27th | Spontaneous | 3417 | 42 | Kaighn Smith | 21 | 32 | 53 |
| 28th | Caravan | 3843 | 47 | Matthew Lankowski | 26 | 29 | 55 |
| 29th | Shifty | 1359 | 31 | Martin Gallagher | 34 | 22 | 56 |
| 30th | Boreas | 2736 | 23 | Finn Hadlock | 41 | 18 | 59 |
| 31st | Buschwacker | 78 | 15 | Dan Busch | 36 | 23 | 59 |
| 32nd | Shake n Bake | 240 | 18 | Brian Elliott | 27 | 33 | 60 |
| 33rd | Glyde | 1225 | 43 | Richard Ketchum | 24 | 38 | 62 |
| 34th | Jam | 3286 | 25 | Mark Gardner | 19 | 45 | 64 |
| 35th | J24 Boat Grant | 423 | 10 | Kira Munger | 42 | 26 | 68 |
| 36th | DENALI | 3139 | 38 | Anthony Jessen | 40 | 28 | 68 |
| 37th | Rumb Runner | 3737 | 22 | Tim McCormick | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| 38th | Jasmine | 3359 | 37 | Steven Tenney | 31 | 40 | 71 |
| 39th | Bob Dylan | 3938 | 28 | Dave Klebanoff | 30 | 42 | 72 |
| 40th | LEVERAGE | 2355 | 2 | Jason Leidal | 37 | 35 | 72 |
| 41st | High Five | 5254 | 13 | Jean Levac | 29 | 47 | 76 |
| 42nd | Rabble Rouser | 292 | 44 | Spencer Howe | 46 | 34 | 80 |
| 43rd | Half Full | 4354 | 26 | Paul Hansen | 43 | 39 | 82 |
| 44th | Slapshot | 2806 | 19 | Joe Buonasera | 47 | 36 | 83 |
| 45th | Vagabond | 4147 | 48 | Teddy Farnsworth | 39 | DNC | 88 |
| 46th | PowderWhore | 4111 | 34 | Scott Bridge | 44 | 44 | 88 |
| 47th | SheldonJ | 4183 | 32 | John Wells | 48 | 43 | 91 |
| 48th | allegria | 3695 | 21 | LuigiC | 45 | 46 | 91 |
