J/111 North American Championship at Macatawa Bay Yacht Club - Day 1
by Julie & Christopher Howell 19 Sep 2018 15:25 PDT
18-21 September 2018
2018 J 111 North American Championship - Slush Fund © J/111 International Class Association
Light winds greeted sixteen J/111 teams for the beginning of the J/111 North American Championship, hosted by Macatawa Bay Yacht Club in Holland, MI. Jim Connelly's Slush Fund figured out the conditions in the pair of races, posting a 2,1 on the day for the lead at 3 points.
Just two ticks behind in second place is Jeffrey Davis' Shamrock, who recorded a solid 3,2 for 5 points. Peter Wagner's Skeleton Key started the day with a bullet but added a sixth for 7 points and third place.
Following 2017 J/111 World Champion Wagner in the opening match were Connelly and Davis. Then Connelly and Davis each moved up a notch in race two, taking first and second ahead of Bradley Faber's Utah.
Racing continues through Friday.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner/Skipper | R1 | R2 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | USA 119 | Slush Fund | Jim Connelly | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | USA 61666 | Shamrock | Jeffrey Davis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | USA 115 | Skeleton Key | Peter Wagner | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | USA 90 | Utah | Bradley Faber | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | USA 12 | Kashmir | Karl Brummel
| 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | USA 93 | Spaceman Spiff | Rob Ruhlman | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | USA 117 | No Quarter | Mark & Colin Caliban | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | USA 102 | Evonne.com/3 | John Yonover | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | USA 47 | Rowdy | Richard Witzel | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | USA 60909 | Bravo | Andrew Ward/Sedgwick Ward | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 11 | USA 28 | Warlock | Tom Dickson | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 12 | USA 43 | Solution | Tracy Brand | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 13 | USA 24 | Momentus | Kevin Saedi & Raman Yousefi | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 14 | USA 112 | Pura Vida | John Kalanik | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 15 | USA 100 | Variance | Carl Hanssen | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 16 | USA 20 | Shmokin Joe | Jeff Schaefer | 16 | 16 | 32 |