J/70 Winter Series 3 at Davis Island Yacht Club
by Julie & Chris Howell 10 Feb 2019 21:45 PST
9-10 February 2019
Forty-nine J/70 teams qualified to win the 2018-2019 J/70 Winter Series at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, Florida by competing in at least two of the three weekends with the same boat and skipper.
Brian Keane's Savasana repeated as Series Champion, including a commanding performance this weekend that including four bullets in seven races. Picture perfect conditions closed the Series with two days of sunshine, temperatures in the 70s and breeze in the teens. The Corinthian division was won by Bob Willis's Rip Rullah. Both skippers now qualify for the 2020 World Championship at California Yacht Club.
Greiner Hobbs' Dark Horse finished second overall for the Series, followed by Kevin Downey's Mr. Pitiful in third.
The popular J/70 Winter Series spans three weekends of racing between early December and February, allowing participants to store their boats onsite for a reasonable fee. Additionally, on each Friday of the Series, SAIL22 led the Porch Series to offer practice races and coaching.
Overall Results:
Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Boat Name | Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
1 | 96 | USA 96 | Savasana | Brian Keane | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
2 | 46 | USA 246 | New Wave | Will Welles | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
3 | 37 | USA 1037 | Mr. Pitiful | Kevin Downey | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
4 | 69 | USA 169 | Empeiria | John Heaton | 12 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 48 |
5 | 56 | USA 695 | Polar | Doug Clark | 5 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 50 |
6 | 28 | USA 528 | Simply Irresistible | Glenn Gault | 15 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
7 | 88 | USA 28 | Key Player (Corinthian) | Eddie Keller | 6 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 57 |
8 | 30 | USA 230 | Rip Rullah (Corinthian) | Bob Willis | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 58 |
9 | 8 | USA 208 | Dark Horse | Greiner Hobbs | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 61 |
10 | 10 | USA 1042 | Black River Racing | Douglas Strebel | 27 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 64 |
11 | 20 | USA 420 | E.L.E. | Matt Braun | 11 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 65 |
12 | 2 | USA 602 | Building A | Josh Goldman | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 66 |
13 | 27 | USA 227 | Norboy | Leif & Laura Sigmond | 18 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 74 |
14 | 99 | MEX 1152 | Black Mamba (Corinthian) | Fernando Perez | 21 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 36 | 24 | 94 |
15 | 17 | BRA 616 | Mancha Negra | Peter Siemsen/ Pedro Camargo | RET | DNC | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 112 |
16 | 77 | USA 677 | Victory | Buddy Cribb | 13 | 15 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 115 |
17 | 81 | USA 381 | Tea Dance Snake (Corinthian) | Peter Bowe | 20 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 121 |
18 | 61 | USA 62 | Blazer (Corinthian) | Christopher Culver | 38 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 122 |
19 | 93 | USA 93 | Wild Card | Kevin Morgan | 14 | 47 | 44 | 40 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 128 |
20 | 7 | USA 207 | Reset | Peter Barrett | 22 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 130 |
21 | 29 | USA 229 | Columbia | Nelson Mills | 10 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 132 |
22 | 72 | USA 172 | Planet Claire | John & Marisa Koten | 9 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 133 |
23 | 11 | USA 411 | Selkie (Corinthian) | Jack Wallace | 19 | 29 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 38 | 25 | 135 |
24 | 95 | USA 395 | Semi Charmed (Corinthian) | Trevor Roach | 17 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 33 | 137 |
25 | 13 | USA 613 | Piranha (Corinthian) | Dave Dennison | 25 | 24 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 138 |
26 | 34 | USA 1034 | Helium (Corinthian) | Mark Allen / Mike Welch | 34 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 18 | 22 | 142 |
27 | 78 | USA 178 | Pony | Bill Draheim | 26 | 38 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 48 | 144 |
28 | 22 | USA 220 | Phoenix (Corinthian) | Peter Firey | 42 | 17 | 28 | 43 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 149 |
29 | 73 | USA 397 | Hot Mess (Corinthian) | Rob Britts | 29 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 25 | DNC | 152 |
30 | 33 | USA 343 | Truckin' (Corinthian) | Alex Meleney | 37 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 154 |
31 | 15 | USA 1157 | McFly | Sean O'Brien | 24 | 30 | 35 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 156 |
32 | 18 | USA 188 | Chinook (Corinthian) | Carrie & Ed Austin | 47 | 32 | 17 | 37 | 21 | 35 | 15 | 157 |
33 | 65 | USA 1025 | Hot Ticket (Corinthian) | Mike Kirkman | 16 | 49 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 157 |
34 | 6 | USA 6 | T2 | Hanson Bratton | 36 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 164 |
35 | 82 | USA 382 | Surrender to the Flow (Corinthian) | Rob Gorman | 33 | 26 | 9 | RDG | 48 | 47 | 32 | 170 |
36 | 4 | USA 183 | Pazzi (Corinthian) | Mark Gorman | 31 | 21 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 171 |
37 | 91 | USA 91 | Carlos | Michael Sudofsky | DNC | DNC | 50 | 45 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 183 |
38 | 50 | USA 850 | Mojito | Forbes Durdin | 28 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 41 | 50 | DNC | 192 |
39 | 3 | USA 903 | Playdate | john logue | 30 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 44 | 24 | 45 | 194 |
40 | 84 | USA 482 | Vital Signs (Corinthian) | John Morreale | 44 | 16 | 40 | 34 | 30 | 48 | 41 | 205 |
41 | 1 | usa 301 | Sold | George Braddon | 32 | 35 | 34 | RET | 46 | 21 | 39 | 207 |
42 | 57 | USA 357 | DangerMouse (Corinthian) | Taz Coffey | 35 | 46 | 45 | RET | 23 | 33 | 27 | 209 |
43 | 35 | USA 335 | Nitemare (Corinthian) | Amy Neill | 40 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 45 | 28 | 36 | 219 |
44 | 71 | USA 40 | Boreas | Finn Hadlock | 23 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 220 |
45 | 21 | USA 1371 | Confidence Interval | Chester Whitley | 45 | 36 | 47 | 29 | 42 | 30 | 46 | 228 |
46 | 55 | USA 1 | D2 Racing (Corinthian) | Dan & Danette Gross | DNC | 43 | 46 | 16 | 49 | 44 | 34 | 232 |
47 | 24 | USA 241 | USA 241 (Corinthian) | Al Poindexter | 46 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 241 |
48 | 9 | USA 9 | Afterberner | Brian Williams | 43 | 42 | 38 | 46 | 50 | 46 | 29 | 244 |
49 | 36 | USA 684 | Yeah Yeah... | Al Minella | 41 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 252 |
50 | 52 | USA 52 | 52 | Charlie Schroeder | 39 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 38 | 49 | DNC | 270 |
51 | 63 | USA 363 | Down the Line | J World Annapolis | 48 | 45 | 51 | RET | 51 | 39 | 44 | 278 |