2019 J/24 North American Championship at Club Nautico Valle de Bravo - Day 1
by Julie & Christopher Howell 2 Apr 21:31 PDT
30 March - 05 April, 2019
Twenty-seven J/24s reveled in flawless conditions as the J/24 North American Championship kicked off at Club Nautico Valle de Bravo in Mexico. Winds started at 10-12 knots and increased to 12-16, with occasional higher gusts. Current J/24 World Champion Will Welles, racing Bruschetta, of the USA has taken the early advantage with 5 points, following scores of 1,1,3. The next positions are locked in a tie at 10 points: Javier Velasquez's Trinquete (7,2,1 on the day) and Mark Laura's Baba Louie (2,3,5).
Under cloudless skies on the picturesque lake in the mountains of Mexico, Welles opened the Championship with his first of consecutive bullets. Trailing him in race one were Laura and Kenneth Porter's S. And in race two were Velasquez and Laura. Velasquez earned the final victory of the day, as Tony Parker's Bangor Packet and Welles comprised the top three.
Racing continues through Friday.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner / Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | USA 5407 | Bruschetta | Will Welles | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 22 | MEX 2128 | Trinquete | Javier Velásquez | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | 42 | USA 2365 | Baba Louie | Mark Laura | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | MEX 1585 | S | Kenneth Porter | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 83 | USA 58 | Bangor Packet | Tony Parker | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | 86 | USA 2436 | Habanero | Denny Vaughan | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 7 | 29 | USA 126 | Giggles | Natalie Harden | 9 | 14 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | 60 | MEX 1922 | Capitan Ala Triste | Manuel Romero Lopez | 4 | 19 | 10 | 33 |
| 9 | 76 | MEX 4802 | Buenaventura | Erick Castillo Jimenez M | 16 | 13 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | 21 | MEX 4864 | Mar‑02 | Tito Benitez | 13 | 10 | 11 | 34 |
| 11 | 78 | MEX 286 | De colores | Ramón Benítez | 8 | 20 | 8 | 36 |
| 12 | 23 | MEX 4163 | Jambo | ROBERT HIMMELBAUER | 17 | 8 | 14 | 39 |
| 13 | 41 | FRA 1810 | Hendaye 64 | Victor Maldonado | 20 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
| 14 | 7 | MEX 4905 | Talento | Luis Alvarez | 6 | 21 | 17 | 44 |
| 15 | 39 | USA 2918 | Sea Bags Women's Sailing Team | Erica Beck Spencer | 14 | 11 | 19 | 44 |
| 16 | 32 | MEX 5017 | X 4 | Christian Carranza Rodriguez | 18 | 6 | 24 | 48 |
| 17 | 84 | MEX 4527 | JOT TUB 2 | JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ PEDRAZA | 24 | 4 | 21 | 49 |
| 18 | 31 | MEX 2988 (spin 5123) | Digger | Humberto Prtiz Pastor | 12 | 15 | 22 | 49 |
| 19 | 8 | MEX 5265 | Caspian | Jorge Castillo | 15 | 16 | 18 | 49 |
| 20 | 17 | USA 2176 | Evil Octopus | Jasper Van Vliet | 23 | 22 | 6 | 51 |
| 21 | 85 | MEX 4102 | MARINA | Teresa Schroeder | 10 | 17 | 25 | 52 |
| 22 | 54 | MEX 2829 | PEGAIS | HUGO MARTINEZ REBOLLAR | 26 | 18 | 16 | 60 |
| 23 | 2 | MEX 5140 | Matador | Pablo Carvajal Specia | 19 | SCP | 15 | 62 |
| 24 | 59 | USA 1036 | Flight | Randall Rasicot | 22 | 24 | 20 | 66 |
| 25 | 27 | MEX 3788 | Asterix | Antonio Jacques | 21 | 26 | 23 | 70 |
| 26 | 69 | MEX 5139 | Chaneque | Juan Antonio Uroz Mateu | 25 | 25 | 26 | 76 |
| 27 | 82 | MEX 4152 | K‑tacho 24 | Esteban de Icaza | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |
