2019 J/24 North American Championship at Club Nautico Valle de Bravo

2019 J/24 North American Championship at Club Nautico Valle de Bravo - Day 1

by Julie & Christopher Howell 2 Apr 2019 21:31 PDT 30 March - 05 April, 2019

2019 J/24 North American Championship © Christopher Howell

2019 J/24 North American Championship - Final day ©Christopher Howell

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).

2019 J/24 North American Championship - photo © Christopher Howell

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.

2019 J/24 North American Championship - photo © Christopher Howell

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