J/70s Open Corinthian US National Championship at Little Traverse Yacht Club - Day 1
by Julie & Chris Howell 9 Aug 17:10 PDT
8-11 August 2019
Little Traverse Yacht Club in Harbor Springs, MI welcomed 36 all-amateur teams to the fourth annual J/70 Corinthian US National Championship under sunny skies, temperatures in the 70s and winds in the mid-teens. Scott Sellers' Tres Burritos excelled in the epic conditions with a pair of firsts and a fourth for 6 points in three races. Chris Kostanecki's Jennifer tallied a 3,3,4 for 10 points and second place. Two teams—Jake Christy's Pale Horse and Peter Vessella's Sistership—are tied at 14 points for the next two positions.
Local Fleet Captain Sellers' Tres Burritos kicked off the event with a win, as Henry Filter's Wild Child and Kostanecki's Jennifer followed. Peter Bowe's Tea Dance Snake from Maryland racked up the next bullet, ahead of Sarah Renz's Berteau Group and Kostanecki again in third. Sellers secured the day one lead in the final contest, notching his second victory. Christy's Pale Horse and Vessella's Sistership completed the top trio.
Representatives from North Sails (Jackson Benvenutti) and Quantum Sails (Travis Odenbach) were on the water for Thursday's practice race and Friday's competition. Both nights also featured "Hear from the Pros" sessions at LTYC, including video education and question-and-answer opportunities.
Racing continues through Sunday.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Skipper/Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 37 | USA 548 | Tres Burritos | Scott Sellers / Hannah Sellers / Merritt Sellers / Owen Beckley / Holt Condon | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 28 | USA 370 | Jennifer | Chris kostanecki / Matt Sessions / Carlos Robles / Scott Kozinchik | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 27 | USA 316 | Pale Horse | Jake Christy / Steve Rozelle / Mark Teborek / Charles Trost | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | 39 | USA 898 | Sistership | Peter Vessella / Tracy Usher / Christy Usher / Mike Bishop | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | 6 | USA 390 | Berteau Group | Sarah Renz / Mark Renz / Matt Clark / Will Holz | 9 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | 36 | USA 381 | Tea Dance Snake | Peter Bowe / Mike McNamara / Todd Jenner / Matt Alisch | 10 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | 44 | USA 45 | Wild Child | Henry Filter / Alex Stout / Will Wagner / Jen Sturmer | 2 | 12 | 9 | 23 |
| 8 | 3 | USA 326 | Aquaholiks | Martin Johnsson / August Hernandez / Lindsay Hernandez / Jorgen Johnsson | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
| 9 | 35 | USA 613 | Piranha | Dave Dennison / Trevor Davis / Thorn Turner / Kevin Kenny | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | 25 | USA 1143 | Measure Twice | Michael Duff / Mike Duff / Robert Duff / Robb Matthews / Preston Carey | 7 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 11 | 18 | USA 313 | FM | Tod Sackett / Blair Hamilton / Dave Kerr / Tom Sessions | 12 | 9 | 15 | 36 |
| 12 | 24 | USA 1025 | Hot Ticket | Mike Kirkman / Rob Ramirez / Jim Thompson / John Morreale | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
| 13 | 33 | USA 220 | Phoenix | Peter Firey / Roger Link / Eric Mentzell / Sean Nunes | 15 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
| 14 | 20 | USA 1034 | Helium | Mark Allen / Mike Welch / Mark Allen / Fred Blackmer / Brian Beaudet | 13 | 6 | 29 | 48 |
| 15 | 30 | USA 905 | Pronto | Alison Hill / Chris Ford / Ella Cantera / Luke Baker / Ben Tolzdorf | 27 | 16 | 12 | 55 |
| 16 | 31 | USA 1157 | McFly | Sean O'Brien / John McNeil / Ryan Higgins / Anders McCarthy / Ansley O'Brien | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
| 17 | 1 | USA 9 | Afterberner | Brian Williams / Isabel Dziuba / Thomas Libcke / Harrison George / Brian Williams | 22 | 26 | 11 | 59 |
| 18 | 2 | USA 423 | American Flyer | Steve Knoop / Patrick Rice / Richard Martin / Annie Baumann | 17 | 19 | 25 | 61 |
| 19 | 5 | USA 40 | B Squared | Bryan Cameron / Daniel Cameron / Phil Peterson / Steve Thomas | DSQ | 8 | 17 | 62 |
| 20 | 17 | USA 487 | Escape | Polk Wagner / Ellie Wagner / Jason Doyle / Madeline Swarthout / Claire Fink | 14 | 31 | 18 | 63 |
| 21 | 42 | USA 241 | USA 241 | Al Poindexter / blake caskey / kevin orff / doug strebel | 23 | 25 | 16 | 64 |
| 22 | 38 | USA 171 | Rasta Racing | Sean Hendrickson / The Rev Petey Crawford / Rob Thomas / Alan Block | 21 | 23 | 20 | 64 |
| 23 | 45 | USA 1023 | Luxury Problems | Dan Klaasen / John Hill / Bryan Brieden / Dunne Saal | 20 | 22 | 24 | 66 |
| 24 | 41 | USA 68 | uno mas | David Schoene / Len Guenther / Lauren Schoene / Matt Schoene | 16 | 24 | 28 | 68 |
| 25 | 26 | USA 1029 | Miss Killer | Don Glover / Don Glover / Grant Glover / Jim Goran / Ravi Subramanian | 30 | 20 | 21 | 71 |
| 26 | 46 | CAN 318 | Cry Havoc | Ralph Neate / Ralph Neate / James Neate / Hubert Czajkowski / Chad Dowshenko | 24 | 17 | 31 | 72 |
| 27 | 7 | USA 549 | Black Pearl | Adam Bowen / Bridget Bowen / Rowan Elwart / Michael Schreiber | 19 | 32 | 22 | 73 |
| 28 | 4 | USA 2 | Ayacucho | James Gary / Taz Coffey / Edward Gary / Patrick Seidel | 25 | 29 | 23 | 77 |
| 29 | 10 | USA 379 | Brumby | Merritt Keffer / Martin Grin / Chris Keffer / David McVicker | 26 | 30 | 26 | 82 |
| 30 | 22 | USA 224 | Little Traverse Sailors | LTS Race Team / Trip Wagner / Kate Moran / Jack Miller / Caroline Grin | 31 | 21 | OCS | 89 |
| 31 | 15 | USA 489 | Downtowner | Jeff Towner / Eric Wynsma / Ben Finkelstein / JT Ludington | 29 | 33 | 27 | 89 |
| 32 | 50 | USA 152 | Sundog | Chal Curtis / Josh Curtis / Victoria Curtis / Meredith Moran / Libby Forsen | 33 | 28 | 30 | 91 |
| 33 | 16 | USA 324 | Ebisu | Glenn Sheets / Tim Buisch / Minh Ha / John McCree | 28 | 27 | OCS | 92 |
| 34 | 9 | USA 1032 | Bamm‑Bamm | Steven Briggs / Jonathon DeWindt / Eric Villasen / Ailene Hicks | 32 | 34 | 32 | 98 |
| 35 | 13 | USA 187 | Catapult | Nicolie Hendrickson / Mary Foster / Wendy Helberg / Deb Hazelett | 34 | 35 | 33 | 102 |
| 36 | 11 | USA 647 | Bula | Michael Mandell / Dave Lauser
Jr / Garry Bonner / Jeff Moore | DNS | DNC | DNC | 111 |