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J/70 Corinthian US National Championship at Little Traverse Yacht Club - Day 2

by Julie & Chris Howell 10 Aug 2019 18:26 PDT 8-11 August 2019

Thirty-six all-amateur teams again reveled in glorious conditions on Little Traverse Bay in Michigan for the J/70 Corinthian US National Championship.

Chris Kostanecki's Jennifer moved to the top of the leaderboard, rebounding from a sixth in Saturday's opening contest (eventually discarded) with a 1,2 to hold a three-point advantage after six races. Friday's frontrunner Scott Sellers' Tres Burritos ended the day successfully, but two lower finishes in the earlier competitions dropped him to second place with 16 points. Peter Vessella's Sistership is five points in arrears of Sellers for third place.

Winds between 12-14 knots, puffy white clouds and temperatures in the 70s greeted racers on the middle day of the Championship. Henry Filter's Wild Child got off on the right foot in race four, topping Vessella's Sistership and Dave Dennison's Piranha. Kostanecki's Jennifer triumphed in the next battle, as Tod Sackett's FM and Peter Bowe's Tea Dance Snake got in on the action too. Sellers' Tres Burritos then got their third bullet of the regatta, shadowed by Kostanecki and Bowe.

Jackson Benvenutti of North Sails was again on the water to offer helpful advice to the Corinthian sailors. Racing concludes Sunday.

Results after Day 2:

PosBow NoSail NoYacht NameSkipper/CrewR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
128  USA 370JenniferChris kostanecki / Matt Sessions / Carlos Robles / Scott Kozinchik33461213
237  USA 548Tres BurritosScott Sellers / Hannah Sellers / Merritt Sellers / Owen Beckley / Holt Condon141119116
339  USA 898SistershipPeter Vessella / Tracy Usher / Christy Usher / Mike Bishop653211521
444  USA 45Wild ChildHenry Filter / Alex Stout / Will Wagner / Jen Sturmer212915623
536  USA 381Tea Dance SnakePeter Bowe / Mike McNamara / Todd Jenner / Matt Alisch1018103325
627  USA 316Pale HorseJake Christy / Steve Rozelle / Mark Teborek / Charles Trost5721313431
76  USA 390Berteau GroupSarah Renz / Mark Renz / Matt Clark / Will Holz9274101332
835  USA 613PiranhaDave Dennison / Trevor Davis / Thorn Turner / Kevin Kenny8116341232
925  USA 1143Measure TwiceMichael Duff / Mike Duff / Robert Duff / Robb Matthews / Preston Carey714577733
103  USA 326AquaholiksMartin Johnsson / August Hernandez / Lindsay Hernandez / Jorgen Johnsson41010156939
1118  USA 313FMTod Sackett / Blair Hamilton / Dave Kerr / Tom Sessions1291592840
125  USA 40B SquaredBryan Cameron / Daniel Cameron / Phil Peterson / Steve ThomasDSQ817581048
1324  USA 1025Hot TicketMike Kirkman / Rob Ramirez / Jim Thompson / John Morreale11131419201976
1433  USA 220PhoenixPeter Firey / Roger Link / Eric Mentzell / Sean Nunes15151316171776
1517  USA 487EscapePolk Wagner / Ellie Wagner / Jason Doyle / Madeline Swarthout / Claire Fink14311817161883
1620  USA 1034HeliumMark Allen / Mike Welch / Mark Allen / Fred Blackmer / Brian Beaudet1362921232487
1731  USA 1157McFlySean O'Brien / John McNeil / Ryan Higgins / Anders McCarthy / Ansley O'Brien1818191224RET91
1826  USA 1029Miss KillerDon Glover / Don Glover / Grant Glover / Jim Goran / Ravi Subramanian30202123141593
197  USA 549Black PearlAdam Bowen / Bridget Bowen / Rowan Elwart / Michael Schreiber19322225181195
2038  USA 171Rasta RacingSean Hendrickson / The Rev Petey Crawford / Rob Thomas / Alan Block21232020122295
211  USA 9AfterbernerBrian Williams / Isabel Dziuba / Thomas Libcke / Harrison George / Brian Williams222611272220101
2245  USA 1023Luxury ProblemsDan Klaasen / John Hill / Bryan Brieden / Dunne Saal202224222714102
232  USA 423American FlyerSteve Knoop / Patrick Rice / Richard Martin / Annie Baumann171925243225110
2410  USA 379BrumbyMerritt Keffer / Martin Grin / Chris Keffer / David McVicker263026141929114
2522  USA 224Little Traverse SailorsLTS Race Team / Trip Wagner / Kate Moran / Jack Miller / Caroline Grin3121OCS261521114
2641  USA 68uno masDavid Schoene / Len Guenther / Lauren Schoene / Matt Schoene162428303016114
2715  USA 489DowntownerJeff Towner / Eric Wynsma / Ben Finkelstein / JT Ludington29332782826118
2842  USA 241USA 241Al Poindexter / blake caskey / kevin orff / doug strebel232516332628118
294  USA 2AyacuchoJames Gary / Taz Coffey / Edward Gary / Patrick Seidel252923182527118
3030  USA 905ProntoAlison Hill / Chris Ford / Ella Cantera / Luke Baker / Ben Tolzdorf27161229RETDNS121
3146  CAN 318Cry HavocRalph Neate / Ralph Neate / James Neate / Hubert Czajkowski / Chad Dowshenko241731DSQ2130123
3216  USA 324EbisuGlenn Sheets / Tim Buisch / Minh Ha / John McCree2827OCS283123137
3350  USA 152SundogChal Curtis / Josh Curtis / Victoria Curtis / Meredith Moran / Libby Forsen332830322931150
349  USA 1032Bamm‑BammSteven Briggs / Jonathon DeWindt / Eric Villasen / Ailene Hicks323432313532161
3513  USA 187CatapultNicolie Hendrickson / Mary Foster / Wendy Helberg / Deb Hazelett343533353433169
3611  USA 647BulaMichael Mandell / Dave Lauser Jr / Garry Bonner / Jeff MooreDNSDNCDNC343334175

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