2019 J/111 World Championship at Chicago Yacht Club - Day 2
by Julie & Chris Howell 22 Aug 2019 19:32 PDT
19-23 August 2019
The seas on Lake Michigan were rocking and rolling on Thursday, as was the leaderboard at the J/111 World Championship, hosted by Chicago Yacht Club. Martin Roesch's Velocity shot up to the chief position, posting a 1,4,6 on the day.
The 23 J/111s have now completed six races, and the Championship will conclude Friday, including the discard taking effect after the seventh race. Peter Wagner's Skeleton Key maintained consistent scores in the top 10, inching him up to second place with 34 points, only one behind Roesch. Rob Ruhlman's Spaceman Spiff dropped to third but is still in the hunt with 38 points.
Day one leader Andrew and Sedgwick Ward's Bravo suffered a 13th in the day's final contest, leaving them in fourth place, one tick behind Ruhlman. Waves reached five feet and higher, and breeze was 12 knots plus.
Roesch began the day victoriously, ahead of local boat Momentus led by Kevin Saedi & Raman Yousefi and the Wards on Bravo. Chicago Yacht Club's Michael Mayer & Steve Henderson guided Kashmir to success in the middle match, with Jorg Sigg's Varuna and Richard Witzel's Rowdy next. Rod Warren's Joust prevailed in the final round, shadowed by Wagner's Skeleton Key and Sigg.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner / Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 35 | USA 008 | Velocity | Martin Roesch | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
| 2 | 54 | USA 115 | Skeleton Key | Peter Wagner | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 56 | USA 134 | Spaceman Spiff | Rob Ruhlman | 1 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | 25 | USA 60909 | Bravo | Andrew Ward / Sedgwick Ward | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 37 |
| 5 | 51 | USA 47 | Rowdy | Richard Witzel | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | 62 | USA 12 | Kashmir | Michael Mayer / Steve Henderson | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 48 |
| 7 | 50 | USA 112 | Pura Vida | John Kalanik | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 50 |
| 8 | 52 | USA 61666 | Shamrock | Jeffrey Davis | 2 | 7 | UFD | 7 | 13 | 5 | 58 |
| 9 | 66 | AUS 1110 | Joust | Rod Warren | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | DSQ | 1 | 61 |
| 10 | 24 | SUI 2193 | Varuna (Lällekönig) | Jörg Sigg | 11 | 1 | 13 | 12 | DSQ | 3 | 64 |
| 11 | 40 | USA 90 | Utah | Bradley Faber | 10 | 11 | SCP | 13 | 9 | 9 | 68 |
| 12 | 17 | USA 119 | Slush Fund | Jim Connelly | 19 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 72 |
| 13 | 43 | USA 132 | Sitella | Ian Hill | 5 | 16 | 6 | UFD | 11 | 12 | 74 |
| 14 | 61 | USA 30 | Wicked 2 | Douglas Curtiss | 15 | 2 | 15 | UFD | 12 | 10 | 78 |
| 15 | 48 | USA 24 | Momentus | Kevin Saedi / Raman Yousefi | 17 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 80 |
| 16 | 47 | USA 72 | Lucky Dubie | Len Siegal | 16 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 81 |
| 17 | 60 | USA 28 | Warlock | Tom Dickson | 12 | 18 | UFD | 15 | 5 | 14 | 88 |
| 18 | 49 | USA 117 | No Quarter | Mark & Colin Caliban | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 91 |
| 19 | 58 | USA 100 | Variance | Carl Hanssen | 14 | 13 | 19 | UFD | 10 | 17 | 97 |
| 20 | 53 | USA 20 | Shmokin Joe | Jeff Schaefer | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 115 |
| 21 | 64 | USA 25 | Unplugged | Tim Clayson | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 118 |
| 22 | 28 | USA 102 | Evonne.com/3 | John Yonover | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | DNS | 123 |
| 23 | 65 | USA 111 | Skull Cracker | Daniel Kitchens | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | RET | 21 | 132 |