J/24 North American Championship at Sayville Yacht Club - Day 1
by Julie & Christopher Howell 18 Jun 2021 22:21 PDT
Thirty-two J/24s kicked off the 2021 Good Samaritan Hospital J/24 North American Championship hosted by Sayville Yacht Club in Blue Point, New York. Conditions were beautiful on Great South Bay, as winds began around 8 knots and increased into the teens throughout the three races in a light chop.
Reigning J/24 World Champion Keith Whittemore on Furio controlled the day with two bullets and a fourth for 6 points. Travis Odenbach's Honeybadger closed Friday with a victory, securing second-place overall with 8 points. Mike Marshall's American Garage posted consistent finishes of 4,3,3 for 10 points and third place. Leading the Corinthian division is Mark Hillman's Sisu.
Seattle-based Whittemore won the opening two contests, first ahead of Odenbach's Honeybadger and Al Constants' Blitz, then besting Tony Parker's Bangor Packet and Marshall's American Garage in the second race. Following Odenbach in the last battle were Hillman's Sisu and Marshall.
Racing continues through Sunday.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner / Skipper | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 12 | USA 5325 | Furio | Keith Whittemore | CYC Seattle | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 13 | USA 5208 | Honeybadger | Travis Odenbach | Ryc | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | USA 3379 | American Garage | Mike Marshall | NYYC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 27 | USA 3750 | SISU (Corinthian) | Mark Hillman | Annapolis Yacht Club | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | 32 | USA 2785 | YouRegatta | Carter White | Portland Yacht Club | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | USA 58 | Bangor Packet | Tony Parker | annapolis yacht club | 14 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | 18 | USA 5257 | Mental Floss | Aidan Glackin | Centerport YC | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | 5 | USA 3775 | Blitz (Corinthian) | Al Constants | Seawanhaka Corinthian | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 23 | USA 799 | Redline (Corinthian) | Mike Stasko | Canandaigua Yacht Club | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| 10 | 7 | USA 5235 | Caramella (Corinthian) | Frederick Wiedeke | Toms River Yacht Club | 11 | 14 | 10 | 35 |
| 11 | 6 | USA 2736 | Boreas | Finn Hadlock | Portland Yacht Club | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36 |
| 12 | 15 | USA 49 | Ice Cube | Michael Quaid | Malletts Bay Boat Club | 10 | 13 | 19 | 42 |
| 13 | 20 | PUR 4583 | Orion | Ricardo Martinez | Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club | 9 | 10 | 24 | 43 |
| 14 | 24 | USA 2810 | Rockstar | Joseph Murphy | Sayville Yacht Club | 12 | 25 | 15 | 52 |
| 15 | 22 | USA 1327 | Outrageous | Matthew Miranda | Sayville Yacht club | 17 | 21 | 16 | 54 |
| 16 | 19 | MEX 4029 | Monster Fish | Kenneth Porter | Club Nautico Valle de Bravo AC | 15 | 19 | 21 | 55 |
| 17 | 9 | USA 3688 | Crack Of Noon | Ian Scott | Ida Lewis/Newport YC | 21 | 17 | 17 | 55 |
| 18 | 14 | USA 3474 | Hoptical Illusion | Stephen Kelley | Sayville | 26 | 16 | 14 | 56 |
| 19 | 26 | USA 240 | Shake n Bake | Steve Thomas / Daniel Cameron | Sayville Yacht Club | 19 | 7 | DNF | 59 |
| 20 | 11 | USA 5277 | Evil Octopus | Jasper Van Vliet | Richmond Yacht Club | 24 | 20 | 18 | 62 |
| 21 | 31 | USA 555 | USA‑555 | Charles Bumgardner | Columbia Sailing Club | 28 | 15 | 20 | 63 |
| 22 | 8 | USA 3215 | Carpe Diem (Corinthian) | Christopher Fischer | Sayville Yacht Club | 20 | DSQ | 13 | 66 |
| 23 | 30 | USA 1534 | Good Life (Corinthian) | John Callis | Sayville Yacht Club | 16 | 22 | 29 | 67 |
| 24 | 25 | USA 78 | Saimon | Jorge Valdes | | 18 | 27 | 22 | 67 |
| 25 | 17 | USA 5482 | Lady MINX | Lee Ann Zaretsky | Rochester Yacht Club | 22 | 24 | 27 | 73 |
| 26 | 3 | USA 4202 | Angel of Harlem | Robby Brown | Davis Island/Eastport YC | DNF | DNS | 8 | 74 |
| 27 | 1 | USA 4800 | A Good Hair Day | Elaine Haher | AHYC | 23 | 23 | 28 | 74 |
| 28 | 33 | 2599 | Quirky | Katie Morgan | Noroton | 31 | 18 | 26 | 75 |
| 29 | 28 | USA 2806 | Slapshot | Joseph Buonasera | Sayville Yacht Club | 27 | 26 | 25 | 78 |
| 30 | 29 | USA 2716 | Uncertainty Principle | Paul Abel | Sayville Yacht Club | 30 | 28 | 23 | 81 |
| 31 | 21 | USA 3609 | Osprey | Matthew Schneck | Sayville Yacht Club | 25 | 29 | 31 | 85 |
| 32 | 10 | USA 1382 | Dyna Plastic | Tim Shiebler | Sayville Yacht Club | 29 | OCS | 30 | 92 |