J/22 World Championship at Corpus Christi Yacht Club - Day 1
by Julie & Christopher Howell 21 Jul 2021 15:00 AEST
July 19-23, 2021
J/22 World Championship at Corpus Christi, Texas day 1 © Christopher Howell
Forty-two teams representing 14 states took to the waters of Corpus Christi Bay for the inaugural day of the J/22 World Championship in Texas.
Unsettled conditions only permitted one race, dominated by Jeff Progelhof's Schitzen Giggles (Rush Creek Yacht Club) with crew Paul Foerster and Rod Favela. In winds between 6-8 knots, Travis Odenbach's Honeybadger placed second and Tom Meeh's Meehem in third.
Corpus Christi Yacht Club facilitated three days of seamless registration and inspection, including a practice race on Monday. Enthusiasm is running high for teams returning to World/Continental Championship racing for the first time since 2019.
Racing continues through Friday.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Bow / Sail No | Boat Name | Skipper | Club | R1 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 24 / USA 24 | Schitzen Giggles | Jeff Progelhof | Rush Creek Yacht Club | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 42 / USA 1542 | Honeybadger | Travis Odenbach | Rochester Yacht Club | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 78 / USA 878 | Meehem | Tom Meeh | Galveston Bay Cruising Asso. | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 31 / USA 1531 | Blackburn Marine Racing | Casey Lambert | Lakewood Yacht Club | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 35 / USA 35 | Skank | Brant Koepke | Galveston Bay Cruising Asso. | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 01 / USA 1586 | Pressure Drop | Mike Marshall | New York Yacht Club | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 04 / USA 404 | | Bill Draheim | Rush Creek Yacht Club | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 52 / USA 752 | Miss Conduct | James Freedman | Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 76 / USA 1076 | Baby Doll | Glenn Darden | Fort Worth Boat Club | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 49 / USA 1649 | The Jug 4 1 | Christopher Doyle | Youngstown Yacht Club | 10 | |
| 11 | 86 / USA 486 | En Fuego | Michael Schmid | Wayzata Yacht Club | 11 | |
| 12 | 46 / USA 1646 | VooDoo Baby | Keith Zars | Lake Canyon Yacht Club | 12 | |
| 13 | 60 / USA 600 | Valhalla | Scott Greenawalt | Oklahoma City Boat Club | 13 | |
| 14 | 63 / USA 863 | Let the Wookie Win | Jon Larson | Lakewood Yacht Club | 14 | |
| 15 | 18 / USA 1318 | Turn Down For What | Kurt Taken‑Holtze | Wayzata Yacht Club | 15 | |
| 16 | 62 / USA 1462 | HNL2 | Douglas Weakly | YC | 16 | |
| 17 | 81 / USA 881 | The Dude | Matt Zupon | Wayzata Sailing | 17 | |
| 18 | 16 / USA 1464 | Hot Toddy | Jeffrey Todd | Annapolis Yacht Club | 18 | |
| 19 | 54 / USA 754 | 22 Caliber | Chris Wientjes | Corinthians Sailing Association | 19 | |
| 20 | 89 / USA 1589 | Second Line | Richard Heausler | Bay Waveland YC / Southern YC | 20 | |
| 21 | 65 / USA 265 | J Bear | Ginjer Yachechak | North Flathead Yacht Club | 21 | |
| 22 | 45 / USA 1645 | Heather's Kitchen | David McBrier | Erie Yacht Club | 22 | |
| 23 | 26 / USA 226 | Alyssa Rose | Scott Dunn | Lake Canyon Yacht Club | 23 | |
| 24 | 12 / USA 1024 | Carnival Time | Tommy Meric | Southern Yacht Club | 24 | |
| 25 | 58 / USA 358 | Liten' Up! | Terry Schertz | Austin Yacht Club | 25 | |
| 26 | 06 / USA 206 | Why Knot? | Karl Bradley | Shreveport Yacht Club | 26 | |
| 27 | 91 / USA 918 | Tilt | Alex Schwinn | Lakewood YC / Ft. Worth Boat Club | 27 | |
| 28 | 33 / USA 533 | Highlander | Kyle Meyhoefer | Lake Lanier Sailing Club | 28 | |
| 29 | 14 / USA 814 | Stampede | Colin Feik | Oklahoma City Boat Club | 29 | |
| 30 | 64 / USA 964 | Humbucker | Ted Lischer | Perry Yacht Club | 30 | |
| 31 | 30 / USA 830 | Veloce v2.2 | Josh Richline | Corpus Christi Yacht Club | 31 | |
| 32 | 88 / USA 788 | Juicy | Alyssa Thomas | Sarasota Sailing Squadron | 32 | |
| 33 | 50 / USA 1050 | Zulu Time | Dave Ebbrecht | Weatherby Lake Yacht Club | 33 | |
| 34 | 19 / USA 919 | Troublemaker | Kevin Orff | Hades Yacht Club | 34 | |
| 35 | 66 / USA 626 | Ohana | Sydney Pinegar | Oklahoma City Boat Club | 35 | |
| 36 | 61 / USA 1346 | Bethem Royal | Justin Howard | Oklahoma City Boat Club | 36 | |
| 37 | 72 / USA 352 | Cerberus | Phillip Davis | Lake Canyon Yacht Club | 37 | |
| 38 | 02 / USA 2 | Hot Ruddered Bum | Galen Freeman | Ft Walton YV & Percy Priest YC | 38 | |
| 39 | 44 / USA 449 | Mule Mechanic | Ben Kyzar | Lake Canyon Yacht Club | 39 | |
| 40 | 07 / USA 707 | Trailer Park Tornado | Matt Gibbs | North Flathead Yacht Club | 40 | |
| 41 | 71 / USA 1271 | Dog Shot | Ryan Schwend | Rush Creek Yacht Club | D | |
| 41 | 10 / USA 1510 | Gray Duck | Matthew Thompson | Wayzata Yacht Club | D | |