Tony Parker's Bangor Packet takes J/24 Midwinter Championship
by Julie & Christopher Howell 23 Mar 2025 23:41 PDT
March 21-23, 2025
Class veteran Tony Parker's Bangor Packet
stayed consistent through nine races to earn the 2025 J/24 Midwinter Championship in
Miami, FL.
With crew including World Champion Will Welles as well as Will Bomar,
Emmet Todd and James Niblock, Parker never finished lower than sixth to win the title.
In the final three races on Sunday, Bangor Packet closed with scores of 5,1,2 to net 27
points. 2024 winner Paul Abdullah on Tremendous Slouch started strong but couldn't
outlast Parker and placed second with 41 points. Michael Goldfarb's WarCanoe ended
only one point further behind in third.
Top Corinthian and fourth overall was Jasper Van Vliet's Evil Twin with team Briana
Biller, Eleanor Tubman, Jessica Ludy and William Pochereva. Second Corinthian and
fifth overall was Frederick Wiedeke's Caramella. Rounding out the amateur podium was
Dan Borrer's Jesus Lizard.
Twenty-six boats competed from March 21-23 in coveted south Florida conditions. On
Friday, winds were in the mid-teens, and lightened through the weekend under gorgeous
blue skies.
Overall Results: (top five)
1. Bangor Packet, Tony Parker, 1, 3, 4, (6), 6, 5, 5, 1, 2 - 27 points
2. Tremendous Slouch, Paul Abdullah, 2, 1, 2, (19), 5, 6, 4, 11, 10 - 41 points
3. WarCanoe, Michael Goldfarb, 9, (10), 1, 5, 2, 7, 8, 6, 4 - 42 points
4. Evil Twin, Jasper Van Vliet, (16), 11, 5, 1, 11, 3, 9, 7, 1 - 48 points
5. Caramella, Frederick Wiedeke, 12, 5, 7, 2, 13, 1, 1, 10, (13) - 51 points
Complete results are available at www.yachtscoring.com/emenu/16833.