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Tony Parker's Bangor Packet takes J/24 Midwinter Championship

by Julie & Christopher Howell 23 Mar 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.

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