J/24 UBS World Championship at Nuevo Vallarta

J/24 UBS World Championship at Nuevo Vallarta - Day 2

by Kathy Taylor 7 Mar 2007 15:44 GMT

Although Tuesday was a day of big shifts in the J/24 World’s Championship, Mauricio Santacruz from Brazil (3-3-8-1) held onto his first place position with a win in the second race. He was chased over the line by USA’s Chris Snow(8-4-5-2) on Bogus and Canadian Rossi Milev (10-19-19\SCP-3) sailing ING DIRECT.

Just moments before the start of the first race of the day, the wind shifted almost 40 degrees - the race course was reset and the delay gave time for the breeze to build to 18 knots. Wataru Sakamoto(21-20-1-7) from Japan sailed Siesta in his best race yet, trading lead with Reloaded from Chile, driven by Per vib Appen (33-15-2-17) , and chased closely by Juan Ignacio Grimaldi and Domingo Contessi driving Argentina’s Tag Heuer.

After Day Two, Brazilian boat Bruschetta is still being chased by the Americans Snow(8-4-5-2) and Cox (4-6-4-18), with Ingham (7-2-16-11) sharing forth spot with Argentinian entry Tag Heuer driven by Grimaldi/Contessi (16-5-3-12).

Mexico’s Kenneth Porter (5-9-18-25) on S sits in 12th place.

Contestants are still experiencing the finest of Mexican hospitality, with the UBS bash at Maxim favorite jet-set sandbox Nikki Beach on Monday night and Tuesday night’s Paradise Beach volleyball tournement.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Helm	Nat	Boat Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	Mauricio Santacruz	BRA	Bruschetta	3	3	8	1	15
2	Chris Snow	USA	Bogus	8	4	5	2	19
3	Ryan Cox	USA		4	6	4	18	32
4	Mike Ingham	USA	Brain Cramp	7	2	16	11	36
5	Grimaldi / Contessi	ARG	Tag Heuer	16	5	3	12	36
6	Yasutaka Funazawa	JPN	Cerezo	14	16	11	5	46
7	David Klatt	USA	Jaded	1	13	6	27	47
8	Mark Hillman	USA	Bethesda	18	1	25	4	48
9	Wataru Sakamoto	JPN	Siesta	21	20	1	7	49
10	Rossi Milev	CAN	ING Direct	10	19	19\SCP	3	51
11	Will Welles	USA	Cougar	19	10	10	15	54
12	Kenneth Porter	MEX	S	5	9	18	25	57
13	Per von Appen	CHI	Reloaded	33	15	2	17	67
14	Yon Belauteguigoitia	MEX	Metiche	17	26	7	20	70
15	Dag von Appen	CHI	Sebago	26	31\SCP	21	8	86
16	Southworth / McLaughlin	GBR	Inmarsat/Hedgehog	50\ZFP	12	15	9	86
17	Murrieta / Berho	MEX	GQ	23	32	12	21	88
18	Bob Harden	USA	Mister Happy	9	7	41	33	90
19	Roger Harden	USA	Get'er Done	41\ZFP	8	13	28	90
20	Diego Garcia Terra	URU	H2GO	37	25	14	16\SCP	92
21	Turner / Clarke	GBR	Serco Defense	6	29	27	32	94
22	Tomomi Hatakeyama	JPN	Gekko	16\ZFP	32\SCP	17	30	95
23	Alejo / Gonzalez	ARG	Chimera	12	18	36	33\SCP	99
24	Robin Avery	CAN	Temptation	22	43	24	24	113
25	Julian Fernandez	MEX	Good Vibes	15	36	35	38	124
26	Masashi Hirota	JPN	Parranda	58	30	26	13	127
27	Javier Arribas Leigh	PER	Pisco Sour	39	39	20	31	129
28	Michael Whitfield	USA	TMC Racing	48	47	22	14	131
29	Gustavo Coll	URU	Super Machos	25\ZFP	40	33	40	138
30	Montes/ Zan	ARG	Jobbit 24	25	55	32	34	146
31	Chalmers / Robinson	GBR	Alebrije	41	43\SCP	28	35	147
32	Javier Velazquez	MEX	Trinquete	71\BFD	17	51	10	149
33	John Polglase	CAN	Fragata	71\BFD	11	53\SCP	16	151
34	Santiago Silveira	URU	Vientos	47	14	71\DSQ	22	154
35	Mr Tsuji	JPN	Ripple/Profe	71\BFD	24	19	42	156
36	Mauricio Miranda	MEX	Digger	58\ZFP	38	23	37	156
37	Per Hakan Persson	SWE	Front Runnner/Nao	29	45	56	26	156
38	Claudio Cozzi	MEX	Arlequin	34\ZFP	23	58	45	160
39	Robert Vulling	MEX	Cero Baro	48\ZFP	35	42	44	169
40	Luis Alvarez	MEX	Ta'lento	32	48	55	39	174
41	Jason Decker	USA	Rush (4X4)	49\ZFP	34	44	51	178
42	Sargenti/ Di Faria	ITA	El del Mono Azul	52\ZFP	71\DSQ	37	19	179
43	Manuel Villareal	MEX	Amura	59\ZFP	52	30	41	182
44	Alec Hughes	PER	Sea Lion	57	52\SCP	38	36	183
45	Dennis Gentry	MEX	Terror	71\BFD	27	34	52	184
46	Gian Maria Pantella	ITA	Capolago	42\ZFP	50	40	54	186
47	Shuhei Saito	JPN	A Que Si	45\ZFP	41	46	57	189
48	ED Leslie	USA	Carisma	52	57	54	29	192
49	Mergenthaler/ de la Madrid	MEX	Jut Tub 2	71\*1	51	31	46	199
50	Joaquin Bargallo	MEX	Tenaz	38\ZFP	49	48	71\OCS	206
51	Ricardo Brockman	MEX	Ayahootz	42	56	52	56	206
52	Javier Cabildo	MEX	Lata	54\ZFP	71\DSQ	39	43	207
53	Francisco Guzman	MEX	Zorro	71\*2	31	49	60	211
54	Peter Colliard	MEX	Kawabunga	71\BFD	46	29	71\OCS	217
55	Hector Guzman	MEX	Tres Velas	71\BFD	54\SCP	45	48	218
56	Pablo Cervantes	MEX	Besanga	71\BFD	37	50	63	221
57	Sarah Buckley	USA	Chile Manzano	49	59	63	53	224
58	Keith Whittemore	USA	Tundra Rose	41\*3	48\*4	71\DNF	71\DNS	231
59	Pablo Gutierrez	MEX	Buddy	67\ZFP	63	53	49	232
60	Bridgit Lane	USA	Juglar	43	61	71\SCP	59	234
61	Jorge Castillo	MEX	Caspian	54	62	65	58	239
62	Klaus Wiegandt	MEX	Zephyr	44\ZFP	58	67	71\DNF	240
63	Brandon Lambert	CAN	Whiplash	71\ZFP	60	62	50	243
64	Peter Wiegandt	MEX	W	60	71\SCP	57	55	243
65	Karla Moreno	MEX	Pipopes One	71\*5	53	59	61	244
66	Tim Bilham	AUS	Asterix	70\*6	71\DSQ	57\SCP	47	245
67	Franco Ambrosi	MEX	Cri-Cri	51	71\*7	64	71\DNS	257
68	Rikki Hornett	BER	Tasmanian Devil	71\BFD	64	60	62	257
69	Luis Morales	MEX	Orion	71\BFD	54	71\OCS	64	260
70	Aroldo Di Rienzo	ITA	Jeton	69\ZFP	65	61	71\SCP	266