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J70 US Corinthian National Championship at Fort Worth Boat Club - Overall

by Christopher Howell 30 Apr 2018 09:33 BST 26-29 April 2018
Glenn Darden wins the 2018 J/70 Corinthian US National Championship © Christopher Howell

Local Glenn Darden's Hoss, with crew Jake Scott, Brian Tyrrell and Tony Waldon, won the third annual J/70 Corinthian US National Championship, hosted by Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas. Fifteen all-amateur teams converged on Eagle Mountain Lake to compete from April 27-29.

After two light air races late in the day Friday, the group got shut out with no wind on Saturday. PRO Bruce Golison moved up the start time Sunday, and they banged out four races to cap off the event with six total races.

Bruno Pasquinelli's Stampede followed Darden overall with 15 points, and Forbes Durdin's Mojito took third with 17 points. Dave Dennison on Piranha and David Hiebert on USA 546 rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth, respectively.

The event served as an incredible learning experience with sailmakers Tim Healy, Jud Smith and Bill Draheim onsite to conduct on-water clinics and briefings for the Corinthian sailors. With debriefs on Thursday and a nearly three-hour session on Saturday morning, these professionals shared immense amounts of knowledge and tuning tips. Next year's Corinthian US National Championship will be in Harbor Springs, MI, and the sailmakers have already committed to an even higher-level training and education for the participants.

Overall Results:

PosBow NoSail NoYacht NameOwner/SkipperR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
128  USA 852HOSSGlenn Darden19521312
223  USA 240StampedeBruno Pasquinelli57212515
319  USA 850MojitoForbes Durdin36473117
422  USA 613PiranhaDave Dennison241610720
531  USA 546USA 546David Hiebert41847622
617  USA 1034Helium RacingMark Allen / Mike Welch1137114227
732  USA 389Your Mom's A HooliganElizabeth Barker1523312828
820  USA 820Nasty BabyRick Schaffer759108433
921  USA 183PazziMark Gorman128655DNF36
1014  USA 11431143Michael Duff91012815948
1130  USA 241USA 241Al Poindexter141111991151
1225  USA 344Two FeathersMark Masur814DNF15111058
1324  USA 242Texas Chrome Jason Bradley1312DNF126DNS59
1415  USA 7BoomtownJames Mitchell6151314141259
1512  USA 10411041Bill McNally1013101313DNF59

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