2024 J/22 World Championship at Eastport Yacht Club

2024 J/22 World Championship at Eastport Yacht Club - Overall

by Julie & Christopher Howell 26 Oct 22:24 BST October 21-27, 2024

Mr. October may be a name known for Major League Baseball's World Series, but Travis Odenbach's Honeybadger has earned the name this year for sailing. Only three weeks after winning the J/24 World Championship, Odenbach won the 2024 J/22 World Championship hosted by Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, Maryland.

With crew Geoff Becker and Justin Damore, the Rochester, NY-team outlasted 48 teams representing 15 states and four countries. They were the only group to post scores all in the top twelve of the 10-race series, while avoiding penalties, to claim the title by 6 points. Glenn Darden's Baby Doll made a strong effort Saturday, posting a 2,1 on the day, but couldn't catch Honeybadger, taking the silver position. Will Welles' Cougar put together a solid series for third place.

2024 J/22 World Championship - photo © Christopher Howell

"That was a very tough regatta, but great people!" beamed Odenbach. "I love doing this with my friends." Odenbach's wife and daughters were spectating at the finish, "Winning in front of my family was a first!"

Overall Results:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Yacht Name	Skipper	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	29	1542	Honeybadger	Travis Odenbach	5	4	2	4	12	1	11	9	5	2	43
2	4	USA 1076	Baby Doll	Glenn Darden	4	6	3	3	1	13	23	16	2	1	49
3	9	USA 1344	Cougar	Will Welles	11	2	14	2	6	2	9	BFD	4	7	57
4	48	USA 677	Yard Sail	Brad Julian	22	3	DNF	1	7	6	2	1	1	17	60
5	27	756	Osprey	Chase Quinn	7	UFD	8	10	2	17	1	2	10	8	65
6	46	USA 1464	Hot Toddy	Jeffrey Todd	10	8	1	12	4	9	13	3	15	5	65
7	40	USA 1649	The Jug 4 1	Christopher Doyle	1	1	10	5	9	19	8	15	8	16	73
8	47	USA 1536	What? NoooWaaay!	Adam Burns	8	5	17	14	5	7	4	26	9	6	75
9	2	USA 1586	Polar Express	Jeff Hayden	6	10	11	8	10	11	3	BFD	6	11	76
10	21	USA 752	Miss Conduct	James Freedman	2	15	5	11	18	8	24	17	3	24	103
11	16	USA 16	Defiance	Mike Gemperline	21	21	12	6	3	14	16	11	7	14	104
12	11	789	Piñata	Jake Doyle	9	27	23	9	13	10	7	6	UFD	4	108
13	34	USA 468	Scooby	J.R. Maxwell	RDG	RDG	6	23	25	5	5	BFD	11	13	117.5
14	42	USA 1318	Turn Down 4 What	Kurt Taken‑Holtze	3	19	16	20	16	12	19	14	14	18	131
15	25	USA 865	OldsKool	Lars Hansen	14	12	4	17	23	4	17	18	23	30	132
16	37	USA 754	BER	Chris Wientjes	16	16	7	13	15	22	22	5	16	29	132
17	33	USA 1504	Rythmic Pumping	Aden King	13	7	18	19	34	18	18	7	UFD	3	137
18	20	USA 1466	Lucy	Katja and Mark Sertl	12	9	24	21	11	23	6	20	25	27	151
19	41	USA 918	Tilt	Alex Schwinn	23	14	20	22	20	16	14	8	17	36	154
20	31	CAN 958	Ruckus	Taylor Grant	15	13	19	18	17	15	12	BFD	24	25	158
21	3	CAY 1264	AdJusted	Michael Farrington	17	25	21	16	22	3	21	BFD	21	33	179
22	22	USA 489	Mo' Money	Kevin Doyle	18	18	15	35	35	32	29	13	12	12	184
23	17	USA 1462	Knight Fury	Dave Ebbrecht	32	23	30	41	8	30	20	4	28	21	196
24	18	USA 1078	Lil' Puffy	Christopher Wilson	33	20	29	25	21	26	10	23	34	9	196
25	30	USA 1509	Rocinante	Kevin Kenny	24	38	13	34	14	21	37	28	22	19	212
26	10	USA 1645	Heather's Kitchen	David McBrier	27	28	27	7	42	20	34	22	20	32	217
27	49	USA 533	Highlander	Kyle Meyhoefer	19	29	22	26	27	35	26	29	31	10	219
28	19	USA 1002	Just Wing It	Drew Mutch	28	17	38	29	19	27	33	12	19	RET	222
29	6	USA 1024	Carnival Time	Tommy Meric	31	26	25	27	24	31	25	27	27	26	238
30	36	USA 814	STAMPEDE	Colin Feik	20	32	28	24	41	25	27	BFD	18	28	243
31	32	USA 1503	Rug Burn	Kevin Elion	25	22	34	33	26	24	30	24	26	34	244
32	43	469	USA 469	Adam Schwarzweller	26	11	9	38	33	37	32	BFD	40	22	248
33	7	USA 711	Big Gulp	Brian Robinson	29	31	33	31	29	38	36	21	30	15	255
34	45	USA 959	Villain	Katie Freeman	35	33	26	15	UFD	43	15	19	32	38	256
35	35	USA 902	Sizzler	Matthew Sexton	34	30	37	32	32	28	31	10	36	31	264
36	24	USA 62	Muskrat Love	Jessica Oswalt	40	39	36	36	44	33	42	34	13	20	293
37	14	USA 964	Jayhawk‑tuah	Ted Lischer	30	24	32	37	30	29	39	30	42	DNF	293
38	39	JAM 1041	Team Jamaica	Michael Morse	RET	45	46	28	39	34	45	36	33	23	329
39	15	CAN 882	Jell‑o	James Hogg	41	37	39	30	38	40	40	32	39	41	336
40	13	USA 113	ResIpsa	Jack Meade	37	44	44	40	36	44	35	33	38	35	342
41	38	USA 946	Harry T	Drew Devitt	42	40	40	43	31	45	41	35	35	37	344
42	23	USA 1486	Ms.Guided too	Thomas Niles	43	41	45	45	28	36	47	40	29	40	347
43	5	169	Bay Funk	Drew Turner	39	UFD	31	47	43	46	38	25	37	42	348
44	1	USA 1100	Life Lesson	Ernest Freeland	44	43	42	42	37	39	28	31	44	UFD	350
45	44	USA 484	Symmetry	Eric Johnson & Catherine Cotell	36	35	43	44	40	47	44	37	43	RET	369
46	26	USA 26	Pheidippides	Cole Woerner	46	34	47	46	45	42	43	38	41	RET	382
47	8	1003	CHAOS	Bradley Stowe	38	36	35	DNS	DNC	DNC	46	39	DNC	DNC	390
48	28	USA 1420	Point and Chute	Tim Wilkes	45	42	41	39	46	41	DSQ	BFD	UFD	39	391