Breeze on for the final day of racing at the 2002 J/24 World Championships. Winds from the south at 18-22 knots greeted the sailors in the morning and the committee again chose to keep the fleet close to home on the Alpha course. Keeping the boat powered and driving through the short 2-3 foot chop was tricky as the fleet chose to use their small jibs.
As was the theme of the week, the left side seemed to pay again with most of the leaders finding some nice lanes up the shore side of the course. Chris Snow of San Diego, CA found the groove upwind and kept his boat in control on the planing downwind legs to take the win followed by Waldek Zaleski of Norwalk, CT.
Searching for extra power through the chop, about half the fleet switched to their 150 jibs for the second race. Winds again were in the 20 knot range and flat boats and controlled jibes were at a premium. Brad Read of Newport, RI took his first bullet of the series to close out a convincing victory for the regatta and join his brother as a repeat J/24 world champion. Congratulations to Brad and his team for their fine sailing, and congratulations to the regatta organizers for putting on a top-quality event.
Pos | Helm & Crew | Nat & Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts |
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1 | READ, BRAD Randy Borges,David McClintock,Paul Grenaver,Will Jeffers | USA RI Newport | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 38 |
2 | HEALY, TIMOTHY David Crocker,David Moffet,Gordon Borges,Mick Judson | USA RI Newport,Sail Newport | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 53 |
3 | MOORE, GEOFFREY John Mollicone,John McCabe,Rob MacMillan,Sam Howell | USA RI Newport,Sail Newport | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 58 |
4 | HORTON, ANDY Mike Dressell,Michael Finch,Sean Carroll,Chris Morgan | USA VER Shelburne,L.C.Y.C. | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 61 |
5 | HUGHES, BRITT Tom Treat,Paul Foley,Jim Donegan,Joby Breck | USA CT Stratford,Housatonic Boat Club | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 76 |
6 | INGHAM, MIKE Curt Barnes,Bobby Bryant,Lynda Bryant,Quinn Schwenker | USA NY Rochester,Rochester Canoe Club | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 78 |
7 | SNOW, CHRIS Andrew Kerr,Nick Von Derwense,Ryan Cox,Dave Kurt | USA CA San Diego,S.D.Y.C. | 32 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 93 |
8 | KIRJIAN, SEAN Kevin Bloor,Anthony Walsh,Duncan Rutherford,Ian MacDiarmid | AUS NSW Rose Bay,R.P.E.Y.C. | 9 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 23 | 104 |
9 | ZALESKI, WALDEK Kris Zaleski,Randal Perkins,Jachu Glinski,Piotr Sernicki | USA CT Norwalk,Noroton Yacht Club | 19 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 107 |
10 | CHALLONER, STUART Ted Wiedeke,Bill Bogardus,Steve Lopus,Pat Larkin | USA NJ Island Heights,Metedeconk River Yacht Clu | 7 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 116 |
11 | HYODO, KAZUYUKI Yoshiya Sasaki,Jiro Okamoto,Kazuo Nakajima,Te Tsu Ya Sasaki | JPN SHI Otsu,Kansai Yacht Club | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 26 | 120 |
12 | BREAM, PETER Paul Abdullah,Scott Griffin,Scott Smith,Chris Smith | USA FL Jacksonville,Bream Yacht Club | 8 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 23 | RAF | 124 |
13 | MOODY, JEFF Paul Zieimer,Steve Johnstone,Adam Moody,Colin Clark | CAN ON Hamilton,Royal Canadian Yacht Club | 11 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 124 |
14 | MCGAIN, DOUG Lloyd Edmunds,Sam Kernaghan,Derek Lay,Andrew Verdon | AUS NSW Sydney,Middle Harbor Yacht Club | 25 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 145 |
15 | BELAUSTEGUIGOITIA, YON Mario Velasquez,Victor De La Lama,Walter Porter,Diego Cervantes | MEX DF Mexico,Izar Yacht Club | 18 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 38 | 25 | 149 |
16 | BASAGANA, ANDREA Geronimo Galvan,Carlos Lacchini,Fracnisco Vanavermaette,Juan Copani, Diego Garay | ARG BUEN Capital Federal,Yacht Club Argentino | 6 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 18 | DSQ | 5 | 8 | 149 |
17 | IRVING, TODD David Shepherd,Peter Wickwire,Jefferson Hall | CAN ON Toronto,Royal Canadian Yacht Club | 4 | 14 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 30 | OCS | 40% | 155 |
18 | WOLFS, RUDY Mike Wolfs,Rossy Milev,Clea Senechal,Mark Goodyear | CAN DE Hockessin,Port Credit Yacht Club | 16 | 20 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 156 |
19 | WELLES, WILL Bill Hooper,Rick Thompson,Joe Menis,Carter White | USA MA Marblehead,Mount Desert Island Comm. Sail | 17 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 156 |
20 | HARDEN, BOB Eric Nelson,Curtis Tarpley,Troy Lawson,Jay Sacco | USA TEX Austin,Austin Yacht Club | 20 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 157 |
21 | OLNESS, CHAD Tony Murphy,Roy Kingkjob,Jon Monson,Taylor Stockwell | USA MN Waconia,Wayzata | 22 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 43 | 19 | 21 | 162 |
22 | HARDEN, ROGER Eric Faust,John Bartlett,Michael Honey,John Bowden | USA TEX Austin,Austin Yacht Club | 33 | 25 | 20% | 15 | 7 | 20% | 24 | 14 | 12 | 172 |
23 | KASAHARA, TSURUGI Yoichi Kamakami,Masaki Kobayashi,Toku Kawahara,Naoyuki Naka, Nobuhide Mori | JPN FUK Takefu City,Kansai Yacht Club | 37 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 50 | 18 | 176 |
24 | MOUNTFORD, MICHAEL Darren McArthur,Derek Van Der Veen,Scott Walker,Robynn Camsall | CAN ON Toronto,Royal Canadian Yacht Club | 49 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 45 | 189 |
25 | PORTER, KENNETH Leopoldo Farias,Miguel Bergallo,Garrit Gehtry,Fernando Sierra | MEX DF Mexico,Club Nautico Valle De Bravo | 39 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 25 | 34 | RDGA | 32 | 195.43 |
26 | FOGH, MORTEN Debbie Fogh,Derek Murrant,James Sauter,Jason Smith | CAN ON Mississauga,Port Credit/Royal Canadian Y. | 23 | 19 | 49 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 196 |
27 | TOOLE, PATRICK Dale Turley,Lorenzo Lucas,Bill Matson,George Witter | USA CA Santa Barbara,S.B.S.C. | 30 | 27 | 1 | 35 | 32 | 58 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 206 |
28 | WILLETTS, DALE Richard Self,Andrew Hamilton,Brett Willetts,Scott Davis | CAN BC Vancouver,Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | 13 | 20% | 17 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 22 | 6 | DNS | 209 |
29 | MESSENGER, JON Jeremy Lucas,Rob Fox,Jeremy Edwards,Marcus Albertson | CAN ON Oakville,Port Credit Yacht Club | 43 | 28 | 35 | 16 | 44 | 8 | 29 | 16 | DNF. | 219 |
30 | NOVISKI, TONY Randy Ritzenthaler,Adam Zangerle,Elizabeth Potter,Greg Noviski | USA OHIO Toledo,North Cape Yacht Club | 40 | 23 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 56 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 221 |
31 | TURNER, ROBERT Alastair Clarke,Tom Reed,Steve Jose,Tim Clarke | GBR DOR Weymouth,Castle Cove Sailing Club | 31 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 24 | 46 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 234 |
32 | ISSEL, AXEL Juan Ducote,Carolina Fretiag,Pablo Vairo,Federico Lloveras | ARG CAP Buenos Aires,Yacht Club Argentino | 29 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 4 | 32 | 57 | 31 | 20 | 237 |
33 | JARDINE, STUART Geoff Evelyn,Wendy Evelyn,Kevin McAuley,Joe Blair | GBR ON Oshawa,Whitby Yacht Club | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 39 | 42 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 237 |
34 | WILLIAMS, DON Gill Graves,Doug Matthews,Jay Feever,Mark Stewart | CAN NS Halifax,R.N.S.Y.S. | 42 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 50 | 243 |
35 | SHAVER, DAVID Andre Meurer,Jeff Shaver,David Richards,Christian Pavey | CAN ON Toronto,Royal Canadian Yacht CLub | 38 | 43 | 33 | 46 | 1 | 19 | 40% | 37 | 31 | 248 |
36 | NEUMANN, RAFAEL Javier Arribas,Daniel Mendoza,Rodrigo Barclay,Luis Arteta | PER LIMA Lima,Club de Regatas Lima | 36 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 60% | 53 | 26 | 43 | 37 | 251 |
37 | LONG, BRUCE Paul Cobban,Jeremy Wallace,Ginney Cullen,Steve Wiggins | CAN BC Furry Creek,Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | 34 | 20% | 37 | 36 | 21 | 47 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 252 |
38 | RYAN, TIM Laura Ryan,David Owen,David Wilson,Richard Fischel | USA NY New York,Larchmont Yacht Club | 46 | 24 | 54 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 36 | 258 |
39 | POTEE, RUSSELL Aaron Serenis,Angelo Buscemi,Denise Hurband,Eric Mentzell | USA MD Glen Burnie,Severn Sailing Association | 35 | 20% | 27 | 17 | 41 | 29 | 42 | 29 | 41 | 261 |
40 | HUGHES, BRENT Rich Corman,Tom Oliver,Erwyn Naidoo,Mark Bowman | CAN ON Ajax,Frenchmans Bay Yacht Club | 47 | 38 | 46 | 30 | 33 | 50 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 272 |
41 | ERGLIS, ROBERT Robert Lambden,Ian Leech,Steve Diakowski,Trish Marek | CAN ON Toronto,P.C.Y.C. | 41 | 35 | 6 | 51 | 54 | 37 | 41 | 25 | 46 | 282 |
42 | DYER, BRIAN Vicki Dyer,Alex Crowell,Jim Mitchell,Paul Lash | USA TEX Fort Worth,Fort Worth Boat Club | 24 | 42 | 20% | 32 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 34 | 39 | 292 |
43 | ALLEN, PETER Jay Mueller,Emily Browne,Karl Anderson,Chuck Norris | CAN ON Toronto,R.C.Y.C. | 21 | 20% | 47 | 44 | 56 | 15 | 49 | 40% | 34 | 311 |
44 | HAGINARA, SHIGEKAZU Hiromi Yoneyama,Hiroki Kuramoto,Matuno Takanori,Matuno Tomonori, Takashi Shima | JPN TOK Setagaya - Ku,Sunny Side Yacht Club | 28 | 20% | 51 | 41 | 31 | 35 | 53 | 35 | 43 | 316 |
45 | FARMER, JIM Bill Reed,David Varn,Ted Winston,Tim Rathbun | USA GA Augusta,Augusta Sailing Club | 27 | 56 | 36 | 61 | 45 | 7 | 20% | 54 | 44 | 327 |
46 | HATAKEYAMA, TOMOMI Tsutsui Yamato,Murai Kayoko,Haruhito Yamazaki,Kume Satoshi, Kojima Hisa | JPN ON Mississauga,Aburatsubo Yacht Club | 57 | 20% | 52 | 43 | 27 | OCS | 20 | 42 | 35 | 338 |
47 | HARRIS, RON Erin Harris,David Harris,Jeremy Brouillette,Jarrod White | CAN PQ Hudson,Hudson Yacht Club | 51 | 36 | 31 | 39 | 59 | 60 | 23 | 51 | 48 | 338 |
48 | BARGALLO, JOAQUIN Iker Belausteguigoitia,Hector Bargallo,Gonzalo Romano,Pablo Gutierrez | MEX DF Mexico City,C.N.V.B. | 53 | 55 | 16 | 21 | 20% | 54 | 20% | 55 | 56 | 351 |
49 | NICOLL, KATIE Hamish Matthew,Mike Veenhuizen,Michael B assett,Susan Banbury | CAN ON Toronto,Port Credit Yacht Club | 52 | 60 | 50 | 27 | 57 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 47 | 355 |
50 | NUGENT, DOUG Jason McCormack,Nadine Franczyk,Mike Kennedy,SherreKersting | USA CA Sausalito | 44 | 57 | 20% | 52 | DNF. | 49 | 54 | 18 | 28 | 359 |
51 | DENNIS, GARTH Marcus Klauser,Mike Parsons,Whitney Gilmour,Douglas Turnbull | USA NY Ithaca,Ithaca Yacht Club | 14 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 58 | 59 | 48 | DNS | DNS | 362 |
52 | POLLETT, WILLIAM Gordon Benson,Stuart Clarke,Page Rouse,Charles Hall | BER SMI Smiths,R.H.A.D.C. | 58 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 378 |
53 | RAMSDALE, PETE Shelagh Tasker,Don Wagoner,Janette Fieldman,Ann Symonds | BER PAG Paget,B.H.A.D.C. | 50 | 51 | 39 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 60 | 47 | 38 | 378 |
54 | HENDERSHOT, WILLIAM Francis Belanger,Olivier Belanger,Andre Gagnal,Dominique Trepanier | CAN PQ Vaudreuil Sur Le Lac,C.N.D.M. | 45 | 47 | 53 | 42 | 50 | 38 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 379 |
55 | HUPFIELD, ROB David MacKinnon,Geoff Speelman,Blair Dinsdale,Paula Wright | CAN ON Oshawa,Whitby Yacht Club | 56 | 58 | 60 | 49 | 53 | 45 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 390 |
56 | SARGENTI, ANNA Manuela Ravanello,Georgina Turner, Patrick Littee,Oscar Johannsen,Jeanette McCandle | ITA | 60 | 53 | 56 | 45 | 48 | 24 | 44 | DNS | DNS | 393 |
57 | LEWIS, MICHAEL Lorrie Lewis,Mark Edwards,Guy Kelly,Dave Comrey | BER HAM Hamilton,R.H.A.D.C. | 61 | 61 | RAF | 54 | 61 | 16 | 52 | 49 | 42 | 396 |
58 | DONAHUE, LOUIS Mark Donahue,Yvan Laberle,Pierre-Andre Roy,Claude Savard | CAN PQ Brossard,St. Brossard Yacht Club | 48 | 48 | DNE | 53 | 52 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 33 | 400 |
59 | MCDERMOTT, SEAN David Clifford,Carla Dale,Joe Sampson,Stella Roy | CAN NS Dartmouth,Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadr | 59 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 49 | 55 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 413 |
60 | AMTMANN, GUILLERMO Gerardo Honcebo,Daniel Bater,Pedro,Guillo | MEX DF Mexico,Porto Bravo | 54 | 39 | 57 | 57 | 46 | 57 | 61 | 56 | 40% | 427 |
61 | HOOPER, DAVID Jennifer Dolan,Paul Cohen,David Dixon,Darry Fine | CAN ON Toronto,Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club | 55 | 59 | 48 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 53 | 435 |
62 | BELL, NICK David Friend,Paula Reynolds,Claire Stuffins,Michelle Smith, Heather Dodd | BER WAR Warwick,Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy | 62 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 60 | 51 | 58 | DNS | DNS | 469 |