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J/22 World Championship Returns to USA in 2013--in Newport, RI |
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The J/22 Class Association is proud to announce that the 2013 J/22 World Championship will return to the United States in honor of the 30-year anniversary of the boat. What better location to do so than Newport, Rhode Island! Sail Newport will host the regatta from October 1-5, 2013. Much more information will be made available as the dates draw nearer, but be sure to mark this epic event on your calendars NOW! |
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Rob Johnston Wins 2011 J/22 World Championship |
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Rob Johnston of Heath, TX won the Allstate Sugar Bowl J/22 World Championship by six points over Jim Barnash of Rochester, NY with a fifth-place finish on the last race of the regatta. Racing hull #203, team Dieselsnack sailed a consistent regatta with all top 20 tallies, dropping a 19 in race 3. Sixty-four boats competed in the event in New Orleans, LA, and 12 races were completed. Barnash went into the last day of the four-day regatta in the lead but finished 26th to Johnston’s third in the first race. He came back strong, however, with a win in the second race while Johnston finished 12th bringing the championship into play on the last race. Johnston’s fifth place in the last race of the regatta was enough to earn him the winner’s trophy. Allan Terhune, Jr. from Arnold, MD rounded out the top three with 103 points overall, including two firsts in the last two races Friday. Saturday’s race winners were Zak Fanberg, Barnash and J. Dwight LeBlanc, III. The top ten: Rob Johnston (82 points), Jim Barnash (88), Allan Terhune, Jr. (103), Fred Hunger (108), Terry Flynn (111), Benz Faget (114), Zak Fanberg (120), Travis Odenbach (127), Chris Doyle (136), J. Dwight LeBlanc, III (157). The J/22 Class extends appreciation to PRO Hank Stuart and his Race Committee, the staff of Southern Yacht Club and all sponsors including the title sponsor Allstate Sugar Bowl. Visit www.j22worlds.com for complete results. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 17:28 |
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After losing the opening race of the final match, American Anna Tunnicliffe rolled through three straight wins against Julie Bossard (FRA) to win the ISAF Grade 1 Santa Maria Cup International Women's Match Racing Championship. Using J/22s, Tunnicliffe sailed with her Olympic crew of Debbie Capozzi and Molly Vandemoer, with Liz Bower Lewin joining the team on bow. Liz was awarded the Eleanor Ruth Wilcox Memorial Trophy for Top Bowperson and overall best smile. For complete details, visit www.santamariacup.org. |
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Cory Sertl Wins 2011 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship in Dramatic Finale |
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Only Hollywood could have scripted a more dramatic and exciting finale as racing for US Sailing's Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship (Rolex IWKC) came to its nail-biting conclusion on September 1 on Lake Ontario. When the 36 teams of all-women sailors - who hail from 16 U.S. states, Canada, Great Britain and The Netherlands - left Rochester Yacht Club on the final morning, there were eight races on the scoreboard and a very tight point spread among the top-three in the standings. First overall was skipper Anna Tunnicliffe, the defending champion, followed by Sally Barkow, equal on points at 24. Just five points back was local favorite Cory Sertl, while Carol Cronin and JoAnn Fisher rounded out the top-five tied on 38 points. The goal was to complete an 11 race series, which meant there were three races on the day's schedule. After Tunnicliffe posted an 18th in the tenth race, the focus turned to Barkow and Sertl who were now tied with a six point margin on Tunnicliffe. With only 30 minutes left before the 3:00 pm deadline, the 11th and final race of the day began in 10-11 knots of breeze from the east. But the race would conclude with a protest between the two leaders. While Barkow won the race, she lost the protest, which awarded Sertl the title. Sertl has won this title twice previously: as crew for Betsy Alison at the first running of this event in 1985 at Ida Lewis Yacht Club in Newport, RI; and as skipper in 2001 when the event was held at Annapolis Yacht Club in MD. A two-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, Sertl has competed in the Rolex IWKC 11 out of the 14 times is has been held over the 26 years since its inception. Final Standings - Top 5 of 36; 11 races with one drop 1. Cory Sertl/Amy Moran/Annemarie Cook/Jane Mastrandrea, 39 pts.
2. Anna Tunnicliffe/Debbie Capozzi/Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer/Liz Bower, 44 3. Sally Barkow/Annie Lush/Alana O'Reilly/Jacqueline Campbell, 54 4. Carol Cronin/Margaret/Bonds Podlich/Karina Vogen Shelton/Kim Couranz, 58 5. Kirsten Werner/Samantha Webster/Brandy Cocoroch/Katelyn Thompson, 60. Visit http://riwkc.ussailing.org for complete results, video and more. |
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