Welles takes lead at J/24 North Americans

La Porte, TX (May 27, 2017) – Will Welles’ Bogus went four for four today at the J/24 North American Championship hosted by Houston Yacht Club. The Newport, RI-based skipper made a strong case in defending his title by winning all four meetings in winds at 12-18 knots.

Welles is now able to discard an OCS from race 1, leaving him a scoreline of 4,2,3,1,1,1,1 for 13 points. Mike Ingham’s Nautalytics, also now dropping an OCS from race 1, moved up to second with a solid day including three runner-up finishes. A sixth in the day’s final contest, paired with Welles perfect afternoon, prevented him from taking the overall lead in the 29-boat fleet. Day one leader Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger dropped to third with 22 points.

Welles and Ingham placed first and second, respectively, in each of Saturday’s first three races. The bronze position was taken by Todd Fedyszyn’s Spoony Tactics in race 5, Odenbach’s Honeybadger in race 6 and Nobuyuki Imai’s Siesta in race 7. Following Welles in race 8 were Imai and Odenbach.

Racing continues through Sunday.

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