Williford/Mollerus Lead 29er US Nationals

Published on June 29th, 2016

Newport, RI (June 29, 2016) – Racing continued today for the 35-boat fleet at the 29er US National Championship, with a variable breeze going up and down during the day. After completing 4 races, the race committee attempted a 5th race but was forced to abandon as the fog rolled in.

After two days of racing, Chris Williford and Cate Mollerus (USA) lead the field with a 4 point margin over brothers Ryan and Andrew Wood (CAN). Kiwi sisters Greta and Kate Stewart are the top female team in 6th place. Points are tight at the top of the leaderboard, with a four point spread between second and fifth place. Racing concludes tomorrow.

Day Two Standings (Top 10 of 35; 7 races, 1 discard)
1. Christopher Williford/Catherine Mollerus, USA, 1-1-[36/OCS]-1-12-1-1- ; 17
2. Ryan Wood/Andrew Wood, West Vancouver, CAN, 2-5-[36/OCS]-2-7-2-3- ; 21
3. Neil Marcellini/Ian Brill, USA, 6-3-2-[8]-2-3-6- ; 22
4. Ryan Ratliffe/Samuel MERSON, USA, 5-2-[36/OCS]-4-5-5-2- ; 23T
5. Peter Joslin/Jack Joslin, USA, 3-[8]-4-5-3-4-4- ; 23T
6. Greta Stewart/Kate Stewart, NZL, [27]-7-1-3-1-9-8- ; 29
7. David Eastwood/Wells Drayton, USA, 7-12-3-13-[19]-8-11- ; 54T
8. Galen Richardson/Louis Riel-Brockie, CAN, 11-10-11-11-6-[19]-5- ; 54T
9. Hannah Steadman/Gabby Rizika, USA, 12-9-7-14-4-[18]-9- ; 55
10. Charlie Hibben/CJ McKenna, USA, 4-[15]-9-9-8-13-14- ; 57

Full results are available at http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/12016#_newsroom