New leader at J/70 Corinthian Nationals

Harbor Springs, MI (August 10, 2019) – Thirty-six all-amateur teams again reveled in glorious conditions on Little Traverse Bay for the J/70 US Corinthian National Championship.

Chris Kostanecki’s Jennifer moved to the top of the leaderboard, rebounding from a sixth in today’s opening contest (eventually discarded) with a 1,2 to hold a three-point advantage after six races.

Yesterday’s frontrunner Scott Sellers’ Tres Burritos ended the day successfully, but two lower finishes in the earlier competitions dropped him to second place with 16 points. Peter Vessella’s Sistership is five points in arrears of Sellers for third place.

Winds between 12-14 knots, puffy white clouds and temperatures in the 70s greeted racers on the middle day of the Championship. Henry Filter’s Wild Child got off on the right foot in race four, topping Vessella’s Sistership and Dave Dennison’s Piranha. Kostanecki’s Jennifer triumphed in the next battle, as Tod Sackett’s FM and Peter Bowe’s Tea Dance Snake got in on the action too. Sellers’ Tres Burritos then got their third bullet of the regatta, shadowed by Kostanecki and Bowe.

Jackson Benvenutti of North Sails was again on the water to offer advice to the Corinthian sailors. Racing concludes tomorrow.

Racing is on August 9 to 11.

Event details – Results – Facebook

Day Two Results (Top 10 of 36; 6 races, 1 discard)
1. Chris Kostanecki/ Matt Sessions/ Carlos Robles/ Scott Kozinchik , 3 -3 -4 -[6] -1 -2 ; 13
2. Scott Sellers/ Hannah Sellers/ Merritt Sellers/ Owen Beckley/ Holt Condon , 1 -4 -1 -[11] -9 -1 ; 16
3. Peter Vessella/ Tracy Usher/ Christy Usher/ Mike Bishop , 6 -5 -3 -2 -[11] -5 ; 21
4. Henry Filter/ Alex Stout/ Will Wagner/ Jen Sturmer , 2 -[12] -9 -1 -5 -6 ; 23
5. Peter Bowe/ Mike McNamara/ Todd Jenner/ Matt Alisch , [10] -1 -8 -10 -3 -3 ; 25
6. Jake Christy/ Steve Rozelle/ Mark Teborek/ Charles Trost , 5 -7 -2 -[13] -13 -4 ; 31
7. Sarah Renz/ Mark Renz/ Matt Clark/ Will Holz , 9 -2 -7 -4 -10 -[13] ; 32
8. Dave Dennison/ Trevor Davis/ Thorn Turner/ Kevin Kenny , 8 -11 -6 -3 -4 -[12] ; 32
9. Michael Duff/ Mike Duff/ Robert Duff/ Robb Matthews/ Preston Carey , 7 -[14] -5 -7 -7 -7 ; 33
10. Martin Johnsson/ August Hernandez/ Lindsay Hernandez/ Jorgen Johnsson , 4 -10 -10 -[15] -6 -9 ; 39

Source: J/70 Class