New leader at J/70 Midwinter Champs

Tampa, FL (February 5, 2022) – The temperature dropped at the 2022 J/70 Midwinter Championship but the winds stayed solid in the low-teens, allowing another three races today. One more is planned for tomorrow to complete the eight-race Championship.

Fernando Perez Ontiveros’ Black Mamba with Gonçalo Almeida, Bernardo Freitas, and River Paquin posted a 1,4,9 on the day to leapfrog into first place with 26 net points (discarding a 12). Day one leader David Jannetti’s Very Odd slipped to second place on the heels of 4,12,21 today, giving them 31 net points. Brian Keane’s Savasana won the day with a 3,6,3, and his 36 net points moved him into the bronze position.

In the 28-boat Corinthian Division, Francisco Van Avermaete’s Juicy maintained the lead among the amateur teams, and USA1516, led by Dave Kerr and Lee Sackett, stayed atop the seven-boat One-Pro group.

Today’s race winners were Ontiveros’ Black Mamba, Kerr & Sackett’s USA1516, and John & Molly Baxter’s Team Vineyard Vines.

Racing is being held February 4-6.

Series information – Race details – Results

Day Two Results (Top 10 of 63; 7 races, 1 discard)
1. Fernando Perez Ontiveros/ Gonçalo Almeida/ Bernardo Freitas/ River Paquin, MEX-3 -2 -[12] -7 -1 -4 -9; 26
2. David Jannetti/ Travis Odenbach/ Kris Werner/ Terry Hutchinson, USA-4 -7 -1 -3 -4 -12 -[21]; 31
3. Brian Keane/ Ron Weed/ Conner Harding/ Thomas Barrows, USA-10 -4 -[11] -10 -3 -6 -3; 36
4. Richard Witzel/ Carlos Robles/ Tomus Dietrich/ Jud Smith, USA-[23] -3 -14 -1 -10 -11 -5; 44
5. Simon Patterson/ Luke Cross/ Nic Asher/ Stevie Morrison, GBR-2 -10 -17 -[64/UFD] -2 -3 -12; 46
6. Bruno Pasquinelli/ Morgan Reeser/ Matt Woodworth/ Max Skelley, USA-5 -1 -8 -13 -14 -[16] -10; 51
7. Michael Illbruck/ John Kostecki/ Patrick Wilson/ Will Felder, USA-7 -28 -2 -[64/UFD] -7 -9 -2; 55
8. John & Molly Baxter/ John Baxter/ Molly Baxter/ Ben Lamb/ Allan Terhune, USA-1 -[64/UFD] -3 -5 -11 -38 -1; 59
9. Dave Kerr/ Lee Sackett/ Geoff Becker/ Tom Sessions, USA-11 -13 -13 -[21] -6 -1 -16; 60
10. Robert Hughes/ Willem van Waay/ Manu Weiller/ Rod Favela, USA-6 -12 -7 -2 -[64/UFD] -13 -28; 68

2021-22 J/70 Winter Series
Event #1: Dec 3-5, 2021 (2021 J/70 Midwinters) – https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=14755
Event #2: Jan 8-9, 2022 – https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=14756
Event #3: Feb 4-6, 2022 (2022 J/70 Midwinters) – https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=14757

Source: J/70 Class