Marshall wins J/24 World Championship

Mike Marshall’s American Garage (USA) may have never been in first place overall during races one through nine, but he was after the tenth and final race to claim the title of 2022 J/24 World Champion.

Leading into the final day, four points separated the top four boats, but it was Marshall and crew Dave Hughes, Allan Terhune, Jeffrey Hayden, and Rod Favela posting a 3-2 in 12-14 knots to close the deal in what had been a windy event held July 18-22 in Corpus Christi, TX.

Paul Foerster’s Grand Slam 2 (USA) had won the first three races, and held the lead up to the final race when a tenth place became their demise, dropping them a point behind Marshall for second place.

For Marshall, after scoring an eighth to start their title effort, the Newport, Rhode Island-based skipper stayed in the top five until a Black Flag in Race 7 swallowed their discard. But for the final three races, Marshall’s team regrouped to post the lowest score total.

This year was the inaugural presentation of the Corinthian perpetual trophy, donated by long-time J/24 sailor Jim Farmer, which was won by Foerster’s team of Rob Johnston, John Skiles, Stephen Andre, and Mike Brown in the 27-boat sub-division.

Additional perpetual trophies:
• Jaeger Women’s Trophy to Beatriz Agusti on Mermaid Rescue
• Youth Turner Trophy to James Thurlow on Fortitude

Final Overall Results:
1. American Garage, Mike Marshall (USA), 8-2-5-1-1-5-[39/BFD]-2-3-2- ; 29
2. Grand Slam 2, Paul Foerster (USA), 1-1-1-7-6-1-4-7-2-[10]- ; 30
3. Siesta, Nobuyuki Imai (JPN), 4-6-3-4-2-4-1-[10]-4-4- ; 32
4. New England Ropes, John Mollicone (USA), 5-3-2-3-[8]-6-3-3-7-1- ; 33
5. Furio, Keith Whittemore (USA), 2-4-4-5-5-7-[39/BFD]-4-1-8- ; 40

Top Five Corinthian:
1. Grand Slam 2, Paul Foerster (USA)
2. Siesta, Nobuyuki Imai (JPN)
3. LOL, James Freedman (USA)
4. Caramella, Frederick (Ted) Wiedeke (USA)
5. Hair of the Dog, Jakob Lichtenberg (USA)

Thirty-eight boats represented Argentina, Chile, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Trinidad and the United States. For a complete list of all J/24 World Champions, click here.

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