J/105 North American Championship

Consistency proved to be the highlight, as now four-time winner Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate came out on top at the 2024 J/105 North American Championship held September 26-29 in Cleveland, OH. Alongside crew Fraser Howell, Ian Howes, Andrew Kenny, and John Millen, Mandate (above) took the title in the 11-race series without a first-place finish.

Final Results (Top 10 of 26; 11 races)
1. Mandate, Terry McLaughlin / Rod Wilmer , CAN – 2 -7 -2 -2 -3 -5 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 ; 35
2. Deja Voodoo, Bill Zartler , USA – 8 -4 -3 -5 -1 -3 -3 -1 -2 -7 -3 ; 40
3. Ne*Ne, Tim Russell , USA – 7 -2 -1 -1 -4 -1 -11 -4 -10 -4 -2 ; 47
4. Fall Line, Chip Schaffner , USA – 1 -1 -7 -7 -6 -6 -9 -9 -4 -5 -6 ; 61
5. Hey Jude, James Rathbun , CAN – 20 -5 -9 -4 -7 -2 -6 -3 -12 -2 -1 ; 71
6. Arbitrade, Bruce Stone & Nicole Breault , USA – 14 -14 -5 -13 -2 -9 -1 -5 -8 -6 -5 ; 82
7. Thunderstruck, Andrew Moor , CAN – 6 -9 -8 -6 -12 -4 -4 -12 -14 -8 -7 ; 90
8. The Usual Suspects, Suspect Syndicate , CAN – 9 -10 -19 -3 -5 -27/UFD -8 -6 -6 -1 -9 ; 103
9. Unbridled, Robert Mock , US – 12 -27/SCP -4 -11 -11 -7 -14 -8 -5 -13 -14 ; 126
10. FIVE, Richard Stearns , USA – 21 -20 -10 -8 -8 -14 -5 -20 -15 -9 -12 ; 142

Photos: https://timwilkes.com/searchlinksJ105NA24.html
Race details: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eid=16342