2024 J/70 US Nationals, barely

The first-ever J/70 US National Championship was held for 18 teams on November 8-10 in Fort Worth, TX. After completing three races on the opening day, light winds prevented further racing on the next two days, awarding the title to James Murray’s Hestia (above) with Zeke Horowitz, Will Howard, and Steven Leuck. A minimum of three races was required to complete the event.

Details: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=16334

Final Results – 18 boats
1. James Murray/ Zeke Horowitz/ Will Howard/ Steven Leuck, USA – 2 -1 -2; 5
2. Bruce Golison/ Erik Shampain/ Steve Hunt/ Jeff Reynolds, USA – 1 -7 -4; 12
3. Al Minella/ Marc Gauthier/ John Wallace/ Carlos Robles, USA – 3 -6 -3; 12
4. Bruno Pasquinelli/ Patrick Wilson/ Greiner Hobbs/ River Paquin, USA – 5 -3 -5; 13
5. John Sommi/ Victor Diaz de Leon/ Willem Van Waay/ Jud Smith, USA – 4 -2 -9; 15
6. Ryan Cox/ Mike Uznis/ Stanton Smith/ RD Burley, USA – 7 -4 -6; 17
7. Douglas Rastello/ Mateo Vargas/ Robert Kinney/ Chrus Grube, USA – 6 -5 -10; 21
8. Chris Kostanecki/ Brooks Daley Trumbull/ James Golden/ Ian Mathiesen, USA – 9 -8 -7; 24
9. Michael Goldfarb/ Max Lopez/ Shawn Burke/ Ben Glass, USA – 10 -9 -8; 27
10. John Gochberg/ Michael Devlin/ Will Felder/ Gonçalo Ribeiro, USA – 8 -19/DNE -1; 28
11. Roy Lamphier/ Marina Lamphier/ Gavin Lamphier/ Cassidy Chalut, USA – 12 -10 -13; 35
12. Fernando Stefan Gutierrez/ Javier Gutierrez/ Diego Reyes/ Jerónimo Gutierrez, MEX – 14 -14 -12; 40
13. Lee Eikel/ Max Albert/ Sam Vasquez/ Jeff Lindheim, USA – 11 -19/DSQ -11; 41
14. Michael Hansen/ Mark Babb/ Eddie Lockey/ Jeff Perna, USA – 13 -11 -17; 41
15. Derek Simms/ Trevor Simms/ Max Manworren/ Joseph Siricly, USA – 15 -12 -15; 42
16. Ben Robbins/ Jonathan Witt/ Kendra Robbins/ Parker Younger, USA – 19/RET -13 -14; 46
17. Al Poindexter/ Alan Woodyard/ Kevin Orff/ Craig Johnson, USA – 16 -15 -16; 47
18. Eugene Vogel/ Steve Westgate/ Marshal Werst/ Connor Hickey, USA – 17 -16 -18; 51