Becker's Blog: 2014 Key West Race Week, J/70 Style
2014 J-70 Key West Race Week – By Geoff Becker
Team Helly Hansen Skipper: Tim Healy Tactician/Trimmer: Geoff Becker Tactician/Trimmer: John Mollicone Bow: Gordon Borges
Day 5 – Final Day
2 races (Race 9 course 4, 4 legs/DW finish Race 9 course 5, 5 legs W/finish)
Wind 18-24 knots from the NE – BREEZY!!
click HERE to see overall final results
BREEZE ON for the final day of Key West Race Week 2014! Forecasted winds from the NE at 20-30 was expected and showed up right on cue. The RC delayed the morning start until 1:00pm and announced that only two races would be sailed on the day. On Team Helly Hansen, we had built our overall series lead to 27 points and with our throw-out race a 20th place, and we could finalize the win with a top finish in the first race of the day and not have to sail the final race of the series. We were able to do just that by finishing 3rd in Race 9 and repeating as Key West Race Week Overall J-70 Champions! As a HUGE Bonus, because the racing in our class was so close and competitive all week, we were awarded the regatta’s top honor, Boat of the Week for the 2014 Key West Race Week! SWEET!
Going into the day, our basic strategy was somewhat simple; get off the start clean and use our speed to get us to the front. So, we started in the middle of the starting line and like the early races the last two days, sailed above the large pack toward the left side making sure the lead them back toward the windward mark. We knew that strategy might not get us to the mark first, but it should get us there near the leaders. Our general plan worked and we reached the mark in 6th position just behind the lead group of 5. However, part of the reason we were a little behind the race leaders was that we had some trouble with our speed upwind and the lead boats had a small speed advantage on the first leg.
On the downwind leg, we were screaming on a plane most of the time and skipping wave to wave (These boats are lots of fun in the bigger breezes!). During the leg, we took some time to discuss what changes we could make to better our upwind speed and try to catch the lead group on the next upwind leg. So, after rounding the leeward mark, we made a small change to our trimming that resulted in a significant gain in speed on the next upwind leg. By the windward mark we had moved up to 3rd and held that position to the finish and guaranteeing our regatta victory, even without having to sail the final race of the regatta.
What change did we make is what I am hearing you ask. The simple answer is trimming the jib in more and making it more powerful. The breeze was way up, so we did like most everyone would think to do and move our jib leads back to depower the jib and allow the main to be eased out without closing off the slot between the sails. Sounds right at first, but when you take into account two big breeze factors like larger waves and blasting puffs, the jib lead farther aft is not the right call.
Basically, when the jib lead is moved aft the effect on the jib is to release relative tension on the leech of the sail and cause wind to spill out the top, as the leech is more open. With the bigger waves, the boat seemed to be lacking the power to accelerate, which had to be done after hitting each wave. If the water was flat, and the boat didn’t need to continually be accelerating from hitting waves, the depowered jib might be more effective. Also, when the bigger puffs hit, we would need to ease out the jib sheet a small amount to keep the boat on its feet until the wind settled down. Again, with the jib lead aft, easing the sheet had a much larger effect on twisting the leech and depowering the sail. In fact, the boat became much harder to steer when the jib sheet was eased and the sail depowered because the main became much more dominant on the boat’s balance, which then increased the weather helm during the puffs…bad!
The adjustment we made during the race was to increase the amount of windward sheet (inhaul) on the jib. By pulling the jib clew inboard, we added some tension to the leech of the sail and created a more round shape to the bottom of the sail, both making the jib relatively more powerful. This extra trim, allowed us to have more power through the waves and when we needed to ease the leeward sheet in the bigger puffs, the bottom of the sail remained more powerful and didn’t increase the amount of weather helm. The overall result was a boat that tracked better through the water and made better transitions through puffs and lulls.
Our takeaways from Day 5 are…
1. J-70s are fun in big breeze!
2. Make changes to your setup when you feel off the pace.
3. A more powerful jib can make the boat sail better through waves and big puffs.
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Day 4
3 races (Races 6 & 7 course 4, 4 legs/DW finish Race 8 course 5, 5 legs W/finish)
Wind 10-15 knots from the NE
The morning forecast predicted NE winds 15-18 knots slowly decreasing during the day, which turned out to be nearly spot on with what we saw. With steadier breezes and sunny skies, the sailing on Day 4 was by far the best for the week to this point. Team Helly Hansen finished another very consistent day with two 1st places and a 4th allowing us to extend our regatta lead. Our performance today also earned our team Key West Boat of the Day honors for the best performance for all of the classes on the day. Tomorrow is the final day and high winds are in the forecast, so we need to keep focused until the end.
Although the wind direction was somewhat different today versus yesterday, the racing conditions started out much the same. The boats that were able to get to the left side of the course on the first leg upwind were able to sail into favorable left puffs and shifts up the course and at the top of the beat. Because these conditions were so similar to yesterday, we used the same strategy in the first race. We started up the toward the middle of the starting line, sailed on the hip of the big pack sailing toward the left and tacked in front the big pack leading them toward the middle and the first mark.
Our plan worked well and we were in the lead group around the first mark and went on the win the race. During the second half of the race we noticed the wind shifting to the right almost as much as to the left on the upwind legs and boats started to make real gains in the middle and on the right side of the course. When the wind was heavily shifting to the left in previous races, any right shifts were short lived and would
eventually lose out to large left shift at the top of the leg. Now the right shifts were more significant and we decided to try to use them to our advantage. So, for the second race of the day, we decided to not commit so much to one side and try to pay more attention to the lifts and headers across the entire course.
This did work well for us, and at the same time made the racing at the top much closer because more boats had opportunities to make gains on the upwind legs. For the final race of the day, we struggled to get off the starting line and found ourselves scrambling for a clear lane during the first couple of minutes after the start. Once we were clear we ended up in the center of the racecourse, strangely with only a handful of boats. It appeared that about half of the fleet decided to sail out toward the left side and the other half of the fleet sailed out toward the right leaving a small few and us in the middle of the course.
The fleet split and our observation of the change in conditions provided us the opportunity to sail up the course on the lifted tack and tack on any significant shift we encountered. In fact, we tacked 8-10 times on the first beat, much more than any other upwind leg to this point. With each shift we seemed to gain on the boats around us and the boats on the edges of the course as well. At the top of the leg, we rounded the windward mark in second, just behind the leader. From there, we were able to pass the leader and play the shifts the rest of the race, holding the lead to the end.
Today illustrated for us the value of paying attention to what was actually happening on the racecourse and using that information to modify your race strategy. Normally, with the wind direction we had today, the edges (the left side mostly) would have been what would be the best places to make gains. What we saw happening, was that gains could be made almost anywhere on the course and you didn’t need to get to one side or the other. Knowing that, it took some pressure off after we had a tough start in the final race.
Our takeaways from Day 3 are…
1. Best day of sailing yet!
2. Pay attention to changes in conditions during each race.
3. Make changes to your strategies based on observations during the day’s races.
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Day 3
3 races (Races 3 & 4 course 4, 4 legs/DW finish Race 5 course 5, 5 legs W/finish) Wind 10-15 knots from the NW
Today’s forecast had strong NW winds slowly decreasing during the day. We did see the NW wind direction, but the velocity never went much higher than 15 knots all day. With the moderate breezes and much smaller wind shifts as compared to yesterday, staying clean and somewhat conservative today proved to be our best strategy. Team Helly Hansen finished the day with a very consistent 3rd, 2nd and 2nd moving us into the lead in the overall standings. There are still two days of racing left in this large and talented fleet, so nothing is guaranteed we will need to keep working hard the rest of the way.
Our basic strategy today was seemingly simple and often much harder to execute. With today’s consistent breeze and smaller and more predictable wind shifts, our plan was to follow the lead packs toward the edges and then lead the packs toward the middle of the course. This strategy allows for the option of staying in the same puffs as the lead boats and also gives us the option to escape toward the middle if the shift looks to be somewhere else.
With the majority of the bigger wind shifts on the left today, especially up toward the windward mark, we chose to start on the right half of the port starting line (our course has a longer starting line divided into two separate lines by a mid-line RC boat). This would allow us to sail toward the left side of the course, while minimizing the risk of being pinned on the left side and allowing for the option to tack away toward wind shifts we may see in the middle or right side of the course.
Once out toward the left side of the course, we would make sure to tack before any boats from the lead left side pack were able to cross ahead. Since the wind shifted to the left most up near the windward mark, we noticed many boats forced to overstand the mark on the port tack layline. This made leading the pack from the left side even more attractive because we were able to save valuable distance and even pass boats farther left that would have crossed us before tacking to port and heading toward the middle and windward mark.
The strategy of following a pack to the sides of the course and leading a pack toward the middle is effective in a large number of situations and venues. Overall, it is a more conservative strategy that works well in larger fleets and often allows a small number of boats to be in a better position for the biggest shifts on the edges of the course. As a result, this strategy makes it harder to be winning at the windward mark, but easier to stay with the leaders on the first leg of the race and our scores today show that as we were near the front all day, but never quite in the lead. In a long regatta or series, staying with the leaders in each race will normally result in a high overall finish.
Our takeaways from Day 3 are…
1. Great day for our team, but lots of racing still to go!
2. Aggressively conservative tactics…follow packs to the sides and lead packs to the middle.
3. Staying near the front in each race will result in a high overall finish.
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Day 2
2 races (both races course 4, 4 legs and downwind finish)
Wind 10-20+ knots from the SW, shifting to the NW with rainsqualls.
Day 1 had very light winds, so light that there was never a breeze stable enough for the RC to set a course and get a race started. So, Race 1 for the 60 boat J-70 fleet at Key West Race Week had to be postponed until today, Day 2. The forecast for Day 2 showed a cold front moving through the area with shifty and puffy winds swinging from the SW to the NW as it passed. Our racecourse had some rather exciting rainsqualls blow through during Race 2, which included winds gusting up around 20-25 knots with heavy driving rain.
Team Helly Hansen sailed well today, finishing 2nd in Race 1, but an OCS in Race 2 put us behind early and cost us any chance a finishing with the leaders. We were able to survive the rainsqualls and work our way back to 20th place in Race 2 putting us in 8th overall after Day 2. With three full days of racing left and such a large and talented fleet, every point will count and getting back up in the top half of the fleet was a small victory, even though a bit disappointing.
It is always tough to have a bad finish in any race, sometimes tougher in the last race of a day because there is much longer to analyze and breakdown mistakes made during the race. With our team, there is really very little that lingers about a bad race and we are able to move on the next race quickly and easily. There are several reasons we are able to do this, not the least of which is the fact that our team has sailed together for a long time and have confidence in each others abilities to work just as hard after a bad race as a good one.
The approach to each race on our boat is the same no matter the finish in any previous race. Sometimes that sounds easier said than done, so something that makes this easier is a pre-race routine. Having a list of checks and preparation items before the start of each race helps keep the crew focused on the next race and leaves very little time to dwell on any previous race finish.
Our pre-race checklist does change a little for the conditions and from venue to venue, but here are some things we address before each race…
– Discuss the rig tune…stay the same, or does it need to change?
– Sail upwind and check jib settings…lead position, halyard tension
– During upwind sail, check tacking angles
– Sail to each end of starting line and check for line sights and line angle
– Check wind direction every 5 minutes or so and compare to previous races and windward mark heading given by RC.
– Discuss course location on first leg that has best wind conditions.
– Decide where on starting line to start based on line angle, wind direction and desired course position.
– Discuss bail out direction…after a bad start, the direction to get clear and still be working toward the side of the course we feel will be best.
It is a good idea to have some sort of pre-race routine, especially in a long regatta because it can be easy to lose focus after a lot of races over several days. Any routine is going to be helpful and allow a crew to reset and re-focus on the task at hand, the next race.
| J 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | 35 |  |
USA 35 | Moxie | J 70 | James Allsopp | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | |||
| 2. | 44 | |
USA 171 | Running Wild | J 70 | Peter Vessella | 3 | 4 | 7.0 | |||
| 3. | 45 | |
USA 96 | Savasana | J 70 | Brian Keane | 5 | 3 | 8.0 | |||
| 4. | 56 | |
USA 86 | Stampede | J 70 | Bruno Pasquinelli | 8 | 2 | 10.0 | |||
| 5. | 26 | |
USA 55 | Joust | J 70 | Tim Molony | 4 | 8 | 12.0 | |||
| 6. | 10 |  |
USA 187 | Catapult | J 70 | Joel Ronning | 7 | 13 | 20.0 | |||
| 7. | 7 |  |
GBR 557 | Boats.com | J 70 | Ian Atkins | 11 | 10 | 21.0 | |||
| 8. | 2 | |
USA 2 | Helly Hansen | J 70 | Tim Healy | 2 | 20 | 22.0 | |||
| 9. | 41 | |
USA 340 | Rimette | J 70 | John Brim | 18 | 12 | 30.0 | |||
| 10. | 51 | |
USA 51 | Black River Racing | J 70 | Douglas Strebel | 28 | 5 | 33.0 | |||
| 11. | 59 |  |
CAN 246 | Touch2Play | J 70 | Rob & Sandy Butler | 6 | 27 | 33.0 | |||
| 12. | 64 | |
USA 248 | Celeritas | J 70 | Malcolm Gefter | 16 | 17 | 33.0 | |||
| 13. | 34 | |
USA 34 | Perseverance | J 70 | Bennet Greenwald | 27 | 7 | 34.0 | |||
| 14. | 52 | |
USA 210 | Vortex | J 70 | Vortex Racing | 25 | 9 | 34.0 | |||
| 15. | 23 | |
USA 353 | Heartbreaker | J 70 | Robert Hughes | 12 | 23 | 35.0 | |||
| 16. | 22 | |
USA 316 | Groovederci | J 70 | John Demourkas | 30 | 6 | 36.0 | |||
| 17. | 50 | |
USA 486 | Smokin’ J | J 70 | Steve Shaw | 10 | 26 | 36.0 | |||
| 18. | 25 | |
USA 397 | Hot Mess | J 70 | Rob Britts | 20 | 16 | 36.0 | |||
| 19. | 36 | |
USA 335 | Nitemare | J 70 | Amy Neill | 13 | 24 | 37.0 | |||
| 20. | 57 | |
CAN 491 | Strange Brew | J 70 | John Whynacht | 22 | 18 | 40.0 | |||
| 21. | 11 | |
USA 11 | Menace | J 70 | Kerry Klingler | 31 | 11 | 42.0 | |||
| 22. | 9 | |
USA 91 | Carlos | J 70 | Mike Sudofsky | 17 | 25 | 42.0 | |||
| 23. | 58 | |
USA 152 | Sundog | J 70 | Kathy Parks | 14 | 32 | 46.0 | |||
| 24. | 63 | |
USA 390 | 20/20 Racing | J 70 | John Arendshorst | 26 | < b>22 | 48.0 | |||
| 25. | 33 | |
USA 95 | Muse | J 70 | Heather Gregg Earl | 9 | 41 | 50.0 | |||
| 26. | 24 | |
USA 490 | Hot Lips | J 70 | Christopher Whitford | 15 | 35 | 50.0 | |||
| 27. | 32 | |
USA 32 | US 32 | J 70 | David Ullman | 39 | 14 | 53.0 | |||
| 28. | 19 | |
USA 482 | Extreme | J 70 | Dan Cheresh | 19 | 37 | 56.0 | |||
| 29. | 4 | |
USA 425 | 425 | J 70 | Worth Harris / Joe Baggett | 35 | 21 | 56.0 | |||
| 30. | 43 | |
USA 167 | Risk | J 70 | Gary Tisdale | 41 | 19 | 60.0 | |||
| 31. | 5 | |
USA 179 | AFRICA | J 70 | Jud Smith | 21 | 39 | 60.0 | |||
| 32. | 39 | |
CAN 360 | Rex | J 70 | Grant Hood | 31/SCP | 29 | 60.0 | |||
| 33. | 40 | |
USA 40 | B Squared | J 70 | Brian Elliott | 34 | 28 | 62.0 | |||
| 34. | 8 |  |
PUR 391 | Cachondo | J 70 | Marco Teixidor | 29 | 33 | 62.0 | |||
| 35. | 29 | |
USA 94 | Lifted | J 70 | Jim Cunningham | 32 | 30 | 62.0 | |||
| 36. | 61 | |
USA 61 | Flat Stanley | J 70 | T. Sheehan / T. McSweeney | 24 | 40 | 64.0 | |||
| 37. | 60 | |
USA 98 | USA 98 | J 70 | Al Poindexter | 53 | 15 | 68.0 | |||
| 38. | 54 | |
USA 54 | Little Rascal | J 70 | Rick Pfarr | 23 | 48 | 71.0 | |||
| 39. | 17 |  |
BER 308 | Elusive | J 70 | Chuck Millican | 42 | 34 | 76.0 | |||
| 40. | 55 | |
USA 157 | Spring | J 70 | Dave Franzel | 40 | 36 | 76.0 | |||
| 41. | 18 | |
USA 169 | Empeiria | J 70 | John Heaton | 38 | 38 | 76.0 | |||
| 42. | 31 | |
USA 199 | Mojito | J 70 | Catharine Evans | 36 | 42 | 78.0 | |||
| 43. | 48 | |
USA 48 | Wicked Witch | J 70 | Larry Landry / Paul McDowell | 49 | 31 | 80.0 | |||
| 44. | 53 | |
USA 311 | Spaceman Spiff | J 70 | Maegan Ruhlman | 37 | 46 | 83.0 | |||
| 45. | 62 | |
USA 238 | Zuni Bear II | J 70 | Richard Bergmann | 47 | 44 | 91.0 | |||
| 46. | 47 | |
USA 392 | Slinky | J 70 | Scott Bursor | 33 | 59 | 92.0 | |||
| 47. | 65 | |
USA 219 | GetMyBoat | J 70 | Vortex Racing | 43 | 49 | 92.0 | |||
| 48. | 3 | |
USA 378 | 378 | J 70 | Jeff Schaefer / Mike Hettel | 48 | 45 | 93.0 | |||
| 49. | 27 | |
USA 222 | Junkanoo | J 70 | Suzy Leech | 51 | 43 | 94.0 | |||
| 50. | 37 | |
USA 220 | Phoenix | J 70 | Peter Firey | 44 | 50 | 94.0 | |||
| 51. | 38 | |
USA 155 | Ragtime | J 70 | Rodney Johnstone | 46 | 52 | 98.0 | |||
| 52. | 16 | |
USA 66 | Eagles Wings | J 70 | John Gottwald | 45 | 54 | 99.0 | |||
| 53. | 46 | |
USA 46 | Alibi | J 70 | Tris Worth | 54 | 47 | 101.0 | |||
| 54. | 13 | |
USA 188 | Chinook | J 70 | Carrie & Ed Austin | 50 | 51 | 101.0 | |||
| 55. | 28 | |
USA 317 | Late Life Crisis | J 70 | Corbo Corbishley | 52 | 55 | 107.0 | |||
| 56. | 15 | |
USA 357 | Danger Mouse | J 70 | Kristen Berry | 58 | 53 | 111.0 | |||
| 57. | 6 | |
USA 84 | Bazinga! | J 70 | Daniel Goldberg | 55 | 57 | 112.0 | |||
| 58. | 14 | |
USA 309 | Cloudsourced | J 70 | Stu Williams | 57 | 56 | 113.0 | |||
| 59. | 30 | |
USA 97 | Loki | J 70 | Michael Zupon | 56 | 61/DNS | 117.0 | |||
| 60. | 42 | |
USA 42 | 42nd Street | J 70 | Alan Cooper | 59 | 58 | 117.0 | |||
Our takeaways from Day 2 are…
1. It’s a long regatta with a lot of races still to come!
2. Work hard for every point in large fleets.
3. Fall back on your routine to avoid frustration and lack of focus.
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| 2 | |
USA 2 | Helly Hansen | J 70 | Tim Healy | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 61/DNS | [61] | 38.0 | |||
| 2. | 45 | |
USA 96 | Savasana | J 70 | Brian Keane | 4 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | [28] | 48.0 | ||
| 3. | 7 | |
GBR 557 | Boats.com | J 70 | Ian Atkins | 11 | 10 | 61/OCS | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | [61] | 61.0 | ||
| 4. | 10 | |
USA 187 | Catapult | J 70 | Joel Ronning | 7 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | [22] | 71.0 | ||
| 5. | 32 | |
USA 32 | US 32 | J 70 | David Ullman | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 7 | [39] | 77.0 | ||
| 6. | 23 | |
USA 353 | Heartbreaker | J 70 | Robert Hughes | 12 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | [23] | 88.0 | ||
| 7. | 25 | |
USA 397 | Hot Mess | J 70 | Rob Britts | 20 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 5 | [30] | 96.0 | ||
| 8. | 11 | |
USA 11 | Menace | J 70 | Kerry Klingler | 31 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | [34] | 114.0 | ||
| 9. | 26 | |
USA 55 | Joust | J 70 | Tim Molony | 5 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 44 | 10 | 7 | 2 | [44] | 116.0 | ||
| 10. | 61 | |
USA 61 | Flat Stanley | J 70 | T. Sheehan / T. McSweeney | 24 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 9 | [40] | 122.0 | ||
| 11. | 19 | |
USA 482 | Extreme | J 70 | Dan Cheresh | 19 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 14.9/RDG | 2 | 9 | 19 | 22 | [37] | 122.9 | ||
| 12. | 50 | |
USA 486 | Smokin’ J | J 70 | Steve Shaw | 10 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 20 | [39] | 128.0 | ||
| 13. | 5 | |
USA 179 | AFRICA | J 70 | Jud Smith | 21 | 39 | 10 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 18 | [39] | 131.0 | ||
| 14. | 33 | |
USA 95 | Muse | J 70 | Heather Gregg Earl | 9 | 41 | 13 | 20/RDG | 18 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 19 | [41] | 132.0 | ||
| 15. | 51 | |
USA 51 | Black River Racing | J 70 | Douglas Strebel | 28 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 21 | [30] | 134.0 | ||
| 16. | 41 | |
USA 340 | Rimette | J 70 | John Brim | 18 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 8 | [27] | 141.0 | ||
| 17. | 35 | |
USA 35 | Moxie | J 70 | James Allsopp | 1 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 24 | [48] | 142.0 | ||
| 18. | 34 | |
USA 34 | Perseverance | J 70 | Bennet Greenwald | 27 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 61/DNS | [61] | 144.0 | ||
| 19. | 22 | |
USA 316 | Groovederci | J 70 | John Demourkas | 30 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 27 | [31] | 154.0 | ||
| 20. | 24 | |
USA 490 | Hot Lips | J 70 | Christopher Whitford | 15 | 35 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 10 | [35] | 163.0 | ||
| 21. | 59 | |
CAN 246 | Touch2Play | J 70 | Rob & Sandy Butler | 6 | 27 | 57 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 6 | 23 | [57] | 168.0 | ||
| 22. | 29 | |
USA 94 | Lifted | J 70 | Jim Cunningham | 32 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 25 | [41] | 173.0 | ||
| 23. | 44 | |
USA 171 | Running Wild | J 70 | Peter Vessella | 3 | 4 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 42 | 16 | 17 | [42] | 182.0 | ||
| 24. | 39 | |
CAN 360 | Rex | J 70 | Grant Hood | 31/SCP | 29 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 27 | 11 | [32] | 185.0 | ||
| 25. | 52 | |
USA 210 | Vortex | J 70 | Vortex Racing | 25 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 16 | [37] | 195.0 | ||
| 26. | 8 | |
PUR 391 | Cachondo | J 70 | Marco Teixidor | 29 | 33 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 17 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 14 | [41] | 200.0 | ||
| 27. | 56 | |
USA 86 | Stampede | J 70 | Bruno Pasquinelli | 8 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 14 | 46 | 25 | 26 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 231.0 | ||
| 28. | 57 | |
CAN 491 | Strange Brew | J 70 | John Whynacht | 22 | 18 | 23 | 46 | 26 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 40 | 26 | [46] | 250.0 | ||
| 29. | 64 | |
USA 248 | Celeritas | J 70 | Malcolm Gefter | 16 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 251.0 | ||
| 30. | 55 | |
USA 157 | Spring | J 70 | Dave Franzel | 40 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 51 | 47 | 30 | 13 | [51] | 256.0 | ||
| 31. | 53 | |
USA 311 | Spaceman Spiff | J 70 | Maegan Ruhlman | 37 | 46 | 29 | 25 | 50 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 25 | 28 | [50] | 267.0 | ||
| 32. | 40 | |
USA 40 | B Squared | J 70 | Brian Elliott | 34 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 25 | 28 | 31/RDG | [39] | 271.0 | ||
| 33. | 65 | |
USA 219 | GetMyBoat | J 70 | Vortex Racing | 43 | 49 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 61/DNF | 61/DNS | [61] | 292.0 | ||
| 34. | 16 | |
USA 66 | Eagles Wings | J 70 | John Gottwald | 45 | 54 | 39 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 46 | 35 | [54] | 298.0 | ||
| 35. | 63 | |
USA 390 | 20/20 Racing | J 70 | John Arendshorst | 26 | 22 | 41 | 55 | 49 | 24 | 20 | 52 | 32 | 38 | [55] | 304.0 | ||
| 36. | 9 | |
USA 91 | Carlos | J 70 | Mike Sudofsky | 17 | 25 | 50 | 18 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 61/DNS | [61] | 307.0 | ||
| 37. | 17 | |
BER 308 | Elusive | J 70 | Chuck Millican | 42 | 34 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 37 | 37 | [42] | 307.0 | ||
| 38. | 58 | |
USA 152 | Sundog | J 70 | Kathy Parks | 14 | 32 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 61/DNF | 20 | 36 | [61] | 314.0 |
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| 39. | 36 | |
USA 335 | Nitemare | J 70 | Amy Neill | 13 | 24 | 37 | 48 | 41 | 43 | 23 | 29 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 319.0 | ||
| 40. | 27 | |
USA 222 | Junkanoo | J 70 | Suzy Leech | 51 | 43 | 24 | 37 | 44 | 36 | 51/SCP | 27 | 31 | 31 | [51] | 324.0 | ||
| 41. | 31 | |
USA 199 | Mojito | J 70 | Catharine Evans | 36 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 54 | 47 | 45 | 16 | 36 | 30 | [54] | 325.0 | ||
| 42. | 48 | |
USA 48 | Wicked Witch | J 70 | Larry Landry / Paul McDowell | 49 | 31 | 38 | 52 | 55 | 48 | 18 | 35 | 43 | 15 | [55] | 329.0 | ||
| 43. | 54 | |
USA 54 | Little Rascal | J 70 | Rick Pfarr | 23 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 43 | 38 | 28 | 39.1/RDG | 39.1/RDG | 39.1/RDG | [49] | 342.3 | ||
| 44. | 43 | |
USA 167 | Risk | J 70 | Gary Tisdale | 41 | 19 | 61/OCS | 53 | 36 | 26 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 34 | [61] | 344.0 | ||
| 45. | 18 | USA 169 | Empeiria | J 70 | John Heaton | 38 | 38 | 48 | 32 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 38 | 39 | 29 | [51] | 357.0 | |||
| 46. | 46 | |
USA 46 | Alibi | J 70 | Tris Worth | 54 | 47 | 61/OCS | 41 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 33 | [61] | 362.0 | ||
| 47. | 4 | |
USA 425 | 425 | J 70 | Worth Harris / Joe Baggett | 35 | 21 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 61/DNF | 61/DNS | [61] | 364.0 | ||
| 48. | 60 | |
USA 98 | USA 98 | J 70 | Al Poindexter | 53 | 15 | 46 | 43 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | [53] | 385.0 | ||
| 49. | 13 | |
USA 188 | Chinook | J 70 | Carrie & Ed Austin | 50 | 51 | 55 | 50 | 38 | 39 | 49 | 34 | 35 | 39 | [55] | 385.0 | ||
| 50. | 3 | |
USA 378 | 378 | J 70 | Jeff Schaefer / Mike Hettel | 48 | 45 | 30 | 54 | 29 | 53 | 57 | 51 | 45 | 41 | [57] | 396.0 | ||
| 51. | 37 | |
USA 220 | Phoenix | J 70 | Peter Firey | 44 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 40 | [51] | 400.0 | ||
| 52. | 38 | |
USA 155 | Ragtime | J 70 | Rodney Johnstone | 46 | 52 | 32 | 45 | 37 | 52 | 43 | 36 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 404.0 | ||
| 53. | 28 | |
USA 317 | Late Life Crisis | J 70 | Corbo Corbishley | 52 | 55 | 35 | 26 | 51 | 41 | 53 | 54 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 428.0 | ||
| 54. | 62 | |
USA 238 | Zuni Bear II | J 70 | Richard Bergmann | 47 | 44 | 42 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 32 | [59] | 439.0 | ||
| 55. | 14 | |
USA 309 | Cloudsourced | J 70 | Stu Williams | 57 | 56 | 44 | 56 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 47 | 44 | [59] | 468.0 | ||
| 56. | 47 | |
USA 392 | Slinky | J 70 | Scott Bursor | 33 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 53 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 472.0 | ||
| 57. | 30 | |
USA 97 | Loki | J 70 | Michael Zupon | 56 | 61/DNS< /td> | 52 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 481.0 | ||
| 58. | 15 | |
USA 357 | Danger Mouse | J 70 | Kristen Berry | 58 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 42 | [60] | 481.0 | ||
| 59. | 6 | |
USA 84 | Bazinga! | J 70 | Daniel Goldberg | 55 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 44 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 487.0 | ||
| 60. | 42 | |
USA 42 | 42nd Street | J 70 | Alan Cooper | 59 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 61/OCS | 57 | 61/DNS | 61/DNS | [61] | 529.0 | ||
