By Tyler Colvin
Introduction and History: The Start of an Empire
In 1975, Rod Johnstone built a keelboat named Ragtime in his garage in Stonington, CT. Ragtime was the first J/24, a class that started the wildly successful J-Boats Empire and has grown into the world’s largest one design keelboat class. Since the class’ inception, over 5400 have hit the water and competed worldwide.
The Boat: A Keelboat for the People
As a small, light keelboat, the J/24 displaces 3100 lbs with a waterline length of 19’5” and an overall length of 24’. Maximum beam is 8’11” and it draws 4’, making it easily trailered behind a truck or utility van. It is constructed of fiberglass/resin with end grain balsa core which serves to maintain strength while saving weight. The deck/hull joint is secured with an inward flange and stainless steel nuts, bolts and washers. Original boats (first two years of production) were sealed with silicone sealant which has since been replaced by 3M’s bulletproof 5200 sealant.
The beauty of the J/24 is the parity across decades of construction. 1970s era boats can be just as competitive as the newest boats off the line from Waterline Systems, and place at the countless local, regional, and national regattas held annually. As a racer on a budget, a competitive boat can be had inexpensively and campaigned reasonably due to class restrictions on sails and equipment.
Pre-#3000 series hulls often require keel work to move material toward the leading edge to help with pointing and speed. Additionally, because of the extensive racing of the class (nearly all boats have raced in some capacity), all older boats should be checked for delamination as well as moisture intrusion into the core. Rotted core is easily detected with a moisture meter and should be replaced; it is often found under deck fittings and around the mast/hull through hole.
Sailing the Boat: A Balanced Approach
Sloop rigged, the J/24 is quick upwind, responsive, and very maneuverable. She is easy to day sail and challenging to race. As a day sailor, she is comfortable to cruise under main and genoa or under main alone, even upwind. Competitive boats require meticulous set up and are responsive to weight placement, boat tuning, and sail trim. A typical sail assortment consists of main, genoa, blade jib, and spinnaker.
Racing the J/24 is a wild experience. Fleets can be upwards of 80 boats with everyone from weekend warriors to professional sailors. Her nimble nature which is a strength also makes for a twitchy racer. More dinghy like then most keelboats of the same size, tuning, tension and sail trim make an enormous difference in speed and pointing ability. Reliable tuning guides are available through North Sails (http://www.tuningguides.northsails.com/tuningguides/TuningGuides/TuningGuidesJ24NewportDesign/tabid/9245/Default.aspx).
Trim is a labor of love. Under the genoa, the boat responds well to very flat angle of heel and power in the headsail. In light air, maintaining flow over the foils is important, as the boat is slow to accelerate. As breeze increases, the boat will stand up and point well with a light tiller hand and constant main trim. Playing the traveler as in medium air helps to keep the boat upright and maintain pointing angle. In increasing wind velocities, backstay should be used as needed if the rig feels overpowered and there is an increase in lee helm.
Class Association: All Together Now
The J/24 class association (http://www.j24class.org/) organizes and oversees international competition in the class. There are national organizations across North and South America, Europe and Asia. On the local level, hundreds of fleets in the US alone plan and execute club and championship level racing every year. Active fleets can be found around the US and are often more than happy to assist new J/24 owners with the finer points of the boat. A list of active fleets and districts with links to their respective websites can be found here http://www.j24class.org/usa/links.htm.
Who Sails the Boat?
Sailors of all ages and abilities come together at J/24 events. In one annual regatta on Lake George, NY, The Changing of the Colors, 70+ boats gather with average ages ranging from 19-60+. Professional sailors such as Andy Horton and Mike Ingham and collegiate coaches like John Mollicone regularly compete against club racers at events like J/24 Nationals and North Americans. The majority of participants are club racers at the local level. Fleet 50 in Newport RI boasts one of the largest memberships in the US and will be playing host to the 2014 J/24 World Championships (http://www.sailnewport.org/regattas/2014%20J24%20Worlds/2014j24worldchampionship.html). Local fleets such as Fleet 23 in Malletts Bay, Vermont also boast competitive racing on a weekly basis in the summer.
Why sail? A No-Brainer
The J/24 offers a great mix of personality, competition, and sailing comfort. As a day sailor she excels, providing affordable cruising to sailors of all abilities and is as easily dry sailed/trailered as she is stored on a mooring. As a racer she is cost effective, competitive, and quick. Whether sailed one design or under handicap rule, never count a J/24 out of the mix. Boats of all vintages, from the 1970s to 2000s and beyond can be winners, as can participants from junior sailors to seniors. What started out as a garage project in Stonington, CT, has blossomed into the most popular one-design keelboat classes in the world. The J/24 provides, pound for pound, some of the most exciting racing in the world that is accessible to every day club sailors, at a cost that is almost impossible to beat.
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A First Impression of Sailing in Wellington, New Zealand
By Airwaves Writer at-large, Sara Morgan Watters
After a 23 hour journey to Wellington, New Zealand just over a month ago, I was welcomed to the country’s capital city by overcast conditions and, as promised, a strong summer breeze. Some people compare windy Wellington, as it is known, to San Francisco for consistent and breezy conditions. Additionally, I can personally attest to the steep San Francisco like hills, since I walk up one every day and can justify it as a short work out.
As I am settling into my new Kiwi life I have been keen to get involved in some New Zealand sailing, arguably the best in the world. As summer is wrapping up here, the high sailing season is coming to a close. So, trying to get the most out of my one month of summer I’ll get this year, I’ve been hard at work familiarizing myself with what the sport has to offer here in Wellington. So, what have I learned so far?
1. No one wears shoes!
It seems silly, but going barefoot is totally acceptable in supermarkets, stores, university classes, the street and yacht clubs! Perhaps this is so shocking because isn’t the number 1 rule of any junior sailing program in the U.S. to wear closed toed shoes at all times? Well, here bare feet around the club or while sailing is just the way it is. Are we just overly cautious in the U.S. or do New Zealanders end up with a lot more stubbed toes?
2. Everyone gets involved in sailing
Club members are very active at the three main clubs around Wellington. At Worser Bay Yacht Club (WBYC), a 10 minute drive out of the city center, you have a very community, family friendly oriented club, while still maintaining its competitive edge. On Saturday mornings, there are Opti, laser, Starling and P Class racing, the later two fleets being an alternative junior racing boat for kids just out of the Optimist or adults who are still the right size. Senior racing takes place after lunch, although you’ll often find a younger junior sailor hanging off the wire catching a ride on their parents boat. Some of the clubs’ more weekend based sailors will go out on the water for a casual rip around the bay on The New Zealand 12ft Skiff, not your average cruising boat.
Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club is another active club just five minutes from the city center which has social cruising division racing, competitive weekend dingy racing for sailors of all ages, hosts high school teams, learn to sail programs, and national and international regattas. Every Saturday there are opportunities to compete in trapeze and non-trapeze dinghies, Javelin Skiff (another New Zealand native skiff), Paper tiger (single-handed catamaran), among other classes. With a very fairly priced snack/bar area, there is plenty of socialization after racing – an important part of any club. On Sundays you can join the Development Squad or Learn to Sail Programs and try your skills on a boat you’ve never sailed before. Or if you are a slightly less experienced sailor you can just work on getting better. As you can see, there are lots of opportunities.
Under 21 year olds who are keen to do more competitive keel boat or match racing might be more likely to sail out of Wellington’s closest venue, Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, just a few minutes walk from downtown. There, youth sailors can train on the Wellington Youth Match Racing Development Squad, a feeder into the Under 21 Squad, which competes at major national and international match racing events.
3. When they go sailing, they do it in a lot of wind!
It is important to imagine these three clubs operating all the weekend activities in one of the world’s most consistently windy venues. When skiff sailors go out for a cruise on Saturdays, there is nothing leisurely about it. Or if you are taking advantage of the learn to sail program, you are most likely learning to sail in perpetually windy conditions. As a result, there is a significant shift in the perception of what a windy day is really like. When I think of a windy day I think of sailing in 18-20 knots. When a Kiwi thinks of a windy day, they might be thinking more in the 25-30 knot range.
4. Everyone Volunteers
Probably the most impressive feature of the sailing taking place at these clubs is that the people running it are mostly all volunteers! Sailors often regard volunteering time as part of being a member of the club. For example, at the start of the year at WBYC rosters are drawn up for Race Officer (Junior/Senior), lunch duty, and bar duty so everyone has a turn. Managing the different classes, choosing a day to set courses or act as the safety boat are all a part of being an active member. Members of the club also typically serve on National management committees for the classes they compete in.
From my experiences in the last month, both in the sailing community and out, Kiwis are very friendly, open people who make it easy to fit in. New Zealand, after all, is a very multicultural country so it is no surprise that I’ve felt so welcomed. So, I ask myself, are the sailing communities in the U.S. as bare feet going, passionate about sailing, and unquestionably willing to give back?
With rain and wind for the last six of the seven days, I’ve been told this is the official start of winter. As summer is just around the corner in the northern hemisphere, New Zealand is shifting into its winter season. Let’s see what there is to offer over these next few months. Stay tuned!
Megabyte
The Megabtye is a fast, yet stable boat that can be sailed with two crew or raced singlehanded. The boat was designed to carry some “serious weight” with a proper cockpit laid out for two people, but with the simplicity of a single sail. The Megabyte’s lightweight, tapered, carbon fiber mast and battened Mylar sail provide plenty of power when needed, and are easy to depower with well led controls.
Sailors well over 200 lbs can singlehand the Megabyte competitively and comfortably thanks to its powerful sail plan, deep cockpit, and high boom. The two piece carbon fiber mast and 130 lb hull make Megabytes easy to car top and transport. The Megabyte was designed by Farr Yacht Design and selected as Boat of the Year by Sailing World in 2000.
2014 J/70 Charleston Race Week Results and Reports
By Geoff Becker
Team Helly Hansen: Skipper, Tim Healy, Tactician/Trimmer: Geoff Becker, Trimmer: Sam Stokes, Bow: Gordon Borges
Day 2 3 races, 2 heats/race (races course 4, 4 legs and downwind finish) Wind 6-12 knots from the South, shifty again!
Again, on Day 2 of Chareston Race Week 2014, three races (two heats per race) were sailed in a puffy and shifty sea breeze. Team Helly Hansen again had our ups and downs finishing the day with scores of 1st, 10th and 3rd, moving us into a tie for third overall. With the short course and challenging wind shifts it was important for us to be prepared to tack or gybe quickly in reaction to the oscillations and positioning of other boats.
In conditions where there are a lot of significant puffs and wind shifts, there are often time where the boat needs to react quickly to the breeze when it changes. For example, when sailing upwind toward a puff that looks to be a significant header wind shift, the boat might need to tack immediately as the shift arrives. It is important that the skipper and crew are ready for the new wind to arrive, and be prepared for the likely to outcome when the shift does arrive. For such transitions to go smoothly, there has to be discussion and communication on board before any reactionary maneuver happens.
As a new wind approaches, the driver and the tactician need to discuss what is likely to happen when it arrives. The conversation can be something like this…
Tactician: “Here comes a big puff, it looks like a header.”
Driver: “Do you want to tack on it, or keep going straight?”
Tactician: “We need to tack as it hits us, so everyone be ready.”
The same type of conversation can be used in many other scenarios on the racecourse. For example, when sailing on port tack and approaching a boat on starboard tack…
Driver: “Here comes a starboard tack boat…I am not sure if we are crossing?”
Tactician: “We are lifted, we need to continue straight, so try to cross, but duck behind if we can’t cross.”
Being prepared for new wind puffs and other scenarios on the racecourse can ensure the boat is prepared for a maneuver well before it has to be executed. If these types of discussions don’t take place, boathandling will certainly suffer and often a crew will end up with more than their share of crash tacks and tight situations with other boats. A little prep work and communication will go a long way and keep the whole crew more involved during the race.
Our takeaways from Day 2 are…
1. Be prepared for puffs and wind shifts as they approach
2. Communication is the key to reacting quickly to those changes
3. Discuss likely scenarios as the occur during the entire race
TOP 30 after Day 2:
| 1 | USA 187 | Catapult | Joel Ronning | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | USA 248 | Scamp | Will Welles | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| 3 | USA 316 | Superfecta | James Barnash | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| 4 | USA 2 | Helly Hansen | Tim Healy | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | USA 397 | Hot Mess | Rob Britts | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| 6 | USA 179 | Africa | Jud Smith | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | USA 51 | Black River Racing | Doug Strebel | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | USA 96 | Savasana | Brian Keane | 2 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 46 |
| 9 | USA 34 | Perseverance | Bennet Greenwald | 8 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 47 |
| 10 | USA 245 | USA 245 | Ian Liberty | 5 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 53 |
| 11 | USA 364 | School’s Out | John Aras | 13 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 55 |
| 12 | USA 167 | Kraken | Gary Tisdale / Adam Burns | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 56 |
| 13 | USA 94 | Lifted | Jim Cunningham | 6 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 56 |
| 14 | USA 45 | Wild Child | Henry Filter | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 61 |
| 15 | USA 159 | Torqeedo | Chris Carroll | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 64 |
| 16 | USA 11 | Menace | Kerry Klingler | 7 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 65 |
| 17 | CAN 246 | Touch2Play | Rob & Sandy Butler | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 71 |
| 18 | USA 217 | Joint Custody | Jenn & Ray Wulff | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 73 |
| 19 | BER 308 | Elusive | Chuck Millican | 9 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 75 |
| 20 | USA 185 | Turbo Duck | Bodo & Nick von der Wense | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 77 |
| 21 | BRA 403 | Bruschetta | Mauricio Santa Cruz | 17 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 77 |
| 22 | USA 15 | Junior | Don & Tim Finkle | 22 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 78 |
| 23 | USA 174 | Magic Bus | Gregg Mylett | 19 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 82 |
| 24 | USA 151 | Reach Around | Thomas Bowen | 12 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 83 |
| 25 | USA 171 | Running Wild | Peter Vessella | 14 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 85 |
| 26 | USA 26 | Jungleland | Chris and Carolyn Groobey | 15 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 86 |
| 27 | USA 326 | Aquaholiks | Martin Johnsson | 12 | 10 | 42/DSQ | 4 | 13 | 6 | 87 |
| 28 | USA 99 | Nostalgia | Blake & Lud Kimbrough | 20 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 87 |
| 29 | USA 86 | Stampede | Loring / Pasquinelli | 9 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 95 |
| 30 | USA 035 | Moxie | Cole Allsopp | 19 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 97 |
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Day 1 3 races, 2 heats/race (races course 4, 4 legs and downwind finish), Wind 6-14 knots from the SW, shifty!
With the popularity of the J/70 in the past year and a half the fleet sizes continue to push the limits of many venues including Charleston Harbor for the 2014 Charleston Race Week. The J/70 fleet has grown to almost 80 boats this year and with the limited space the organizers decided to sail the regatta in heats, allowing all the boats to fit on the course. To make the heats, the entire fleet was divided into four colors (groups) and each race was sailed with two separate race starts with two colors sailing in each start. For subsequent races, the colors would rotate allowing each color to sail the others in a round robin format.
Three races, of two heats per race, were sailed on Day 1 in a shifty SW sea breeze. The shifty conditions were challenging enough, but you add 40 competitive boats in each heat and you have a lot of opportunities to pass and be passed. Team Helly Hansen ended the day with a 3rd, 8th and 4th earning our team 5th overall moving into the weekend. While our scores show some consistency, there was nothing consistent about our day. In fact, in Race 2, we were never in 8th place until we crossed the finish line, spending much of the race in the bottom half of the fleet.
When the conditions are such that there are large gains and losses possible on the course, it is important to keep a mentality that you have to do the best you can with the options you are given. Off the starting line in Race 2 we had a bad position and were forced to tack shortly after the start. That clearing tack immediately caused us to be out of phase heading toward the middle of the course. What happened next might seem familiar to almost every sailor; we bounced around the middle trying to find a clear lane on the lifted tack, while boats continually tacked in front of us forcing us to tack away, etc., etc.. We eventually made it to the first mark, but only managed to stay ahead of a handful of boats.
Now what? The good news was, that the whole fleet was tightly packed and there looked to be opportunities to catch groups of boats if we could maintain our focus. We worked hard to minimize the distance we sailed to the next mark, keeping our sailing lanes as clear as possible. That meant trying to stay away from other boats in general, in a position where we could make our own decisions as to where to sail to get the next shift. Often, when there are a large number of boats tightly packed, it can be easy to get caught so close to a group of boats you become trapped by the group and forced to sail in the direction of the group.
With the conditions being so shifty, we thought that if we sailed away from packs, there would eventually be chances to gain as long as we waited for the shifts in our area to work in our favor. Instead of tacking or gybing on every shift, we would sail toward the bigger shifts we could see and let the packs battle for the smaller shifts making more maneuvers. This strategy worked, as we were able to move up in the fleet each leg until finally crossing the finish in 8th place.
Looking back at that race, many of the places we gained during the race were a result of packs of boats slowing each other down, getting in each other’s way and trying to get every little shift (very much like the way we sailed on leg one). After the first mark, we tried to maneuver less and stretch out away from packs of boats whenever possible. Sometimes just settling in, sailing straight and stretching out can be the best tactical move, even in shifty conditions.
Our takeaways from Day 1 are…
1. Do the best you can with options you have
2. Avoid packs of boats for tactical freedom
3. Stretch out and sail straight to help get back into phase
Overall results for all classes: http://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=968
J/70 Results after day one:
| J 70 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 76 | USA 187 | Catapult | J 70 | Joel Ronning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 59 | USA 45 | Wild Child | J 70 | Henry Filter | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | 85 | USA 179 | Africa | J 70 | Jud Smith | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | 42 | USA 167 | Kraken | J 70 | Gary Tisdale / Adam Burns | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 5 | 17 | USA 2 | Helly Hansen | J 70 | Tim Healy | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |
| 6 | 45 | USA 248 | Scamp | J 70 | Will Welles | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |
| 7 | 18 | USA 397 | Hot Mess | J 70 | Rob Britts | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | |
| 8 | 46 | USA 364 | School’s Out | J 70 | John Aras | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
| 9 | 50 | USA 316 | Superfecta | J 70 | James Barnash | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 | |
| 10 | 19 | USA 217 | Joint Custody | J 70 | Jenn & Ray Wulff | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |
| 11 | 51 | USA 245 | USA 245 | J 70 | Ian Liberty | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 | |
| 12 | 54 | CAN 246 | Touch2Play | J 70 | Rob & Sandy Butler | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 13 | 72 | USA 51 | Black River Racing | J 70 | Doug Strebel | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 14 | 44 | USA 96 | Savasana | J 70 | Brian Keane | 2 | 20 | 4 | 26 | |
| 15 | 39 | USA 34 | Perseverance | J 70 | Bennet Greenwald | 8 | 4 | 15 | 27 | |
| 16 | 55 | USA 185 | Turbo Duck | J 70 | Bodo & Nick von der Wense | 4 | 14 | 13 | 31 | |
| 17 | 25 | USA 94 | Lifted | J 70 | Jim Cunningham | 6 | 6 | 19 | 31 | |
| 18 | 53 | USA 159 | Torqeedo | J 70 | Chris Carroll | 2 | 17 | 14 | 33 | |
| 19 | 41 | USA 151 | Reach Around | J 70 | Thomas Bowen | 12 | 21 | 2 | 35 | |
| 20 | 43 | USA 171 | Running Wild | J 70 | Peter Vessella | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 | |
| 21 | 62 | BER 308 | Elusive | J 70 | Chuck Millican | 9 | 15 | 12 | 36 | |
| 22 | 29 | USA 174 | Magic Bus | J 70 | Gregg Mylett | 19 | 2 | 21 | 42 | |
| 23 | 48 | USA 86 | Stampede | J 70 | Loring / Pasquinelli | 9 | 26 | 9 | 44 | |
| 24 | 82 | USA 11 | Menace | J 70 | Kerry Klingler | 7 | 24 | 14 | 45 | |
| 25 | 33 | USA 95 | Muse | J 70 | Heather Gregg-Earl / Joe Bardenheier | 4 | 30 | 13 | 47 | |
| 26 | 80 | BRA 403 | Bruschetta | J 70 | Mauricio Santa Cruz | 17 | 23 | 10 | 50 | |
| 27 | 36 | USA 68 | Noname | J 70 | Ron Thompson | 21 | 27 | 5 | 53 | |
| 28 | 26 | USA 97 | Loki | J 70 | Michael Zupon | 16 | 15 | 22 | 53 | |
| 29 | 28 | USA 62 | Lucky Charm | J 70 | Ken Corsig | 28 | 1 | 24 | 53 | |
| 30 | 47 | USA 157 | Spring | J 70 | Dave Franzel | 18 | 11 | 24 | 53 | |
| 31 | 37 | USA 99 | Nostalgia | J 70 | Blake & Lud Kimbrough | 20 | 18 | 16 | 54 | |
| 32 | 49 | USA 152 | Sundog | J 70 | Kathy Parks | 25 | 25 | 6 | 56 | |
| 33 | 79 | USA 219 | GetMyBoat | J 70 | Vortex Racing | 33 | 16 | 7 | 56 | |
| 34 | 35 | USA 335 | Nitemare | J 70 | Amy Neill | 15 | 11 | 31 | 57 | |
| 35 | 81 | USA 48 | Wicked Witch | J 70 | Larry Landry / Paul McDowell | 13 | 20 | 25 | 58 | |
| 36 | 31 | USA 035 | Moxie | J 70 | Cole Allsopp | 19 | 13 | 26 | 58 | |
| 37 | 22 | USA 15 | Junior | J 70 | Don & Tim Finkle | 22 | 25 | 12 | 59 | |
| 38 | 52 | USA 87 | Tick Tock Croc | J 70 | Richard Nesbett | 18 | 31 | 11 | 60 | |
| 39 | 27 | USA 46 | Loonatictu | J 70 | R Noel Clinard | 11 | 33 | 16 | 60 | |
| 40 | 21 | USA 26 | Jungleland | J 70 | Chris and Carolyn Groobey | 15 | 23 | 22 | 60 | |
| 41 | 73 | USA 37 | Grizzly | J 70 | Charles Bayer | 22 | 10 | 28 | 60 | |
| 42 | 38 | USA 410 | Perfect Ten | J 70 | Joe & Jeff Pawlowski | 21 | 26 | 15 | 62 | |
| 43 | 13 | USA 169 | Empeiria | J 70 | John Heaton | 14 | 31 | 17 | 62 | |
| 44 | 9 | USA 488 | Convexity | J 70 | Donald Wilson | 24 | 22 | 17 | 63 | |
| 45 | 69 | USA 184 | VLLN | J 70 | Patrick Nichols / Mark Nichols | 16 | 18 | 30 | 64 | |
| 46 | 74 | USA 238 | Zuni Bear | J 70 | Rich Bergmann | 26 | 9 | 32 | 64 | |
| 47 | 4 | USA 326 | Aquaholiks | J 70 | Martin Johnsson | 12 | 10 | 42/DSQ | 64 | |
| 48 | 68 | USA 425 | USA 425 | J 70 | Joe Baggett | 29 | 8 | 29 | 66 | |
| 49 | 5 | USA 510 | Button Fly | J 70 | Andrew and Melissa Fisher | 23 | 14 | 29 | 66 | |
| 50 | 10 | USA 369 | Cool Story Bro. | J 70 | John Brigden | 23 | 22 | 23 | 68 | |
| 51 | 24 | USA 207 | Leading Edge | J 70 | Todd Hiller | 26 | 24/SCP | 19 | 69 | |
| 52 | 12 | USA 340 | Rimette | J 70 | John Brim | 27 | 19 | 23 | 69 | |
| 53 | 7 | USA 497 | Chinook | J 70 | Frank McNamara | 17 | 24 | 28 | 69 | |
| 54 | 86 | USA 420 | E.L.E. | J 70 | Matt Braun | 35 | 17 | 18 | 70 | |
| 55 | 34 | USA 194 | Napoleon | J 70 | Patrick Byrne | 30 | 16 | 25 | 71 | |
| 56 | 61 | USA 28 | Misson Impossible | J 70 | David Malkin | 28 | 28 | 18 | 74 | |
| 57 | 32 | USA 379 | Mummbles | J 70 | Brad Kauffman | 32 | 19 | 27 | 78 | |
| 58 | 40 | USA 220 | Phoenix | J 70 | Peter Firey | 32 | 21 | 27 | 80 | |
| 59 | 3 | USA 378 | 378 | J 70 | Jeff Schaefer | 27 | 29 | 26 | 82 | |
| 60 | 11 | USA 357 | Danger Mouse | J 70 | Kristen Berry | 31 | 32 | 21 | 84 | |
| 61 | 23 | USA 236 | Layla | J 70 | Tim Gibbs | 20 | 30 | 34 | 84 | |
| 62 | 1 | USA 390 | 20/20 Racing | J 70 | John Arendshorst | 31 | 36 | 20 | 87 | |
| 63 | 16 | USA 100 | Gemini | J 70 | Blane Shea | 34 | 34 | 20 | 88 | |
| 64 | 56 | USA 168 | USA 168 | J 70 | Marty McKenna | 30 | 27 | 31 | 88 | |
| 65 | 30 | USA 199 | Mojito | J 70 | Catharine Evans | 25 | 32 | 32 | 89 | |
| 66 | 65 | USA 36 | Taipan SB | J 70 | Lloyd Karzen | 24 | 34 | 36 | 94 | |
| 67 | 67 | USA 388 | US 388 | J 70 | Jack Neades | 33 | 33 | 30 | 96 | |
| 68 | 6 | USA 358 | Bucephalus | J 70 | Andrea Krasinski | 29 | 35 | 33 | 97 | |
| 69 | 66 | USA 367 | US 367 | J 70 | Tiller Halfhill | 34 | 29 | 34 | 97 | |
| 70 | 75 | CAN 361 | emiLee | J 70 | Hadrian Corning | 37 | 28 | 35 | 100 | |
| 71 | 64 | USA 392 | Slinky | J 70 | Scott Bursor | 35 | 35 | 33 | 103 | |
| 72 | 2 | USA 91 | Carlos | J 70 | Vinnie Pattavina | 36 | 37 | 36 | 109 | |
| 73 | 60 | USA 382 | Zombie | J 70 | Kristen Robinson | 39 | 36 | 35 | 110 | |
| 74 | 14 | USA 204 | Eowyn | J 70 | Peter Winkelstein | 36 | 37 | 37 | 110 | |
| 75 | 58 | USA 345 | White Rabbit | J 70 | Steve Kiemele | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
Sail1Design's Team Race Rankings, 9 APRIL 2014!!
As qualifiers finished up this past weekend, the berths for Team Race Nationals in June were filled! Some of the usual heavy-hitters like Stanford, St. Mary’s, Roger Williams and Charleston secured their berths and some of the top spots in our rankings this week with victories at their conference qualifiers. Other regular powerhouses like Georgetown, Yale, and BC confirmed their berths as well with strong sailing to best their competition. And other strong teams who were in the hunt for the remaining berths like Navy, Tufts, USF and ODU came out swinging this weekend and proved that they deserved a spot at the big table.
The weekend also came with upsets and disappointments, in particular in NEISA where Dartmouth, Harvard, and Brown were all in the running for the final nationals berth but couldn’t quite get it done at the Fowle. Fordham, a young team that has come out of the woodwork this year, lost a tie-breaker with ODU for the final MAISA spot at the Prosser, and greatly deserves their recognition in the top 15. Stay tuned as Nationals approaches and we get our championship predictions from our panel!
SEE THE RANKINGS: https://www.sail1design.com/college-team-race-rankings/
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MARKETPLACE & PROFESSIONAL BROKERAGE
Unique to the industry, Sail1Design hosts and manages an active private, by-owner marketplace, focusing on performance and one-design sailboats & gear. For all boats under 25′, our ads are free. What makes us different is that we also provide, side-by-side, professional brokerage services as well. We have had great success helping our sailing clients market and sell their boats, using our powerful client base, social media, and the brokerage industries multiple listing service to ensure your boat gets noticed.
AIRWAVES NEWS & CALENDAR
S1D also hosts Airwaves, an interactive, user fed Sailing Calendar and informative Sailing News, Articles, tips, & more. Airwaves has developed a great niche in the sailing publication world, and now boasts a seven-member staff of dedicated sailors, all contributing to our varied content.
