PBITPro J/24 US National Championship at Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club - Day 1
by Tonja Sanchez-Holmes 27 May 2022 21:19 BST
23-28 May 2022
Twenty-four J/24 teams are contending for the PBITPro J/24
US National Championship title hosted by Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club in Oak Point, Texas.
Under shifty conditions and winds ranging from 7-18 knots, four races were completed on the
opening day. The conditions were tricky enough to prevent a standout team at the end of the
day with Nobuyuki Imai (Siesta), Travis Odenbach (Bogus), Keith Whittemore (Furio), and
William Fastiggi (Fawn Liebowitz) each earning a bullet.
There is currently a 13-point
THREE-way tie for first place with Imai beating out Odenbach and Whittemore for the
tiebreaker. Not far behind in fourth place is Mike Marshall (American Garage) with 15 points and
Paul Foerster (Grand Slam II) in fifth place with 20 points.
A look at the overall scores and there is clearly a battle all the way across the competitors with
multiple ties. Christopher Holmes (Bad Moon) wins the tiebreaker with Jasper Van Vliet for
11th place, Richardo Martinez (Orion) wins the tiebreaker for 14th place with Elisabeth Hudson
(Two Shots) and her all-women team, and Barry Bailey (Yikes) wins the tiebreaker for 16th
place with Brian Metz (Illegal Smile).
Wind conditions for Day 2 of the event contain a dismal forecast with AP going up until 1300
hours in hopes the wind would fill in for afternoon racing. If no racing is held, four races are
expected on Day 3 with winds predicted to be solid and breezy.
Racing continues through Saturday.
Complete results may be found at
www.regattanetwork.com/event/23493
Photos are available on the USA
J/24 Class Facebook page www.facebook.com/j24usa and RegattaShots at www.regattashots.com
The event page is www.dcyc.org/j24-nationals-regatta