J/70 World Championship at Real Club Náutico de Palma by Sandberg Estates
The Sandberg Estates J/70 World Championship at Real Club Náutico de Palma – Day 2
Regularity continues to rule the Sandberg Estates J/70 Worlds. The event organized by the Real Club Náutico de Palma (RCNP) and the J/70 class International Association completed today, Wednesday, only one race that keeps US “Yonder” in the lead and places Spanish “Patakin” on the lookout for the podium.
Yesterday, after finishing the first day of competition, the race committee decided to bring forward the start of today’s races by half an hour. The decision was correct, and with conditions between eight and twelve knots from the northeast, the third round of the racing program began on time.
The wind held out long enough to complete a single and complicated race. USA Douglas Rastrello’s “Good to go” from Newport Harbor YC was the best, achieving a first place. In Rastrello’s words, “We’re feeling pretty good, but in this regatta you can get a first, a second, or a 29th and that’s the essence of sailing in big fleets.”
Behind, a great performance of Luis Albert’s “Patakin”, which climbed seven positions and is sixth in the provisional overall. Meanwhile, the third place of today’s race went to another North American team, Dick Kalow’s “Superior 1” of Wayzata YC.
With these results, the overall ranking continues to be led by Douglas Newhouse and Jeremy Wilmot’s “Yonder”. They are fifteen points ahead of Brazilian Ralph Vasconcellos’ “Mindset” of IC Rio de Janeiro, which is in third place.
If conditions allow it, the race committee may try to complete three races tomorrow to make up for the one that could not be sailed today.
Races will resume tomorrow from 10h30 onwards.
The Sandberg Estates J/70 Worlds 2024 is organized by the Real Club Náutico de Palma and the International Association of the J/70 class.
Results after Day 2: (top five)
1. [USA] Yonder, Douglas Newhouse/Jeremy Wilmot, 15pts
2. [GBR] Brutus II, Charles Thompson, 28pts
3. [BRA] Mindset, Ralph Vasconcellos, 30pts
4. [USA] Good to go, Douglas Rastrello, 32pts
5. [USA] Savasana, Brian Keane, 35pts
More information at www.rcnp.es/j70worlds
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