J70 US Corinthian National Championship at Fort Worth Boat Club - Overall
by Christopher Howell 30 Apr 2018 09:33 BST
26-29 April 2018
Glenn Darden wins the 2018 J/70 Corinthian US National Championship © Christopher Howell
Local Glenn Darden's Hoss, with crew Jake Scott, Brian Tyrrell and Tony Waldon, won the third annual J/70 Corinthian US National Championship, hosted by Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas. Fifteen all-amateur teams converged on Eagle Mountain Lake to compete from April 27-29.
After two light air races late in the day Friday, the group got shut out with no wind on Saturday. PRO Bruce Golison moved up the start time Sunday, and they banged out four races to cap off the event with six total races.
Bruno Pasquinelli's Stampede followed Darden overall with 15 points, and Forbes Durdin's Mojito took third with 17 points. Dave Dennison on Piranha and David Hiebert on USA 546 rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth, respectively.
The event served as an incredible learning experience with sailmakers Tim Healy, Jud Smith and Bill Draheim onsite to conduct on-water clinics and briefings for the Corinthian sailors. With debriefs on Thursday and a nearly three-hour session on Saturday morning, these professionals shared immense amounts of knowledge and tuning tips. Next year's Corinthian US National Championship will be in Harbor Springs, MI, and the sailmakers have already committed to an even higher-level training and education for the participants.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Owner/Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 28 | USA 852 | HOSS | Glenn Darden | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | 23 | USA 240 | Stampede | Bruno Pasquinelli | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | 19 | USA 850 | Mojito | Forbes Durdin | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | 22 | USA 613 | Piranha | Dave Dennison | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | 31 | USA 546 | USA 546 | David Hiebert | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | 17 | USA 1034 | Helium Racing | Mark Allen / Mike Welch | 11 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | 32 | USA 389 | Your Mom's A Hooligan | Elizabeth Barker | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | 20 | USA 820 | Nasty Baby | Rick Schaffer | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | 21 | USA 183 | Pazzi | Mark Gorman | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | DNF | 36 |
| 10 | 14 | USA 1143 | 1143 | Michael Duff | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 48 |
| 11 | 30 | USA 241 | USA 241 | Al Poindexter | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | 25 | USA 344 | Two Feathers | Mark Masur | 8 | 14 | DNF | 15 | 11 | 10 | 58 |
| 13 | 24 | USA 242 | Texas Chrome | Jason Bradley | 13 | 12 | DNF | 12 | 6 | DNS | 59 |
| 14 | 15 | USA 7 | Boomtown | James Mitchell | 6 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 59 |
| 15 | 12 | USA 1041 | 1041 | Bill McNally | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | DNF | 59 |