(Seabrook, TX)- Bill Zartler and his SOLARIS team will be keeping the
title of J/105 Midwinter Champion. Despite placing seventh in Sunday’s
only race, SOLARIS hung on for the two-point victory and back-to-back
Midwinter Championship trophies. With crew Chris Lewis, Karen Lewis,
Gustavo Eacobar, Michael Byrne and Cynthia Powell, Zartler completed the
nine-race series with 28 points and a line of 8-1-5-1-3-1-1-1-7. Host
Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, TX claimed the top two boats of the
event, as Bill Lakenmacher’s RADIANCE placed second with 30 points. New
York’s Paul Beaudin on AVICI came in third at 40 points.Zartler praised the Race Committee for fulfilling their goal of nine races and also commended the stellar competition. “It was great to have competitors coming from all over the country, and see the fleet continue to have great racing amongst some really fun people,” he said.
On
the last day of racing on Sunday, the J/105 teams were postponed on
shore in the morning when a line of thunderstorms came through-- pretty
normal weather activity for these parts of Texas in the spring-time (all
part of America's "tornado belt"). When the AP flag came down and the
thirteen boats were sent to the race course the winds had settled down
to a steady 10-12 kts. Greg Turman’s HORNY TOAD won Sunday’s only race,
trailed by Beaudin and Lakenmacher.The top five were the following: 1st Bill Zartler- SOLARIS (28 points), 2nd Bill Lakenmacher- RADIANCE (30), 3rd Paul Beaudin- AVICI (40), 4th Greg Turman- HORNY TOAD (52) and 5th James MacDonald- DISTANT PASSION (52).
The J/105 Class extends its heartfelt appreciation to the Lakewood Yacht Club and all of its volunteers for a job "well done". Sailing and awards photos taken by J/105 Class Director Chris Howell are on the J/105 Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/J105CA For more J/105 Midwinters sailing information
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