(Newport, RI)- Allan Terhune and the DAZZLER team won the first race of
the J/22 World Championship and never looked back. His crew of Katie
Terhune, Kristine Wake and Marcus Eagan are now the 2013 J/22 World
Champions (sponsored by Fidelity Investments and hosted by Sail
Newport). Seventy-one teams from Canada, the Cayman Islands, South
Africa and the USA competed in the five-day event, marking the 30th
anniversary of the J/22.
After
dropping a 19th in race nine, Terhune's remarkably consistent scores of
1-2-3-9-2-2-1-4-4 for 28 net points in 10 races kept the DAZZLER gang
in the lead. Brad Julian’s THREEDORIES.COM, with Matthew Schubert and
Colin Robertson, made an impressive attempt to take over DAZZER with
four consecutive bullets, but wound up six points shy and in the silver
position with 34 points. Mark Foster with Brian Babbitt and Matt Romberg
on TEJAS collected third place with 54 points.
“I
had an awesome team. It was a total team effort,” commented Terhune.
“Marcus was great on trimming and keeping the boat pointed in the right
direction. Katie and Kristine were awesome at boat handling, keeping the
mood light and getting everything done.” He also praised the host
location, saying, “There’s nowhere better than Newport. Brad Read,
Anderson Reggio and the whole SailNewport team are awesome!! We had
great sea breezes, we had some Northerlies, we had shifty races, we had a
little bit of everything, and that’s what makes it so fun. It was
spectacular!”Only one race was completed on the last day due to light winds. Julian’s THREEDORIES.COM continued a hot streak from Friday by tallying a third-straight bullet in race 10. Foster's TEJAS trailed in second, and Martin Kulman’s NEW WAVE in third. “I’m really excited for Brad and his team,” commended Terhune on his fellow Annapolis-based team. “They sailed a great event and didn’t make it easy on us at the end. They sailed well and fought to the end.”
The
first day was notable for light, unstable winds which postponed racing
and led to the abandonment of one race. The 71 teams had trouble
starting too, with the Z-Flag coming out for both completed races.
Despite the conditions, Terhune posted a 1-2 to lead the field. After
Thursday's pair of races, Terhune’s DAZZLER kept up the momentum and had
accumulated just 11 points including a first and a second.
THREEDORIES.COM, helmed by Brad Julian, held second place with 31 points
and Chris Doyle’s THE JUG 4 1 stood two points further back in third.
After two more races were completed Friday, Julian’s THREEDORIES.COM
knocked out two bullets to make a move toward the Championship crown.
Terhune’s DAZZLER acquired a fourth in race eight but had to settle for a
19 in race nine, leaving them with 24 net points. Julian stood at 33
points. In third place, Chris Doyle’s The Jug 4 1 had tallied 50
points. Saturday's final race day was marred by a light, unsteady
breeze. In the end, Terhune's DAZZLER team were declared J/22 World Champions. They were followed by Julian's THREEDORIES.COM in second and Mark Foster's TEJAS from Corpus Christi, TX in third. Rounding out the top five was Doyle's THE JUG 4 1 from Rochester, NY in fourth and Benz Faget's FATS team from New Orleans, LA in 5th.
Top women's team was Rochester, NY/ Jamestown, RI native Cory Sertl sailing LUCY with Amy Moran, Meg Myles and Annemarie Cook. Sailing photo credits- Paul Todd/ Outside Images. For more J/22 World Championship sailing information
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