(Annapolis, MD)- Congratulations to Tony Parker for winning the 2014
Hillman Capital Management J24 East Coast Championship aboard the
famously-named J/24 yacht called BANGOR PACKET! Sailing with Tony were a
bunch of characters, namely the Hungarian/Canadian Rossi Milev, Team
One’s famous Martha Parker and Ross Dierdorff, a worldly man about town.Hosted by Severn Sailing Association, the J/24s suffered the same fate as many of their colleagues did down south in the J/70 Chesapeake championship. Saturday dawned with a lot of promise for clouds, drizzle and wind, like lots and lots of wind. While down in Fishing Bay it was blowing 20-25 kts, gusting to 30 kts by 2pm, it was blowing even harder in the northern Chesapeake Bay as a monster front was rolling through the region. Such was the blow-out that racing was quite rightfully canceled Saturday afternoon. As Sunday dawned, no one on the docks even bothered to pull out mainsails as it was truly epic, fresh-to-frightening conditions, e.g. “blowing dogs off chains” and babies in strollers blown all over the countryside!!
For the fourteen boat fleet, it was great racing while they were able to get some in on Saturday morning. Tony Parker’s BANGOR PACKET showed their transom to most, taking a 2-1-3 to win with 6 pts. Behind them, it was a brief battle for second. Nevertheless, it was Travis Odenbach’s crew from Rochester YC in Rochester, NY that grabbed the silver by posting a 3-4-2 for 9 pts. Just one point back after being tied for the lead with Parker after the second race with a 1-2 was the “Scotians” from Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax. Evan Petley-Jones led their LIFTED team down the chute in the last race, snagging defeat from the jaws of victory on the podium. Their 7th place in the 3rd race dropped them from sure regatta leader down to 3rd overall. Rounding out the top five were Pat Fitzgerald’s RUSH HOUR and Mike Marshall’s PIPE DREAM, in 4th and 5th, respectively.
No question, the “All In The Family Award” goes to the Constants family sailing BLITZ from Seawanhaka Corinthian YC in Oyster Bay, NY. Onboard were Al, Dave, Steve and Mike Constants with Dave Hammand and Barbara Gold filling out their crew!
J/24 Fleet 8 in Annapolis would like to give a special thank you to Mark Hillman and Hillman Capital Management for being the title sponsor and making this special event possible. For more Hillman Capital Management J/24 East Coast Championship sailing information
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