(Tampa, FL)- The second act of the Quantum J/70 Winter Series, hosted by
Davis Island YC on Tampa Bay, produced another pleasant surprise-
wind! The sailors could not have been happier to get in six races over
the weekend. The record fifty-two entries were again eclipsed by the remarkably consistent VINEYARD VINES team lead by John & Molly Baxter from New York YC! Starting off with all top four finishes (2-1-3-4-4), Baxter’s team seemingly backed off on the gas pedal and closed with a 12th on the sixth and final race to win with 26 pts. Behind them, most teams were experiencing roller-coaster scorelines with dramatic swings from the rarified air of the top three to subterranean double-digits. Doing better than most was Tom Bowen’s REACH AROUND, posting a 7-3-5-11-7-1 tally for 34 pts to grab the silver. Settling in for the bronze was Geoff Becker’s USA 25 from Severn Sailing Association with a record of 1-10-11-1-9-9 for 41 pts. Rounding out the top five was Jeff Janov’s E.L.E. from California YC with 52 pts in 4th position and David Hiebert’s STAMPEDE from Fort Worth Boat Club with 56 pts in 5th.
In
the 21 boat Corinthian’s Division, everything went topsy-turvy for the
top boats. Winning the division was Brian Elliott’s B-SQUARED with a
record of 3-6-9-9-23-21 for 71 pts. Twenty points back in 2nd place was
Todd Jenner’s TEA DANCE SNAKE with a scoreline of 11-12-15-17-6-33 for
94 pts. Third was John Arendshorst’s 20/20 from Macatawa Bay YC with 111
pts.The third and final event for the series takes place February 6th to 7th at Davis Island YC. For more Quantum J/70 Winter Series III sailing information
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