(Riva del Garda, Italy)- Lake Garda lived up to its “bucket list”
reputation for the 40th edition of the J/24 World Championship in Riva
del Garda, Italy. Over the five days, the eighty-nine teams from 14
countries (Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden and United
States) enjoyed spectacular sailing, with three days of the classic
“ora” from the south and sunny; one unusual sunny, windy day of the
“bora” from the north; and one day with clouds, sprinkles and no wind.
Will
Welles’ KASTER of the USA achieved his second J/24 World
Championship in five years. With crew Nick Turney, Rich Bowen, Giuliano
Cattarozzi and Andrea Casale, the Newport, RI-based helmsman recorded 47
net points in 10 races. Next best was Nobuyuki Imai’s SIESTA of Japan
who ended with 68 points. Demonstrating the continued strength of the
J/24 class in America, the balance of the podium and top five were
dominated by three American teams. Taking the bronze was Keith
Whittemore’s FURIO team from Seattle, WA (a regular on the Italian J/24
circuit); fourth place went to Travis Odenbach’s HONEY BADGER crew from
Rochester, NY; and fifth was Mike Ingham’s NAUTALYTICS from Rochester,
NY, who dominated Friday’s three contests with a 2-1-1.The IJCA also awarded its perpetual trophies:
• Jaeger Women’s Trophy to Lynn Wolgast, Derbe Kerle, Germany
• Under-25 Turner Trophy to Pietro Parisi, Ottobrerosso, Italy
Welles
put together a combined American and Italian team, and commended
“Giuliano for bringing a fast boat and Andrea for putting it all
together.” He also thanked PRO Hank Stuart and all the various
volunteers and sponsors. Reflecting on 40 years of J/24 World
Championships, he said that the robust international attendance proves
that “The Class is as strong as ever!”Top five:
1) Will Welles, Kaster- 2, 5, 2, 9, (25), 2, 2, 1, 8, 16, Net 47
2) Nobuyuki Imai, Siesta, JPN, 25, 10, 5, 5, 1, 1, 7, (32), 7, 7, Net 68
3) Keith Whittemore, Furio- 31, 19, DPI20, 3, 2, 9, 3, 1, (46), 3, 4, Net 75
4) Travis Odenbach, Honeybadger- 14, 7, 8, 3, (16), 12, 8, 15, 2, 11, Net 80
5) Mike Ingham, Nautalytics- 20, (43), 4, 10, 5, 8, 30, 2, 1, 1, Net 81
Eighty-nine teams from 14 countries (Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden and United States) competed August 27-31 from Fraglia Vela Riva del Garda. For more J/24 World Championship sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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