J/70 Corinthian US National Championship at Little Traverse Yacht Club

J/70 Corinthian US National Championship at Little Traverse Yacht Club - Overall

by Julie & Chris Howell 11 Aug 2019 16:51 PDT August 8-11, 2019

Chris Kostanecki's Jennifer handled the closing race of the J/70 Corinthian US National Championship like true experts. They came into Sunday's final pair of races with a three-point advantage over Scott Sellers' Tres Burritos.

But Sellers nailed another bullet (his fourth of the regatta) in race seven to take the lead. Back came Kostanecki, with crew Matt Sessions, Carlos Robles and Scott Kozinchik, to win the eighth and final contest and become the 2019 J/70 Corinthian National Champions. Sellers placed eighth in that race for the runner-up position, ultimately five points behind the winner.

2019 J 70 Corinthian National Championship - Final Day - photo © Christopher Howell

A couple of threes on Sunday shot Jake Christy's Pale Horse into the bronze spot with 37 points. Thirty-six all-amateur teams competed at Little Traverse Yacht Club in Harbor Springs, MI from August 9-11. All three days saw postcard conditions of blue skies, temperatures in the 70s and breeze in the mid-teens. There was not a single General Recall or protest during the eight-race series.

2019 J 70 Corinthian National Championship - Final Day - photo © Christopher Howell

This event was California-based Kostanecki's first in Harbor Springs. "Fresh water, windy, and the waves were bigger and steeper than San Francisco," he summarized. "It was the Pure Michigan experience with world-class people and social activities." Kostanecki admitted that "We thought we threw it away. Thank you to my team who worked hard in some difficult moments."

Jackson Benvenutti of North Sails coached the Corinthian competitors daily via a RIB and again post-race at LTYC with video education, including debriefs from each day's race winners.

Overall Results:

Pos	Bow Now	Sail No	Yacht Name	Skipper/Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	28	USA 370	Jennifer	Chris kostanecki / Matt Sessions / Carlos Robles / Scott Kozinchik	3	3	4	6	1	2	10	1	20
2	37	USA 548	Tres Burritos	Scott Sellers / Hannah Sellers / Merritt Sellers / Owen Beckley / Holt Condon	1	4	1	11	9	1	1	8	25
3	27	USA 316	Pale Horse	Jake Christy / Steve Rozelle / Mark Teborek / Charles Trost	5	7	2	13	13	4	3	3	37
4	44	USA 45	Wild Child	Henry Filter / Alex Stout / Will Wagner / Jen Sturmer	2	12	9	1	5	6	14	4	39
5	39	USA 898	Sistership	Peter Vessella / Tracy Usher / Christy Usher / Mike Bishop	6	5	3	2	11	5	11	9	41
6	35	USA 613	Piranha	Dave Dennison / Trevor Davis / Thorn Turner / Kevin Kenny	8	11	6	3	4	12	8	2	42
7	6	USA 390	Berteau Group	Sarah Renz / Mark Renz / Matt Clark / Will Holz	9	2	7	4	10	13	4	6	42
8	36	USA 381	Tea Dance Snake	Peter Bowe / Mike McNamara / Todd Jenner / Matt Alisch	10	1	8	10	3	3	26	17	52
9	25	USA 1143	Measure Twice	Michael Duff / Mike Duff / Robert Duff / Robb Matthews / Preston Carey	7	14	5	7	7	7	9	20	56
10	3	USA 326	Aquaholiks	Martin Johnsson / August Hernandez / Lindsay Hernandez / Jorgen Johnsson	4	10	10	15	6	9	7	18	61
11	18	USA 313	FM	Tod Sackett / Blair Hamilton / Dave Kerr / Tom Sessions	12	9	15	9	2	8	22	7	62
12	5	USA 40	B Squared	Bryan Cameron / Daniel Cameron / Phil Peterson / Steve Thomas	DSQ	8	17	5	8	10	18	11	77
13	33	USA 220	Phoenix	Peter Firey / Roger Link / Eric Mentzell / Sean Nunes	15	15	13	16	17	17	5	13	94
14	24	USA 1025	Hot Ticket	Mike Kirkman / Rob Ramirez / Jim Thompson / John Morreale	11	13	14	19	20	19	13	15	104
15	7	USA 549	Black Pearl	Adam Bowen / Bridget Bowen / Rowan Elwart / Michael Schreiber	19	32	22	25	18	11	2	19	116
16	31	USA 1157	McFly	Sean O'Brien / John McNeil / Ryan Higgins / Anders McCarthy / Ansley O'Brien	18	18	19	12	24	RET	20	5	116
17	17	USA 487	Escape	Polk Wagner / Ellie Wagner / Jason Doyle / Madeline Swarthout / Claire Fink	14	31	18	17	16	18	15	25	123
18	4	USA 2	Ayacucho	James Gary / Taz Coffey / Edward Gary / Patrick Seidel	25	29	23	18	25	27	6	14	138
19	26	USA 1029	Miss Killer	Don Glover / Don Glover / Grant Glover / Jim Goran / Ravi Subramanian	30	20	21	23	14	15	21	24	138
20	38	USA 171	Rasta Racing	Sean Hendrickson / The Rev Petey Crawford / Rob Thomas / Alan Block	21	23	20	20	12	22	27	21	139
21	20	USA 1034	Helium	Mark Allen / Mike Welch / Mark Allen / Fred Blackmer / Brian Beaudet	13	6	29	21	23	24	28	28	143
22	2	USA 423	American Flyer	Steve Knoop / Patrick Rice / Richard Martin / Annie Baumann	17	19	25	24	32	25	12	30	152
23	22	USA 224	Little Traverse Sailors	LTS Race Team / Trip Wagner / Kate Moran / Jack Miller / Caroline Grin	31	21	OCS	26	15	21	17	23	154
24	41	USA 68	uno mas	David Schoene / Len Guenther / Lauren Schoene / Matt Schoene	16	24	28	30	30	16	25	16	155
25	45	USA 1023	Luxury Problems	Dan Klaasen / John Hill / Bryan Brieden / Dunne Saal	20	22	24	22	27	14	33	29	158
26	15	USA 489	Downtowner	Jeff Towner / Eric Wynsma / Ben Finkelstein / JT Ludington	29	33	27	8	28	26	23	22	163
27	16	USA 324	Ebisu	Glenn Sheets / Tim Buisch / Minh Ha / John McCree	28	27	OCS	28	31	23	16	10	163
28	42	USA 241	USA 241	Al Poindexter / blake caskey / kevin orff / doug strebel	23	25	16	33	26	28	34	12	163
29	1	USA 9	Afterberner	Brian Williams / Isabel Dziuba / Thomas Libcke / Harrison George / Brian Williams	22	26	11	27	22	20	DNC	DNC	165
30	10	USA 379	Brumby	Merritt Keffer / Martin Grin / Chris Keffer / David McVicker	26	30	26	14	19	29	32	26	170
31	30	USA 905	Pronto	Alison Hill / Chris Ford / Ella Cantera / Luke Baker / Ben Tolzdorf	27	16	12	29	RET	DNS	35	27	183
32	46	CAN 318	Cry Havoc	Ralph Neate / Ralph Neate / James Neate / Hubert Czajkowski / Chad Dowshenko	24	17	31	DSQ	21	30	29	34	186
33	50	USA 152	Sundog	Chal Curtis / Josh Curtis / Victoria Curtis / Meredith Moran / Libby Forsen	33	28	30	32	29	31	24	33	207
34	9	USA 1032	Bamm‑Bamm	Steven Briggs / Jonathon DeWindt / Eric Villasen / Ailene Hicks	32	34	32	31	35	32	19	31	211
35	13	USA 187	Catapult	Nicolie Hendrickson / Mary Foster / Wendy Helberg / Deb Hazelett	34	35	33	35	34	33	31	32	232
36	11	USA 647	Bula	Michael Mandell / Dave Lauser Jr / Garry Bonner / Jeff Moore	DNS	DNC	DNC	34	33	34	30	35	240