Cannonball 2 crowned J/30 US National Champions
by J-Boats 29 Sep 06:17 PDT
September 11-15, 2024
J/30 North American Championship © Eastport Yacht Club
The J/30 sailors that attended this year's 2024 J/30 US National Championship were thrilled to enjoy eight races over the three-day regatta on the Chesapeake Bay hosted by the very capable Eastport Yacht Club.
Winning this year was a new name at the top of the leaderboard. Ralph Riddle's CANNONBALL 2 team started off the regatta with a 2-3-1 on the first day to sit on top of the standings. They never looked back and kept extending their lead to finish with 20 pts net.
The silver medal was taken by a familiar team that has always been on the podium in most J/30 NA's. That was the duo of Bob Rutsch & Mike Costello's BEPOP. They matched CANNONBALL 2's record on the final day, both boats with a 1-2-5 tally. As a result, the BEPOP boys took the silver just 4 pts back with 24 pts.
Rounding out the podium on the bronze medal step was top woman helm, Pamela Morris's BUMP! She sailed an impressive series, had three podium finishes of 1-3-3, and ended up with 35 pts.
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