3rd annual Western Lake Superior J24 Championship July 27th, 28th and 29th 2012
Hosted by J24 Fleet 165 and the Duluth Yacht Club
Results and race conditions;
Racing started on Saturday about 11:00 with a 5-7 knot SSW wind and about 80 degrees temperature. Racing was held on Lake Superior near the business district for spectator participation, 4 races were held. A social event with music, dancing, stories of the day and great food followed.
Day 2, racing started on Sunday about 11:00 with a very light shifting WSW wind in the Duluth Superior Harbor with a temperature of 78 about degrees, about half way through the first leg the breeze built to 7-8 knots and filled in over the course. The breeze built over the day to a steady 10 knots and provided great competition and very close finishes on 5 races.
PRO John Hoenig put off 9 races over 2 days with only 2 short postponements.
Results for Saturday July 28th and  Sunday July 29th  2012                  (Races 1-9)

1. Insatiable                     (B. Stauber)           US4808                      1,1,2,1,1,1,1,2,1    11 points
2. Train Wreck                 (H. Halker)             US579                        2,2,1,2,2,3,2,1,2    17 points
3. 151                               (S. Tompkins)        US1901                      4,3,3,5,3,2,3,4,3    30 points
4. Snake Charmer          (J. Kumberra)        US3420                      6,4,4,3,5,6,5,3,4    40 points
5. Danger Zone #2         (T. Meierhoff)        US3522                     3,5,6,6,4,5,4,5,6    44  points
6. Danger Zone               (J. Erickson)            US2413                    5,6,5,4,6,4,6,6,5      47 points

Awards followed racing, placement prizes were distributed to skippers and crew for outstanding performance, sportsmanship, and interesting spinnaker work.

Thank You,
Ben Stauber Fleet 165 Duluth MN.
boatguyj24@yahoo.com
(218) 310-6339