J/22 World Championship at Annapolis Yacht Club

J/22 World Championship at Annapolis Yacht Club - Overall

by Julie & Christopher Howell 14 Sep 2018 13:26 NZST 9-14 September 2018

Zeke Horowitz's Uncle Fluffy accomplished what none of the other 63 teams at the J/22 World Championship could—avoiding a high-number finish in the nine-race series hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club in Maryland. Now he and crew Jackson Benvenutti, Jo Ann Fisher and Emmy Stuart are J/22 World Champions.

Horowitz came into Thursday a nine-point underdog to Allan Terhune's Thunder Chicken, however Terhune faced a U-flag penalty in the day's first race, paving the way for someone to make a move. Uncle Fluffy did just that, nailing a 2,3,3 on the day, which, added to his previous scores of 6,1,6,(11),5,6, gave the Annapolis-based helmsman the title with 32 net points. Terhune never gave up, getting bullets in races eight and nine, but couldn't catch the Horowitz team.

Thunder Chicken ended with 35 points for the silver position. Coming in third, and making it an all-Annapolis top three, was Jeffrey Todd's Hot Toddy. They finished strong with a pair of fours to edge out Michael Marshall's Bad News on a tie-breaker at 80 points.

2018 J/22 World Champion - photo © J/22 International Class Association

Overall Results:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Yacht Name	Skipper	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	28	USA 1586	Uncle Fluffy	Zeke Horowitz	6	1	6	11	5	6	2	3	3	32
2	7	USA 1207	Thunder Chicken	Allan Terhune	4	6	1	2	18	2	UFD	1	1	35
3	25	USA 1464	Hot Toddy	Jeffrey Todd	1	26	8	22	40	7	8	4	4	80
4	60	USA 1578	Bad News	Mike Marshall	13	3	4	3	35	12	4	34	7	80
5	54	USA 754	US	Chris Wientjes	23	30	9	6	1	8	1	8	39	86
6	68	USA 468	Scooby	J.R. Maxwell	18	5	2	31	15	9	7	14	20	90
7	10	USA 1510	Gray Duck	Matthew Thompson	25	7	24	13	4	13	40	12	2	100
8	42	USA 1542	YEM	Travis Odenbach	2	8	3	29	41	53	5	11	18	117
9	67	USA 677	USA 677	Brad Julian	10	19	10	1	29	35	32	21	10	132
10	35	USA 635	Dusty	Pete Levesque	30	13	18	16	17	28	34	6	5	133
11	4	USA 1504	Rythmic Pumping	Aden King	14	18	12	20	30	10	20	22	19	135
12	40	USA 489	Mo' Money	Kevin Doyle	5	14	25	34	3	24	3	28	DNF	136
13	66	USA 1466	Lucy	Cory Sertl	15	21	7	14	2	25	43	10	BFD	137
14	34	USA 1572	Deaneophobia	Russ Deane	16	36	13	5	26	21	45	23	6	146
15	55	USA 382	Alzo	Pat Curran	7	2	5	21	24	42	UFD	7	41	149
16	29	USA 789	Zesty Enterprise	Jake Doyle	12	20	17	28	32	1	23	33	17	150
17	57	USA 1649	The Jug 4 1	Christopher Doyle	3	4	15	19	28	11	UFD	5	BFD	150
18	49	USA 949	Corner of Sanity and Madness	Chris Junge	24	27	39	8	27	15	6	9	BFD	155
19	46	USA 1646	VooDoo Baby	Bill Draheim	26	23	43	17	6	27	UFD	2	21	165
20	53	USA 1503	Rug Burn	Kevin Elion	19	10	14	12	22	23	UFD	26	42	168
21	61	USA 1461	Ekas	Jason Ipe	44	22	27	10	14	22	19	38	30	182
22	43	USA 1043	Fast Company	Richard Heausler	49	31	32	7	8	19	44	19	24	184
23	20	CAN 693	Broomstick	Ron Harris	9	39	20	26	11	31	UFD	15	35	186
24	9	USA 1509	Rocinante	Kevin Kenny	39	12	48	15	31	18	10	30	33	188
25	37	USA 687	Rambuller	Patrick Isherwood	52	34	11	41	7	5	UFD	16	28	194
26	58	CAN 958	Ruckus	Taylor Grant	11	17	30	43	16	52	15.5	46	16	194.5
27	48	USA 486	En Fuego	Michael Schmid	8	46	36	35	33	51	14	17	12	201
28	65	NED 256	RSZ J/22 ‑ RWG	Auke Holtrop	22	11	31	9	51	48	41	40	13	215
29	6	USA 87	Dirt Dog	Nick Cromwell	20	38	33	33	44	14	37	37	8	220
30	22	USA 252	Godspeed	Koralina McKenna	28	32	50	23	19	16	38	35	29	220
31	23	RSA 876	Solstice	David Waiting	46	49	45	30	9	3	26	41	23	223
32	18	USA 1318	Turn Down For What	Kurt Taken‑Holtze	17	35	29	25	13	RET	18	49	37	223
33	45	USA 1645	Heather's Kitchen	David McBrier	45	9	23	27	43	43	UFD	27	11	228
34	50	USA 483	Reckless	Tom Barnes	32	16	52	24	20	29	21	55	43	237
35	27	USA 1078	Lil' Puffy	Christopher Wilson	33	33	37	39	23	45	UFD	24	9	243
36	8	USA 1501	Pressure Drop	Mark Foster	29	15	16	4	12	50	DNC	DNC	DNC	256
37	19	USA 1559	Ataata	Nicole Curran	41	24	53	37	10	32	46	50	31	271
38	1	USA 300	Thunder Chicken	Scott Loweth	35	28	51	UFD	25	49	24	47	15	274
39	14	CAN 1644	Raised J	Johan Koppernaes	51	29	26	51	48	33	27	20	40	274
40	24	USA 1002	Just Wing It	Drew Mutch	63	47	60	53	42	4	17	39	14	276
41	36	USA 1536	Hotticket	Sandy Adzick	43	40	35	42	53	34	33	25	25	277
42	15	USA 1558	Ventus	Scott Gelo	21	41	63	56	37	20	11	59	36	281
43	47	USA 1575	Wharf Rat	Matt Dunbar	36	44	38	18	56	55	28	13	49	281
44	21	CAN 921	J soif	Nick Townsend	34	57	34	36	47	30	35	31	47	294
45	59	USA 959	Villain	Aaron Freeman	40	37	55	32	34	58	13	60	26	295
46	52	USA 1552	Evil Dr. Pork Chop/Award & Sports	Christopher Princing	27	25	19	UFD	60	56	29	18	BFD	299
47	13	USA 113	Res Ipsa	Jack Meade	38	52	40	50	59	37	12	32	44	305
48	69	USA 1579	Escape	John Huebschmann	48	61	42	47	45	39	31	42	22	316
49	51	USA 1093	1093	Robert Martensson	37	51	46	52	21	59	22	56	34	319
50	44	USA 444	Parrrley	Craig Smith	54	48	41	UFD	50	60	9	57	27	346
51	12	USA 12	12 (underscore like the old 12M boats)	Robert Bouknight	58	53	21	48	58	38	30	43	BFD	349
52	56	USA 1546	Folka	Karen Glass	31	54	49	55	55	44	39	45	32	349
53	62	USA 977	USA 977	Gunnar Gode	55	45	44	44	39	40	25	58	BFD	350
54	26	USA 964	Two Dollar Pistol	Todd McBee	50	60	54	UFD	49	36	15.5	48	38	350.5
55	39	USA 1090	Stellar Jay	Susan Mattis Turnham	42	43	28	45	46	17	DNC	DNC	DNC	351
56	3	USA 1003	Cool Kids	Doug Davis	47	56	61	46	38	63	36	52	45	381
57	30	USA 692	Done Deal	Julie Neal (Minnesota Women's Sailing Team)	61	58	58	38	63	47	47	29	46	384
58	63	CAN 1463	POLO	Sylvain Gougeon	56	62	22	49	54	61	49	54	52	397
59	16	USA 1316	Double J	Jason Goscha	57	64	57	58	52	26	UFD	36	53	403
60	64	USA 364	Bling	Lynn Simpson	59	42	56	UFD	64	62	42	44	48	417
61	32	USA 532	Mojo	Bob Touton	60	50	64	57	57	54	48	51	50	427
62	2	USA 2	Hot Ruddered Bum	Galen Freeman	62	55	47	54	36	57	DNC	DNC	DNC	441
63	41	CAN 341	Alternative Girlfriend	Trevor Collins	53	59	59	40	61	46	DNC	DNC	DNC	448
64	17	USA 1086	A Boat Has No Name	Alexander Kearney	64	63	62	59	62	41	UFD	53	51	455