J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
July 18 - 24, 1998
Day 5  Results

San Francisco, CA, USA

July, 23, 1998

Brun Leads Going into the Final Day

Defending Champion Vince Brun survived an individual recall today and carries a 6 point lead over '96 Champion Chris Larson going into the final race. Brun was called On Course Side of the line in today's first race, returned to the start, putting him in last place and fought his way back to 16th place. Then in the second race today he had a dogfight in the front of the fleet with Terry Hutchinson all the way around the course and finished first.

Yesterday evening the jury had a marathon hearing on a protest between Brun and Hutchinson. Hutchinson was disqualified. I'll try to post the facts found on this protest later. (See below; WM)

Mathematically only three boats can win the regatta, Brun, Larson and Hutchinson. To win, Larson must finish 10th or better, Brun must finish 6 places worse than Larson, and Hutchinson cannot beat Larson by 3 or more boats. For Hutchinson to win he must finish 7th or better and beat Larson by 3 boats and Brun by 9. Tomorrow's race will be interesting, to say the least, since it is hard to cover 2 boats at once.

Today's racing was held under SUNNY skies! in 12-18 kts of steady wind. Both races today had multiple General Recalls and the second race of the day was finally started under a Black Flag. 3 boats fell victim to the dreaded Black Flag, Purdy (USA), Baquerizas (ARG) and Reid (CHI). Two boats broke rudders today, Perkins (USA) and Ahlstrom (SWE).

The ninth and final race of the regatta starts at noon tomorrow.



Facts found in protest between bow 58, Brun, and bow 59, Hutchinson in race 6 of the 1998 J/24 World Championship.  Click here for diagram (courtesy of the   Race Office)

  1. As 58 and 59 approached the leeward gate on starboard tack, 59 was ahead and to weather.
  2. Both boats gybed to port simultaneously, sailing about one boat length apart, with 59 ahead by about 10 feet.
  3. After 1-2 seconds 58 gybed from port to starboard, hailed "starboard", and then altered course toward 59.
  4. 3-4 seconds after the gybe to port 59 gybed to starboard to keep clear.
  5. Contact occurred between 59's boom and 58's bow pulpit.

CONCLUSION. The preponderance of evidence is that 58 initially gave 59 room to keep clear.

DECISION. 59 is DSQ. RRS 10 and 15..


ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - 07/23/98 16:20:47
PRELIMINARY PROTEST PENDING
Fleet: A
Races: 1 to 8, 1 throw out(s)
* = throw out, I = Infringement, D = DSQ, Y = Yacht Materially Prejudiced, P = Protest Pending

                                                                          Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7
                                                                          65 Str 65 Str 65 Str 65 Str 65 Str 65 Str 65 Str
                                                                     No.  Race 8
No. Sail No. Yacht Name      Skipper Name                     Rating Strt 65 Str                                            Total
--- -------- --------------- -------------------------------- ------ ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
  1     5208 58 USA          BRUN                                       8   2.00   2.00   5.00   1.00   3.00   7.00  16.00*
                                                                            1.00                                            21.00
  2     5235 55 USA          LARSON                                     8   4.00   8.00   1.00  14.00*  8.00   1.00   1.00 
                                                                            4.00                                            27.00
  3     5183 59 USA          HUTCHINSON                                 8   3.00   6.00   6.00   6.00   1.00  66.00*  5.00 
                                                                            2.00                                            29.00
  4     4677 01 ARG          GRIMALDI                                   8  13.00   7.00   8.00   4.00   5.00  33.00*  2.00 
                                                                            5.00                                            44.00
  5     5223 16 CHI          GONZALEZ                                   8  10.00  17.00*  4.00   8.00   2.00  15.00   9.00 
                                                                            3.00                                            51.00
  6     3843 43 USA          WHITTEMORE                                 8   5.00   5.00  20.00  15.00  12.00  24.00*  7.00 
                                                                            6.00                                            70.00
  7     1964 49 USA          HOOKANSON                                  8  12.00  10.00  32.00*  2.00  17.00  10.00  13.00 
                                                                            8.00                                            72.00
  7     4906 51 USA          KAAN                                       8  21.00I  3.00  15.00   3.00  11.00Y 22.00* 12.00 
                                                                            7.00                                            72.00
  9     4802 46 USA          ZALESKI                                    8   7.00   1.00  18.00   9.00  11.00  18.00  27.00*
                                                                           11.00                                            75.00
 10     5008 41 USA          WIJSEN                                     8  14.00  18.00   3.00  18.00  16.00   5.00  19.00*
                                                                           16.00                                            90.00
 11     5181 08 CAN          WILLETTS                                   8  23.00   4.00  17.00  10.00  14.00  11.00  20.00 
                                                                           26.00*                                           99.00
 12      241 39 USA          SNOW                                       8   6.00  14.00  14.00  22.00  21.00  23.00*  8.00 
                                                                           15.00                                           100.00
 13     5094 02 ARG          BAQUERIZAS                                 8   1.00  13.00   7.00  16.00  18.00  13.00  33.00 
                                                                           66.00*                                          101.00
 14     5014 14 CHI          ZUAZOLA                                    8  28.00  12.00   9.00  50.00*  7.00  16.00   6.00 
                                                                           24.00                                           102.00
 15      108 38 USA          CLARK                                      8  16.00  20.00  36.00* 31.00  10.00   6.00  18.00 
                                                                           12.00                                           113.00
 16     4439 18 MEX          BELAUSTEGUIGOITIA                          8  21.00  28.00* 24.00  28.00   6.00  14.00  22.00 
                                                                            9.00                                           124.00
 17     1663 37 USA          KLATT                                      8  33.00* 29.00  26.00  30.00   4.00   2.00  23.00 
                                                                           21.00                                           135.00
 18     4909 33 USA          KERST                                      8  20.00   9.00  11.00  25.00  34.00* 20.00  29.00 
                                                                           23.00                                           137.00
 18     2934 44 USA          MILES                                      8  66.00* 11.00  12.00  66.00D 20.00   3.00  11.00 
                                                                           14.00                                           137.00
 20     4266 62 USA          GOEPFRICH                                  8   9.00  32.00  27.00  57.00* 26.00  28.00   3.00 
                                                                           18.00                                           143.00
 21     4720 60 FRA          CHARON                                     8  11.00  42.00* 28.00  35.00  13.00  34.00  24.00 
                                                                           10.00                                           155.00
 22     3421 54 USA          LAFFITTE                                   8  17.00  30.00  21.00  47.00* 36.00  30.00  10.00 
                                                                           13.00                                           157.00
 23     5160 19 FRA          DICK                                       8  24.00  44.00* 13.00   7.00  30.00  26.00  38.00 
                                                                           20.00                                           158.00
 24     1997 36 USA          HARDEN                                     8  30.00  19.00  35.00* 25.00I 22.00I 27.00  15.00 
                                                                           25.00                                           163.00
 25     4557 61 USA          DUFFY                                      8  22.00  27.00  10.00  24.00  29.00  47.00* 32.00 
                                                                           27.00                                           171.00
 26     4584 21 JPN          MAIN                                       8  15.00  66.00*  2.00  23.00  33.00  43.00  43.00 
                                                                           17.00                                           176.00
 27     4526 65 USA          WILMOT                                     8  32.00I 48.00* 29.00  19.00  27.00  37.00   4.00 
                                                                           30.00                                           178.00
 28      533 56 USA          PURDY                                      8  66.00* 24.00  31.00  27.00  15.00   9.00  14.00 
                                                                           66.00D                                          186.00
 29     4339 63 USA          LITTFIN                                    8  27.00  25.00  41.00  48.00* 38.00  19.00  26.00 
                                                                           28.00                                           204.00
 30     5179 23 JPN          IWADE                                      8  29.00  39.00I 16.00  36.00  24.00  32.00  40.00*
                                                                           29.00                                           205.00
 31      196 32 USA          QUIZON/HILLMAN                             8  35.00  35.00  45.00* 17.00  45.00  29.00  21.00 
                                                                           32.00                                           214.00
 32      193 04 AUS          PLANTE                                     8  34.00  23.00  23.00  59.00* 19.00  48.00  28.00 
                                                                           46.00                                           221.00
 33     5145 15 CHI          REID                                       8  31.00  37.00  33.00  34.00  31.00  36.00  25.00 
                                                                           66.00*                                          227.00
 34     2988 26 MEX          ORTIZ                                      8  47.00  31.00  47.00  43.00  25.00   8.00  30.00 
                                                                           56.00*                                          231.00
 35     4235 31 GBR          PEACE                                      8  32.00  16.00  66.00* 32.00  40.00  17.00  54.00 
                                                                           45.00                                           236.00
 36     3702 52 USA          CRUMP                                      8  18.00  34.00  50.00  39.00  51.00* 39.00  37.00 
                                                                           22.00                                           239.00
 37     2138 09 CAN          KILLEEN                                    8  43.00  45.00  22.00  11.00  50.00* 42.00  35.00 
                                                                           44.00                                           242.00
 38     4215 30 GBR          JARDINE                                    8  45.00  46.00  34.00  13.00  37.00  40.00  49.00*
                                                                           39.00                                           254.00
 39     1564 03 USA          WORSHAM                                    8  66.00* 39.00  51.00I 55.00I 22.00  12.00  58.00 
                                                                           19.00                                           256.00
 40     4907 24 JPN          KAI                                        8  40.00  33.00  53.00I 46.00  32.00  25.00  62.00*
                                                                           34.00                                           263.00
 41     3139 42 USA          WILLIAMS                                   8  39.00  21.00  66.00* 56.00  23.00  52.00Y 34.00 
                                                                           40.00                                           265.00
 42     3729 10 CAN          BURNS                                      8  66.00* 54.00  44.00  40.00  43.00   4.00  51.00 
                                                                           37.00                                           273.00
 43       38 34 USA          LEITNER                                    8  25.00  47.00  25.00  55.00* 42.00  54.00  48.00 
                                                                           36.00                                           277.00
 44      198 20 SWE          DURRING                                    8  41.00  36.00  32.00  21.00  52.00I 66.00* 47.00 
                                                                           51.00                                           280.00
 45     4301 64 USA          PERKINS                                    8  26.00  43.00  30.00  44.00  41.00  31.00  66.00*
                                                                           66.00                                           281.00
 46     3004 45 USA          HOWARD                                     8  44.00  15.00  66.00* 52.00  47.00  35.00  53.00 
                                                                           38.00                                           284.00
 47     5144 50 USA          LYNCH                                      8  50.00  63.00* 55.00  29.00  59.00  44.00  17.00 
                                                                           35.00                                           289.00
 48     4819 22 JPN          KAWAOKA                                    8  38.00  41.00  51.00* 51.00  46.00  21.00  44.00 
                                                                           49.00                                           290.00
 49      539 12 CAN          TUULOS                                     8  46.00  22.00  66.00* 53.00  57.00  57.00  31.00 
                                                                           31.00                                           297.00
 50     3535 17 CHI          BOHER                                      8  52.00  40.00  43.00  40.00I 35.00  53.00* 52.00 
                                                                           41.00                                           303.00
 51     4171 57 USA          HIBBEN                                     8  55.00  38.00  42.00  58.00* 28.00  45.00  56.00 
                                                                           42.00                                           306.00
 52     4286 11 CAN          WOLFS                                      8  42.00  60.00* 54.00   5.00  52.00  55.00  50.00 
                                                                           54.00                                           312.00
 53     4019 06 CAN          LITTEE                                     8  56.00  57.00  53.00  20.00  58.00* 46.00  36.00 
                                                                           48.00                                           316.00
 54     2718 07 CAN          WALKER                                     8  49.00  56.00* 39.00  33.00  44.00  56.00  46.00 
                                                                           52.00                                           319.00
 55     4729 25 JPN          SHIROYAMA                                  8  54.00  49.00  48.00  66.00* 49.00  41.00  41.00 
                                                                           43.00                                           325.00
 56       41 27 MON          PERRIS                                     8  51.00  53.00  37.00  38.00  55.00  61.00* 42.00 
                                                                           57.00                                           333.00
 57     2185 48 USA          KEESLING                                   8  48.00  59.00  49.00  49.00  60.00* 60.00  39.00 
                                                                           33.00                                           337.00
 58     4963 53 USA          KELLEY                                     8  53.00  52.00  66.00* 42.00  48.00  51.00  55.00 
                                                                           47.00                                           348.00
 59      965 47 USA          GRENNAWALT                                 8  36.00  55.00  53.20Y 45.00  56.00  62.00* 57.00 
                                                                           53.00                                           355.20
 60     1396 40 USA          SELFRIDGE                                  8  62.00  63.00* 59.00  60.00  53.00  49.00  45.00 
                                                                           58.00                                           386.00
 61       12 05 BER          CORLESS                                    8  59.00  62.00  57.00  37.00  66.00* 58.00  60.00 
                                                                           60.00                                           393.00
 62     5093 13 CHI          PONCELL                                    8  57.00  58.00  58.00  66.00* 54.00  59.00  59.00 
                                                                           55.00                                           400.00
 63     3883 35 USA          MACK                                       8  58.00  64.00* 56.00  61.00  62.00  52.00  63.00 
                                                                           50.00                                           402.00
 64      109 29 SWE          AHLSTROM                                   8  61.00  61.00  52.00  66.00* 66.00D 50.00  61.00 
                                                                           66.00                                           417.00
 65      334 28 ITA          SARGENTI                                   8  60.00  65.00* 60.00  63.00  61.00  63.00  64.00 
                                                                           59.00                                           430.00