- 29er North American Championship
- Day 5, August 23
Today the fleet waited on the water until 1:30 in hopes that raceable conditions would materialize, but it just wasn't in the cards. Quite a large number of teams joined in the "PS2000 Cup" singlehanded series of unofficial races started off some coach boats. Eight races were run and the team of Marc Farmer and Matt Debreuqe (alternating solo skippering) were the champions.
Many teams will be staying in Kingston for a few more days to race in the 29erXX North American Series.
Full 29er North American Championship results can be found on the CORK website.
- Day 4, August 22
Although many hoped for a repeat of yesterday's conditions, today's three 29er races were completed just before the late thermal filled. Some swell and chop was still left on the racecourse from yesterday's breeze. Combined with the lighter winds the conditions were challenging for all, particularly the larger teams. The top of the fleet continues to be incredibly competitive as 7 different teams have won one of the 12 races.
Going into the final day of racing the points are close!
1. Jen Glass and Genny Tulloch 45
2. Brock Hopemorley and Jason Hearst 47
3. Murray McCullough and Chris Hewson 51
4. Judge Ryan and Hans Henken 53
5. Emily Dellenbaugh and Briana Provancha 58
- Day 3, August 21
Kingston's classic thermal filled in for racing today bringing increasingly strong winds over the day's 3 races. The RC began the first race in a southwesterly but immediately after the gun a large left shift came in and the race was abandoned. They waited for the thermal to fill and steady out before starting again. The first race saw 12-14 knots, which increased to 14-18 for the second, and hit up to 23 knots in the final race of the day. The outer loop of the trapezoid was set near a shallow island so the waves really stacked up, not only providing great rides downwind, but also some spectacular crashes.
A group of vetran Canadian teams enjoyed today's conditions and moved up significantly in the standings posting great results. The top five after today:
1. Borck Hopemorley and Jason Hearst 27
2. Murray McCullough and Chris Hewson 47
3. Jen Glass and Genny Tulloch 47
4. Judge Ryan and Hans Henken 49
5. Brian Blumer and Peter Dixon 54
- Day 2, August 20
More light winds greeted the sailors this morning in Kingston. The fleet rocked their way out to the course for a 10am start. Much socializing was accomplished while drifting and waiting for the wind. Marc Farmer of PS2000 also provided good entertainment showing off his wakeboarding skills on a centerboard. Nice work Marc! The wind filled and the first race went off around 12:30. We raced three races in a shifty and puffy northerly (coming right off the shore). The best teams were able to correctly play the puffs from the dark clouds, including the large rain storm that came through in the final race.
Today the Canadians dominated with Brock Hopemorley and Jason Hearst winning the first race and Murray McCullough and Chris Hewson winning the second and the third races.
Current overall results:
1. Emily Dellenbaugh and Briana Provancha 14
2. Borck Hopemorely and Jason Hearst 18
3. Judge Ryan and Hans Henken 21
4. Jen Morgan Glass and Genny Tulloch 22
5. Murray McCullough and Chris Hewson 27
- Day 1, August 19
Thick clouds and drizzly weather greeted the 50 teams competing in the 2006 North American Championship. Despite the weather and the light winds, the race committee was able to get off three races for the day. Jen Morgan Glass and Genny Tulloch were out to prove that wisdom comes with age as one of the oldest teams (if not the oldest) at the event. The pair won the first race of the day while fleet newcomers Emily Dellenbaugh and Briana Provancha took the bullet in the second race and the San Deigo team of Judge Ryan and Hans Henken won the third.
Everyone is very excited for the large fleet here at the North Americans and we can only hope this will be a more regular fleet size at events to come.
