IGNAZIO BONANNO'S LA SUPERBA CONTROLS 2019 J/24 - EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - WILL WELLES' BRUSCHETTA - J24 Class
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IGNAZIO BONANNO’S
LA SUPERBA CONTROLS 2019 J/24
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERNATIONAL PULSE
WILL WELLES’ BRUSCHETTA
CROWNED J/24 NORTH
AMERICAN CHAMPION
Issue 22
June
2019
Photo courtesy of Chris Howell
Photos courtesy of Chris Howell
Executive Committee
IJCA Chairman IJCA Technical Committee Chair IJCA Executive Director
Nancy Zangerle, United States Kenneth Porter, Mexico Chris Howell
nzangerle@yahoo.com kennethporter-s@hotmail.com 1604 Ventana Dr.
Ruskin, FL 33573
IJCA Past Chairman IJCA Council Member director@j24class.org
Jorge Castillo, Mexico Will Welles, USA P: 440-796-3100
jec@prodigy.net.mx will@od.northsails.com
IJCA Finance Committee Chair IJCA Council Member
Nick Jako, Canada David Cooper, United Kingdom
Nick.Jako@CIBC.com davidcooper4271@gmail.com
IJCA Vice Chairman IJCA Council Member
Marianne Schoke, Sweden Javier Arribas Leigh, Peru
marianne.schoke@gmail.com pachin@terra.com.pe
IJCA Technical Committee J/24 Builders
Chairman J/Boats Argentina
Kenneth Porter, Mexico España 1265 (1642)
kennethporter-s@hotmail.com San Isidro ARGENTINA
+54 11 4747 4162
Curt Barnes, USA roberto@jboats.com.ar
curtbarnes@gmail.com
J/Boats Italy
Alex Finsterbusch, Argentina 17 Porto Turistico Chiavari
alexfinsterbusch@gmail.com 16043 ITALY
+39 335-688-5005
Stuart Jardine, United Kingdom, Member Emeritus jboats@jboats.it
jardinej24@tiscali.co.uk
Michael Johnson, USA, Designer’s Appointee
mj_3747@yahoo.com
Bob Kinsman, USA
bob.kinsman@gmail.com
Michael Peters, Germany
michaelpeters1501@googlemail.com
Gianpietro Pollesel, Italy
pqs@tiscali.it
Timothy Winger, USA
timwingr@gmail.com
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NORTH SAIL S CLIENT S ARE DOMINATING
THE 2019 J/24 CIRCUIT
2019 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
1 2 3 4 5
ST ND RD TH TH
Congratulations to Overall Winner
Ignazio Bonanno
NORTH AMERICAN MEXICAN NATIONAL CAMPEONATO
CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP DEL OESTE
1ST 2ND 3RD 1ST 2ND* 3RD 1ST 2ND* 3RD
— — —
Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations
Will Welles Ken Porter Ezequiel Despontin
NORTH AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALIA SOUTH AMERICA
+1 401 683 7997 +40 30 09 67 89 +61 2 9998 8500 +54 11 4725 0200
Will.Welles@northsails.com Arnd.Howar@northsails.com Michael.Coxon@northsails.com Torkel.Borgstrom@northsails.com
+1 619 226-1415 +39 01853526
Chris.Snow@northsails.com Andrea.Casale@northsails.com *Partial Inventory photo credit - Chris Howell
northsails.com
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IGNAZIO BONANNO’S LA SUPERBA
CONTROLS 2019 J/24 EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONSHIP
Photos courtesy of Chris Howell
Ignazio Bonanno’s La Superba of Italy, with crew Simone Bonanno and the La Superba team from the Italian Navy
Scontrino, Vincenzo Vano, Francesco Picaro and Alfredo race together regularly, and are working to come to Miami,
Branciforte, only needed nine of 10 races to earn the title Florida for the 2019 World Championship in October.
of J/24 European Champions for the second time. They Conditions in Patras were postcard-perfect every day,
also won in 2012 in their home country. The team logged with winds generally starting near 10 knots and increasing
scores of 1,3,4,3,2,3,1,2,3 for 22 net points, able to stay throughout the day. Bonanno shared, “We prefer light
ashore for Friday’s final duel which determined the runner- breeze usually, but on the first day, we had a good day
up positions. Anthimos Nikolaidis’ Evniki of Greece secured even when the wind increased to 15-18 knots.” Of the
the silver spot with the race win for 37 net points. Two venue, he added, “Really nice races and a good race area.
fellow countrymen followed in third and fourth overall: We took the European Champion the day before, so we
Panagiotis Kampouridis’ JMania (43 points) and Alexandros are really, really happy!”
Tagaropoulos’ Hellenic Police (46 points). German Stefan
Karsunke’s Schwere Jungs completed the top five with
51 points. Thirty J/24s competed May 7-10 from the Sailing
Club of Patras in Greece.
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Photos courtesy of Chris Howell
DAY 1 RECAP: Teams vied in three races in winds of 15-25
knots, and three different nations comprised the top three:
Karsunke’s Schwere Jungs (5 points), Bonanno’s La Superba
(8 points) and Nikolaidis’ Evniki (17 points). Bonanno’s La
Superba opened the Championship successfully as the
breeze started in the mid-teens. Karsunke’s Schwere Jungs
and Rauschenberger’s El Nino followed. Nikolaidis’ Evniki
won race two when the winds began piping up, and both
Karsunke and Bonanno kept their claim at the front end
of the fleet. Karsunke capped a nearly perfect day with a
bullet, ahead of Kampouridis’ JMania and Tagaropoulos’
Hellenic Police in Tuesday’s last contest.
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Photos courtesy of Chris Howell
DAY 2 RECAP: Another three races were accomplished, blue skies and increased to 10-12 by day’s end. Nikolaidis
and Bonanno’s La Superba jumped into first place. With rattled off two bullets in the first two races, shadowed
scores of 3,2,3 on Wednesday, and factoring in the discard initially by Tagaropoulos and Bonanno, and then again
race (a fourth for them), La Superba tallied just 12 net by Bonanno and Dave Hale’s Cacoon of Great Britain.
points. Nikolaidis’ Evniki moved up a spot to second overall Two German teams rocked the day’s final and windiest
(17 points), and Tagaropoulos’ Hellenic Police could be battle: Lynn Wolgast’s Derbe Kerle and Thomas Cramer’s
found in third (25 points). Winds began at 5-8 knots under Jux and Dollerei. Bonanno placed third.
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Photos courtesy of Chris Howell
DAY 3 RECAP: In nine of 10 scheduled races, Bonanno’s
La Superba consistently placed in the top four. Factoring
in one discard for the Series, that left the Italian team as
European Champions, with one race to spare. Retaining
scores of only firsts, seconds and thirds, La Superba netted
just 18 points. Teams battling for the balance of the
podium, nearly 20 points in arrears, included Nikolaidis’
Evniki, Tagaropoulos’ Hellenic Police, Kampouridis’ JMania
and Karsunke’s Schwere Jungs. Conditions were perfect
again on Thursday, with breeze at 10-15 knots, sunny skies
and warmer temperatures. Bonanno’s La Superba notched
their second bullet of the series to start the day, tailed
by two German teams—Stephan Mais’ Runningmen and
Karsunke’s Schwere Jungs. Kampouridis’ JMania snagged
the win in the day’s middle battle, while Bonanno settled
for second and Nikolaidis’ Evniki third. Then Kampouridis’
JMania went back-to-back with another victory, ahead of
Karsunke and Bonanno.
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Photos courtesy of Chris Howell
Complete results may be found
at http://j24europeans2019.gr/,
and photos are available on
the International J/24 Class
Facebook page.
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WILL WELLES’ BRUSCHETTA
CROWNED
WILL WELLES’J/24 NORTH
BRUSCHETTA
AMERICANJ/24
CROWNED CHAMPION
NORTH
AMERICAN CHAMPION
Photos courtesy of Chris Howell
Will Welles’ Bruschetta withstood a charging Tony
Parker’s Bangor Packet to return the J/24 North American
Championship to Newport, Rhode Island. Welles, two-
time J/24 World Champion and now four-time J/24
North American Champion, came into the final two
races with a slight two-point advantage over Parker.
With boat owner Aroldo de Rienzo aboard as well as Rich
Bowen, John McCabe and PJ Schaffer, Bruschetta took
the victory in Race 9, with Parker still hot on their heels in
second. The pair dueled in the final contest, with Welles
placing ninth and Parker 10th, giving Welles and team the
Championship with 24 points to Parker’s 28. In third place
overall, and top Mexican finisher, was Kenneth Porter’s
S with 32 points. Friday’s race winners were Welles and
Porter. Twenty-seven J/24s completed 10 races at Club
Nautico Valle de Bravo in Mexico from April 2-5.
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Welles had never sailed in Valle de Bravo before that the conditions in Valle de Bravo, saying, “It’s funky out
week, when he also competed in the Mexican National there. The puffs don’t move quickly, so you have to get to
Championship (placing first overall). Although this marked them.” As for strategy in the final two races, Welles said,
the first time paired with local boat owner de Rienzo, “We focused on getting good starts so we could go the
the remaining crew are good friends from Newport, who way we thought we should, and just keep Bangor Packet
sometimes race together in Fleet 50. Welles summarized behind us.”
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DAY 1 RECAP: Winds started at 10-12 knots and increased DAY 2 RECAP: Another gorgeous day in Valle de Bravo,
to 12-16, with occasional higher gusts. Welles’ Bruschetta another day atop the leaderboard for Welles. Bruschetta
took the early advantage with 5 points, following scores lodged scores of 1,5,1. Able to discard the fifth in race
of 1,1,3. The next positions were locked in a tie at 10 five, Welles had a net score of 7 points in six races of the
points: Javier Velasquez’s Trinquete (7,2,1 on the day) and planned 10-race series. Parker’s Bangor Packet benefited
Mark Laura’s Baba Louie (2,3,5). Under cloudless skies on from a solid day to jump into second place overall, after
the picturesque lake in the mountains of Mexico, Welles recording a 3,1,3 for 14 net points. Porter’s S moved into
opened with his first of consecutive bullets. Trailing him third place with 19 points. Following a brief postponement
in race one were Laura and Porter. And in race two were while the breeze came in, racing got underway in winds of
Velasquez and Laura. Velasquez earned the final victory of 8-10 knots, which increased to 10-14 with puffs in the high
the day, as Parker and Welles comprised the top three. teens. Welles earned his third bullet of the Championship
in the day’s initial contest, trailed by Porter and Parker.
Then it was Parker’s turn for line honors, while Laura and
Ramon Benitez’s De colores followed. Leading the fleet
back to the docks were Welles, Porter and Parker.
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DAY 3 RECAP: After eight stunning races, two Americans
were set to battle for the title of 2019 J/24 North American
Champion: Welles’ Bruschetta and Parker’s Bangor Packet.
Welles suffered a UFD penalty in Thursday’s opening
contest, which became his discard, leaving him with 15 net
points. Parker continued his ascent to the top, securing a
2,1 on the day, to close within just two points of Welles.
The third and fourth place finishes would also be a nail-
biter, as Porter’s S and Laura’s Baba Louie were separated
by a mere point (Porter’s 28 to Laura’s 29). Laura’s Baba
Louie began Thursday with their first victory of the week,
shadowed by Parker and Natalie Harden’s Giggles. Parker
took the next win, while Benitez’s De colores and Welles
settled for second and third.
J/24 International Pulse • Issue 22 • June 2019 • Page 15TOP FIVE:
1. Bruschetta, Will Welles, USA - 1 -1 -3 -1 -5 -1 -[28] -3 -1 -8 ; 24
2. Bangor Packet, Tony Parker, USA - 5 -[12] -2 -3 -1 -3 -2 -1 -2 -9 ; 28
3. S, Kenneth Porter, MEX - 3 -5 -7 -2 -[9] -2 -4 -5 -3 -1 ; 32
4. Baba Louie, Mark Laura, USA - 2 -3 -5 -[10] -2 -9 -1 -7 -9 -2 ; 40
5. Trinquete, Javier Velásquez, MEX - 7 -2 -1 -12 -8 -5 -[28] -16 -4 -6 ; 61
Complete results may be found at https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=5984,
and photos are available on the International J/24 Class Facebook page.
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2019 J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Miami, Florida USA
October 19-26, 2019
Photos courtesy of Chris Howell
J/24 sailors from around that hosts sailing programs
the world are looking for- for the disabled and disad-
ward to the 2019 J/24 World vantaged. Measurement,
Championship in Miami, boat storage, launch and
Florida from October 19-26. retrieval will be a short
This is the first time in the walk away at beautiful
41-year history of the J/24 new Regatta Park, a
Worlds that the event is purpose-built facility
being held in Florida, with designed to host regattas
its sunny skies, palm trees, of large fleets, used by
warm breezes and excellent Olympic hopefuls during
sailing conditions. The J/24 the World Cup.
Worlds will be held on the
same course used by World Eighty boats and more than
Sailing every January for the World Cup Olympic Classes 400 sailors and their support teams are expected from all
Regatta. The week-long event will feature six days of excit- over the world, representing approximately 20 countries.
ing racing on the emerald-green waters of Biscayne Bay, Mark Pincus, regatta chairman and well-known Miami
one of the world’s great yachting venues. J/24 sailor and regatta organizer for many South Florida
regattas, said, “The pristine waters of Biscayne Bay have
The prestigious Coral Reef Yacht Club (CRYC) will coordi- always beckoned sailors from around the world, and the
nate the Race Committee, and will host the opening night J/24 Class has always produced world-class sailors. This will
ceremonies on their sweeping lawn overlooking Biscayne be the perfect marriage of sailors and setting. In addition
Bay. The rest of the week will feature food, music and an to the excellent sailing facilities, Miami boasts a wealth of
open bar every night sponsored by Bacardi. great restaurants and lodging opportunities. Keep an eye
on our website for our special hotel bureau coming soon.
The week’s festivities and social events will be located This is an event not to be missed!”
just down the waterfront from CRYC in the historic Pan Am
Flying Clipper hangar on the water’s edge at Shake-A-Leg For more information, visit
Miami, the sailing center in the heart of Coconut Grove https://www.j24worldsmiami.com.
J/24 International Pulse • Issue 22 • June 2019 • Page 18Looking for Vendors
for Your J/24?
www.j24class.org/useful-links/
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Barbados Report
By Greg Webster
Bequia Easter Regatta 2019 the conditions this year in Bequia were not ideal for their
preparations for the Worlds, where he expects winds to
The J/24 fleet from the Barbados region once again be way lighter but nonetheless, he was happy with the
got together for their annual Southern Caribbean J/24 performance of his team and the level of competition
championship. This year, the fleet is down on numbers of found on days 1 and 2.
competitors with only six boats representing four nations:
Dr. Gus Reader (Fadeaway, Grenada), Freddie Sweeny When asked how the competition was shaping up, Greg
(Attitude) and Nick Forsberg (Jabal) both from St. Lucia, Webster said, “It is amazing, and with the lead changing so
Charles Gloumeau (Bunga Bunga) and Greg Webster many times in each race, very exciting.” He added, “There
(Phoenix) both from Barbados, and Stephen Bushe is always a challenge of reading the strong currents and
(Hawkeye) now hailing from Trinidad and Tobago. Absent wind changes in Admiralty Bay, but being consistent in our
from this year’s regatta was Dr. Robbie Yearwood and his performance has been our main focus and so we hope to
popular Die Hard team from Grenada. continue that.”
Conditions on days one and two were extremely severe The two boats were separated by only by 2 points, with
with winds steady at 18 knots and gusts over 22 knots Phoenix in the lead over the Bunga Bunga team after
recorded. Hawkeye from Trinidad experienced these Phoenix captured three wins and a second place in four
conditions in the worst way when they were hit by a races over the two days. Freddie Sweeny’s team Attitude
strong swirling gust which knocked them over into a was in third overall. Mr. Sweeny, the 2018 reigning
broach or capsize with their keel out of the water on the National Champion of St. Lucia, commented that he was
south coast of Bequia. The team managed to recover and disappointed by a few incidents on the race course and
right the boat to finish the race without any damage to experienced some equipment failure during a couple
crew or boat. of races, but this happens in extreme racing conditions
and all competitors enjoy this challenge. “My team is also
The 2018 National Champions of Barbados, team Bunga planning to race this year at the World Championship, and
Bunga skippered by Charlie Gloumeau, were fine-tuning it was important to compete in Bequia to get the team
the team in preparation for representing Barbados at into top shape,” he said.
the 2019 J/24 World Championship in October. He said
J/24 International Pulse • Issue 22 • June 2019 • Page 21Barbados Report
Pictured is Team Phoenix, BAR 2919, skippered by
Greg Webster in the center of the team photo.
Other team members: Amy Cox, Dominic Austin,
Akil Mapp, Seb Mansour and Andrew Budgen.
Easter Sunday brought a much needed rest day for the the finish line first and second. Greg opted to hold off a
teams to recover and to repair any minor issues with the hard-charging Gus Reader in Fadeway, BAR3915, for third.
boats and enjoy the Easter festivities in Bequia. “We knew we had to hold onto second place and position
What a final day of racing with two separate battles going ourselves to win the Championship in the final race when
on at the top end of the table for the top three places. Bunga Bunga took control in the later stages of the race,”
Wind conditions had changed from medium to moderate said Webster. It would all come down to the final race,
with competitors facing winds ranging from 12 to 6 knots with Bunga Bunga being forced to win the last race in a
in Admiralty Bay on the day. The varying wind conditions do-or-die situation. Meanwhile, a raging battle for third
made it challenging for the racers to change gears was taking place as Fadeaway had forced themselves into
consistently. a tie with team Attitude, LCA 4132, of St. Lucia. All was on
the line for the top three places. It ended with Phoenix on
Two races saw the second placed Bunga Bunga, BAR top with a win in the final race, Bunga Bunga in second,
2420, really go for the Championship by winning the Fadeaway in third and Attitude in fourth.
first race, with the lead change in the race changing
four times before Bunga Bunga took control in the final For the full results visit
stages, leading Greg Webster’s team Phoenix through http://www.bequiaregatta.com/2019.html
J/24 International Pulse • Issue 22 • June 2019 • Page 22Canada Report
By Katie Coleman Nicoll
While the rest of us were enjoying a hot beverage and Evan Petley-Jones, who placed fourth at the 2017 Worlds,
reading a book by the fire, Rossi Milev and the team on was also there, coming in ninth out of a stacked group
Clear Air headed south to enjoy some warm weather of boats.
sailing. In his first event back since winning the 2017 J/24 Rossi and Evan will headline the Canadian team looking
Worlds, Rossi Milev of Port Credit, ON, on Clear Air, won forward to making the trek down to Miami in October for
again – this time taking the 2019 Midwinter Championship the 2019 Worlds.
at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL. Also on Clear Air
were crew Vince Somoza (boat owner) and Dan Borrer who Closer to home, the sailing season is looming – though
joined members of the World Championship winning crew it remains unseasonably cold. Hopefully by the time the
- Gayle Gray and Mark Goodyear. Ontario District season begins, the weather will have
“returned to normal” for this time of year.
“It felt great to be back,” said Milev. “We didn’t have the Some of the prominent events being hosted in Canada:
gears since we haven’t sailed for a while, but every day,
we got a little better.” Although Borrer and Somoza were Ontario Championship - Port Credit Yacht Club will host
newcomers to Clear Air, they “clicked from the get-go.” this event (also a World Qualifier and Ontario series) on
July 6-7, 2019.
With the racing being held March 1-3, the 25C
temperatures and steady breeze in Florida were a welcome Canadian Championship - will be held at the Royal Nova
change from the sub-zero conditions at home in Canada. Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax, Nova Scotia from July
Milev and the team aboard Clear Air finished up the 18-21, 2019. The link to the NOR for this event is
eight-race regatta with a total of 23 points. Rossi was also https://www.rnsys.com/sailing/regatta-registration.html.
recently awarded the Sailor of the Month by Sail Canada
for his accomplishments.
J/24 International Pulse • Issue 22 • June 2019 • Page 232019 J/24 South American
Championship
November 20-24, 2019
Club de Yates Higuerillas, Valparaiso Region Chile
http://www.higuerillas.cl
SAVE THE DATE
2019 IJCA World Council Meeting
OCTOBER 27, 2019
(0900 to 1200 day after the World Championship)
Miami, Florida USA
MORE DETAILS TO COME.
J/24 International Pulse • Issue 22 • June 2019 • Page 24All J/24 Magazines Now Archived Online
The IJCA took on the project of scanning ALL the
old Class magazines. Go to http://j24archives.com/
to view the editions dating back to 1978!
J/24 International Pulse • Issue 22 • June 2019 • Page 25Calendar
June 22, 2019 May 1, 2020
2019 KIEL WEEK 2020 J/24 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Start: June 22, 2019 Start: May 1, 2020
End: June 30, 2019 End: May 5, 2020
Address: Kiel, Germany Venue: Yacht Club Porto San Rocco
Address: Muggia, Italy
July 18, 2019
2019 J/24 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP May 27, 2020
Start: July 18, 2019 2020 J/24 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
End: July 21, 2019 Start: May 27, 2020
Venue: Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron End: May 31, 2020
Address: Halifax, NS Venue: Sayville Yacht Club
Address: Blue Point, NY, United States
July 20, 2019
2019 J/FEST GREAT LAKES September 12, 2020
Start: July 20, 2019 2020 J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
End: July 21, 2019 Start: September 12, 2020
Venue: Royal Canadian Yacht Club End: September 18, 2020
Venue: Parkstone Yacht Club, Poole UK
October 19, 2019
2019 J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP March 6, 2021
Start: October 19, 2019 2021 J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
End: October 26, 2019 Start: March 6, 2021
Venue: Shake A Leg End: March 12, 2021
Address: Miami, FL, United States Venue: Lake Potrerillos
Address: Mendoza, Argentina
October 27, 2019
2019 2019 IJCA WORLD COUNCIL MEETING July 17, 2022
Start: October 27, 2019 2022 J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
End: October 27, 2019 Start: July 17, 2022
Address: Miami, FL, United States End: July 23, 2022
Venue: Corpus Christi Yacht Club
November 20, 2019 Address: Corpus Christi, TX, United States
2019 J/24 SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Start: November 20, 2019
End: November 24, 2019
Venue: Club de Yates Higuerillas
Address: Valparaiso, Cote D’Ivoire
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