Canadians win J105 NAs aboard McLaughlin’s Mandate
Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate dominated the hot J105 fleet with five bullets in the seven races of the J105 North American Championship sailed last week in Larchmont NY. Canadian boats took three of the top 12 spots in 37-boat field with James Rathburn’s Hey Jude in sixth place and Michael Mountford taking the 12th spot with Live Edge.
The Mandate crew, which included Graham Hicks, Fraser Howell, Evert McLaughlin and John Millen, earned their second J/105 North American Championship title in three years.
Larchmont Yacht Club north of New York hosted the racing on October 20 through 23 for the 37 teams representing Bermuda, Canada, Great Britain and the USA.
Final Standings (Top 10 of 37; 7 races)
1. Mandate, Terry McLaughlin / Rod Wilmer , CAN – 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -3 ; 10
2. Good Trade, Bruce Stone / Nicole Breault , USA – 2 -4 -3 -8 -3 -1 -6 ; 27
3. Eclipse, Damian Emery , USA – 4 -2 -2 -3 -2 -3 -11 ; 27
4. loulou, Paul Beaudin , USA – 7 -7 -6 -6 -4 -8 -12 ; 50
5. Mad Blue, Adrian Owles , USA – 3 -5 -7 -12 -18 -4 -2 ; 51
6. Skipperdee, David Greenhouse , USA – 11 -3 -5 -11 -8 -15 -4 ; 57
7. Revelation, George and Alex Wilbanks , USA – 8 -9 -8 -10 -7 -13 -5 ; 60
8. Hey Jude, James Rathbun , CAN – 6 -6 -4 -4 -11 -5 -40 ; 76
9. Radiance, Bill Lakenmacher , USA – 12 -14 -40 -2 -10 -6 -1 ; 85
10. Distant Passion, James Macdonald , BER – 15 -18 -12 -9 -14 -9 -14 ; 91
Photo credit: Micki McLaughlin
