Morgan Stanley J/22 Midwinter Championship at Southern Yacht Club - Day 1
by Julie & Christopher Howell 19 Mar 2021 18:43 PDT
18–21 March 2021
Thirty J/22s got back to Championship racing at the J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA. Conditions were breezy and bumpy on Lake Pontchartrain, testing some boats and equipment.
Glenn Darden on Baby Doll mastered the shifts, winning two of three races and placing second in the other for 4 points and the early advantage. Travis Odenbach's Honeybadger bounced back from being over early in race two, and added a pair of top three finishes for second place overall (14 points). Casey Lambert's Blackburn Marine Racing stands three points back in third. Nine total races are planned through Sunday.
Eager teams were greeted with a grey sky, and winds consistently in the mid-teens. Odenbach opened the regatta with a bullet, trailed by Darden and Benz Faget's Fats. Darden earned his first victory in the next contest, ahead of Tommy Meric Jr.'s Carnival Time and Lambert. Following Darden in the day's final match were Alexander Schwinn's Tilt and Odenbach.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Bow/Sail | Boat Name | Skipper | Yacht Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 16 / 1076 | Baby Doll | Glenn Darden | Fort Worth BC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 26 / 1542 | Honeybadger | Travis Odenbach | Rochester YC | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| 3 | 06 / 1531 | Blackburn Marine Racing | casey lambert | Lakewood YC | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 24 / 1024 | Carnival Time | tommy meric jr. | Southern YC | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | 33 / 954 | Fats | Benz Faget | Southern YC/ NOYC | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | 43 / 918 | TILT | Alexander Schwinn | Lakewood YC / Fort Worth BC | 9 | 13 | 2 | |
| 7 | 05 / 206 | Why Knot? | Mitch Guess | Shreveport YC | 14 | 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 20 / 863 | USA 863 | Jon Larson | Lakewood YC | 10 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | 08 / 870 | Wild Tchoupitoulas | J.Dwight LeBlanc | Southern YC | 12 | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 03 / 752 | Miss Conduct | James Freedman | Dallas Corinthian YC | 13 | 14 | 6 | |
| 11 | 35 / 814 | STAMPEDE | Colin Feik | Oklahoma City BC | 8 | 8 | 18 | |
| 12 | 18 / 1646 | VooDoo Baby | Keith zars | Lake Canyon YC | 5 | 25 | 9 | |
| 13 | 17 / 1501 | Pressure Drop | Mark Foster | CCYC | 4 | 5 | 31/RET‑BF | |
| 14 | 12 / 754 | USA 754 | Chris Wientjes | New Orleans YC | 15 | 12 | 15 | |
| 15 | 15 / 1578 | Bad Pony | Scott Binzer | Louisville SC | 19 | 11 | 13 | |
| 16 | 04 / 830 | Veloce v2.2 | Josh Richline | Corpus Christi YC | 16 | 16 | 11 | |
| 17 | 07 / 919 | Troublemaker | Kevin Orff | Lakewood YC | 11 | 19 | 19 | |
| 18 | 23 / 964 | Humbucker | Ted Lischer | Perry YC | 18 | 15 | 16 | |
| 19 | 25 / 788 | Juicy | Alyssa Thomas | Jacomo SC | 20 | 17 | 17 | |
| 20 | 09 / 1754 | Lola | Louise Bienvenu | New Orleans YC | 22 | 20 | 21 | |
| 21 | 30 / 1271 | Dog Shot | Ryan Schwend | Rush Creek YC | 21 | 21 | 23 | |
| 22 | 13 / 893 | Toy Monster | Joseph Kuebel | Southern YC | 17 | 18 | S | |
| 23 | 01 / 1043 | Rebound Girl | Richard Heausler | Bay Waveland YC / Southern YC | S | S | 5 | |
| 24 | 14 / 748 | Men's Kouch | robert Hughes | Southern YC | 26 | 23 | 22 | |
| 25 | 74 / 1646 | My Girl | Steven Pracht | Shreveport YC | 31/RET‑BF | 22 | 20 | |
| 26 | 02 / 663 | Wizard | Chip Carpenter | Southern YC / Storm Trysail Club | 23 | 24 | S | |
| 27 | 29 / 689 | Grain H20 | John Snyder | ERYC | 24 | 26 | S | |
| 28 | 31 / 1050 | Zulu Time | David Ebbrecjt | Weatherby Lake YC | 25 | S | S | |
| 29 | 10 / 8 | Whistling Wind III | Billy Marchal | Southern YC | C | C | C | |
| 29 | 22 / 1081 | Cayenne | Deborah Grimm | SYC / NOYC / LPWSA / CSA | C | C | C | |