Iris Vogel’s Deviation won half of the eight races at the J/88 Midwinter Championship to capture victory with 11 net points. Vogel is the J/88 Class President based out of New York, and her crew included Alan Capellin, Kevin Costello, Dave Coughlin, Tim Longo and Bill McCulloch. Five J/88s participated in the Championship, a part of J/Fest hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida. Conditions on Tampa Bay ranged from 6-8 knots on Friday and Sunday, with Saturday having the best breeze at 10-12 knots. Second place went to Andy & Sarah Graff on Exile with 13 points, and third was William Purdy’s Whirlwind.
Final results:
- Deviation, Iris Vogel 1 – 2 – [3] – 3 – 1 – 1 – 2 – 1 ; 11
- Exile, Andy & Sarah Graff 2 – 1 – [5] – 2 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 ; 13
- Whirlwind, William Purdy 3 – 3 – [4] – 4 – 2 – 3 – 3 – 4 ; 22
- One Too Many, Lawrence Cutler/Andrew Weiss 4 – 4 – 1 – 1 – [5] – 4 – 4 – 5 ; 23
- Gaucho, Dave Tufts [5] – 5 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 5 – 5 – 3 ; 29
Complete results may be found at https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=9649, and photos are available on the J/88 Class Facebook page.