John Mollicone ruled at the J/24 US National Championship with consistent top three finishes and a total score of just 13 points over the eight-race series. Going into the final race with an impressive line of 3,2,1,3,2,1,1, the 11th Hour Racing team was able to post a DNS and handily take victory in the championship raced out of Dillon Yacht Club in Dillon, CO from June 26-30. Pat Toole’s 3 Big Dogs took the silver position with 34 points, trailed by Chris Snow’s Bogus with 37 points.
In conditions that ran the full gamut of weather from sun and 80 degrees to hail and 55 degrees, 32 J/24s competed. For complete information, visit www.j24nationals.com.
The top five: 1. John Mollicone (13 points) 2. Pat Toole (34) 3. Chris Snow (37) 4. Tim Nelson (41) 5. Greg & Susan Johnson (46)