J/24 North American Championship

In the final three races of the 2023 J/24 North American Championship, John Mollicone’s Sparcraft posted scores of 1-2-3 to leap from third place to first and claim the title. With team Geoff Becker, Dan Borrer, Rich Bowen and Dan Rabin, the Rhode Island-based skipper now holds three J/24 North American trophies, after back-to-back wins in 2012 and 2013.

Racing was held August 10-13 in Sandusky, OH.

In the 9-race series, Aidan Glackin’s Mental Floss compiled a stellar series including four bullets, but a tough last race left them in second place overall with 28 points.

Mike Stasko’s Redline topped the 12-boat Corinthian division and placed third overall with 32 net points. The crew was comprised of Aaron Holland, Roy Ingham, Gavin Smith, and Austin Zauner. Rounding out the top three all-amateur teams were Dave Constants’ Blitz and Steve Callison’s Whiskey River.

Race details – Results – Facebook

Final Results (Top 10 of 28; 9 races, 1 discard)
1. Sparcraft, USA 5347, John Mollicone – 1 – 9 – 4 – 2 – 3 – [14] – 1 – 2 – 3 ; 25
2. Mental Floss, USA5257, Aidan Glackin – 11 – 6 – 5 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 2 – 1 – [18] ; 28
3. Redline, USA799, Mike Stasko – 2 – 4 – 1 – 4 – 4 – 2 – 6 – [11] – 9 ; 32
4. Instant Karma, USA4909, Josh Kerst – 9 – [11] – 9 – 3 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 7 – 1 ; 41
5. Fawn Liebowitz, USA2901, Bill Fastiggi – 3 – 2 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 8 – 15 – [19] – 6 ; 51
6. Bangor Packet, USA58, Tony Parker – 5 – 3 – 3 – 8 – 13 – 7 – 3 – 10 – [29/DNC] ; 52
7. Blitz, USA3775, David Constants – 6 – 14 – 10 – 7 – 9 – [15] – 13 – 4 – 2 ; 65
8. Rush Hour, USA3479, Kelly FitzGerald – 4 – 8 – 2 – 17 – 12 – [26] – 9 – 13 – 4 ; 69
9. Whiskey River, USA4116, Steve Callison – [16] – 7 – 13 – 15 – 8 – 3 – 11 – 9 – 10 ; 76
10. Caramella, USA5235, Frederick (Ted) Wiedeke – 18 – 1 – 16 – [29/DNF] – 7 – 11 – 7 – 3 – 15 ; 78