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J/24 North American Championship at St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Florida - Overall

by Julie & Christopher Howell 14 Apr 18:43 UTC April 10-14, 2024

The J/24 North American Championship hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida concluded Sunday with a lack of breeze, leaving the race total at six.

Travis Odenbach's Honeybadger took the win with team of Monica Morgan (bow), Dave Hughes (trim), Jay Miles (tactics) and Jeff Sullivan (twings/strategy). Odenbach credited his crew of best friends who are building up to the 2024 World Championship this fall. Tony Parker's Bangor Packet and John Mollicone's American Garage rounded out the top three. In the Corinthian division, Mike Stasko's Redline topped Ted Wiedeke's Caramella and Jasper Van Vliet's Evil Twin.

Top Five Overall:

1. Honeybadger, Travis Odenbach - [5] -2 -2 -3 -1 -3; 11
2. Bangor Packet, Tony Parker - 1 -1 -4 -2 -[7] -7; 15
3. American Garage, John Mollicone - 2 -[24] -6 -8 -2 -1; 19
4. Team Tarheel, Paul Abdullah - 3 -[7] -5 -6 -4 -4; 22
5. USA5443, Mike Ingham - 6 -6 -1 -4 -6 -[12]; 23

Complete results available here.

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