The 2021 recipient of the Lambert Lai J/24 Midwinter Championship perpetual trophy is John Mollicone on Jesus Lizard. With crew Paul Abdullah, Mike Marshall. Nick Turney and Dan Borrer, the team bested 28 others through 10 races on Biscayne Bay in Miami, FL. Their consistent top-10 scores allowed them to hit the docks before the final race with 28 net points, letting the others battle out the remaining podium finishes. Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger won both of Sunday’s races to secure second place with 32 points. Gilberto Rivera’s Urayo team from Puerto Rico came on strong on the latter two days to snag third place with 47 net points, just one ahead of Carter White on Wind Monkey. Smiles were on the faces of competitors who basked in the Miami sun and breeze for three days.
Top Five:
- Jesus Lizard, USA 3379, John Mollicone, 3 -3 -9 -1 -3 -2 -2 -3 -2 -[30] ; 28
- Honeybadger, USA5208, Travis Odenbach, [10] -8 -4 -10 -2 -1 -3 -2 -1 -1 ; 32
- Urayo, PUR2928, Gilberto Rivera, 7 -[13] -7 -12 -1 -11 -1 -1 -3 -4 ; 47
- Wind Monkey, USA2720, Carter White, 1 -2 -1 -4 -4 -8 -6 -5 -[30] -17 ; 48
- Angel of Harlem, USA799, Robby Brown, 11 -1 -10 -6 -[15] -6 -14 -11 -4 -2 ; 65
Photos are posted on the USA J/24 Class Facebook page, and complete results are available at https://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=13200.