1988 J/30 North American Championship

David Berg of Coral Gables, FL and Coconut Grove Sailing Club were the J/30 North American Champion aboard DIRE WOLF. The annual September event was hosted by the American Yacht Club in Rye, NY. Twenty-two boats sailed five Olympic course races in three days.

J/30's from as far away as Annapolis, MD, Maine and Newport, RI arrived to autumn like days of 10 - 15 knot NW winds on Long Island Sound.

The results are shown in the box below.

North American 1988 Standing

Rye, New York American Yacht Club

Owner • City/State Boat Race Results Score

1. Berg • Miami, FL DIRE WOLF 1 6 6 3 1 16 1/2

2. Rutsch & Aras • Chevy Chase, MD BE BOP 11 1 5 4 3 23 3/4

3. Raney & Coleman • Wilmington, NC WINDSHADOW 15 7 1 2 2 26 3/4

4. Ingham • Northport, NY ANTICIPATION 8 5 8 1 6 27 3/4

5. Jorch • Northport, NY STARK TERROR 10 2 2 11 4 29

6. Kelly • Larchmont, NY BANDIT 4 3 3 6 15 31

7. Munz & Peterson • Sevena Park, MD VIVACIOUS 3 13 12 14 5 47

8. Rivkin • New York, NY LIBERTINE 6 10 17 8 7 48

9. Bardelman • Sherwood Forest, MD VALHALLA 7 9 9 9 18 52

10. Murphy • Warwick, RI BREEZIN 13 4 7 19 10 53

11. Oxnam • Scarsdale, NY WHISPER 12 12 4 20 8 56

12. Graves • Old Greenwich, CT BABY GRAND 2 8 19 13 20 62

13. McInnis • Barrington, RI SAMURAI 17 11 20 5 11 64

14. Noyes .Fairfield, CT LOLA 9 15 14 10 19 67

15. Sherter • Waterbury, CT FAT CITY 14 17 10 7 21 69

16. Hegreness • Mt. Sinai, NY M & M DSQ 14 11 15 12 75

17. Sheparo • Norwalk, CT DOW JONES II 5 19 21 21 9 75

18. Cope • Miami, FL WHITE DOLPHIN 20 18 15 16 13 82

19. Dupont • Rockland, DE SUMMER 18 21 16 12 16 83

20. Bayer • Greenwich, CT TACITURN 21 16 18 18 14 87

21. Rapp • Riverside, NJ WOOLEY BEAR 16 22 13 17 22 90