{"id":82055,"date":"2025-06-08T21:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T01:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=82055"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:42:57","slug":"fleetwood-comes-home-to-win-chicago-series-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/regatta-series\/fleetwood-comes-home-to-win-chicago-series-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleetwood Comes Home to Win Chicago Series Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtscoring.com\/event_results_cumulative\/16898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FINAL RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17584-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Melges 32\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17584-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17584-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17584-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17584-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17584.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Jeremy Alexis and Jocelyn Saxon\u2019s Melges 32 <i>Fleetwood<\/i> in perfect trim en route to winning is PHRF division and the regatta&#8217;s Caribbean Challenger Berth.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>If there\u2019s a theme to be realized at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Chicago, it is one of perfection, and we\u2019re talking both the caliber of races over three days and that of perfect scorelines of a handful of teams that simply excelled in the weekend\u2019s light to moderate winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe id=\"x8aa2rgac1\" src=\"https:\/\/Sailingworld.dragonforms.com\/x8aa2rgac1\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the picket-fencers was Jeremy Alexis and Jocelyn Saxon\u2019s team on the Melges 32 <em>Fleetwood<\/em>. In its nine-boat <strong>PHRF Spinnaker<\/strong> division, <em>Fleetwood<\/em> aced all eight of its races, a few of them by good margins. Multiple port-tack starts made it clear they were in to win it and tactician Johnny Goldsberry wasn\u2019t afraid to call it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17636-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Beneteau 40.7\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17636-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17636-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17636-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17636-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17636.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><i>Team Mojo<\/i> goes undefeated in the Beneteau 40.7 to win its class again.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was nice to have the fastest boat in the fleet and get ahead and sail our own race with starts like those,\u201d says Alexis. \u201cIt was good for us to be able to stay in clear air while the C&amp;C 115s battled it out among themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The win in Alexis\u2019 home waters is a culmination of months improving the boat and the team, attending high-level regattas over the past few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe did them all with mostly the same crew, which is pretty amazing and it\u2019s great to come to our hometown and finally win one. We\u2019ve been working with Quantum Sails and have a good code zero and staysails that are fast. We\u2019ve also work with a couple of pros, which has been essential to getting the boat dialed in and sorted. We recognized here that our boathandling is definitely getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexis was thrilled with the event and happy to win the division, but more importantly the regatta\u2019s overall winner title, which earns the <em>Fleetwood<\/em> crew a berth at the Caribbean Championship in the BVI in October. As the Chicago challenger, the team will face overall winners from the regatta series\u2019 other regattas, as well as the defending champion. The racing will take place in Sunsail\u2019s fleet of 41-foot charter boats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17464-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sydney 38\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17464-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17464-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17464-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17464-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17464.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Shawn O\u2019Neill\u2019s Sydney 38, <i>Eagle<\/i> won its ORC buoy fleet with an impressive scoreline of five wins in in eight races.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was just fantastic racing,\u201d is Alexis\u2019 summary of the regatta. \u201cLake Michigan really delivered. As did the race committee. They kept it rolling and we had a lot of great fair racing. This is a good example where PHRF works. If we didn\u2019t sail a perfect race those C&amp;C 115s were coming for us. They were knocking on the door the whole time. And that&#8217;s what kept us so focused and making sure that, you know, every corner was good, every tack was good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-12750-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Beneteau 39\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-12750-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-12750-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-12750-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-12750-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-12750.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Tomek Kokocinski\u2019s <i>Koko Loco<\/i>, a Beneteau 39, enjoys some clean air after the start of its PHRF 1 distance race on Sunday.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Saxon has raced the Helly Hansen Regatta (nee-NOOD) as many as 15 times and says she\u2019s been eager to win the overall title. \u201cTo actually get to go the BVI is so exciting as an amateur racer,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd fortunately for us, we\u2019re a little bit familiar with heavy boats. We\u2019ve chartered a J\/109 here in Chicago for the last few seasons just to do one-design racing, so I think we&#8217;re going to be pretty good in the BVI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the third and final day, with the promise of wind, the regatta\u2019s <strong>ORC and PHRF distance racers<\/strong> were dispatched on 14 and 12-mile races, respectively. With wind holding steady at sub 8-knots, it was indeed a day for slippery boats of the fleet, including Jeffrey Davis\u2019 J\/111 <em>Shamrock<\/em>, which won its second race of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13141-1024x654.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Baltic 35, Exeter\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13141-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13141-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13141-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13141-1536x982.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13141.jpg 1690w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">John Notch\u2019s Baltic 35, <i>Exeter<\/i>, won its second race to sweep the PHRF distance division.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p><strong>ORC2 <\/strong>honors went to David Baker\u2019s <em>Handsome Pete<\/em>, a Beneteau First 10R, after winning today\u2019s race and thereby winning a tiebreak over George Jackowiec\u2019s Tartan 10 Out of the Blue.<a href=\"https:\/\/yachtscoring.com\/boatdetail\/16898\/505570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the<strong> PHRF 1 Distance Race<\/strong>, Bryan Sims\u2019 Custom Perry 58, <em>Suspect<\/em>, won the day\u2019s race, but Tomek Kokocinski\u2019s <em>Koko Loco<\/em>, a Beneteau 39, finished second to win the class outright. John Notch\u2019s Baltic 35, Exeter, won its second race to sweep the PHRF distance division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15283-1024x727.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Beneteau 36.7s at the Chicago regatta\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15283-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15283-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15283-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15283.jpg 1521w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The Beneteau 36.7s start their final race after three general recalls. <\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>The small boats of the regatta, tucked closer to shore off Montrose Harbor, enjoyed a full series of races for ILCA 6 and 7 sailors. Roman Plutenko was top <strong>ILCA 7<\/strong>, and Emilio Bocanegra Lopez went undefeated in the <strong>ILCA 6<\/strong>. Macatawa Bay YC\u2019s junior racing team, with Lucas Nykamp on the helm, came on strong on the final day to win <strong>Youth Keelboat Invitational<\/strong> title. Macatawa\u2019s team also won SWRS invitational in Detroit a week earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13982-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tartan 10\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13982-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13982-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13982-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13982-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-13982.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Craig Roehl and Edward Mui&#8217;s <i>Meat<\/i> leads the fleet to the Tartan 10 title. <\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>The J\/109 and J\/88 classes sailed for their Great Lakes Championships, and for the 109s it was Evan Jahn\u2019s <em>Team Tumbler<\/em> that won the regatta with only 3 points on its rivals on Jim Caesar\u2019s <em>Liquid Lounge 2<\/em>. The racing was tight until the end, with each of these two teams winning a race on the final day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay Duda and her teammates on the <strong>J\/88<\/strong> <em>Sin Duda<\/em> won five of eight races to secure its Great Lakes Championship by 6 points, a spread that doesn\u2019t fairly reflect the tight racing of this fleet all weekened\u2014and all winter for that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17115-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sin Duda\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17115-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17115-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17115-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17115-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-17115.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><i>Sin Duda<\/i>, the J\/88 Great Lakes Champion.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe last three days were great racing,\u201d Duda says. \u201cEveryone was in the mix. We\u2019ve brought in a new tactician [Hector Guzman], so Annapolis [Helly Hansen Regatta in May] was our first time as a team. We\u2019re learning to communicate and get through maneuvers, and this weekend we really starting to gel. Clean maneuvers, smart tactics and clear air really helped us get out front.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their rivals on second-placed <em>Piranha<\/em> was 5 points behind and a constant threat Duda says. \u201cThey are so fast, and they were right there the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig Roehl and Edward Mui went 2-1 for a 16-point win in the <strong>Tartan 10<\/strong> class and Cate Muller-Terhune\u2019s team on <em>Casting Couch<\/em> close out an incredible regatta with a lead so large they were able to sit out the last race in the <strong>J\/70<\/strong> series. Richard Witzel\u2019s Rowdy was runner up and Bob Willis\u2019 <em>Rip Rullah<\/em> was the top Corinthian. Eva Wilson&#8217;s Convergence was the fleet&#8217;s top Mixed-Plus team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-16191-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Beneteau 36.7 race\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-16191-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-16191-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-16191-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-16191-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-16191.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><i>Soulshine<\/i>, the top Beneteau 36.7, wins its last after saving a skied main halyard in the previous race. <\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>As a display of the competitiveness of Chicago\u2019s <strong>Beneteau 36.7<\/strong> fleet, the race committee rolled through three general recalls until getting a fourth start off for the final race today. Out of the scrum emerged Jarrett Altmin\u2019s <em>Soulshine<\/em>, which broke a mainsail halyard in the day\u2019s first race and rebounded with another win in the nine-race series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overnight leaders in the <strong>J\/105s<\/strong>, Clark Pellet\u2019s <em>Sealark<\/em>, which was helmed by Pellet\u2019s friend, David Brown, won the final race to lock the J\/105s series handily. Brown praised the team, especially his MVP, Russ Radke. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15812-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15812-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15812-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15812-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15812-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HHSWRS2025_Chicago-15812.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The J\/105 <i>Sealark<\/i> making gains on the open course to win the class.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cRuss is the biggest reason for our success this weekend,\u201d Brown says. \u201cHe\u2019s the tactician, main sheet trimmer, rig tuner, and crew coordinator, giving all crew maneuver commands. Russ\u2019s eyes and constant feedback made it incredibly easy for me to just drive and concentrate on speed. Clark has a fantastic crew all around, especially Russ. 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