Rob Johnston of Heath, TX won the Allstate Sugar Bowl J/22 World Championship by six points over Jim Barnash of Rochester, NY with a fifth-place finish on the last race of the regatta.  Racing hull #203, team Dieselsnack sailed a consistent regatta with all top 20 tallies, dropping a 19 in race 3.  Sixty-four boats competed in the event in New Orleans, LA, and 12 races were completed.

Barnash went into the last day of the four-day regatta in the lead but finished 26th to Johnston’s third in the first race. He came back strong, however, with a win in the second race while Johnston finished 12th bringing the championship into play on the last race. Johnston’s fifth place in the last race of the regatta was enough to earn him the winner’s trophy. Allan Terhune, Jr. from Arnold, MD rounded out the top three with 103 points overall, including two firsts in the last two races Friday. Saturday’s race winners were Zak Fanberg, Barnash and J. Dwight LeBlanc, III. The top ten: Rob Johnston (82 points), Jim Barnash (88), Allan Terhune, Jr. (103), Fred Hunger (108), Terry Flynn (111), Benz Faget (114), Zak Fanberg (120), Travis Odenbach (127), Chris Doyle (136), J. Dwight LeBlanc, III (157).

The J/22 Class extends appreciation to PRO Hank Stuart and his Race Committee, the staff of Southern Yacht Club and all sponsors including the title sponsor Allstate Sugar Bowl.  Visit www.j22worlds.com for complete results.