NEWPORT BEACH—Two local sailors teamed up to win US Sailing’s 2020 Championship of Champions event, Oct. 11. The win gave Jake La Dow of Huntington Beach and Alex Curtiss of Newport Beach the Jack Brown Trophy. La Dow and Curtiss, both Lehman 12 Class national champions, won six races and placed in one of the top four slots in 17 of 21 races during three days of racing in Newport Beach.
This year’s Championship of Champions competition, which was the 46th iteration of the event, was hosted by Balboa Yacht Club. It was one of the few regattas held in 2020, as most yacht clubs and sailing organizations canceled competitions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The regatta’s competitors were national and North American one-design class champions.
Curtiss and La Dow won the regatta by a 44-point margin. La Dow acknowledged the class of the competition.
“Everyone who is here knows how to win. That’s what’s so cool about this kind of event. Sailing against all these legends is incredible,” La Dow said. “It’s great to make the Lehman 12 class proud.”
La Dow also thanked Balboa Yacht Club for safely hosting a regatta in the middle of a pandemic.
“All the competitors felt comfortable being here...
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