The Ultimate 20 Class just completed their 2010 North American Championships last week in Lake Dillon, Colorado at 9000 feet! 24 spirited sprit boats were on the line battling some of the most infamous conditions anywhere, driven by the gorgeous and severe topography of the Rocky Mountains. U20’s came from all over North America - from Sarnia, Ontario, to Columbia, South Carolina, to Ben Lomond, California.
Several past NA champions came to compete against each other. The two most current champions are brothers, and they battled like only brothers can. Tac Boston skippered the Boston family-owned Honour while Brad crewed on Jim Pearson’s Slippery, and after a couple of days of racing, Pearson owned the water. A tight battle for second and third evolved between Michael Eisenberg’s Toon Town, Keith Ziegler's Hunter, Tom Burden's Layla and the aforementioned Honour.
Only 9 races could be run over the three days because of light and shifty winds.
This cult-favorite Class is in an exciting phase right now, as the Class now owns the molds and production rights in North America, and the Class just approved carbon rigs for use in Class competition.
| Rank | Boat | SailNo | Club | HelmName | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Total | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Slippery | 200 | Wheatley, Ontario, CAN | Jim Pearson | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (2.0) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
| 2nd | Toon Town | 178 | Northridege, CA | Michael Eisenberg | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | (13.0) | 47.0 | 34.0 |
| 3rd | Honour | 203 | Point Edward, Ontario, CAN | Tac Boston | 5.0 | 13.0 ARB | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | (17.0) | 1.0 | 53.0 | 36.0 |
| 4th | Hunter | 152 | Westland, MI | Keith Ziegler | 3.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | (9.0) | 47.0 | 38.0 |
| 5th | Layla | 92 | Ben Lomond, CA | Tom Burden | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | (15.0) | 4.0 | 58.0 | 43.0 |
| 6th | Red Line | 78 | Denver, CO | Marty May | 4.0 | 9.0 | (12.0) | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 65.0 | 53.0 |
| 7th | The Moma Dance | 26 | Boulder, CO | Mark Allen | 2.0 | 10.0 | (15.0) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 69.0 | 54.0 |
| 8th | U'Decide | 155 | Reno, NV | Denise Hammond | 9.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | (19.0) | 11.0 | 75.0 | 56.0 |
| 9th | UFO | 27 | Richmond, CA | Trent Watkins | 14.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | (17.0) | 5.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 87.0 | 70.0 |
| 10th | Kinda Busy | 187 | Mooresville, NC | Eric Rosentreter | 10.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | (11.0) | 9.0 | 4.0 | 26.0 DSQ | 89.0 | 78.0 |
| 11th | Forty Two | 142 | Salt Lake City, UT | Tom Stout | (21.0) | 17.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 111.0 | 90.0 |
| 12th | Juiced! | 19 | Littleton, CO | Jim Ulatowski | 8.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | (21.0) | 13.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 112.0 | 91.0 |
| 13th | Zipper | 121 | Haywood, WI | Mark Dobie | 12.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | (19.0) | 7.0 | 15.0 | 114.0 | 95.0 |
| 14th | Scram | 159 | Cornelius, NC | Don Corey | 11.0 | 7.0 | (19.0) | 12.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 116.0 | 97.0 |
| 15th | Underdog | 126 | Erie, CO | Clifford Begnaud | 15.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | (20.0) | 6.0 | 129.0 | 109.0 |
| 16th | Goombay Smash | 149 | Antioch, IL | Gregg Henning | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | (21.0) | 13.0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 131.0 | 110.0 |
| 17th | Fast Lane | 17 | Leawood, KS | William Mendel | 19.0 | 19.0 | (21.0) | 19.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 157.0 | 136.0 |
| 18th | Rolihlahla | 182 | Franktown, CO | Peter Muller | 18.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | (23.0) | 17.0 | 160.0 | 137.0 |
| 19th | You Sassy B! | 227 | Columbia, SC | Stephen Rose | 17.0 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | (24.0 DNC) | 161.0 | 137.0 |
| 20th | Mongoose | 96 | Basalt, CO | B W Bilberry | 16.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | (22.0) | 22.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 165.0 | 143.0 |
| 21st | Heebe Jeebe | 127 | Oklahoma City, OK | Preston Thompson | 20.0 | (21.0) | 20.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 167.0 | 146.0 |
| 22nd | Redbeard | 63 | Denver, CO | Brad Lawson | 24.0 | (25.0 DNF) | 24.0 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 12.0 | 194.0 | 169.0 |
| 23rd | Pocket Rocket | 124 | Manhattan, KS | Martin Ottenheimer | 23.0 | 18.0 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 23.0 | (25.0 DNF) | 25.0 DNF | 25.0 DNS | 22.0 | 199.0 | 174.0 |
| 24th | Velocitize | 77 | Denver, CO | Tom Downing | 22.0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | (24.0) | 24.0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 199.0 | 175.0 |