Rochester, New York, USA – August 24, 2008 – Greg Fisher of Annapolis, MD prevailed over 103 other J/22 teams from around the globe at the J/22 World Championship in Rochester, NY. Sailing with wife JoAnn, Jeff Eiber and Sarah Paisley, Fisher finished the 10 races 17 points ahead of Anthony Kotoun of the Virgin Islands in second place and 30 points ahead of Phil Wehrheim of Rochester, NY in third.

Racing began on August 20 and concluded Sunday with variable breezes of 5 to 10 knots. Luc D’Aoust of Canada won the first race of the day, trailed by Todd Hiller and Fisher. Hiller of Annapolis, MD was victorious in the tenth and final race of the regatta. Tod Sackett and Wehrheim rounded out the top 3. Fisher placed fourth in the last race. He was also the victor at last year’s J/22 North American Championship.

The top 10 are: Greg Fisher, Anthony Kotoun, Phil Wehrheim, Chris Doyle, Bill Hardesty, Peter McChesney, Jim Barnash, Todd Hiller, Rob Johnston and Allan Terhune, Jr. Multiple nations were represented at the championship, including the Netherlands, South Africa, France, the Virgin Islands, Canada and the United States.

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