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Elliott 6m arrive in the Holy Land Sailors in Israel are delighted to receive their two Elliott 6's which arrived in Ashdod recently. The boats were purchased by the Israeli Yachting Federation.
US Team wins Rolex Miami OCR Womens Match Racing The Womens Match Racing in US Sailings Miami OCR finished in a nail biting final. US team Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi defeated Lucy MacGregors GBR team in a highly charged, best of five series. Team MacGregor got through to the finals without losing a race. With the score at 2 all the tie breaker became a do or die match for the gold. After a tough start. The lead changed a couple of times ending with Tunnicliffe defending the starboard lay line and narrowly edging out MacGregor by half a boat length. Claire Leroy world number one beat Nicky Souter and her Australian team in the petit final to finish third and fourth overall. Photo courtesy of USSailing 2010 Walter Cooper.
Womens Match Racing Intense at Miami Action from Day 1 of Rolex Miami OCR which started 25th January and includes the first Womens Match Racing event for 2010 sailing in the Elliott 6m. The match racing event features 24 teams divided into three groups of eight, sailing round robin in a series of over 200 races, which eventually pare down to two boats, sailing for Gold on Saturday. NZL team in Group C completed 7 races with 5 wins. The team of Samantha Osborne , Jenna Hansen, and Raynor Smeal have made it straight through to the gold fleet, which includes the top two from 3 groups with two more teams who win places through the repecharge. Day 2 was sailed in shifty 7 to 15 knot conditions and choppy seas. Pool A will finish up tomorrow along with the repecharge for the final 2 places for the quarter finals. The top 6 will have a round robin which will determine seedings for the quarter finals. NZL team has three races scheduled for tomorrow. For more info www.rmorc.ussailing.org Photo Rolex Dan Nerney.
New Elliott 6m fleet arrive in Australia Sailors from the Australian Womens Olympic Match Racing squad training on Sydney Harbour on one the new Elliott 6m boats recently arrived in Sydney. Australian skippers Nicky Souter and Katie Spellew are currently ranked 3rd and 4th in the world match racing rankings.
Dutch win Gold in Womens Match Racing The gold medal for the Women's Match Racing in the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta has been won by the Dutch team of Renee Groeneveld, Annemieke Bes and Brechtje van der Werf. They beat the strong British crew of Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Ally Martin by two races to one. Groeneveld said This is a new team, so we did not really know what to expect, but we have done a good job in training and we have been learning fast this summer. She added We are very happy this is the last World Cup of the year and it is a nice way to go into the winter. Macgregor said: We are delighted with the result, but we were a bit frustrated with our racing, although we pulled together well as a team. Today the wind was lighter and we were not quite as strong in those conditions. US team Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer and Alice Manard beat Claire Leroy and French crew 2 to 1 in the battle for bronze.
Samantha Osborne Wins Inaugural Buddy Melges Challenge The inaugural Buddy Melges Challenge hosted by the US Sailing Center Sheboygan was won by Samantha Osborne and crew Jenna Hansen and Roanor Smeale from New Zealand. They beat Jen Provan and crew from Canada in a thrilling five-race final on Sunday. Osborne won the first two races of the final, however Provan came back to beat Osborne in Race 3. In Race 4 she passed Osborne halfway down the final leg to tie the series and set up an exciting final race in which Osborne passed Provan on the final leg to win the regatta. A second New Zealand crew of Stephanie Hazard, Susannah Pyatt, and Miranda Powrie took third place overall in the series. Pictured some action from the event.
Olympic sailors hard at work in Weymouth Sailors from the Netherlands Womens Olympic squad enjoying their work whilst training at Weymouth for the Sail For Gold Regatta to be held in September. The regatta will be held at the venue for the 2012 Olympics. The RYA fleet of Elliott 6m combined with the 4 Dutch boats will be used for the womens match racing. |
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