Subscribe to Anna's Newsletter
| Pre-Regatta: 2009 Rolex Osprey Cup | | Print | |
|
October 20, 2009
St Petersburg, FL
After a week off at home recharging, I met my team this morning at Tampa airport then headed to St Petersburg for the Rolex Osprey Cup, an ISAF Grade 1 women's match race event. The event started today with practice and registration; racing begins tomorrow at 11am. Racing runs through Saturday.
Debbie, Anna, Liz, Molly on the steps of the Easton House, Rochester, NY
Photo: Joanna Tunnicliffe, Oct 2009
I am sailing with the same team from last week, Molly Vandemoer, Debbie Capozzi, and Liz Bower. This is our fourth time at this event, and we are very excited to be competing. There are 10 teams total, from six countries: USA, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, France, Sweden. We are racing in Sonars and the racing will be very close.
I will be writing nightly updates on our day, but you can also check it out on the regatta's website.
I would like to thank Carmeuse for their continued support of my campaign for the 2012 Olympics in London, England. I would also like to thank Gill for their support of our team for this event.
Sail Hard,
Anna
|
Team Member
Olympic Gold Medalist, World Class Woman Laser Radial Sailor And Now World Class Women's Match Racer
Representing the USA, Anna Tunnicliffe won the Gold Medal in the Women's Laser Radial dinghy at the 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, China. Anna was the ISAF world's Number One-ranked women's Radial sailor from April 9, 2008 to May 2010. She was voted 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year in November 2009. Now Anna, skipper of Team Tunnicliffe, has teamed up with Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi to take on the world and go for Gold in 2012 London Olympic Games in Women's Match Racing. To get a flavor of Women's Match Racing, check out Jobson Sailing Inc
