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November 13, 2009
St. Thomas, USVI
We had a great day again today here in St Thomas at the US Women's Match Race National Championships . We completed the second round robin which consisted of seven races. We won all of our races, to extend our record to 14-0. Right behind us in second overall is fellow USSTAG teammate Genny Tulloch with 11-3 and Annie Gardner-Nelson in third with 8-6.
We woke up to beautiful conditions, and racing started just after 9am. We had shorter courses in the morning, and whipped out 4 races before noon. After lunch, the race course was lengthened to make for three more longer races. The race committee intended to do more races than just the three, but due to a collision that caused damage in another match, a re-sail had to be done, so we went in for the day while they made up that race.
Awaiting us at the yacht club, the members had set up snacks and cold drinks to replenish us after a hot and humid day of sailing. After the umpire debrief, we came back to the house in which we are staying, and swam in the pool to cool down before heading out for dinner.
Racing resumes tomorrow at 9am. The race committee intends to continue with the third round robin before starting the semi-final matches. The regatta ends on Sunday concluding with the rest of the semi's and then the finals. I will post our results on Twitter as soon as I get in tomorrow, and then follow up with a report tomorrow night when I get home from dinner. You can also check out the results at the regatta website.
I would like to thank Carmeuse for their continued support of our campaign for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. I would also like to thank Gill and USSTAG for their support.
Sail Hard,
Anna
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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
