| 1-3 Day Leads To A Battle For Bronze At Skandia SFG | | Print | |
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August 13, 2010
Weymouth, UK
After a long day of sailing and some very intense races, we have ended
up in a battle for bronze in tomorrow's Petit-finals, after falling 0-3
in the semi's to Australia's Nicky Souter.
Going For Simultaneous Gybes
Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, August 2010
The
day started with the quarter finals in which we were racing GBR's Lucy
Macgregor. We had a 2-0 lead in the series entering the day, but in
tricky conditions, dropped the first two races of the day to tie the
score at 2-2. After multiple attempts at the last quarter finals race,
we finally got underway and held the lead at the top mark. Downwind,
Macgregor passed us to the left side. We gybed back, crossed behind and
gybed onto starboard but did so a little too close and earned a penalty.
We were set up, however, to keep her to our right and with a chance to
rid the penalty before the leeward mark. This play worked out and we
got rid of our penalty, and still rounded the bottom mark just ahead and
managed to extend the lead after the mark to a couple of boatlengths.
After a nerve racking last downwind leg, we held her off and took the
race to win the quarter finals and advance to the semi's.
In the semi's we were against Nicky. Their team sailed a very good series, and despite us leading the third race for most of the way, she managed to get around us at the top mark and took the race from us ending our chances of advancing to the finals. In the other semi final match up, France's Claire Leroy defeated Netherlands Renee Groeneveld 3-1 to advance to the finals. So tomorrow we will race Renee for the Bronze medal. You can watch the races online and check the results at the regatta website. We would like to thank Carmeuse and Trinity Yachts for their continued support of our campaign for the 2012 Olympics in London. We would also like to thank US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) and its sponsors for their support. Sail Hard, Anna Team Tunnicliffe |
