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August 20, 2010 
Two Kites And A "Steamship" Fighting Cross-Current Downwind (TT: pink)
Photo: (c) Team Tunnicliffe , August 2010
We
sat out the first three flights this morning before we jumped in our
boats. Our first race was in a light breeze with current against us
upwind. We didn't have the best of starts, and ended up being behind at
the top mark. On the second beat we caught up a little and almost
passed by the finish, loosing by half a boat length.
Our
best race of the day was against Dave Perry. We led off the line but
he caught up to us at the bottom mark. He sailed passed his proper
course, which according to the rules he is not allowed to do and
consequently earned a penalty. Upwind, we stayed close so that he
couldn't burn it (exonerate himself), but not too close to get ourselves
in trouble. On the downwind leg towards the finish, it was a slowing
game. Both boats did everything they could to slow down. With the
current dragging us sideways rapidly away from the committee boat end
and finish line, it made for a slightly different tactic towards the
bottom of the course. We thought we were in position to be able to roll
over the top of him and race for the pin end of the line, but after
making the initial jump, we realized we couldn't quite make it. When we
tried to bail on the plan and dive behind him, he managed to get his
tack in to burn the penalty and then it was a race to the finish. He
beat us by a boat length. Although it was a great race, it was
frustrating because the whole way downwind we had been telling ourselves
to be patient, and then right at the end we didn't have quite enough
patience to stick to the plan and it cost us.
Dave Perry Burning His Penalty
Photo: (c) Team Tunnicliffe, August 2010
PS: In an attempt to make these updates and this website more user-friendly, if you have any question regarding terminology etc about match racing that cannot be answered in the MR Simply Put section, please email us, via the Contact Page and we will do our best to explain. We really do want you to understand how it works and why we enjoy match racing so much.
PPS:
Just got in pictures from our visit to Monroe County's Special
Olympians, so thought we would include an extra photo over the next
couple of days.
Photo: (c) Tom Grime, August 2010
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Team Member
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 & 2011 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year. Now Anna, skipper of Team Maclaren, 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 and the team is currently ranked #1 in the ISAF WMR rankings.
