Women’s match racing Olympic Qualifying Regatta - Overall
By WIMRA Press Office on 5 Feb2-5 February 2012
The final country is selected
The final day of racing in Key Biscayne left one major question to be answered: Who will be the last country to qualify for a spot in the 2012 Women's Match Racing Event at the 2012 Olympic Games? Denmark took and early 2-0 lead in the best of five series, but Argentina fought back with two wins to force a thrilling race five. In the final race, Denmark had a great start and led most of the race until 300 meters from the finish when the Argentinian's were able to steal the wind from the Danes. The Danes stayed just enough in control until it was time to gybe for the finish and were able to hang on for the win!
In the other match on the water, Finland won all three matches over the Spanish to win the event. Although in most events the Finals on the last day are the premier match to watch, in this event all eyes were on the Petit-Finals to see who would be the last country to punch their tickets to the Olympics. The Argentinians and Danes did not disappoint the spectators!
Final Day's Results:
Final: Finland defeats Spain 3-0
Petit-Final: Denmark defeats Argentina 3-2
The top three countries from this event (Finland, Spain, and Denmark) will will join the nine countries that have already qualified for the2012 Olympic Sailing Competition (Australia, France, Great Britain, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Russia, and USA).
Final Standings:
1 - FINLAND - Silja Lehtinen, Mikaela Wulff, Silja Kanerva
2 - SPAIN - Tamara Echegoyen, Angela Pumariega, Sofía Toro
3 - DENMARK - Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, Susanne Boidin, Tina Schmidt Gramkov
4 - ARGENTINA - Martina Silva, Ana Lucía Silva, María Trinidad Silva
5 - SLOVENIA - Vesna Dekleva Paoli, Katarina Kersevan, Lena Koter
6 - GERMANY - Silke Hahlbrock, Anke Lukosch, Maren Hahlbrock
7 - CANADA - Sharon Ferris-Choat, Caroline Kaars Sijpesteijn, Joanne Prokop
8 - CHINA - Ru Wang, Li Xiaoni, Pan Ting Ting
9 - BRAZIL - Renata Decnop, Gabriela Nicolino, Larissa Juk
The 2102 WMRICOQR have been hosted by Key Biscayne Yacht Club, WIMRA, and Sail Sheboygan with the support of North Sails.
For more information, visit the regatta website.
U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta at the WPNSA - Overall
In a thrilling conclusion to four days of women’s match racing, Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) and her Team Maclaren crew Molly Vandemoer (Stanford, Calif.) and Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.) won the 2012 US Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta.
Posted on 7 May
U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta at the WPNSA - Day 3
Racing in the Final Round of the U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta began with five flights competed. Anna Tunnicliffe’s “Team Maclaren” with Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi took an early lead over Sally Barkow’s team.
Posted on 6 May
U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta at the WPNSA - Day 1
Racing in the U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta got underway in Weymouth/Portland, UK, with a significant portion of the Semi-final Round completed.
Posted on 4 May
U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta starts on Friday
On May 4, the USA’s top Olympic hopefuls in Women’s Match Racing will begin competition in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta, in Weymouth, England.
Posted on 2 May
43 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - Women’s Match Racing Overall
The last day of the women’s match racing at the 43rd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE saw some excellent racing in the Petit-Finals and the Finals. The Bay of Palma presented a perfect day - sun, wind and a few waves.
Posted on 9 Apr
43 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - Women’s Match Racing Day 5
A fresh 15-18 knots of sea breeze challenged the sailors for the penultimate day of women’s match racing at the 43rd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE.
Posted on 6 Apr
43 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - Women’s Match Racing Day 4
The fourth day of racing on the women’s match racing course at the 43rd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE began with a 2 hour wait for the sea breeze to fill in before completing the last two flights of the Gold Round Robin to seed the Quarter Finals.
Posted on 5 Apr
43 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - Women’s Match Racing Day 3
The third day at the 43rd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE proved to be a big day for the six teams in the Repechage - only two would advance to the Quarter Finals, the other four go home.
Posted on 4 Apr
43 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - Women’s Match Racing Day 2
Another long yet productive day on the Women’s Match racing Course as the Race Committee caught up on the matches lost Monday due to the light winds in the morning.
Posted on 3 Apr
43 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre - Women’s Match Racing Day 1
After a wait in the morning on shore for the wind to develop, a nice steady 8-12 knot sea breeze filled in for most of the day on the Women’s Match Racing course at the 43rd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE in Palma de Mallorca.
Posted on 2 Apr