ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (November 22, 2009) – On behalf of the Chicago Match Race Center, Bill Hardesty (San Diego, Calif.) and crew, Dave Gerber and Jack Jennings, won US SAILING’s 2009 U.S. Match Racing Championship on Sunday. Team Hardesty won th
I am going to be working hard, along with many of you, over the next few years to help grow the interest and skill level of match racing in the U.S. As we know, it is not only a great discipline within sailing, but the tactics and
It seemed impossible that the fourth day of the United States Match Racing Championship, hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, could end in early afternoon because there was not a breath of air over the entire LI Sound, north to Connecticut a
On the last day of the USMRC, the wind did not cooperate and the final results fell back to the completed double round robin. 1st Place Dave Perry 2nd Place Brian Angel 3rd Place Jon Singsen Results
Early morning fog encased Oyster Bay harbor threatening a delay on the third day of the United States Match Racing Championships, hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and sponsored by ROLEX, Dry Creek and Harken. But, as it gradually lifted,
After a morning of soaking rain and strong easterly winds at 20-30 with gusts to 35 knots, the second day of the United States Match Racing Championship got underway just before noon. Hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, and sponsored by ROL
The first day of the U.S. Match Racing Championship, hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and sponsored by ROLEX, Dry Creek and Harken, got off to a fast and furious start this morning, as the wind built to 18-20 knots, gusting to 27, under h
Anna Tunnicliffe had an outstanding last day and is the new US Women's Match Racing Champion. She knocked out Katy Lovell in the quarterfinals and then beat Liz Baylis in the semi-finals. Tunnicliffe drew a foul against Baylis during the fir
Genevieve Tulloch continued her strong performance today and finished out the second round robin of stage 2 on top. Debbie Capozzi did manage to get ahead of Tulloch after initially losing the start in one match. Liz Baylis continued to hold on
Anna Tunnicliffe went undefeated in the first round robin before the fleet was split into Silver and Gold. She was able to come back to win against Baylis after a pre-race penalty for entering the box early. Liz Baylis stood in second with two
