Ian Williams (GBR) holds onto World #1 in the Open Match Race Rankings whilst ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship silver medalist Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) moves to the World #1 position on the women’s rankings.

Women’s Rankings

There is a change at the top of the women’s world rankings following the 2013 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Busan, Korea. Silver medallist Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) climbs four places to the World #1 position for the first time in her career. The 2013 ISAF World Champion is the 2012 Olympic gold medallist, Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) who led the Championship from start to finish. The points she gains sees her climb four places to match her career best at World #5.

The ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championships in Busan, Korea also saw a return to the helm by Katie Spithill (AUS). The World #2 back in 2009 put on a solid performance in Busan, beating Russian Olympic skipper Ekaterina Skudina in the petit-final to take the bronze medal. Counting just the one event result Spithill is ranked at #39.

The home team in Busan, skippered by Sungeun Choi (KOR), may have finished in ninth place but were delighted with their experience and race win. Choi’s ranking improves by 46 to sit inside the top 100 for the first time at World #84.

The ISAF Grade 3 US women’s National Championship took place in Chicago with Jennifer Wilson winning her first ISAF graded event. Since a brief spell on the women’s rankings back in 2009, Wilson has been a regular at Open events in Chicago but her 2013 US title sees her re-enter the women’s list at World #55. With double world champion Sally Barkow calling tactics, Wilson despatched Stephanie Roble (USA) in the final. Roble, who also finished third at the recent St Quay Women’s Match Racing regatta climbs 19 places to World #15.

Lucy Macgregor (GBR) claimed gold at the St Quay Women’s Match Racing, the only ISAF Grade 1 regatta in this ranking release and the first event of the 2013 WIMRS. Macgregor moves up to World #2, knocking Ekaterina Skudina (RUS) down to #3. Julie Bossard (FRA) uses her points from St Quay to move up four places to World #4.



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