We’ve seen even races today at Marstrand and the women’s teams have been fighting to get a safe spot in the semifinals starting on Friday. The teams skippered by Roble, Sylvan, Kjellberg and Meldgaard Pedersen are through to the semifinals.

In flight 18 Team Anna Kjellberg sailed very convincing against Team Meldgaard Pedersen and picked up a comfortable win.

In the first race in flight 20 Anna Kjellgren’s team sailed against Caroline Sylvan and her crew. They both got a good start but team Sylvan took an early lead and kept it throughout the race and over the finish line, and team Anna Kjellgren lost their chances for a place in the semifinals.

In match 4 in flight 20 it was the Dane Meldgaard Pedersen and American Roble who competed against each other. Meldgaard Pedersen took the lead in the beginning but the race was still very even and Roble caught up, passed Meldgaard Pedersen and then managed to hold the lead.

Flight 21 saw tight race between Roble and Kjellgren. On the last downwind Roble caught up with Kjellgren and ended up winning the race.

Meldgaard Pedersen and Kjellgren raced each other in flight 22. Meldgaard Pedersen forced Kjellgren over the starting line early and lead through the whole race.

Race 3 in flight 22 was between Sylvan and Roble and it became a very exciting battle where the skippers took turns having the lead. It ended up even more exciting when Roble misunderstood the race for being a three lap course and tried to round the gate buoy on the last downwind. Her mistake meant an easy win for Sylvan.

Team Roble took the win in her last match and won the Round Robin of the Stena Match Cup Sweden Women’s Trophy. The last flight saw a race between Kjellberg and Sylvan where Kjellberg took the lead and kept that way it during the whole race and takes the win.

Stena Match Cup Sweden Women’s Trophy 2013, Round Robin




Stephanie Roble (USA)
 6 wins - 2 losses
Anna Kjellberg (SWE)
 
 6 - 2
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN) 4 - 4
Caroline Sylvan (SWE)
 4 - 4 

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Anna Kjellgren (SWE)
 0 - 6

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