ÖSTLING ADVANCES TO SEMI-FINALS, REMAINING TEAMS PREPARE FOR QUARTER-FINALS
Marstrand, Sweden (3 July, 2024) The third day of the Nordea Women’s Trophy at GKSS Match Cup Sweden saw the conclusion of the round robin stage between the eight competing teams with Sweden’s Anna Östling/ Team WINGS finishing the stage undefeated with seven straight wins and advancing directly to the semi-finals.
Defending 2023 Nordea Women’s Trophy champion Östling and crew have been the team to beat this week with strong performances throughout all of their matches, and taking every advantage of their local Marstrand knowledge:
“We had a great day yesterday with three important races” commented Östling. “The crew are working so hard and we have been able to make some good and proactive decisions this week – we also had a lot of fun surfing down waves yesterday!”
The WINGS team now advance directly to the semi-finals of the Nordea Trophy as the remaining six teams prepare to sail a quarter-final round in a first-to-two-points stage. Renee Groeneveld/ Dutch Match Racing is paired against Denmark’s Kristine Mauritzen/ Those Seagulls, Sweden’s Martina Carlsson/ Beyond Racing against Julia Aartsen (NED)/ Team Out of the Box, and New Zealand’s Celia Willison/ Edge Racing NZ against Pauline Courtois/ Match in Pink from France.
The forecast is expecting stronger winds throughout the day as the GKSS Race Committee prepares to complete the full quarter-final stage to determine which three teams will join Östling in the semi-finals.
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Women’s World Match Racing Tour 2024 (Updated 22 Mar 2024):
STAGE 3 – NORMANDY MATCH CUP, LE HAVRE, FRANCE, (J/80) 17-20 MAY
STAGE 4 – NORDEA WOMENS TROPHY – MATCH CUP SWEDEN, MARSTRAND, SWEDEN, (FAREAST 28) 1-6 JULY
STAGE 5 – KDY WOMEN’S MATCH RACE, ROYAL DANISH YACHT CLUB, RUNGSTED, DENMARK, (DS 37) 5-8 SEPT
STAGE 6 – BERMUDA WOMEN’S TROPHY, HAMILTON, BERMUDA, (IOD) 29 OCT – 3 NOV
About Women’s World Match Racing Tour
The Women’s World Match Racing Tour was launched in 2022 to continue the hugely successful legacy of the WIM Series (Women’s International Match Racing Series) providing a global match racing series for female sailors. The name of the series was re-launched as the Women’s World Match Racing Tour with its continued mission to expand and strengthen global match racing and promote opportunities for competitive women’s sailing at every level. The Women’s World Match Racing Tour is the world’s first and only professional sailing series for women providing a valuable pathway for aspiring female world champions in the sport of sailing. womenswmrt.com
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