CANFIELD, TUNNICLIFFE LEAD AFTER FIRST DAY’S RACING AT CARLOS AGUILAR MATCH RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. In a day that saw all conditions, from near calm in the morning to blustery gusts as squally blew through Charlotte Amalie harbor, St. Thomas’ Taylor Canfield led the Men’s Open Division and Florida’s Anna Tunnicliffe topped the Women’s Division after the first day of racing at the Carlos Aguilar Match Race Championship.Fast-paced, tight racing saw Canfield dominate his division, while there was a three-way tie for third among the Women.This Grade Two event is being contested in IC-24s with each team complete with a skipper and three crewmembers.

At the completion of Round Robin I, the results are:

Men’s Open

1. Taylor Canfield, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (7 wins)
2. William Bailey, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (6 wins)
3. Chris Haycraft, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (4 wins)
4. Alec Anderson, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (4 wins)
5. Peter Stanton, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (3 wins)
6. Chris Curreri, St. Thomas/El Salvador (2 wins)
7. Frits Bus, St. Maarten (1 win)
8. Fraito Lugo, Puerto Rico (1 win)

Women’s Division

1. Anna Tunnicliffe, Florida (5 wins)
2. Gerry Tulloch, California (4 wins)
3. Liz Baylis, California (2 wins)
3. Sandy Hayes, Massachusetts (2 wins)
3. Lee Icyda, Rhode Island/St. Thomas (2 wins)
6. Louise Bienvenue, New Orleans (0 wins)