The Grade 1 XII Criterium Internacional Femenino is set to begin in Calpe, Spain. Five of the top ten ranked skippers in the world will be participating including defending champion, Claire Leroy (FRA) and her Mermaid Racing Team, and Silke Hahlbrock (GER) fresh from her ISAF Sailing World Cup win in Hyeres, France.

Racing begins on Wednesday in the Real Club Nautico Calpe’s fleet of Tom 28s.

Skippers:

Name (Nation - World Ranking Position):

Claire LEROY (France - 2)
Katie SPITHILL (Australia - 3)
Anna TUNNICLIFFE (United States - 4)
Silke HAHLBROCK (Germany - 5)
Anne-Claire LE BERRE (France - 6)
Lotte MELDGAARD PEDERSEN (Denmark - 11)
Camilla ULRIKKEHOLM (Denmark - 12)
Samantha OSBORNE (New Zealand - 16)
Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (The Netherlands - 33)
Susanne WARD (Denmark - 34)
Margarita CAMESELLE (Spain - 40)
Tamara ECHEGOYEN (Spain - 84)

For more information, visit the event website: www.rcnc.es/xii-criterium-internacional-femenino/

Posted on May 2, 2010 by WIMRA Press Office

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