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2010 Kieler Woche - ISAF Sailing World Cup - Preview


The penultimate stop on the 2010 ISAF Sailing World Cup is looking to be a real battle for the 24 teams from 17 countries in the Women’s Match Racing Event. With every event this year having been won by a different team, the final standings at the 2010 Kieler Woche in Kiel, Germany are anyone’s guess. Five days of racing kick off tomorrow with the opening round robins. The teams have been divided into three groups of 8 based on the ISAF World Rankings and all of those groups look equally difficult!

The skippers:
Lucy Macgregor (GBR) [ISAF Ranking= 1]
Claire Leroy (FRA) [2]
Katie Spithill (AUS) [3]
Silke Hahlbrock (GER) [4]
Nicky Souter (AUS) [5]
Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) [6]
Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA) [7]
Genny Tulloch (USA) [11]
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN) [12]
Renee Groeneveld (NED) [14]
Samantha Osborne (NZL) [15]
Linda Rahm (SWE) [20]
Silvia Roca (ESP) [21]
Ekaterina Skudina (RUS) [22]
Silja Lehtinen (FIN) [23]
Trine Julie Abrahamsen (DEN) [24]
Lorenza Mariani (ITA) [25]
Mary Rook (GBR) [33]
Sofia Bekatorou (GRE) [42]
Jen Provan (CAN) [49]
Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) [51]
Mandy Mulder (NED) [58]
Katarzyna Tylinska (POL) [91]
Ru Wang (CHN) [183]

Please visit the event website for up to date information : www.kieler-woche.de

You may also find a guide for understanding the format here: SWC WMR Simple Guide
Posted on Jun 18, 2010 by WIMRA Press Office

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