The field has been set for the 2010 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship to be held at the New York Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island, USA in September.

The outstanding field of twenty teams representing 14 different countries include 17 of the top 20 on the ISAF World Match Racing Ranking List.

Skippers (country & ISAF Ranking):
Nicky Souter (AUS), [Defending World Champion & ISAF # 4];
Lucy Macgregor (GBR), [ISAF # 1];
Claire Leroy (FRA), [ISAF # 2];
Anna Tunnicliffe (USA), [ISAF # 3];
Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA), [ISAF # 6];
Katie Spithill (AUS), [ISAF # 7];
Renee Groeneveld (NED), [ISAF # 8];
Julie Bossard (FRA), [ISAF # 9];
Genny Tulloch (USA), [ISAF # 10];
Ekaterina Skudina (RUS), [ISAF # 11];
Sally Barkow (USA), [ISAF # 12];
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN), [ISAF # 13];
Silja Lehtinen (FIN), [ISAF # 15];
Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN), [ISAF # 16];
Juliana Senfft (BRA), [ISAF # 17];
Samantha Osborne (NZL), [ISAF # 19];
Silvia Roca Mata (ESP), [ISAF # 20];
Rita Goncalves (POR), [ISAF # 26];
Lorenza Mariani (ITA), [ISAF # 27];
Sofia Bekatorou (GRE), [ISAF # 32].

For more information, visit http://www.sailing.org/womensmatchworlds.php