Fifteen teams from eight countries will be competing in the ISAF Grade 1 Buddy Melges Challenge hosted by the US Sailing Center Sheboygan (USSCS) in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA September 8th through 12th. The field includes eight teams from the top 20 in the world who are also preparing for the upcoming ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championships to be sailed one week later in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

The event will be sailed in the USSCS’s fleet of equally matched Elliott 6m match racing boats - the type of boats that will be used in the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Skippers & Crews (Country) [ISAF Ranking]:
Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer, Debbie Capozzi (USA) [3];
Katie Spithill, Jessica Eastwell, Angela Farrell (AUS) [6];
Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis, Olivia Price (AUS) [8];
Genny Tulloch, Alice Manard, Jenn Chamberlin (USA) [10];
Sally Barkow, Suzy Leech, Elizabeth Kratzig (USA) [12];
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, Susanne Boidin, Aimee Famularo (DEN) [13];
Juliana Senfft, Gabriela Sa, Adhara Ginaid (BRA) [17];
Samantha Osborne, Raynor Smeal, Susannah Pyatt (NZL) [18];
Juliana Poncioni Mota, Daniela Adler, Larissa Juk (BRA) [24];
Maegan Ruhlman, Abby Rowlands, Megan Riddle (USA) [42];
Mandy Mulder, Merel Witteveen, Annemiek Bekkering (NED) [50];
Anne Marie Shewfelt, Liana Giovando, Sarah Foscarini (CAN) [82];
Ru Wang, Ni Xiao Wen, Li Xiao Ni (CHN) [185];
Maggie Shea, Jennifer Wilson, Stephanie Roble (USA) [210];
Katie Abbott, Jen Provan, Joanne Prokop (CAN) [unranked].

For more information, visit www.wimra.org/regatta_detail.asp?rk=295 or www.ussailingcentersheboygan.org.