A spectacular day of sun and wind on Lake Michigan was a pleasant change from yesterday’s rain, fog, rolling waves and light air. The semi finals, petit finals, and finals were sailed in a shifty westerly breeze of 8-15 knots which produced lots of tactical maneuvering on the race course.

The reigning World Champions - Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis, and Olivia Price - have won the 2010 Buddy Melges Challenge by defeating the defending champions, Samantha Osborne, Raynor Smeal, and Susannah Pyatt, 3-1 in the finals.

Final Standings:
1 Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis, Olivia Price (AUS)
2 Samantha Osborne, Raynor Smeal, Susannah Pyatt (NZL)
3 Sally Barkow, Suzy Leech, Elizabeth Kratzig (USA)
4 Lotte Meldgaard Susanne Boidin, Aimee Famularo (DEN)
5 Mandy Mulder, Merel Witteveen, Annemiek Bekkering (NED)
6 Katie Spithill , Jessica Eastwell, Angela Farrell (AUS)
7 Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer, Debbie Capozzi (USA)
8 Genny Tulloch, Alice Manard, Jenn Chamberlin (USA)
9 Katie Abbott, Caroline Kaars-Sijpesteijn, Joanne Prokop (CAN)
10 Ru Wang, Ni Xiao Wen, Li Xiao Ni (CHN)
11 Juliana Senfft, Gabriela Sa, Adriana Kostiw (BRA)
12 Juliana Mota, Daniela Adler, Larissa Juk (BRA)
13 Maggie Shea, Jennifer Wilson, Stephanie Roble (USA)
14 Maeghan Ruhlman, Abby Rowlands, Megan Riddle (UA)
15 Anne Marie Shewfelt, Liana Giovando, Sarah Foscarini (CAN)

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