Day three of the third annual Buddy Melges Challenge saw the completion of the Round Robin and the beginning of the Quarter-Final Knockout Stage. Nicky Souter and her Australian team remained undefeated through the round robin, but perhaps showed some vulnerability as she was over early in her first quarter-final match with Renata Decnop (BRA) and suffered her first loss of the regatta. She recovered and won the second match to tie the series 1-1. In the second quarter-final, Julie Bossard (FRA) leads Olivia Price (AUS) 2-0. The third quarter-final saw Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) go over early in her first match but she recovered and holds a 2-0 lead over Ru Wang (CHN). In the fourth quarter-final Genny Tulloch (USA) won the first match and Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA) tied it up 1-1 with a win in the second.
The day began with 10-15 knots of Northwest breeze and sunshine. As the day progressed the wind clocked to the Northeast and the velocity dropped down to 4-6 by the end of the day.
The quarter-finals will conclude tomorrow and be followed by the semi-finals and 5-8 sail offs. The Finals and Petit Finals will be sailed on Saturday.
The public are invited to dine with some of the top women match racers from around the world and enjoy a great barbecue served at the Lakefront. 16 teams from 7 different countries will be attending this year’s Buddy Melges Challenge. Come meet the sailors visiting Sheboygan for the first time from France and Sweden and welcome back teams from Brazil, Australia, Canada, China and Argentina. USA will be well represented by 2008 Olympic winner, Anna Tunnicliffe; Disney Morning Light sailor, Genny Tulloch; Wisconsin native, Stephanie Roble and Connecticut newcomer, Becca Dellenbaugh. Tickets are $15.00. Proceeds benefit Sail Sheboygan, so please invite friends and family and join us for an evening of great food, great company and great fun.
Results:
Quarter Finals:
QF 1:
Decnop (BRA) and Souter (AUS) tied 1-1
QF 2:
Bossard (FRA) leads Price (AUS) 2-0
QF 3:
Tunnicliffe (USA) leads Wang (CHN) 2-0
QF 4:
Tulloch (USA) and Le Berre (FRA) tied 1-1
Standings After Round Robin:
1 - Nicky Souter (AUS) 15 wins – 0 losses,
2 - Olivia Price (AUS) 13-2,
3 - Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) 13-2,
4 - Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA) 11-4,
5 - Genny Tulloch (USA) 11-4,
6 - Ru Wang (CHN) 10-5,
7 - Julie Bossard (FRA) 8-7,
8 - Renata Decnop (BRA) 7-8,
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9 - Stephanie Roble (USA) 6-9,
10 - Juliana Senfft (BRA) 6-9,
11 - Becca Dellenbaugh (USA) 5-10,
12 - Sharon Ferris-Choat (CAN) 4-11,
13 - Juliana Mota (BRA) 4-11,
14 - Caroline Sylvan (SWE) 4-11,
15 - Martina Silva (ARG) 3-12,
16 - Jinnie Gordon (CAN) 0-15.
Live tracking, live results, photos and more information is available on the event website:
http://www.sailsheboygan.org/BMC_2011.php
The Round Robin Results grid is available here:
http://www.sailsheboygan.org/documents/Results/2011/BMC/BMC2011-RR-Scoring-250811-1515.pdf
