The Semi-Finals of the third annual Buddy Melges Challenge were sailed in excellent conditions on Lake Michigan. The American Team Maclaren’s Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer, and Debbie Capozzi took control early and went undefeated in their Semi-Final knockout series with the French team of Julie Bossard, Pauline Chalaux, and Pauline Courtois to advance to Saturday’s Final. In the other Semi-Final, France’s Anne-Claire Le Berre, Alice Ponsar, and Myrtille Ponge took an early lead of 2-0 over Australia’s Nicky Souter, Jessica Eastwell, and Katie Spithill. The Australians fought back and won the third match, but the French finished off the series with a win in the fourth to set up a meeting with Tunnicliffe in the Finals. Bossard and Souter will meet in the Petit-Finals.

Racing will begin at 1000 off the South Pier in front of the Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan. Come down and view the action from the shore.

Friday’s Racing:

Semi-Final 1: Le Berre (FRA) defeated Souter (AUS) 3-1
Semi-Final 2: Tunnicliffe (USA) defeated Bossard (FRA) 3-0
5-8 Knock-Out (A): Tulloch (USA) defeated Decnop (BRA) 1-0
5-8 Knock-Out (B): Price (AUS) defeated Wang (CHN) 1-0
5-6 Knock-Out: Tulloch (USA) defeated Price (AUS) 1-0
7-8 Knock-Out: Wang (CHN) defeated Decnop (BRA) 1-0

Preliminary Results (5-16):

5 Genny Tulloch (USA), Jennifer Chamberlin, Alice Leonard
6 Olivia Price (AUS), Nina Curtis, Lucinda Whitty
7 Ru Wang (CHN), Ni Xiao Wen, Li Xiao Ni
8 Renata Decnop (BRA), Fernanda Decnop, Tatiana Ribeiro
9 Stephanie Roble (USA), Maggie Shea, Darby Smith
10 Juliana Senfft (BRA), Gabriela Sa, Luciana Kopschitz
11 Becca Dellenbaugh (USA), Kaity Storck, Janel Zarkowsky
12 Sharon Ferris-Choat (CAN), Caroline Kaars Sijpesteijn, Joanne Prokop
13 Juliana Mota (BRA), Daniela Adler, Larissa Juk
14 Caroline Sylvan (SWE), Louise Kruuse af Verchou, Lina Hammel
15 Martina Silva (ARG), Trinidad Silva, Ana Lucia Silva
16 Jinnie Gordon (CAN), Crystle Numan, Laurel Gordon-Taylor