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The Road to Rio…

 

A pathway of opportunities in 2011 for U.S. women sailors looking to raise the level of their match racing game with a possible eye on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

 

Compiled by Dave Perry

U.S. Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Lead Coach for Women’s Match Racing

 

Useful websites (with Calendars):

US SAILING – Match Racing (Calendar) - http://home.ussailing.org/

US Sailing Teams Page - http://sailingteams.ussailing.org/

USSTAG regatta info - http://sailingteams.ussailing.org/Events/2011WMRQual.htm

WIMRA (Calendar) - http://www.wimra.org/

North U – http://www.northu.com/

ISAF (Calendar) - http://www.sailing.org/sailors/match-racing.php

CleverPig (Calendar) - http://www.cleverpig.org/

ICSA - http://www.collegematchrace.com/

Scuttlebutt (Calendar) - http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/

 

Useful resources:

Kenneth Andreasen, USSTAG High Performance Director (HPD) - kasailing@yahoo.com

David Dellenbaugh - supercarrrot@optonline.net

Dave Perry - davperry@optonline.net

 

Some experienced women match racers who can be helpful:
Sally Barkow, Elizabeth Kratzig, Alana O’Reilly

Genny Tulloch, Jen Chamberlain, Alice Manard Leonard

Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemour, Debbie Capozzi

 

Events (contact person)

BE SURE TO CHECK THAT THIS INFORMATION IS ACCURATE;

NOTE, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL EVENTS IN 2011

 

January 3-5 - Tune-Up Clinic for January USSTAG Qualifier, Miami (Dave Perry)

January 6-9 - January USSTAG Qualifier, Miami (USSTAG regatta info)

January 11-14 - USSTAG women’s match race training camp, Miami - as observers

(Dave Perry)

 

February 11-13 - Road to Rio training camp, Miami (Dave Perry)

February 14-17 - USSTAG women’s match race training camp, Miami - as observers

(Dave Perry)

February 18-20 - NorthU Varsity Collegiate Match Race Clinic, Winter Park, FL (Dave Perry)

 

March 8-12 - Sundance Cup, clinic and grade 3 in J/22, Texas (WIMRA Calendar)

 

May 9-10 - Tune-Up Clinic for January USSTAG Qualifier, Sheboygan, WI (Dave Perry)

May 11-15 - May Qualifier event, Sheboygan, WI (USSTAG regatta info)

 

June 8-12 - NorthU Dave Perry Clinic and Great Lakes Regatta, grade 3 in J/22, Buffalo (WIMRA Calendar)

 

June 15-19 - Road to Rio clinic and Northern Lights Regatta, grade 3, Elliotts, Sheboygan (WIMRA Calendar)

 

June 22-26 - Youth Match Racing Camp & Regatta, Sheboygan, Sonars (

 

July 14-17 - Oakcliff/Seawanhaka Youth Clinegatta, grade 5, Sonars, Oyster Bay, NY (Oakcliff website)

 

August 6-7 - York Cup, grade 3 in Sonars, Toronto

(David Jarvis: davidrjarvis@sympatico.ca)

 

August 23-28 - Buddy Melges Challenge, grade 1, Elliotts, Sheboygan

 

September 28 - October 1 – Santa Maria, grade 1, J/22, Annapolis (WIMRA Calendar)

 

October 5-8 - Rolex Osprey, grade 1, Sonars, St. Petersburg, FL (WIMRA Calendar)

October 26-30 - USSTAG Qualifier; Olympic Trials – Part 1 (USSTAG regatta info)

 

November 10-13 - US Women’s National Championship (USWMRC), grade 3, J/22, New Orleans (WIMRA Calendar)

 

Some match racing centers:

 

The US Sailing Center Sheboygan and the Chicago Match Race Center (CMRC) have many events, plus Elliotts you can inquire about training in

(http://sailsheboygan.us/) & (http://www.chicagomatchrace.com/)

 

Oakcliff Sailing Center (OSC), Oyster Bay, New York has lots of events as well (http://www.oakcliffsailing.org/)

 

Check the Intercollegiate schedule for its Match Racing Nationals and other events

 

Other series / events:

 

California Dreamin Series (for info/NOR, email David Stotler: dstotler@charter.net)

  • Feb 26-27, San Francisco, J/22
  • March 5-6, Butler Cup, Long Beach, Catalina 37 (qualifier for the Ficker Cup)
  • March 12-13, San Diego, J/22
  • Ficker Cup, March 17-19, Long Beach, Catalina 37 (qualifier for the Congressional Cup)

 

Four U.S. Grade 2 events (for possibly skippering, crewing or observing good match racing):