2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour

Sweden’s WINGS match racing team led by Anna Östling have been crowned 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour champions after winning the final stage of the tour at the KDY Women’s Match Race held September 21-24 in Copenhagen.

New Zealand’s Celia Willison/ EDGE Women’s Match finished the world tour season in second place, with New Zealand’s Meghan Thomson/ 2.0 Racing in third overall.

Östling and crew of Anna Holmdal, Linnea Wennergren, Annika Carlunger, Jenny Axhede, and Marie Grusmark entered the final event one point behind Celia Willison’s EDGE Women’s Match team on the tour leaderboard. Östling had to finish higher than 4th at the event to overtake Willison on points and secure the world tour title.

Using their years of experience sailing the DS37 boats at home in Sweden, WINGS managed to sail a strong regatta with a flawless 3-0 semi-final win over Denmark’s Camilla Ulrikkeholm, before going on to defeat Denmark’s Lea Richter Vogelius 3-0 in the final.

2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour Overall Results
1. Anna Östling (SWE)
2. Celia Willison (NZL)
3. Megan Thomson (NZL)

2023 KDY Women’s Match Race Results
1. Anna Östling (SWE)
2. Lea Richter Vogelius (DEN)
3. Camilla Ulrikkehom (DEN)
4. Kristine Mauritzen (DEN)
5 Julia Aartsen (NED)
6. Celia Willison (NZL)
7. Juliet Constanzo (AUS)
8. Brook Wilson (AUS)

Tour information – Event details – Entry list – Facebook

The Women’s World Match Racing Tour was launched in 2022 to continue the legacy of the WIM Series (Women’s International Match Racing Series) in providing a global match racing series for female sailors. The Women’s World Match Racing Tour is the world’s first and only professional sailing series for women providing a valuable pathway for aspiring female world champions in the sport of sailing: www.womenswmrt.com

2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour
April 24-28 – Casa Vela Cup (J/22) – San Francisco, USA
April 30-May 4 – Santa Maria Cup (J/22) – Annapolis, USA
May 26-29 – Normandy Match Cup (J/80) – Le Havre, FRA
September 21-24 – KDY Women’s Match Race (DS37) – Copenhagen, DEN