Tag: Match Racing

Women’s Match Racing Teams accept invitation

Sail Sheboygan welcomes the following teams to the Women’s Match Racing World Sailing Championship on Sept. 19-25 sponsored by .   Team Captain FRA Anne-claire LE BERRE SWE Anna ÖSTLING (nee Kjellberg) USA Stephanie ROBLE SWE Caroline SYLVAN FRA Pauline COURTOIS USA Nicole BREAULT NED Renee GROENEVELD IRL Diana KISSANE BER Emily NAGEL   The ISAF …

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On the horizon, Sail Sheboygan’s 2016 Season

The great weather today reminds us that spring and the sailing season are just on the horizon. The first yacht club beer can race is just three months away (May 18th) and our regatta season just after that. Prepare to mark your calendars, as always, these regattas are only possible thanks to the great support of the Sail …

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Richardson 2015 Sheboygan

Richardson 2015 Sheboygan   After the disappointment of not having a regatta in Rochester last year, all eyes were on Sheboygan Yacht Club and their hosting of this year’s Richardson Regatta.  The field was set with eight teams ready to do battle.   This was whittled down to six due to last minute permitted withdrawals.  But …

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Buddy Melges Challenge Photos September 20, 2015

Courtesy of photographer Christopher Rydblom. Final and Petit Final. The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) is the first and only professional sailing series for women, hosted by the Women’s International Match Racing Association and joined by the world’s leading women match racing sailors. Match racing is sailed in two identical boats around a …

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Buddy Melges Challenge Photos September 19, 2015

Courtesy of photographer Christopher Rydblom. Quarterfinal and semifinal races Saturday September 19, 2015.   The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) is the first and only professional sailing series for women, hosted by the Women’s International Match Racing Association and joined by the world’s leading women match racing sailors. Match racing is sailed in …

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Buddy Melges Challenge Photos September 18, 2015

Courtesy of photographer Christopher Rydblom. Fog postponed the races on Friday September 18, 2015 The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) is the first and only professional sailing series for women, hosted by the Women’s International Match Racing Association and joined by the world’s leading women match racing sailors. Match racing is sailed in …

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Buddy Melges Challenge Photos September 17, 2015

Courtesy of photographer Christopher Rydblom. The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) is the first and only professional sailing series for women, hosted by the Women’s International Match Racing Association and joined by the world’s leading women match racing sailors. Match racing is sailed in two identical boats around a short course, providing fast …

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Buddy Melges Challenge Photos September 16, 2015

Courtesy of photographer Christopher Rydblom. The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) is the first and only professional sailing series for women, hosted by the Women’s International Match Racing Association and joined by the world’s leading women match racing sailors. Match racing is sailed in two identical boats around a short course, providing fast …

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Buddy Melges Challenge Photos September 15, 2015

Courtesy of photographer Christopher Rydblom. The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) is the first and only professional sailing series for women, hosted by the Women’s International Match Racing Association and joined by the world’s leading women match racing sailors. Match racing is sailed in two identical boats around a short course, providing fast …

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Roble successful on Sheboygan waters

– wins the event and advances to the top of the WIM Series. Stephanie Roble excelled on her home waters of Lake Michigan on Sunday afternoon, as she defeated Anne-Claire Le Berre 3 – 1 in the final of the Buddy Melges Challenge, the penultimate event of the 2015 WIM Series. With this first American victory ever …

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