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The St. Petersburg Yacht Club Sailing Center

And Snipe Fleet 801

For Immediate Release
Media Contacts:
Josie Tucci josietucci@gmail.com +1 727 421 4846
or Terra Berlinski tberlins@mail.usf.edu

The Snipe Women’s World Champion Regatta Comes to St. Petersburg, Fla.

Top International Female Sailors Will Race November 7-12, 2010

ST. PETERSBURG, Fl, Sept 1. - The 2010 Snipe Class International Racing Association Women’s World Champion regatta will be held November 7-12 in sunny St. Petersburg, Fla. Get ready for some ‘Serious Sailing, Serious Fun,’ the Snipe class motto sums it up. Fifteen and a half feet long, light and uncomplicated, easy to trailer and launch, the Snipe has an appeal that never dates.

This November the world’s top female sailors will be battling for the title of ‘Women’s World Champion’ in St. Petersburg, on the Western side of beautiful Tampa Bay. Past challengers and winners include Olympic gold medal winners Anna Tunnicliffe and Alison Jolly, and US Women’s Nationals Champion and Olympic sailor Carol Cronin.

Spectators can view the races from a modern four-story pier, and downtown St. Pete has many hotels and restaurants within walking distance of the sailing center. Sailors will enjoy average temperatures of 70 F and average winds of 11 mph.

Fleet 801 and the St Petersburg Yacht Club are ready for you to have serious sailing and serious fun this fall, so start making your plans now and register by October 15. Housing will be available on a first come, first serve basis.

Members of the racing committee include Principal Race Officer Carol Bardes, SCIRA representative Don Bedford and Regatta General Pat Seidenspinner. To find more information and the notice of race visit www.spyc.org or contact Snipe Fleet 801Captain Steve Lang at ws.land@knology.net. For more information about the Snipe class, visit www.snipeus.org. With thanks to our sponsors including yacht charter company Sunsail Sailing Vacations.

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(November 8, 2010) - The 2010 Snipe Class International Racing Association Women’s World Championship got underway today in St. Petersburg, Florida, where 24 teams representing 9 countries are vying for the title. Two races were completed, with Trixy Agusti/ Yuyu Agusti (ARG) holding a one point lead over Anna Tunnicliffe/ Molly Vandemoer (USA) in second. Four boats were scored OCS in the second race, including Aine Fretwell/ Jessie O'Dell (USA) who had finished second in the opening race. Nine races are scheduled, with the event to conclude on Friday, November 12th. -- Results: http://www.spyc.org/...amp;NS=PR&APP=58

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November 8, 2010
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The 2010 Snipe Women's Worlds started today at St. Petersburg YC, FL. We have 24 teams racing from 10 countries. Molly and I had a great day finishing with a 3,1 in the first two races, to finish the day in second overall behind Trixy and Yuyu Agusti from Argentina who had a 1, 2. In third place is USA's Kathleen Tocke with seven points.

Molly And Anna On The Way Out To The Start Photo: (c) Renee Athey, 2010 Snipe Women's World Championships

The day started off with the left over frontal breeze from the weekend. We left the dock in 10-12kts and had perfect hiking conditions. By the time the race started the wind had died to 10kts and continued to die throughout the race to finish at around 6 kts.

We had a great first beat to round in second at the first mark. We sailed a smart downwind leg and pulled out a nice lead for the start of the second upwind leg. Half way up the second beat, we began to doubt our speed, probably due to lack of time in the Snipe and this doubt got us out of phase with the puffs. We lost our lead to the three boats that were on our tail. We rounded the top mark in fourth, but managed to pass one boat downwind and held on upwind to take third in the race.

Launching At Low Tide Requires A Lot Of Strength On The Ramp Photo: (c) Renee Athey, 2010 Snipe Women's World Championships

After sitting and drifting for a little while to let the wind settle back in after a momentary lull, we finally got into sequence for the second race. The fleet had a couple of general recalls, as the current had kicked in and was pushing us all over the line. But on the third try, we finally got off a start. We had a good mid-line start and rounded the top mark in 6th. Downwind, we passed a couple of boats, but mainly we focused on our speed, and positioning for the second upwind leg. We kept our focus this time, and I think we may have passed a boat or two by the top mark, but we made our big moves on the downwind leg where we passed into second for the most part before loosing a boat right at the leeward mark. Up the last beat we closed in on the leaders and almost got them at the finish line. But, as it turned out, they were OCS (over the line at the start) in the race which gave us the race win.

Coach Ernesto Rodriguez Photo: (c) Renee Athey, 2010 Snipe Women's World Championships

We learned so much about the boats today, thanks to our coach Ernesto Rodriguez. He is helping us not only to set up the boat, but also with our main goal for the event...to improve our fleet racing tactics. We had a great time on the water today and are looking forward to at least two more races tomorrow. You can check the results at the event website.

We would like to thank Carmeuse and Trinity Yachts for their continued support of our campaign for the 2012 Olympics in London. We would also like to thank US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) and its sponsors for their support.

Sail Hard,

Anna
Team Tunnicliffe

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St. Petersburg, FL (November 9, 2010) - The 2010 Snipe Class International Racing Association Women’s World Championship saw a dying breeze on its second day, which allowed for only one race for the 24 teams. Aine Fretwell/ Jessie O'Dell (USA) rode the best pressure into the lead and never looked back, but will need the drop race to overcome their 2-OCS-1 scoreline. A sixth place today moved Anna Tunnicliffe/ Molly Vandemoer (USA) into the lead, followed by day one leader Trixy Agusti/ Yuyu Agusti (ARG) in second. Nine races are scheduled, with the event to conclude on Friday, November 12th. -- Results: http://www.spyc.org/...amp;NS=PR&APP=58

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November 9, 2010
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After a five hour postponement, we finally hit the water around 2pm for a 3pm start. We sailed out in a oscilating wind that finally settled in to a light south south easterly around 5kts. It was a long race, but we fought hard for a 6th place finish to take the overnight lead in the results.

The Glassy Sea Reflects The Lack Of Wind, 2010 Snipe Women's World Championships Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, (www.friedbits.com)

We arrived at the sailing center just after eight this morning, to find we were in postponment already. We did the necessary boat work for the day and tuned the rig and just as we were getting ready to sit and wait, we were told that we were postponed until 2pm. Molly and I headed out to the coffee shop with internet and got some work done for the upcoming winter training. After lunch, we made our way back to the sailing center to get ready for the 2pm announcement. Just before 2pm, they dropped the AP flag to send us all out.

We headed out to the race course and had about 10 minutes to tune up before the race started. We had a great start, but had a little trouble holding a lane for the first five minutes of the race until we figured out what we needed to change to solve the problem. Unfortunately, this cost us a bit and limited our options upwind. We worked the right side of the course as we wanted, but only managed to round the top mark in 10th place. Downwind, we held our own and then on the second upwind leg, we started to make our moves. We passed a couple of boats, but more importantly, we pulled in the pack that was ahead of us.

On the second downwind leg, we made huge gains and rounded in about 6th place. With the wind dying, the course length was shortened so that we would be able to finish the race with some breeze. This time, we shifted our focus to the left side of the course as there seemed to be more breeze there. For the first part of the beat we made huge gains and caught right up to third place, before getting into a tacking frenzy and losing to two boats that were right behind us to finish 6th.

Checking The Sail Shape Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, (www.friedbits.com)

It was a bit frustrating, but at the same time, exciting. We chatted with our coach after the race and he said that from the second upwind on we sailed quite well, so we were happy with that. We are mad about our first beat, but know we won't make the same mistake again. There are six more races scheduled over three days, so hopefully we get a bit more breeze and will be able to finish up the all the races. Tomorrow's forecast is looking a bit similar to today's, but then Thursday and Friday are looking much better so we should get racing in those days. You can check the results at the regatta website.

We would like to say a big thank you to Raul Rios for letting us use his boat, and to our hosts for the regatta, Tito and Renee Vargas.

We would like to thank Carmeuse and Trinity Yachts for their continued support of our campaign for the 2012 Olympics in London. We would also like to thank US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) and its sponsors for their support.

Sail Hard,

Anna
Team Tunnicliffe

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November 10, 2010
St. Petersburg, FL

Today was a pretty uneventful day in St. Petersburg here at the Snipe Women's World Championships. After a somewhat promising wind showed up at the beginning of the day, we were all to be quickly disappointed shortly thereafter as the wind disappeared and left for the day.

Molly And Anna Looking For The Wind, 2010 Women's Snipe Worlds Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, (www.friedbits.com)

The fleet headed out on time in 5-6kts of breeze, but then after just enough time to sail upwind and get tuned up, the wind faded and we were told to return to shore and wait until 1pm for the next announcement. At one, we were put on a regular postponement so that the race committee could send us out whenever the wind filled in. By 3pm, there was still no sign of a filling breeze so the racing was called for the day and we all could pack up and head home.

Before we left, we prepared the boat for tomorrow so all we have to do is show up and go sailing. The forecast is for around 10kts so we should get in a fair amount of sailing, hopefully at least three races.

Racing On Day 1: Anna And Molly - USA 30338 Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, (www.friedbits.com)

In our downtime, Molly and I relaxed out of the sun, read our books and listened to music. It is hard to stay focused during such a long postponement, but we are very excited to sail in some good breeze tomorrow. (Fingers crossed.) The results are unchanged so we are still leading overnight. You can check the results at the regatta website.

We would like to thank Carmeuse and Trinity Yachts for their continued support of our campaign for the 2012 Olympics in London. We would also like to thank US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) and its sponsors for their support.

Sail Hard,

Anna
Team Tunnicliffe

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St. Petersburg, FL (November 11, 2010) - The Snipe Class International Racing Association Women’s World Championship has been a light air event, but the fourth day did allow for three races in 5-10 knot winds. The standings were shuffled with the drop race now in play, but the real shake up was the consistency today of Kathleen Tocke/ Kate Sheahan (USA) who rolled all deuces to take over the lead. With only one day remaining, the points are close with Anna Tunnicliffe/ Molly Vandemoer (USA) in second and Trixy Agusti/ Yuyu Agusti (ARG) in third. -- Results: http://www.spyc.org/...amp;NS=PR&APP=58

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Before we get to today's report, Team Tunnicliffe would like to honor all veterans and service men and women who are currently serving. Thank you for everything you have done, and still do, for us.

Finally today we had just enough wind to complete three races. Although at times the wind got very light, we hung around and got the racing in. We finished with a 3, 7, 3 today and are now lying in second overall with 16 points, three points behind overnight leaders Kathleen Tocke and Kate Sheahan. Behind us in third are the team from Argentina, Trixy and Yuyu Agusti with 17 points.

Molly Pulling Ropes To Rig The Jib Pole, 2010 Snipe Women's World Championships Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, (www.friedbits.com)

Overall, it was a very trying day. The wind was up and down, especially in the first two races which we finished in almost drifter conditions again. In the first race, we had a great start and were in second for a while before dropping to fifth and rallying back to 3rd by the finish.

The second race was a bit more challenging for us. We had a great start, but didn't tack up on the fleet soon enough and got stuck on the wrong side of a left shift. We fought hard for our 7th place, after being held in 9th for most of the race.

A Good Day, 2010 Snipe Women's World Championships Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, (www.friedbits.com)

However, in the last race we rallied back and despite having only a decent start, we sailed smart on the first two legs and locked ourselves into third place for the race, with most of our competition deep in the fleet. This closed up the overall points which means tomorrow's racing will be very exciting and intense.

I have been saying this most of the week, and hopefully tomorrow, the forecast will be as it says and we will have 10-20 knts as currently forecasted.

You can check the results at the regatta website.

We would like to thank Carmeuse and Trinity Yachts for their continued support of our campaign for the 2012 Olympics in London. We would also like to thank US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) and its sponsors for their support.

Sail Hard,

Anna
Team Tunnicliffe

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We Won! It was challenging, and we definitely made it hard on ourselves, but we managed to pull it together and win the last race and the regatta.

Celebrating The Win After Crossing The Finish Line, 2010 Snipe Women's Championships Photo: (c) Renee Athey, 2010

We started with the day with 10kts that quickly died to borderline hiking conditions. The first race got under way on time. We had a good start and rounded the top mark in about 6th. We sailed well and managed to draw a penalty on Kathleen Tocke, the overnight leader. This meant she had to do penalty turns and consequently, dropped back in the race. We pulled up to finish 2nd with our closest competiton behind us.

Entering the second race, we had a 2 point lead on Kathleen, and 6 point lead on Trixy, from Argentina. We had a good start, but at the wrong end of the line and got in a bit of trouble rounding the top mark in about 10th with all of our competition in front of us; one in 1st and one in 3rd. We sailed hard and rallied back to 4th, with the Trixy getting 2nd in the race and Kathleen in 5th.

Going into the last race, we were locked into the top three with a 2 point lead on Trixy and a 3 point lead on Kathleen. We had a good chat with our coach, Ernesto Rodriguez, about what to do in the next race. We got our tactics sorted out, and then focused on getting top three at the top mark. We achieved our goal, with both Kathleen and Trixy behind us. We sailed focusing on keeping them behind us. By the second leeward mark, the three of us were in 4th, 5th, 6th in the race. We focused on them for most of the beat as we slowly pulled in the top three and made our move right at the finish to pass everyone and win the race and the regatta.

Happy Champions, 2010 Snipe Women's World Championships Photo: (c) Renee Athey, 2010

We are so excited to win our first World championship. It was a hard fought battle, but we stuck with it and we achieved our goals.

Molly and I owe a huge thanks to Ernesto our coach. He was a huge asset in our win, and couldn't have done it without him. We would also like to thank again, Raul Rios for letting us use his boat and Tito and Renee Vargas for housing us and letting us use their coach boat. We would like to thank SPYC for their efforts in difficult conditions in pulling off good races.

Final results: http://www.spyc.org/...amp;NS=PR&APP=58

We would like to thank Carmeuse and Trinity Yachts for their continued support of our campaign for the 2012 Olympics in London. We would also like to thank US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) and its sponsors for their support.

Sail Hard,

Anna
Team Tunnicliffe

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