The Road to Rio...
2/2/2011 8:34:20 AM
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 May 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)
The Grand Slam Series
Four U.S. Grade 2 events (for possibly skippering, crewing or observing good match racing):
• August 12-14 – Chicago Cup (CMRC)
• August 17-21 – Detroit Cup (Bayview YC: http://www.byc.com/)
• August 24-28 – Knickerbocker Cup (http://www.manhassetbayyc.org/)
• August 30 – September 3 – Oakcliff International (OSC)
