ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2009

ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2009 - Lysekil, 28.Juli - 01.August 2009
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Press Release Lysekil Women’s Match 27 July – 1 August ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2009

Lysekil, Sweden, July 31, 2009.
Racing Cancelled Today Due to Strong Wind
- Quarter finals cancelled, tomorrow the semi finals start directly

In Lysekil the winds reached storm forces today, blowing more than 50 knots in the worst gusts. In the extreme conditions no racing was possible. As tomorrow Saturday is the last race day, the race committee decided to cancel the quarterfinals and start directly with the semi finals tomorrow morning, with the four best placed teams of the first round robin.

Reigning World Champion Claire Leroy of France topped the first round robin and will therefore meet fourth placed Australian Nicole Souter in the semi finals. Second and third placed Marie Björling and Anna Kjellberg, both local favourites, will have an internal Swedish battle for the second finalist place. Local Swedes can already now look forward to seeing a Swedish contestant in the final of the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2009!

The semi finals will start tomorrow Saturday 1 August at 9 am local time followed by the final. The race format is first score three points in both the semi finals and the final.

The wind forecast for tomorrow is 12 – 18 knots.
No sailing today. Result day 3 Thursday 30 July: ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship (with ISAF women's match racing world ranking number):
First Round Robin completed. Top four to semi finals
1. Claire Leroy (1) FRA 10-1 meets Nicole Souter in semi finals
2. Marie Björling (43) SWE 9-2 meets Anna Kjellberg in semi finals
3. Anna Kjellberg (10) SWE 8-3
4. Nicole Souter (8) AUS 6-5 5. Katie Spithill (2) AUS 6-5 6. Camille Ulrikkeholm (13) DEN 6-5 7. Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (5) DEN 5-6 8. Sally Barkow (7) USA 5-6 9. Lucy Macgregor (3) GBR 5-6 10. Linda Rahm (4) SWE 4-7 11. Silke Hahlbrock (6) GER 2-9 12. Christelle Philippe (19) FRA 0-11

ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship 2009 / Lysekil Women's Match is with its 50 000 Euro prize purse the world’s biggest competition in women’s match racing.
Lysekil Women's Match is organised by Sailnet Lysekil AB together with Lysekil Yacht Club Gullmar.
index sponsors: Preem and Stena Bulk, with Carpe Diem Beds of Sweden, Concordia Maritime, Evidens and Sebago as partners and Lysekil as Host City.

Event dates: 27 July - 1 August.

Web TV: Follow the racing live on web TV on the official web site: http://en.lysekilwomensmatch.se/

Photos: High resolution photos are available on the official web site. Please follow the link: http://www.lysekilwomensmatch.se/page/632/pressbilder2009.htm

TV Footage: Please contact Hannah Davis or Cliff Webb at 1080 Media Organisation Ltd, Tel: +44 (0) 207 371 7843, hdavis@1080media.org or cwebb@1080media.org .

For more information regarding Lysekil Women’s Match please contact: Press Officer Josefine Ås, media@sailnet.se, +46 70 575 53 08

www.lysekilwomensmatch.se