GBR Match Race Girls

Match Racing Campaign for the Olympics in 2012

The GBR Match Race Girls are one of the top International Women's Match Racing Teams and have been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in this exciting new sailing discipline. Having gained National, European and World Championship titles, and rapidly risen through the ranks to lead the World Rankings, Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor are a promising prospect for the future of British Sailing.

Since learning to sail in Poole Harbour as children, Lucy and Annie have always been a driven individuals. After a successful youth sailing career for Lucy, and gaining 'blues' in three sports at Cambridge University for Annie, they both entered a full-time Olympic campaign with Shirley Robertson for Beijing 2008. In 2009 Lucy and Annie launched their own campaign for Gold in 2012, in the new discipline of Match Racing. In 2010 they were joined by Lucy's younger sister Kate, who is herself a top crew in her own right having won a number of championship titles and Gold at the 2007 Olympic Youth Festival in Australia.

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Recruited a 4th while training in Miami

Tuesday 30th November, 2010

Prior to travelling to St Thomas (US Virgin Islands) for an event tomorrow evening, Annie, Kate and I have run away from the snow at home and are doing three days training in Miami on the way. The conditions have been fantastic so far, yesterday I was given 25 degrees and 10 knots for my birthday, and we had similar today. We are currently working on some boat handling with just one boat but we will be back after competing at the Carlos Aguilar Regatta to do some two boat training.

The photo shows a friend we recruited to come sailing with us yesterday!

Lucy x

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Tags: 2010, Elliott 6M, Miami, Training

Back training… in Barcelona

Tuesday 16th November, 2010

After a few events in different boats and a couple of fantastic dinners with The Royal Thames and The City Livery Yacht Clubs, Annie, Kate and I are back in the Elliott 6m this week training alongside the Russian team in Barcelona.

Today we had ideal conditions with a light breeze and a bit of swell we raced all day, putting ourselves under a bit of pressure and remembering how to sail the Elliott 6M again! The Russians have had a great year with results so we’re looking forward to the week focusing on some boat handling and speed work, much of which Annie and I have had very little time working on so far with Kate.

We’ll keep you posted,

Lucy x

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Tags: 2010, Barcelona, Elliott 6M, Training

Kate makes it a double

Monday 1st November, 2010

While Annie and I were in Korea last week at the Busan Women’s Match Race, Kate was representing Solent University and England at the Student World Yachting Championships. I am pleased to report that the team won in La Rochelle, earning Kate her second World Championship title of the year. Awesome work team Solent University but now Annie and I want Kate back please!
Lucy x

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Tags: 2010, Busan Women's Match, Solent University, World Championships

4th at Busan Women’s Match Race

Sunday 31st October, 2010

After a long wait due to the lack of breeze then the lack of consistent breeze, we left the dock just after 12 for our petite finals against Hazard’s team (NZL). In the first to two point series we had a slightly frustrating time of it, winninin the lead of the first race until the final run where in a gybing dual we ended up getting a penalty and being too close to the finish to do anything about it. In the second race we then looking good in to the start, looking to win the right hand end of the line but once we tacked off to the committee boat we found a hole in the wind and were slightly late on start time. Up the first beat we were starting to look good but the shift went their way and they were able to cross from the left on the long tack to the windward mark. With the cleanest breeze we have had all week they were then easily able to control the race to the finish and take third place.
In the finals Leroy beat Spithill 3-1 in what was at time a veery close contest.
Thanks to Jody, Josie and Ally for joining Annie and I this week, it’s been tough conditions both physically and mentally so they have worked extreamly hard this week, couldn’t have done it without them.
After a day of sightseeing tomorrow we are back home to the gym and a few meetings before our next trip which is some training in Barcelona.