Still #1

Thursday 10th June, 2010

The latest ISAF World Rankings have just been released and I’m pleased to say Annie, Ally and I are still holding the top spot!

After having Nicky Muller stand in for the the last regatta in Holland, we have been reunited with Annie this week and are having a really productive week training in Weymouth. On Monday and Tuesday Annie hadn’t quite made it back so Ally and I were joined by guest star Charlotte Lawrence for a bit of time and distance work then Annie joined us yesterday and we’ve had some good boat handling sessions with a great mix of breeze. Unfortunately for me today I took a little swim while doing a tacking exercise, the toe strap disappearing before me at just the wrong time! Tomorrow we’ll be out again then we’ll be starting preparations for our next World Cup event in Kiel, Germany starting at the end of next week.

I can hear the rain starting outside…lets hope that fades before tomorrows training!

Lucy x

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The Match Race Girls #1 in the World!

Wednesday 7th April, 2010

With the latest ISAF World Rankings released today we are back to the top! After another strong performance at the most recent event in Palma, we have once again leapfrogged Claire Leroy’s French team and using the correct rankings this time…!

In other news you may have seen the feature article in the Financial Times Magazine, and check out our interview on The Daily Sail. We’ve also been voted “sailors of the month” on the Skandia Team GBR Support Crew website.

There has been no rest since returning to the country last weekend as we are training with the Skandia Team GBR squad in Weymouth this week… might try and have some time off next week.

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Number 1 in the World Rankings!

Wednesday 10th February, 2010

We’re delighted to announce that in the latest ISAF World Rankings released today we have been named “Number 1” !!

For the last two years we’ve dedicated ourselves full-time as professional athletes to the new Olympic discipline of match racing, developing a rigorous training programme and consistently achieving good results at top level events around the world. Our efforts have been rewarded as we’ve been steadily climbing the world rankings, and it’s a great feeling to have finally ended Claire Leroy’s four and a half year reign in the top spot.

We’re now looking forward to another busy season ahead, and hope to continue enjoying great competition and improving our game in the Elliott 6m — the new Olympic Class in which we hope to be representing GBR at Portland and Weymouth in  2012.

Please download the full press release for further details.

Lucy

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Happy New Year!

Sunday 3rd January, 2010

Annie, Ally and I would just like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a very happy and successful 2010 and to thank all our supporters and sponsors for their continued support.

2010 will be busy year for us starting with a weeks training in Palma and then straight off to Miami to prepare for the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, the first event in the 2010 ISAF World Cup Series. Following Miami we’ll be back to Palma for training until the European season begins with Princess Sofia Regatta at the end of March. There are a total of 6 World Cup events which we will compete in, the series finale being in the 2012 Olympic venue at Weymouth for the Sail for Gold Regatta in August. As well as the World Cup events our other focus for the year will be the ISAF Women’s World Match Racing Championships to be held at Rhode Island, New York in September.

Having finished 2009 ranked #2 in the World and winning the ISAF World Cup Series, Annie, Ally and I had a fantastic year and intend to keep that momentum through to 2010 with aim of topping the World rankings and winning the World Cup Series again. With the support of Skandia Team GBR, The City Livery Yacht Club, Jenkins Marine, Morris Lane and Spinnaker Yachts we can’t wait to get back on the water and continue our campaign to winning Gold at the Olympics in 2012 – Just 936 days to go!

Happy sailing, Lucy x

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