2010 News

5th At 2010 Knickerbocker Cup

August 28, 2010
Manhasset Bay, NY

It was a heart breaker of a race for us in race 5 of the quaterfinals against William Tiller from New Zealand at the Knickerbocker. We lost the race by inches and were eliminated from the regatta finishing 5th overall.

Not A Lot Of Wind Today

Photo: (c) Molly Vandemoer, August 2010

Gearing Up For The Quarterfinals In The Knickerbocker Cup 2010

August 27, 2010
Manhasset Bay, NY

We wrapped up racing in the round robin today at the Knickerbocker Cup finishing 4th. We finished the day early and then waited for everyone else to finish up racing before we entered into the quaterfinals round. The quarterfinalists were not announced initially, as it was undecided as to whether the round was going to be a 6- or 8-team quarterfinal. By the end of the round robin, the race committee decided that it would be an 8-team knockout quarterfinals. This meant that we are paired up against the number 5 seed, William Tiller from New Zealand.

Steady Start to 2010 Knickerbocker Cup

August 26, 2010
Manhasset Bay, NY

Today was the first day of racing at the 2010 Knickerbocker Cup. It was a great day of sailing, with a total of 13 flights sailed. Our team sailed 8 races total, ending the day with a 5-3 record.

Sportswoman Of The Year Finalist : Please Vote

August 24, 2010
Sandusky, OH

I received an email today from the Women's Sports Foundation announcing I am one of 10 finalists for the Sportswoman of the Year award. It is a great honor to be a finalist for the award, especially given the company with whom I am listed.

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Photo: (c) Fried Elliott/friedbits.com

2nd Overall At 2010 Toyota International Detroit Cup Match Race

August 22, 2010

Detroit, MI

We finished 2^nd overall in the 2010 Toyota International Match Race for the Detroit Cup, after a tightly fought finals against eventual winners Dave Perry and team. We lost the series 3-1 in some very tight races. We advanced into the finals after winning our semi final match-up against Laurie Jury from New Zealand 2-0 this morning.

Anna, Debbie, Amanda and Liz With Bayview YC Commodore Burton (R) and Vice Commodore Burke (L)

Photo: Team Tunnicliffe, August 2010

Everything To Sail For Tomorrow, Detroit Cup 2010

August 21, 2010
Detroit, MI

With rainy skies and fickle breeze, only the last three flights of the round robin were completed today at the Toyota International Match Race for the Detroit Cup. Because of this, our team could only sit and watch and hope for the right people to win races to secure us a high enough ranking at the end of the round robin.

Racing Abandoned For The Day

Photo: (c) Team Tunnicliffe, August 2010

Cross Currents And Close Races, Day 2 Detroit Cup 2010

August 20, 2010
Detroit, MI

Day two of the Toyota International Macth Race for the Detroit Cup was filled with great races, but not as many wins as we had hoped. We finished the day 2-4 to take our overall record to 7-4. We are currently tied for first, but six teams have to finish their full compliment of races tomorrow to finalize the final round robin scores.

Two Kites And A "Steamship" Fighting Cross-Current Downwind (TT: pink)

Photo: (c) Team Tunnicliffe, August 2010

Good Start At The 2010 Toyota Detroit Cup

August 19, 2010
Detroit, MI

Today was day one of the Toyota International Match Race for the Detroit Cup, an open Grade 2 event here in Detroit. We had a great day finishing our 5 races with a 5-0 record.

Dave Perry Handing Off Boat 7 To Team Tunnicliffe

Photo: (c) Joanna Tunnicliffe, August 2010

Home Club And Surrounding Area Clubs Show Support For Team Tunnicliffe

August18, 2010
Detroit, MI

Huge THANK YOU's to North Cape Yacht Club's members and friends for a successful fundraiser held yesterday evening up here in Michigan. The event was a great success with around 200 people attending to meet the team, contribute, and wish us the best of luck with our campaign.

NCYC: The Perfect Setting For A Fundraiser

Photo: (c) Joanna Tunnicliffe, August 2010

Bronze In Weymouth; Next, To Defend The Detroit Cup

August 16, 2010
Ft. Lauderdale,FL

Team Tunnicliffe arrived home yesterday evening from the UK having won the Bronze medal at the Skandia Sail For Gold regatta. I apologize for the short report immediately following the regatta, but it was a bit of a run around with not much time. We had to clean our rental house, pack up our Elliotts into our team shed, then drive to London and fly back to the US.

Team Tunnicliffe At The Awards

Photo: (c) US Sailing AlphaGraphics Facebook Album, August 2010

Bronze At Skandia Sail For Gold : Silver In the ISAF World Cup

August 14, 2010
Weymouth, UK

We won the bronze medal today at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta. We won the series 2-0 over Renee Groeneveld from the Netherlands. Winning the gold medal was Australia's Nicky Souter, with Claire Leroy from France winning the Silver.

1-3 Day Leads To A Battle For Bronze At Skandia SFG

August 13, 2010
Weymouth, UK

After a long day of sailing and some very intense races, we have ended up in a battle for bronze in tomorrow's Petit-finals, after falling 0-3 in the semi's to Australia's Nicky Souter.

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Going For Simultaneous Gybes

Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, August 2010