Oakcliff hosts an international battle
by Samantha Pilz on 4 Sep 2014
SW
Oakcliff Sailing will be hosting a worldwide match racing battle during the 2014 Oakcliff International this weekend.
Twelve international teams from six different countries including Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, France, Switzerland, and the United States will begin racing on Thursday.
According to Bill Simon, Oakcliff’s Race Program Director, it is the 'most competitive group of skippers' in the history of the Oakcliff International.
The Oakcliff International, a Grade Two match race, is the final stop on the US Grand Slam Series. The US Grand Slam series also includes the Chicago Grand Slam, Detroit Cup, and Knickerbocker Cup.
Winner of the 2014 US Grand Slam series will qualify for the 2015 Chicago Match Cup, which is a stop on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, and the 2015 Congressional Cup.
Racing will begin precisely at 10:00 am Thursday morning.
The full list of competitors is below:
Pierre-Anton Morvan - FRA
Eric Monnin - SUI
Samuel Gilmour - AUS
Chris Steele - NZL
Mark Lees - GRB
Maximillian Soh - SIN
Chris Poole - USA
Dustin Durant - USA
David Niemann - USA
Dave Storrs - USA
Dave Perry - USA
Charley Lalumiere - USA
For more information, please contact Samantha Pilz at pr@oakcliffsailing.org or visit
website.
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