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2014 Oakcliff International - High stakes, high hopes

by Samantha Pilz on 7 Sep 2014
Riptide Racing Advances into the Semi-finals - 2014 Oakcliff International Molly Riley
2014 Oakcliff International - Aggressive boat handling and high stakes sailing put pressure on the umpire team today as they were pressed to make the correct calls.

Quarterfinals saw Dave Perry eliminated when the team fell out of sync after a call didn’t go their way. The winner the match, Eric Monnin, then went to semi-finals.

Chris Steele progressed through quarters defeating Charlie Lalumiere after an exciting series of races with Lalumiere putting up a strong fight. 'The team really rallied together after one loss to Lalumiere in the quarterfinals,' said Chris Steele of 36 Below Racing. Chris Poole and Pierre-Antoine Morvan also advanced to semi-finals.

Steele During the Quarterfinals Against Lalumiere - 2014 Oakcliff International © Molly Riley
Steele During the Quarterfinals Against Lalumiere - 2014 Oakcliff International © Molly Riley



Semi-finals got underway with round robin winner Poole taking on this years pre-determined winner of the Grand Slam Series Morvan. Poole and Morvan traded blows with Morvan coming out two - one in a first to three concluding tomorrow.

Thunderstorms brought the penultimate day of racing to an early close but with tomorrows forecast light and shifty the teams will be tested. The ability to change gears and stay focused will the key to success on the final day of racing.

Complete Results: 

Semi Final 1 1 2 3 4 5 W
Chris Poole Chris Poole, USA 0 1 0     1
Pierre-Antoine Morvan Pierre-Antoine Morvan, FRA 1 0 1     2
Semi Final 2 1 2 3 4 5 W
Chris Steele Chris Steele, NZL 1 1       2
Eric Monnin Eric Monnin, SUI 0 0       0
Quarter Final 1 1 2 3 4 5 W
Chris Poole Chris Poole, USA 0 1 1 0 1 3
David Storrs David Storrs, USA 1 0 0 1 0 2
Quarter Final 2 1 2 3 4 5 W
Chris Steele Chris Steele, NZL 1 0 1 1   3
Charley Lalumiere Charley Lalumiere, USA 0 1 0 0   1
Quarter Final 3 1 2 3 4 5 W
Dave Perry Dave Perry, USA 0 0 0     0
Pierre-Antoine Morvan Pierre-Antoine Morvan, FRA 1 1 1     3
Quarter Final 4 1 2 3 4 5 W
Eric Monnin Eric Monnin, SUI 1 1 0 1   3
Sam Gilmour Sam Gilmour, AUS 0 0 1 0   1
Repechage 1 1 2 3 W
Sam Gilmour Sam Gilmour, AUS 0 1 1 2
Dustin Durant Dustin Durant, USA 1 0 0 1
Repechage 2 1 2 3 W
Maximillian Soh Maximillian Soh, SIN 1 0 0 1
David Storrs David Storrs, USA 0 1 1 2
Repechage 3 1 2 3 W
Pierre-Antoine Morvan Pierre-Antoine Morvan, FRA 1 1   2
David Niemann David Niemann, USA 0 0   0
Repechage 4 1 2 3 W
Charley Lalumiere Charley Lalumiere, USA 0 1 1 2
Mark Lees Mark Lees, GBR 1 0 0 1
Round Robin Pierre-Antoine Morvan, FRA Eric Monnin, SUI Sam Gilmour, AUS Chris Steele, NZL Mark Lees, GBR Maximillian Soh, SIN Chris Poole, USA Dustin Durant, USA David Niemann, USA David Storrs, USA Dave Perry, USA Charley Lalumiere, USA W %
Pierre-Antoine Morvan Pierre-Antoine Morvan, FRA   1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 55%
Eric Monnin Eric Monnin, SUI 0   1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 64%
Sam Gilmour Sam Gilmour, AUS 0 0   1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 64%
Chris Steele Chris Steele, NZL 1 1 0   1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 64%
Mark Lees Mark Lees, GBR 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 27%
Maximillian Soh Maximillian Soh, SIN 1 0 0 0 1   0 1 1 1 0 1 6 55%
Chris Poole Chris Poole, USA 1 0 1 1 1 1   1 1 1 1 1 10 91%
Dustin Durant Dustin Durant, USA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0   0 0 1 0 3 27%
David Niemann David Niemann, USA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1   1 0 0 3 27%
David Storrs David Storrs, USA 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0   0 0 3 27%
Dave Perry Dave Perry, USA 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1   1 7 64%
Charley Lalumiere Charley Lalumiere, USA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0   4 36%
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