Rolex Osprey Cup – Day 1 Five Flights Completed in First Round of ISAF Grade 1 Event

by on 1 Dec 2001 Yesterday provided
picture-perfect conditions for the seven international teams competing in
the Rolex Osprey Cup at St. Petersburg Yacht Club (SPYC), in Florida. With
sunny skies, 8 knots of wind and 80-degree temperatures on Tampa Bay, five
flights in the first round robin were completed in this ISAF Grade 1 match
race regatta. Over the next three days there are three round robins
scheduled, or 21 matches total. Each team gets a bye in each flight, with
the top two scoring teams advancing to the final round scheduled for Sunday,
December 2.

Three skippers – Charlie Arms (Vallejo, Calif.), Liz Baylis (San Rafael,
Calif.) and French skipper Marie Fauré – are tied with three wins and one
loss. Close behind, with two wins and two losses, are Arabella Denvir (IRL)
and Sandy Grosvenor (Annapolis, Md.). Sandy Hayes (Scituate, Mass.) and
SPYC junior sailor Evan Brown each have one win and four losses.

Results: Win-Loss Record, Day 1 (Nov. 29), After 4 races

Charlie Arms (USA) 3-1
Liz Baylis (USA) 3-1
Marie Fauré (FRA) 3- 1
Arabella Denvir (IRL) 2-2
Sandy Grosvenor (USA) 2-2
Sandy Hayes (USA) 1-4
Evan Brown (USA) 1-4

The Rolex Osprey Cup is and International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Grade 1
event, which allows the greatest number of ranked international entrants to
compete.

For results, photos and more information about the Rolex Osprey Cup, go to
www.spyc.org or call the St. Petersburg Yacht Club at 727-822-3873.