The first of four days of racing at the U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship got under way today at the Bayview Yacht Club in light conditions with Debbie Capozzi from Long Island’s Sayville YC on hand to defend the championship she and her crew won last year.

There are 11 top-notch teams racing here but only six boats, so the volunteers from Bayview have been rotating the crews through the boats for the opening round.

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kipper Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.), took full advantage of strong breezes kicked up by passing storms in the Detroit River to remain undefeated Friday in the second day of the U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship hosted at the Bayview Yacht Club, sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard.

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Under blue skies with variable moderate winds, Skipper Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.), swept the third day of the U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship on Saturday, remaining undefeated 12-0.

After the quarter finals, the semi finals on Sunday are set with: Tunnicliffe (12-0), Defending Champion Debbie Capozzi (7-3), Liz Baylis (San Rafael, Calif.), (7-3) and Katy Pilley-Lovell (New Orleans, LA) rounding out the top four. Tunnicliffe wins top honors with her undefeated record in choosing whom she will race against on Sunday morning.

Light air (8-10 knots) and blue skies and sunshine greeted the morning match races. One match race and two Repecharge stages were held Saturday morning to break the tie for sixth place among four teams.

“The competition is amazing. These are the best women sailors in the country and it’s really great to be sailing among them,” said Bev Keeler, sailing with crewmate Coralee Skoch and skipper Sue McDowell, all from Cleveland (Ohio) and the Edgewater Yacht Club.

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