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It was a Californian sweep at the end as Area G's
team of Vicki Sodaro (Tiburon, CA),Stephanie Wondolleck (San
Rafael, CA), Karina Vogen Shelton
(Watsonville, CA), Emily French (Santa Cruz, CA) representing Northern
California won the 2006 U.S. Women's Championship for the Mrs. Charles
Francis Adams Trophy. This was the second time Vick Sodaro has won
the Adams Cup as it is known, one of the oldest women's sporting
trophies in the United States.
After a disapointing day on Friday, Area J's
Susan Taylor (Los Angeles, CA), Kellie Fennessy (Torrance, CA), Denise George
(Los Angeles,CA) and Michelle Ondrey (Santa Monica, CA) got a sixth
place finish in the final race and will take home the Mrs. Willis Woods
Trophy.
In third place and winner of the Alexander Guest
Trophy was Area B's team of Anne Mooney (Oyster
Bay, NY), Christina Blaise(Locust Valley, NY), Alexandra Hahn (Oyster
Bay, NY) and Nina DeNigris (Oyster Bay, NY). The
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club team also
took home the Francis McElwain Wakeman Sportsmanship Award.
South Carolina's team of Sarah Wilkins Weiss
(Lexington, SC), Alecia Milling (Columbia, SC),
Carrie Finch (Columbia, SC), and Allison Calhoun (Lexington, SC) won the
Seamanship Prize.
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