DAVE PERRY WINS SECOND U.S. MATCH RACING
CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER TIGHT FINALS

Fort Worth, TX (October 8, 2006) – It all came down the final race on the final day of the U.S. Match Racing Championship on Saturday, hosted by Fort Worth Boat Club. A face-off between the team representing Pequot Yacht Club led by Dave Perry and the team led by defending champion Brian Angel representing King Harbor Yacht Club went to the max, as the best out of 5 series went to 2-2. In the deciding race, Dave Perry and his crew Terry Flynn and Chris Museler came out ahead of Brian Angel and his crew Michael Delanty and Payson Infelise to take home the title. This marked Dave Perry’s second U.S. Match Racing Championship title, after previously winning it in 1982 (when he represented Yale Corinthian Yacht Club).

The Petit Final, the battle for third place, turned out to be just as exciting as the competitors went to the best-out-of-three limit. The Bayview Yacht Club team led by Nathan Hollerbach, who won the Championship just three years ago, edged out over Benz Faget’s team representing Southern Yacht Club. Hollerbach had set the stage on Friday starting off the Petit Final with a win in the first race, but Faget came out prepared on Saturday-morning to tie the series 1-1. In the final race, Hollerbach came roaring back to win the race and take third place.

For more information from U.S. Match Racing Championship, please visit the event website at www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/usmrc.

The U.S. Match Racing is part of US SAILING’s National Adult Championships, all of which are sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. For more information about US SAILING’s National Championships, visit www.ussailing.org/championships or contact US SAILING’s championships manager Liz Walker at championships@ussailing.org.

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Final results:
1. Pequot Yacht Club: Dave Perry, Terry Flynn and Chris Museler
2. King Harbor Yacht Club: Brian Angel, Michael Delanty and Payson Infelise
3. Bayview Yacht Club: Nathan Hollerbach, Evan Jahn and Micheal Rehe
4. Southern Yacht Club: Benz Faget, Dave Bolyard and John Duffy

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