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Winners Crowned at U.S. Men's and Women's Sailing Championships
San Diego, Calif. (September 16, 2007) – After four days of racing,
winners were crowned at US SAILING’s U.S. Men's Sailing Championship for the
Clifford D. Mallory Cup and U.S. Women's Sailing Championship for the Mrs.
Charles Francis Adams Cup, hosted September 11-15 by the Southwestern Yacht
Club (San Diego, Calif.). Local San Diego sailors Brian Camet, Daniel Camet,
and Alex Camet captured the Mallory Cup, and
Lake Michigan skipper Elizabeth Altman (Chicago, Ill.) racing with Nancy
Heffernan (St. Louis, Mo.) Vickie Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) and Marie Hansson
(Chicago, Ill.) won the Adams Cup. Competitors from throughout the U.S.—who
qualified via regional ladder elimination events, or were selected by
resume—raced Etchells at both events, sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and
Dry Creek Vineyard.
For Mallory Cup winner Brian Camet, racing with his father and brother as
crew, consistency paid—as well as a family ethos to simply "have fun," said
Camet after racing's end. The Camet family, sailing for San Diego Yacht
Club, never finished worse than a fourth place in this no-discard series to
log a large 15-point edge over the second-place boat in the final standings.
The Camets did not need to sail the final race to capture the title.
Lake Michigan sailor Jane Pegel won this national title 50 years ago, but no
Lake Michigan sailor had yet to follow in her footsteps—until Betsy Altman
and her crew logged their victory yesterday. Altman skippered a series that
included wins in seven individual races for a 10-point lead in the final
standings. This Chicago Yacht Club crew did not have to sail the final race
to capture the title, an achievement that Altman attributed to her crew at
series’ end.
Second-place team Kaitlin Storck, Melissa Pumphrey (both of Medford, Mass.),
Lyndsey Gibbons-Neff (Rosemont, Penn.) and Gretchen Curtis (Marblehead,
Mass.) received the Mrs. Willis D. Wood Trophy. The Alexander Gest trophy
went to the third-place team of Colleen Cooke, Patricia Bazan and Summer
Greene (all of San Diego, Calif.), who represented the host yacht club at
the championship.
In second place for the U.S. Men’s Championship was the second San Diego
Yacht Club team of Chris Busch (Coronado, Calif.), Bill Bennett, and Mike
Herlihy (both of San Diego, Calif.). Defending champion Scott Young, John
Morran (both Austin, Texas) and Matt Romberg (Round Rock, Texas) were
awarded third place, as well as the Stanton J. Peele, Jr. Sportsmanship
Trophy.
The Francis McElwain Wakeman Sportsmanship Award was awarded to Chicago
skipper Nicole Didyk and her crew. The team had hit the pin at the finish of
the third race and re-rounded, but the Race Committee did not see the
incident and awarded them their original finish of fourth. In true
Corinthian spirit, Didyk approached the Race Committee and had her finish
redressed.
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club Seamanship Award was granted to event chairs
Sandra Sherman and Ian Trotter, for exhibiting the best seamanship during
this championship regatta.
Complete results, daily reports, and photos are posted at each
championship's website. For the U.S. Men’s Sailing Championship, visit
www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/usmsc.
For the U.S. Women’s Sailing Championship, visit
www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/women/uswsc.
Both events are part of US SAILING’s National Championships; for more
information about these events, visit
www.ussailing.org/championships.
About Rolex Watch U.S.A.
Returning for its eleventh year as sponsor of all US SAILING Adult
Championships, including title sponsor of the Rolex International Women’s
Keelboat Championship, Rolex Watch U.S.A. continues to demonstrate its
support of the development of the sport of sailing. Many of the
Championships also offer Rolex clinics, which are designed to give sailors
an opportunity to improve their racing experience through on-the-water or
on-shore training from local or class experts. Since Rolex Watch U.S.A.
first presented timepieces to America’s Cup defenders in 1958, the company
has consistently endeavored to recognize and encourage excellence in every
important arena of competitive sailing, including Olympic Games preparation,
US SAILING Championships, disabled sailing, and offshore, one-design and
women’s events.
About US SAILING
The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national governing
body for sailing. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode
Island, the organization provides leadership for the sport of sailing in the
United States. US SAILING offers training and education programs for
instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing
organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and
provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the
country, including National Championships and the U.S. Olympic and
Paralympic Sailing Teams. For more information, please visit
www.ussailing.org.
FINAL RESULTS (top 3)
U.S. Men's Sailing Championship (10 boats / 10 races / no discards)
1. Brian Camet/Daniel Camet/Alex Camet (all from San Diego, Calif.); 4, 2,
3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4: 22 points
2. Chris Busch/Bill Bennett/Mike Herlihy (Coronado, Calif./San Diego,
Calif./San Diego, Calif.); 2, 1, 4, 4, 3, 6, 6, 5, 3, 3: 37 points
3. Scott Young/John Morran/Matt Romberg (Austin, Texas/Austin, Texas/Round
Rock, Texas); 1, 11/OCS, 1, 3, 5, 5, 3, 3, 5, 1: 38 points
U.S. Women's Sailing Championship (11 boats / 11 races / no discards)
1. Elizabeth Altman/Nancy Heffernan/Vickie Matthews/Marie Hansson (Chicago,
Ill./St. Louis, Mo./Chicago, Ill./Chicago, Ill.); 1, 6, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1,
1, 8: 29 points
2. Kaitlin Storck/Melissa Pumphrey/Lyndsey Gibbons-Neff/Gretchen Curtis
(Medford, Mass./Medford, Mass./Rosemont, Penn./Marblehead, Mass.); 4, 3, 2,
4, 5, 6, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4: 39 points
3. Colleen Cooke/Patricia Bazan/Summer Greene (all from San Diego, Calif.);
2, 2, 3, 7, 2, 3, 3, 7, 10, 2, 5: 46 points
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