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Camilla Ulrikkeholm superior in Lysekil Women’s MatchShe ended in top of the first round-robin. She went undefeated through the quarterfinals as well as the semi-finals. At last she also won the final in three straight matches against Nicole Souter, Australia. Camilla Ulrikkeholm from the Royal Danish Yacht Club in Skovshoved is the superior winner of Lysekil Women’s Match 2011, in her fifth competition in the Swedish event:
– It wasn’t as easy as the results may show. We won the races on better boat handling when there was more wind, Camilla laughs.
The thousands of spectators on the cliffs surrounding the race area, in Lysekil on the Swedish west coast, can really agree that Souter wasn’t an easy catch for Ulrikkeholm. The world champion from the 2009 races in the same waters put up some excellent fights in all of the three final matches, and the crowd could see a lot of examples on challenging manoeuvres and really good crew work from both boats:
– We made some silly mistakes when we were ahead, and you can’t afford that when meeting a competitor as Ulrikkeholm, Souter admits.
– I won here two years ago and my intention is to come back and do it again in another two years. Next year I’m going to sail match racing in the Olympics, so then I’m not available for this event, she smiles.
In her semi-final Trine Abrahamsen from Denmark forced Nicole Souter to five matches, and then she immediately had to race for the bronze position against Stephanie Roble, Chicago. Roble instead took advantage of her time to rest after having been defeated by Ulrikkeholm in their semi finals. The American girl secured third place through two straight victories against Abrahamsen:
– This morning was a little shaky, but after the break we could get out there on the water again with clear heads, she comments.
– We were happy that the wind dropped a little bit in the afternoon, because we’re 38 kilos under the weight limit. We are small but fierce, she concludes, giving credits to her crew.
Results from Lysekil Women’s Match 2011, with prize money:
1. Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN, 10 300 €
2. Nicole Souter, AUS, 4 800 €
3. Stephanie Roble, USA, 4 000 €
4. Trine Abrahamsen, DEN, 3 200 €
5. Karin Hagström, SWE, 2 800 €
6. Silvia Roca Mata, ESP, 2 500 €
7. Linda Rahm, SWE, 2 000 €
8. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA, 1 300 €
9. Cristiana Monina, ITA
10. Caroline Sylvan, SWE
Results from the final of Lysekil Women’s Match 2011:
Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN – Nicole Souter, AUS, 3 – 0
Results from the semi finals of Lysekil Women’s Match 2011:
Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN – Stephanie Roble, USA, 3 – 0
Trine Abrahamsen, DEN – Nicole Souter, AUS, 2 – 3
Lysekil, Sweden, August 6, 2011
Camilla Ulrikkeholm is showing her strength in Lysekil Women’s MatchWith more wind coming to Lysekil on the Swedish west coast, Danish sailor Camilla Ulrikkeholm is making results in Lysekil Women’s Match. First she totally dominated the quarterfinals. Then she put herself in a very good semi-final position, securing 2 – 0 against Stephanie Roble from Chicago, USA:
– We are very happy for the breeze that has come to Lysekil. More wind gives us the opportunity to race more aggressively in the prestarts, and because of that we have won a lot today, Ulrikkeholm smiles. Camilla Ulrikkeholm raced extraordinary well during Thursdays’ races in Lysekil. She passed undefeated through the quarterfinal round-robin of six crews:
– Our starts went very well. On the course I felt that the wind was steadier than before, making it less expensive to choose the wrong way, Camilla explains.
In the other semi-final Australian Nicole Souter, world champion in Lysekil 2009, raced against the other Danish semi-final sailor Trine Abrahamsen. Their matches were closer and more interesting for all the spectators on the rocks surrounding the race area, which the result of 1 – 1 shows:
– It was really exciting today, with a little bit of wind, says Souter, who won Fridays’ last semi-final match after passing Trine Abrahamsen on the downwind, just before the finish line.
– I thought there was more pressure coming on our side of the course, but that never happened, Trine explains.
If Ulrikkeholm reaches the final, she would very much like to face her fellow club member of the Royal Danish Yacht Club:
– We’re not there yet, but that would be fun, she smiles. At the other hand we’re ready to fight anyone – now we just want to win!
Results after two semifinal matches in Lysekil Women’s Match 2011. Semifinals
continues during Saturday. Three victories qualifies for the final:
Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN – Stephanie Roble, USA, 2 – 0
Trine Abrahamsen, DEN – Nicole Souter, AUS, 1 – 1
Results from quarterfinals of Lysekil Women’s Match 2011. The first four was
qualified for the semifinals:
1. Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN, 5 segrar – 0 förluster
2. Nicole Souter, AUS, 4 – 1
3. Trine Julie Abrahamsen, DEN, 3 – 2
4. Stephanie Roble, USA, 2 – 3
5. Karin Hagström, SWE, 1 – 4
6. Silvia Roca Mata, ESP, 0 – 5
Lysekil, Sweden, August 5, 2011 Six crews through to quarterfinals in Lysekil Women’s MatchAn international mix of six crews made it to the quarterfinals of Lysekil Women’s Match. Camilla Ulrikkeholm and Trine Andersen from Denmark, local sailor Karin Hagström, Australian skipper Nicky Souter, Stephanie Roble from USA and Spanish Silvia Roca Mata are all ready for another thrilling round-robin during Friday.
– It was quite a nerve-wrecking day, since we knew we had to win all our three matches to have a chance to stay in the competition, Stephanie Roble comments.
– We made a game plan before the races, and then we had the right drive and motivation to win what we had to, she continues.
Silvia Roca Mata also won her three remaining matches of the first round-robin, and so did former world champion Nicky Souter, who finished the last match of the day with beating French Anne-Claire Le Berre in an extraordinary exciting match:
– We really felt the pressure today, but we could take the advantage of some wind shifts just before the finish line, Souter smiles.
Because of Wednesdays’ light conditions the racing in Lysekil has been delayed, and instead of the planned double round-robin the race management have decided to go directly to a quarterfinal round-robin during Friday, with the six first skippers after the first round-robin. Four crews ended on 6 – 3 in matches, and then there was a tie between the next three on 5 – 4. It took the umpires a while to sort it out, but then the 2007 and 2008 Lysekil Women’s Match champion, local sailor Linda Rahm, was excluded from further racing.
Results in Lysekil Women’s Match 2011, after the first round-robin. The six first will be sailing Friday’s semi finals:
1. Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN, 6 wins – 3 losses
2. Karin Hagström, SWE, 6 – 3
3. Silvia Roca Mata, ESP, 6 – 3
4. Trine Julie Abrahamsen, DEN, 6 – 3
5. Nicole Souter, AUS, 5 – 4
6. Stephanie Roble, USA, 5 – 4
7. Linda Rahm, SWE, 5 – 4
8. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA, 4 – 5
9. Cristiana Monina, ITA, 2 – 7
10. Caroline Sylvan, SWE, 0 – 9
Lysekil, Sweden, August 4, 2011
Trine Abrahamsen, Denmark, still undefeated in Lysekil Women’s MatchTrine Abrahamsen from the Royal Danish Yacht Club in Skovshoved, Denmark, is alone at six victories and no lost matches so far in the Lysekil Women’s Match:
– I’m very thankful to my crew for today’s both victories. They have worked hard in the warm weather and light conditions, she says. Trine Abrahamsen has completed her Danish crew for the event in Lysekil with a couple of Swedish girls, Annika Carlunger and Elin Åderman, who are running the foredeck:
– We are really happy for having them onboard, says Trine, who during Wednesday won both her matches and climbed to the top position of the leader board with six victories totally.
– Sooner or later we will be defeated in a match, but I feel fine as long as we win more than we lose, Trine laughs.
Anne-Claire Le Berre, France, and Silvia Roca Mata, Spain, also won two matches each during Wednesdays’ races. Le Berre is now sharing the second place with three more skippers; Camilla Ulrikkeholm from Denmark and the two Swedes Linda Rahm and Karin Hagström. Spanish Roca Mata is on sixth place, with three victories and as many losses:
– It’s my first time in Sweden and our first regatta in these boats (the Danish DS 37), and we’ve had some difficulties in the light winds. Today we changed the sail trimming a little, making our speed higher, she reveals.
The light conditions made the Wednesday in Lysekil a day of waiting. First waiting for wind in the morning before the races could begin. And then waiting again when the wind dropped after just six matches. At five in the afternoon the principal race officer decided to close racing for the day.
Leaderbord in Lysekil Women’s Match 2011 after the second day of racing:
1. Trine Julie Abrahamsen, DEN, 6 wins – 0 lost matches
2. Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN, 4 – 2
2. Karin Hagström, SWE, 4 – 2
2. Linda Rahm, SWE, 4 – 2
2. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA, 4 – 2
6. Silvia Roca Mata, ESP, 3 – 3
7. Nicole Souter, AUS, 2 – 4
8. Stephanie Roble, USA, 2 – 4
9. Cristiana Monina, ITA, 1 – 5
10. Caroline Sylvan, SWE, 0 – 6
Lysekil, Sweden, August 3, 2011 Nordic sailors at the top of Lysekil Women’s MatchTwo Danish sailors have taken command of the Lysekil Women’s Match. Trine Abrahamsen and Camilla Ulrikkeholm are both undefeated with four victories each, topping the scoreboard of this prestigious event. Swedes Karin Hagström and Linda Rahm are also on four victories each, but have two losses to add to that total. – It was really good for us to start the event with six straight matches, winning four of them. We’re having great fun onboard and we think it’s fun to race with these a slightly larger boats, having all the spectators so close to us during the matches as here in Lysekil, said Karin Hagström.
The boats in Lysekil, a small town beautifully situated on the Swedish west coast, are the Danish DS 37, a racing machine more than 11 metres in length, with a weight of almost four tons. It demands a crew of six, twice the number of the Olympic Elliott that many of the crew have had to adapt to recently.
Karin has been out of the match racing circuit for one and a half years, now beating fellow Swede Linda Rahm in the first match of her comeback. Linda is still sailing with the same crew as when she won the Lysekil Women’s Match in 2008:
– Of course it’s an advantage to be such a coordinated team as we are, but all the other crews will definitely have their time to catch up with us during the week, Linda comments.
– We are aiming to keep our position in the top four, in order to reach the semi finals later this week, she continues, telling us about her strategy.
– We are extremely focused during the races, but then seeking shade, drinking a lot of water and relaxing between the matches.
Maybe that’s a recipe for victory..?
Australian Nicole Souter became a world champion in match racing in Lysekil 2009, and she is after the first day of racing on two wins and two losses, holding fifth place on the scoreboard:
– We need a little more time in these boats to improve our results. I’m still not used to the boats since I haven’t sailed them since 2009, she laughs.
American Stephanie Roble has the same score, sharing fifth place with Souter:
– Manoeuvring in the pre start situations is slower in these boats than in the Tom 28:s at my home waters in Chicago, she agrees.
– It’s going to be a tough week, but we’ll do our best.
Leaderbord in Lysekil Women’s Match 2011 after the first day of racing:
1. Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN, 4 wins – 0 losses
1. Trine Julie Abrahamsen, DEN, 4 – 0
3. Karin Hagström, SWE, 4 – 2
4. Linda Rahm, SWE, 4 – 2
5. Nicole Souter, AUS, 2 – 2
5. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA, 2 – 2
5. Stephanie Roble, USA, 2 – 2
8. Silvia Roca Mata, ESP, 1 – 3
8. Cristiana Monina, ITA, 1 – 3
10. Caroline Sylvan, SWE, 0 – 6
Lysekil, Sweden, August 2, 2011 World Number Two, Nicky Souter (AUS), to Lysekil Women's Match 1-6 AugustWith women's match racing as a new discipline at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the regattas in Lysekil, Sweden are hotter than ever. The first week of August, nine of the world's elite women match racers will battle for 33 000 Euro prize money at the sixth edition of the Grade 1 competition Lysekil Women's Match. The event is the world's biggest competition in women's match racing, considering the large number of spectators, media and prize money. Lysekil, Sweden, July 25, 2011
Reigning world number two, Australian Nicky Souter, is one of the nine strong field of female skippers to compete at Lysekil Women's Match 2011. Furthermore on the start list there are teams from Sweden, Denmark, France, Italy and USA. In 2009 this Grade 1 competition held the ISAF women's match racing World Championships and Souter took gold.
- I remember how exciting it was sailing around the rocks with all the spectators. It's really encouraging and motivates you to win! It was such a great feeling in 2009 sailing around seeing yourself on the big screen TV on the rocks, hearing what you're saying to the crew and the crowd cheering. Such a great atmosphere! recalled Nicky Souter, who is looking forward to defending her title at Lysekil Women's Match.
Two Swedish teams are defending the local flag. Linda Rahm and her team have a long experience in match racing, and has earlier been ranked world number two. With two precious civtories in Lysekil she knows the local waters well an dis a contender to watch out for. Caroline Sylvan is a young and motivated newcomer on the Swedish match racing scenen and is expected to surprise the established elite.
Nice skippers to Lysekil Women's Match 2011:
Nicole Souter AUS
Camilla Ulrikkeholm DEN
Trine Julie Abrahamsen DEN
Silvia Roca Mata ESP
Anne-Claire Le Berre FRA
Cristiana Monina ITA
Linda Rahm SWE
Caroline Sylvan SWE
Stephanie Roble USA
Lysekil Women's Match - Back on the sailing arena
After a year on hold, the Grade 1 match race Lysekil Women’s Match will again take place from 1 to 6 August in Lysekil, Sweden. The world elite of female match racers are expected to tackle the waters of the west coast of Sweden.
Lysekil, Sweden, February 7, 2011
”The support from both sailors and public has been massive and we are very happy to have our main sponosor Preem back for a world class come back in Lysekil this summer,” said Anna Holmdahl, founder and organiser of the event.
Lysekil Women’s Match 2011 will invite 12 of the world’s foremost female match racers to compete at the prestigeous event.
For more information on Lysekil Women’s Match please contact:
Organizer Anna Holmdahl White, e-mail anna@sailnet.se, +46 (0)730 68 42 92 |
