OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (October 8th, 2017) – Olympic hopefuls from three countries battled it out at Stage 3 of the Oakcliff Triple Crown Series where nearly $50,000 of prize grants were awarded. With two days of breeze in the mid to low teens, racing was tight in the five Olympic classes: 470 Men’s, 470 Women’s, 49er, 49erFX, and the foiling Nacra 17. Playing the puffs was key to staying on top this weekend. “We kept our heads outside of the boat,” said Nora Brugman, who won 470W crewing for her sister Atlantic. “It was very shifty and I think we did a good job looking around the race course … [Read more...]
Oakcliff Triple Crown Stage 2 Press Release & Results
Oakcliff Triple Crown Stage 2: Perseverance Pays Off OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (October 1, 2017) – Survival was the name of the game on day one of Stage 2 of the Oakcliff Triple Crown Series. Pouring rain and a 15-knot Northerly gusting 18 left the competitors fatigued and shivering at the end of the day 1. Conversely, there was no racing on day 2 due to lack of wind but overall, perseverance and performance were rewarded with just over $80,000 of prize grants being distributed across the fleet consisting of five Olympic-classes: 470 Men’s and Women’s, 49er, 49er FX, and the foiling Nacra … [Read more...]
2017 Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race
Consistency was queen at the second annual Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Regatta Oyster Bay, N.Y. (August 27, 2017) – Nine teams and twenty seven competitors were served a mixed bag of conditions at the second annual Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Regatta for sailors with adaptive needs. Pauline Dowell (Boston, Mass.) and her crew of Christian Thaxton (Sommerville, Mass.) and Kay VanValkenburgh (Boston, Mass.), who are return customers of this event, walked away unscathed this year without a single loss on their score line. They even bested Rio Paralympic silver medalist, Rick Doerr, who made … [Read more...]
August Grade 3 Clinegatta with Christophe Killian Press Release
August Grade 3 Clinegatta with Christophe Killian OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (August 6th, 2017) – This weekend was the most exciting match racing Oakcliff has seen all summer! Nine teams battled fiercely and, after 7 flights on day one, there was a five-way tie for first! Surprisingly, top-ranked skipper Peter Holz was not apart of the tie, but on Sunday he came back swinging in the quarter-finals, besting Peter Wickwire two straight to advance to the semis. Also advancing two straight was Chris Poole, shutting out Derek Webster. A tougher battle saw Chris Kennedy and his team of Oakcliff … [Read more...]
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