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It was a chilly day but eight teams turned out for Oakcliff's Grade 5 Open November 9th. These were eight stacked teams for instance the #2 match racer in the US, Chris Poole and Sap Grad Jon Hammond were crewing for Avi Lessman. Bryan Lawrence...

November 3, 2013—Balmy and breezy conditions transitioned to light and shifty, and finally to a frigid and gusty Northwesterly for the Oakcliff Halloween Invitational. This was a true test of the teams’ adaptability. It was also a test of the team’s ability to avoid the...

SapGrads Come Home to Sail: (L-R) Max St.Maurice, Chris Kennedy, Madeline Gill, Jon Hammond, Andrew (OD) O’Donnell Oyster Bay, NY—November 1, 2013—Ten teams arrived at Oakcliff ready to practice for this weekend’s Halloween Invitational, a Grade 3 Match Race, only to be met with 25 knots...

Final Debrief: Racing for the Farr 40 Worlds and the Oakcliff Youth Farr 40 Racing programme concluded on Friday with the final two races of the series. We went into the day hopeful of beating out our Corinthian competition, White Knight, for the Corinthian trophy. They...

Nicolai Sehested (DEN) heads home from Grand Slam Series with two event wins and the Series title. Photo copyright 2013 Molly Riley/Oakcliff Oyster Bay, New York – TRE-FOR Match Racing with Danish skipper Nicolai Sehested captured the Grand Slam Series title with Team Gilmour knocked out in...

Penalty-ridden third day of racing leaves emotions running high with unexpected knockouts. Photo copyright 2013 Molly Riley/Oakcliff Oyster Bay, New York – Dark horse Mark Lees (GBR) and Team Echo Sailing started off the day with some key wins after ending the round robin in ninth of...

Team substitutions, point penalties, and big upsets at Oakcliff International’s first day of racing.           Photos copyright 2013 Molly Riley/Oakcliff Oyster Bay, New York - Less than 24 hours before the racing was scheduled to start, Magnus Sandberg was forced to withdraw from the event due...

Oakcliff hosts the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam Series September 5-8 Oyster Bay, New York - As the results stand after three events in the Grand Slam Match Racing Series, the top contenders are David Gilmour (AUS), Chris Steele (NZL), and Nicolai Sehested (DEN). ...