Friday, March 07, 2008

Team Acuity Aims High for 2008

[Source: Team Acuity Media]
Team Acuity Women’s Match race Campaign is set to commence its toughest and hopefully most successful year in 2008.

Following a three month match race regatta break the girls hope to pick up where they left off. Semi finalists or finalists performances in every event since August, has seen Team Acuity’s World Ranking soar to #3.

This has been an enormous effort as all of their points earning events have occurred in the northern hemisphere.

Tomorrow the tables turn and the worlds best women match racers participate in three back to back events on our doorstep.

Starting with the Grade 2 New Zealand Women’s Match Racing Nationals, Auckland – 7th – 9th March.

Then the Grade 2 Harkens Women’s Match Race Regatta, Sydney – 15th – 19th March and the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championships, Auckland – 1st – 6th April.

It will be a nice change to see our ranking competitors dealing with the logistical hassle and expense of world travel to compete. This is something we have learnt to deal with in getting to this point.

[Team Acuity Media] Whilst success at individual events is always nice, Team Acuity’s focus remains on achieving the #1 ranking which is based on 24 months of sustained performance.

Following the world championships, Team Acuity is planning an extensive international campaign with 14 events in 10 countries this year.

The recent announcement of Women’s Match Racing as a discipline for 2012 Olympic Games has provided us with a long term goal. We plan to start our campaign first if we want to finish first in five years time. Out team is expanding and we are talking with some exciting new athletes.

Team Acuity spent the Australian Summer cross training in dinghies, keel boats and offshore racing. Tomorrow the focus returns to match racing with a fresh and energetic resolve to finish what we have set out to do.

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