Your 2011 Santa Maria Cup Champion - Anna Tunnicliffe and Team McLaren!!!

a couple of tacks by brossard, but tunn leads around ww mark with 12 sec

bossar tacks first, tunn covers

early takedown for tunn, and rounds with 7 sec

bossard in line with tunnicliffe as they extend on stb upwind

tunn staying low on stb w 6 boatlengths

tunnicliffe rounds windward mark with 10 sec lead; bear away

bossard jibes, tunn extends and then jibes. looks like crew of tunn working on something in cockpit

apology for no detail: penalty on bossard from the prestart

bossard to left,

tunnicliffe tacks for loose cover

nice angle for tunnicliffe

trading tacks with tuniclife with some breathing room

bossard tack to stb, tunn,extends to right

split tacks continue

bossard tacks to port, full hike

tunnicliffe tacks, bad wave

bossard has to follow tunn in

bossard tacks once past comm boat, tunn follows, tack back tunn follows , bossard tacks tunn extends then tacks

45s to go; tunn leads back on boat lay

bossard to windward and behind

jibes and spins behind bossard who spins

clockwise, tunnicliffe slow

tunn extends

tunnicliffe goes over her and tacks boassard follows

tunnicliffe extends past comm boat

bossard and tunnicliffe enter; dialup

tunnicliff to windwrd, boosard bears off and luffs past pin

fixit complete on tunnicliffe

The Finals continue, but our 3rd-8th standings are as follows: Dellenbaugh, FerrisChoat, Baylis, Lehtinen, Ruhlman and Silva

For this upcoming match, port v starboard: bossard v tunnicliffe

STANDINGS at this point: Tunnicliffe 2-Bossard 1 ...first to 3 points is our Champion. Resetting for next race.

DELLENBAUGH GETS THE WIN!!! and wins the Petit Finals (for 3rd place)

bossard has pressure

tunnicliffe rides wave into finish and the win

bossard carries new breeze

now tunnicliffe in breeze and surfing well, bosssard soaking low

tunnicliffe around ww mark first

10s on bossard

both boats bear away, and then jibe at same time onto stb

tunnicliffe back on port too, bossard tack from right and tunn tacks on her line, bossard tacks away

bossard quick tacks back

bossard on stb, tunnicliffe tacks to leewward but gets stuck and slides, bossard tacks away

dell jibes first and is inside heading to leeward mark

tunnicliffe soaks to make leeward mark, has to jibe bossard gets inside of her at leeward mark

tunnicliffe still getting settled; leward and now ahead, bossard tacks away, tunnicliffe extends and then tacks

1 boatlength separates

tunnicliffe leads with 5 seconds and launches faster

bossard has hourglass and now open and drawing

tunnicliffe jibes and bossard jibes soon after.

tunnicliffe comes back and tacks on bossard on stb layline

dell sailing flatter as both continue to right side with ferris to ww and behind

ferris tacks out and dell follows to cover

tunnicliffe still ahead up wind as they trade tacks

bossard sent out right

reach to reach jibe and dell leads around leeward mark with ferris right on transom and gets inside

bossard goes under kites

ferris has inside and overlapped to mark

tunnicliffe across line ahead and to windward bossard tacks

couple of quick tacks, and tunnicliffe covers...now loosely to the right

tunnicliffe leads back and takes leeward S turn, bossard pushing back

30 s tunnicliffe leads with inches of overlap

circling clockwise and then bossard extends and spins inside

tunicliffe and bossard enter and dialup. bossar tacks away, tunnicliffe pursues

wind is at 305

bossard extends

a bit of a lull but breezeline coming

ferris ragging main

dell maintaining windward hip but then tacks away, ferris follows

dell tacks away and extends

both head back at 30 s with ferris to leeward and ahead

dell leads back

dell luffs above and tacks next comm boat, ferris jibes around

circling counterclockwise

ferris and dell enter and extend past the comm boat

no change of boats; port v stb dell v ferris, boss v tunn - both matches 1-1, finals first to 3, petit finals first to 2

tunnicliffe takes the gun

;tunnicliffe tacks from left corner on port layline, bossard follows 20 sec behind. windshift at ww mark?

tunnicliffe take two quick tacks at ww mark and rounds with separation.

tunnicliffe rounds leeward mark cleanly, boassard 4 boatlengths back and to leeward

ferris jibes in huge puff

dell goes for boat end

tunnicliffe extends

lighter breeze, ferris tight cover on dell, who tacks out, ferris covers, dell tacks back and ferrris covers. velocity slow build

tunn and bossard jibe

tunnicliffe rounds clear ahead 8 seconds on bossard

tunnicliffe and bossard bear away

ferris to windward and ahead

ferris gets inside and rounds tighter and downspeed, dell outside and tacks after clearing mark

ferris covers dell

runnicliffe leads bossard out of right corner

ferris jibes but is back two boatlengths w speed

tunnicliffe keeping boat flatter

tunnicliffre flaggin main more than bossard this time to windward and overlapped

tunnicliffre and bossard off to right side

ferris heating, dell jibes out

bossard tacks at start downspeed, tunnicliffe follows - windward hip

dell leads around windward mark

tacking and luffin gon stb and now bossard leading back to line but tunnicliffe keeping her above lay

45s to go

bossard tacks, and spins, tunnicliffe bears off to line, leading back, with bossar right on transom

circling counterclockwise

luffing on port with tunn to windward, both bear off

ferris and dell still on stb

tunn to leeward of comm boat, bosssard to windward, bossard luffs up on port w tunnicliffe luffing leeward and behind

bossar tacks to port and tunnicliffe jibes around - oppostie directions

tunn and bossard enter w tunnicliffe taking a leeward position in luffing

bossard has to back and tacks away w tunnicliffe following

ferris bears off, dell gets in at comm boat and has hip up on ferris

both contnue on stb

dell tacks and extends around comm boat and to leeward w ferris behind. 45s to go

ferris leads back and luffs at comm boat at 15

dell and ferris tack and sail to ww of comm boat

ferris takes comm transom and holds dell to ww of line

dialup on port w dell to leeward

dell breaks away and then luffs, ferris luffs on her ww trnsom

both soak low

dell heads up and gets around and extends past comm boat w ferris pursuit

dell and ferris enter with breeze down a bit

in sequence

petit finals is first to 2 points, finals is first to 3 points

boat swaps complete; looking for replacement winch handle

next one: port v stb dell v ferris, boss v tunn

Dellenbaugh and Bossard win

bossard has to jibe away with collapse kite

because of line orientation, bossard holds it!!!

tunicliffe jibes first, then bossard surfing downwind jibes

sailing deep with tunnicliffe closing

7 seconds lead on tunnicliffe at windward mark

slow bossard launch, kite 2ft off mast

bear away for both

bossard kite up

boats converge and tunnicliffe tacks to leeward

bossard seems to have gotten a little shift and leads into windward mark

takes tunnicliffe up up up, then reach to reach jibe, douses and gets aournd but tunn gets inside!!

stunnicliffe tacks away and bossard extends on stb

tunnicliffe staying on lower transom on bossard; both jibe at same time, tunniclffe affects bossard air

tunnicliffe inside and overlapped

bossard hetaing

;heating

tunnicliffe 2 boatlengths back

dell leads ferris into mark from starboard layline

breeze lighter

tunnicliffee tacks back to stb and bossard follows - windward and back on hip on stb layline

tunnicliffe tacks first, bossard tacks inside and sets and fills and bears away

bossard to windward and behind, both coming in from right side

bossard crosses from tunnicliffe and face plants on tunnicliffe!

dell aruond first w ferris struggle to take down

a little light but more breeze coming;

dell outside but ahead into leeward mark,

tunnicliffe to leeward and overlapped

dell around first

bossard tacks away and tunn follows

mad circling but green flags

tunnicliffe tacks back and aims at bossard who jibes around comm transom

1 boatlength separation

tunnicliffe and bossard enter

quick dial up and then bosssard tacks away and circles back

tunnicliffe extends around comm boat

ferris lets dell slide over and dell gets the pin;

both off on stb, with ferris to windward and one boat back

ferris on boat layline, dell luffing much to windward

ferris leads back and then tacks, dell follows

we’ve got velocity of 12 to 16

circling below the committee boat, ferris counter clockwise, dell clockwise

ferris and dell enter, ferris on port; no dialup; too rough

whitecaps across the course, 1 minute to entry

boat swaps, fixit issues, course tweaking done; we’re in sequence

Breeze is solid from 300

For the Final Round: port v starboard it will be Ferris Choat v Dellenbaugh (petit finals) and Tunnicliffe v Bossard (finals).

For our Finals it will be Tunnicliffe v Bossard and Dellenbaugh and FerrisChoat will battle for Petit Finals (3rd and 4th)

bossard takes the win and advances to the finals w 7 seconds

ferris continues on port

bossard on stb into the line, breeze lighter, ferris jibes

sailing by the lee on port

ferris goes to jibe but then comes back, now bossard jibes

bossard is around 9 seconds

bear away sets, ferris is a bit slow to launch

ferris tacks out and bossrd takes parallel cover to the right side

light spot but another wind line coming

when i say light, i mean relatively speaking

bossard leads on stb layline to mark and is setting pole

breeze line coming from the left, bossard slides, ferris tacks

bossard tacks on her face

bossard ahead 2 boatlengths and to windward, ferris tacks

bossar follows

both teams settled back into sailing

bossard no overlap

bossard carried late into mark and still cleaning around

ferris also late carry and has some cleaning up , jib luffing around. both stay on stb til settled

breeze lighter, skies clearing

ferris jibes first, bossard extends

bossard jibes

bossard rounds ww mark 5 sec ahead, launches faster and fills, both continue on port

ferris closes a bit

big puff, affects bossard more but b ossard leads into ww mark

ferris looks solid in breeze but bossard has windward starboard advantage,

bosssard tacks for windward mark on layline, ferris on windward hip

bossard lifting off ferris a bit, ferris sailing with less pitching

breeze shifting slightly left

bossard luffing main, to windward, overlapped with 1/4 boatlength in betwen

big breeze, both boats flagging sails

ferris takes leeward position back to line 45s to go; ferris has to jibe out but bossard bears out and flags, green flag

bossard on stb at stat and full speed, ferris tacks to leeward downspeed

circling, bossard circles tighter and gets to leeward

ferris tacks, bossard tacks and gets leeward, ferris sails over, bossard pushes back to line

bossar and ferris have netered and dialup with bossard to leeward and backing

ferris tacks, bossard pursues

overlap on port reach ; green flags

Tunnicliffe is through to the Finals, Bossard and Ferris Choat (2-1) have another semi-final until one of them reaches 3 points

Tunnicliffe takes the gun

both kites up and bearing away

;tunnicliffe around the windward mark with 15seconds, penalty still on dellenbaugh

ferris takes the win

tunnicliffe able to sail with flatter sails and very little twist

tunnicliffe leads around leeward mark

ferris and bossard have settled in on port jibe

sky clearing, bossard and ferris jibe at same time

ferris tacks for mark and rounds; bossard hit with huge puff at mark; ferris extends 14 seconds

bossard slow to launch kite, 8 boatlengths from mark

bossard’s extra tacks have taken a little toll on her, but she goes out for new breeze and tacks back. ferris able to take safe leeward and ahead

tunnicliffe is ahead about 8sec ahead downwind

tunnicliffe covering dellenbaugh into windward mark on stb layline, dell still has penalty’

bossard round 1/2 boatlength back, is able to get to weather, but then tacks away, ferris a bit downspeed but tacks with bossard

bossard tacks back and ferris tacks to leeward, bossard tacks away and then tacks again to take windward hip position, with starboard advantage.

ferris and boassard overlapped, ferris by the lee into leeward mark

ferris and bossard continues port downwind adn ferris jibes first for insdie onto stb, bossard jibes but soaks low

ferris leads around windward 5 seconds

tunnicliffe leads over the starting line by 1/5 boatlength, ruhlman is in line and has to tack at the boat, tunnicliffe covers

ferris continues to control from windward and tacks first for windward mark on stb layline

ferris and bossard tack out of left corner with bossard to leeward

big aggressive moves by tunnicliffe, big s turns to leeward with attack after attack

penalty on dellenbaugh. she never had a chance. tunnicliffe came out swinging like we havent seen all week..

dell and tunn enter and dialup but tunnicliffe bears around and takes leeward but then tacks and cirlces around, dell jibes

even on the line and clear

breeze is up, sails are starting to flag

bossard and ferris extend on starboard

bossard leads back

30s alitttle early, bossard bears of hard for leeward position

alot of circling clockwise

great physicality these two teams

ferrischoat and bossard have entered and circle behind the committee boat

Next semi-final race: port v starboard: ferrischoat v bossard, dellenbaugh v tunnicliffe

The Semi Finals continue, but our 5th-8th standings are as follows: Baylis, Lehtinen, Ruhlman and Silva

It’s Bossard, Tunnicliffe, Baylis and Ruhlman for the win

silva is definitely affecting ruhlman breeze but ruhlmanworks hard to maintain lead and take finish at the pin with 5 seconds

ruhlman rounds windward mark in the lead with silva right on her tail and carrying the breeze down

ruhlman jibes for clearer air, silva matches

rulhman tacks to cover, silva tacks away

byalis jibes, lehtinen jibes on her but baylis takes the gun

ruhlman rounds leeward mark with 10 seconds; silva tacks immediately, ruhlman tacks to cover

silva tacks as ruhlman has to luff above kites

lehtinen and baylis bear away; and extend

baylis and lehtinen upwind, lehtinen has to go under the kites

baylis around the windward mark with 9 second lead

ruhlman crosses silva; right side paid off

ruhlman rounds with 10second leads and bears away in fresh breeze

baylis rounds leeward mark with lehtinen on her transom

it is a physical day out here for our athletes after a long week....

baylis and lehtinen continue on bear away downwind

ruhlman and silva splittacks with ruhlman out right

baylis is 7 seconds ahead of lehtinen

at windward mark tunnicliffe is 13 seconds ahead of dellenbaugh

shifty upwind for tunnicliffe and dellenbaugh but tunnicliffe maintains lead

bossard takes the win with 9 seconds

bossard rounds 13 seconds ahead of ferris at leeward mark and extends on stb

ferris jibes and then jibes back, but bossard is able to jibe for finish layline

tunnicliffe extends downwind

ferris is about 12 s back

bossard rounds windward mark and bears away

bossard on stb layline with ferris to leeward and back

tunnicliffe rounds and sets and bears away, dellenbaugh is 11 s behind

we’re going to keep with our semi finals pairs and we’ll update 5-8 as they round

tunnicliffe on starboard layline with dellenbaugh to leeward and back

ferris and bossard tacking , bossard loose cover to the right side

tunnicliffe tight cover on dellenbaugh to left side

bossard 2 boatlengths into leeward

lehtinen and baylis enter

dellenbaugh starts at teh pin but is over and has to round the pinend. both off on port with tunnicliffe to windward and ahead

luffing at RC transom

bossard rounds first

tunnicliffe and dellenbaugh circle then dellenbaugh breaks and leads back with more than a minute

dellenbaugh extends past committee boat with tunnicliuffe pursuit

ferris bossard still on starboard with ferris to windward and back

tunnicliffe and dellenbaugh enter and dialup

dialup at the pin

bossard and ferris continue on starboard

bossard leads back to line

no overlap boassard to leeward starting at the boat in a righty shift

extending past committee boat; bossard initiates a tight turn clockwise and ferris turns counterclockwise and drops into pursuit

seas are pretty choppy and ferris has to tack away

bossar and ferris enter, ferris on starboard; dialup at midline

we’re in sequence, in a very shifty westerly breeze

We’re under postponement as the Fix-It boat addresses a couple of breakdowns on competitor boats.

Our first flight matches up this way: port v starboard: bossard v ferrischoat, tunnicliffe v dellenbaugh, lehtinen v baylis, ruhlman v silva.

Good morning and welcome to the 4th and final day of the Santa Maria Cup! We will start with the second flight of the Semi-Finals. Forecast calls for 10-15kts from the west, temperature mid 50’sF. Skies are overcast. Should make for some exciting action!