Tulloch came on strong passing Leroy over the line but Tulloch failed to clear the outstanding penalty until after Leroy finished and Leroy wins the 2009 BoatUS Santa Maria Cup with Tulloch in second and Spithill in third.
17:09
Leroy has opened the lead and Tulloch still has a penalty to clear.
17:06
Approaching the leeward mark Tulloch picked up her second penalty and once around the mark executed her required 360 providing Leroy with a substantial lead.
17:00
Leroy rounded the windward mark about two lengths ahead of Tulloch who is carrying a penalty.
16:56
As Tulloch and Leroy tossled pre-race Tulloch received a penalty.
16:52
Tulloch and Leroy have entered the final pre-race stage.
16:39
Leroy crosses the line for race 1 of the final ahead of Tulloch. The teams are switching boats.
16:33
Leroy is about 7 lengths ahead of Tulloch approaching the winward mark.
16:31
Spithill wins the first race of the Petit-Final.
16:30
Spithill is three lengths ahead of Baylis half way through the final leg.
16:29
Leroy rounded the leeward mark almost 6 lengths ahead of Tulloch as they received their change of mark notification.
16:27
Leroy rounded the winward mark about 2.5 lengths ahead of Tulloch.
16:24
Spithill rounds the leeward mark two lengths ahead and a slight course change was signaled to the competitors at the mark.
16:22
Tulloch and Leroy are neck and neck off the start.
16:21
Approaching the winward makr Spithill has a two length lead.
16:17
Leroy and Tulloch are in their pre-race maneuvers.
16:16
Spithill and Baylis are moving to the start. Spithill jumped out in front over the line.
16:10
Apologies to those fllowing the results ,,, this computer program has no options that allow us to skip the semi-finals and move to the Petit-Finals and Finals so results and commentary will have to be here. The pre-race countdown is on.
15:54
3:50 The Umpires and the PRO have announced that we are moving directly to the Petit Finals Baylis vs. Spithill, with Tulloch and Leroy in the Final. Stay tuned.
13:50
2:50 The request was denied and racing shall continue when the conditions permit.
13:47
There was a request for redress and the hearing is underway on the Race Committee boat.
13:44
She quickly was pulled aboard. The wind died on the next leg and shifted to the SE collapsing chutes. In the recovery Baylis gained ground but was unable to catch Leroy. Leroy maintained her lead to the finish.
13:40
All semifinal commentary will now need to be posted here. Flight 1 was completed with a Leroy win over Baylis under protest. A recap...Baylis picks up a penalty in the pre-race maneuvering. Leroy is OCS. One of the Baylis crew fell overboard.
13:04
At 12:56 the AP was dropped and the third attempt to start the semifinals began. The wind has been moving all over the place since the completion of the First Round Robin. We are in the third attempt to start the first semifinal race,
10:06
With only one round robin completed we move to the semifinals with Leroy first, Tulloch second, Spithill third and Baylis fourth.
08:59
The weather is perfect and we are three minutes to the flag sequence for flight 9 of the First Round Robin. Once this flight is finished we will move to the semifinals.
