The Star Men’s Keelboat Replica Chopard watches course was not lucky enough to get the opportunity to sail, as it was three miles farther than the range that was considered safe.Although being on schedule for the regatta is always a priority for Rolex sponsored events; however, the safety of the participating sports persons surpasses all.By mid to late afternoon, the thunderstorm hit Biscayne Bay as forecasted.The rest of the classes had already been cancelled in order to ensure the safety of the 633 odd sailors who were scheduled to compete in 448 boats.However, once the storm had passed, the Laser Radial (Women’s One Person Dinghy) and the Laser (Men’s One Person Dinghy) class got the opportunity to compete for a single race each.The highlight of the morning race was the 49er class, which was dominated by Will and Sam Phillips.The Australian brothers led the class by posting victories in all three of the races held on the breezy morning.The breeze was in the range of 14-19 knots on Tuesday, which made for challenging conditions for the sailors; however, braving the winds and Replica Chopard watches claiming the second spot in the 49er class were France’s Manu Dyen and Stephane Christidis.The Elliot 6m class too saw action on the waves as Anna Tunnicliffe and team was seen vying for the lead with the Israeli team.
Anna Tunnicliffe, who is USA’s brightest star when it comes to women’s match racing, stated that the team had a good start to the regatta.Anna Tunnicliffe already has various honors to her claim, which include the more recently won 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award and the US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Award.Anna Tunnicliffe, who is from Plantation, Florida, was battling the breeze and waves with her crew members Molly Vandemoer of Redwood City, California and Debbie Capozzi of Bayport, New York.Anna Tunnicliffe also stated that the team had some aggressive pre-starts, were happy with the way their boat handled the breeze and were looking forward to racing the higher sees on Wednesday.Crew member Molly Vandemoer also joined to state that the weather and waves were quite shifty, the competition was always very close and that the Elliot 6m required the crew to stay on its toes the entire time.The Women’s Match Racing event, which is also part of the Rolex Miami OCR regatta, is set to make its debut at the 2012 Olympics.The last day for the Olympic classes’ competition would be Saturday, while the Paralympic classes would finish competing on Friday.The erratic weather and Replica Chopard watches forecast of a thunderstorm made sailors from 11 classes wait on shore on the third day of the 2010 Rolex Miami OCR.The lucky classes that made it to the waters on Tuesday morning were the 49er (Men’s Two Person Dinghy) and the Elliot 6m (Women’s Match Racing).The 49er and the Elliot 6m were allowed to race as these were the only two classes that would sail close enough to the beach and could be called to shore faster and in time for the storm threat.
