FRAY ON THE BAY

As seen in SOUNDINGS magazine 30 July 2013 ... written by Betsy Crowfoot

San Francisco is hosting the America’s Cup for the first time in the history of the storied competition. Big winds, big catamarans, big crowds — it should be some spectacle
When the America’s Cup comes to San Francisco, so will an estimated 2.6 million more tourists than the city welcomes in a typical year. One of the longest-running international sporting events, the 11-week America’s Cup is also one of the largest — third only to World Cup soccer and the Olympics, as far as economic impact goes.
Yes, the Cup is bigger than the Super Bowl. And seeing that it has been almost two decades since the racing was hosted in the United States, enthusiasts are expected to flock to San Francisco to see what America’s Cup Event Authority CEO Stephen Barclay is calling “NASCAR on the water.” ...

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Event Coverage: US Sailing JWDC releases & clips

Betsy Crowfoot served as Press Officer for the prestigious US Sailing Junior Women's Double-handed Championship, hosted by Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, resulting in media placements as follows . . .

• Local Women Win Racing Championship - Corona del Mar Today

• B.C.Y.C. Hosts U.S. JuniorWomen’s Double Handed Championship – Corona del Mar Today

• Women sailors turn attention to Ida Lewis trophy event – Orange County Register

• Fourth time's a charm –Orange County Register

• Sailing: Smith, Davidson earn U.S. junior women's doublehanded crown – Daily Pilot, Newport Beach Independent and Huntington Beach Independent
  

• U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship features elite - Daily Pilot

• Junior Sailors Competing in Double-Handed Championship – The Patch

• Local Junior Women Sailors TakeIda Lewis Trophy –The Log Newspaper

• Photo of the day – Orange County Register/The Current

ALSO ONLINE AT ...

• http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/tag/us-junior-womens-doublehanded-championship/ 

• http://media.ussailing.org/Latest_News/2013/USJWDC13_Final.htm 

• http://www.sail-world.com/USA/U.S.-Junior-Womens-Doublehanded-Championship-Day-3/111332

• https://www.luvmyboat.com/news/locals-smith-and-davidson-capture-u-s-junior-women-s-doublehanded-championship/10527/

• http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/170254/US-Junior-Womens-Doublehanded-Championship

• http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2013-07-03#.Udydkm21exo

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 Locals Smith and Davidson Capture U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship

CORONA DEL MAR, Calif. (June 27, 2013) – Carolyn Smith (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Bayley Davidson (Costa Mesa, Calif.) cashed in on their fourth consecutive attempt to win the Ida Lewis Trophy at the 2013 U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship, hosted by the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. The duo tallied a 3-4-2-4 scoring line in Thursday's third and final day of racing to win the title by eight points over contenders Cassie Obel (Marina del Rey, Calif.) and Annika Garrett (Culver City, Calif.). Smith and Davidson were representing the Newport Harbor Yacht Club and Balboa Yacht Club this week.
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U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship features elite

Regatta, which takes place Tuesday through Thursday in Newport Harbor, has highly skilled sailors competing.

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club junior sailors Holly McNamee, left, and Shannon Morris will compete in the U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship. (Photo courtesy BCYC: Betsy Crowfoot / June 25, 2013)

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photo: Betsy Crowfoot

 By Ambrosia Brody

NEWPORT BEACH - A total of 78 of the nation's top young women competed June 22-27 in the U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship for the Ida Lewis Trophy, hosted by Bahia Corinthian YC ...

By: Ambrosia Brody

NEWPORT BEACH -- A total of 78 of the nation’s top young women sailors competed June 22-27 in the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship for the Ida Lewis Trophy, hosted by Bahia Corinthian YC. In the end, Carolyn Smith and Bayley Davidson, representing Newport Harbor Yacht Club and Balboa Yacht Club, took top honors, tallying a 3-4-2-4 score.             - See more at: http://www.thelog.com/Racing/Article/Local-Junior-Women-Sailors-Take-Ida-Lewis-Trophy#sthash.mg9APfhI.dpuf

By: Ambrosia Brody

NEWPORT BEACH -- A total of 78 of the nation’s top young women sailors competed June 22-27 in the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship for the Ida Lewis Trophy, hosted by Bahia Corinthian YC. In the end, Carolyn Smith and Bayley Davidson, representing Newport Harbor Yacht Club and Balboa Yacht Club, took top honors, tallying a 3-4-2-4 score.       - See more at: http://www.thelog.com/Racing/Article/Local-Junior-Women-Sailors-Take-Ida-Lewis-Trophy#sthash.mg9APfhI.dpuf

By: Ambrosia Brody

NEWPORT BEACH -- A total of 78 of the nation’s top young women sailors competed June 22-27 in the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship for the Ida Lewis Trophy, hosted by Bahia Corinthian YC. In the end, Carolyn Smith and Bayley Davidson, representing Newport Harbor Yacht Club and Balboa Yacht Club, took top honors, tallying a 3-4-2-4 score.             - See more at: http://www.thelog.com/Racing/Article/Local-Junior-Women-Sailors-Take-Ida-Lewis-Trophy#sthash.mg9APfhI.dpuf

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SAILING MAGAZINE: Nine Sailors die in two races

Nine sailors die in two race

May 2012 By Betsy Crowfoot

Fatal shipwrecks two weeks apart in California waters called  ‘an extraordinary coincidence’

Four sailors racing in the annual Newport to Ensenada Race were killed off the California coast in the early hours of April 28. The tragedy came just two weeks after five sailors died off San Francisco when their boat was hit by a rogue wave and driven onto the rocky shore of the Farallon Islands.


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