Seiko Kinetic 200 Meter Dive Mens Watch SKA371The final matches proved to be extremely challenging for both the teams.Anna Tunnicliffe was leading as she had already defeated Giulia Conti in the round robin racing.However, she was very well aware of the fact that the road to winning the race against Giulia Conti would be difficult as she was a remarkable sailor and could not be underestimated.Each race saw them neck-to-neck with the winner being identified only at the very end.In spite of Giulia Conti’s win, Anna Tunnicliffe felt obliged to have raced against her and thoroughly enjoyed sailing stating that it was awesome.The first match in the final was won by Giulia Conti and the second was won by Anna Tunnicliffe.The first race in the final was extremely exciting as the lead kept changing and both teams attacked each other to prove their sailing prowess Seiko Kinetic 200 Meter Dive Mens Watch SKA371.Giulia Conti won the next two matches and stated she looked forward to racing against Anna Tunnicliffe as they both had similar racing styles and went with their instincts rather than planning.With both sailors acknowledging and complementing each other’s match racing style, it was a competition that was a visual treat and also displayed perfect sportsmanship spirit.Rolex too appreciates this spirit and with its sponsorship of events wishes to acknowledge the true spirit of healthy competition and opponents learning from each other and growing together.
The drama and anticipation finally came to a nail-biting end at the Rolex Osprey Cup 2009 Finals.The much awaited finale at the St.Petersburg Yacht Club saw two of the finest sailors going into a head to head competition.After Anna Tunnicliffe’s excellent performance in the round robin with 18 wins, all bets were on her to grab the final win.However, Giulia Conti proved to be the dark horse as she was just tailing behind Anna Tunnicliffe with 15 wins and managed to rope in the title with a grand and competitive finish.The semi-final round had Anna Tunnicliffe competing against Karin Hagstorm from Sweden who is the world no.19 and defeated her with a 3-0.Anna Tunnicliffe’s crew included Molly Vandemoer from Redwood City, California, Liz Bower from Rochester, New York, and Debbie Capozzi from Bayport Seiko Kinetic 200 Meter Dive Mens Watch SKA371, New York.Giulia Conti went up against world no.7 ranked match racer Anne-Claire Le Berre from France who was also a 2008 Olympian.Giulia Conti won the race 3-0.The win was especially rewarding for Giulia Conti as she had not been able to race well in the last 2 regattas.Giullia Conti’s teammates were Lisa Lardani, Alessandra Angelini and Giovanna Micol.Together they defeated Anna Tunnicliffe and her team by 3-1 in the final match race.Rolex’s esteemed association with sporting events is exactly about extracting brilliant performances from all the teams and irrespective of past performances teams get a fresh platform to display their talents.Teams like that of Giulia Conti who have not been too consistent with their performances got a chance to display that they still have it in them to be called a world-class sailing team Seiko Kinetic 200 Meter Dive Mens Watch SKA371.
