Courtois tops women’s match racing tour

Pauline Courtois (FRA) made sure her first visit to Bermuda special by winning the inaugural Aspen Women’s Match Racing Regatta, held October 29-November 3 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Racing in IODs, Courtois also claimed the 2024 Women’s World Match Racing Tour title.

Having already clinched the season championship heading into the finals on Hamilton Harbour, Courtois and her fellow crew claimed a second title after edging Swede Anna Östling 2-1 in a match ontested in light and shifty conditions to cap a highly successful week of sailing.

“We are very, very happy,” an elated Courtois told The Royal Gazette.

“It was a big achievement for the team and an incredible year. The wind was very light and very shifty, so it was hard just to keep the boat fast. I haven’t done much match racing this year but I have a really good team.” – Full report

Tour information – Race details – Results

Women’s World Match Racing Tour 2024
April 23-26 – Santa Maria Cup – Annapolis USA
May 2-5 – Casa Vela Cup – San Francisco USA
May 17-20 – Normandy Match Cup – Le Havre, France
July 1-6 – Nordea Women’s Trophy / Match Cup Sweden – Marstrand, Sweden
Sept. 5-8 – KDY Women’s Match Race – Skovshoved, Denmark
Oct. 28-Nov. 3 – Bermuda

A team’s Tour points total will be the sum of their best three (3) scores.

The team with the highest score at the end of the season will be 2024 Women’s World Match Racing Tour Champion.

2024 Notice of Tour: https://womenswmrt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WWMRT-2024-Notice-of-Tour.pdf

The Women’s World Match Racing Tour was launched in 2022 to continue the hugely successful legacy of the WIM Series (Women’s International Match Racing Series) providing a global match racing series for female sailors. The name of the series was re-launched as the Women’s World Match Racing Tour with its continued mission to expand and strengthen global match racing and promote opportunities for competitive women’s sailing at every level. The Women’s World Match Racing Tour is the world’s first and only professional sailing series for women providing a valuable pathway for aspiring female world champions in the sport of sailing. womenswmrt.com