Östling's WINGS Crew are Crowned 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour Champions

25th September 2023

2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour Champions - Anna Östling and her Swedish crew of Anna Holmdal, Linnea Wennergren, Annika Carlunger, Jenny Axhede and Marie Grusmark Credit: Kristian Joos/Sailing Pics

Sweden’s WINGS match racing team led by Anna Östling has been x after winning the final stage of the tour at the KDY Women’s Match Race in Skovshoved Harbour.

New Zealand’s Celia Willison/ EDGE Women’s Match finished the world tour season in second place, with New Zealand's Meghan Thomson/ 2.0 Racing in third overall.

Östling and crew of Anna Holmdal, Linnea Wennergren, Annika Carlunger, Jenny Axhede and Marie Grusmark arrived in Denmark this week just one point behind Celia Willison’s EDGE Women’s Match team on the tour leaderboard. Östling had to finish higher than 4th at the event to overtake Willison on points and secure the world tour title.

Using their years of experience sailing the DS37 boats at home in Sweden, WINGS managed to sail a strong regatta with a flawless 3-0 semi-final win over Denmark’s Camilla Ulrikkeholm before going on to defeat Denmark’s Lea Richter Vogelius 3-0 in the final.

2nd place overall - 2023 Women's World Match Racing Tour - EDGE Women's Match Team (from left to right, Fiona Mulcahy, Louise Acker, Alison Kent, Charlotte Porter, Ruby Scholten, Celia Willison) Photo: sailing pics

3rd place overall - 2023 Women's World Match Racing Tour - Megan Thomson (NZL) 2.0 Racing (second from right) pictured from the Normandie Match Cup, Le Havre Photo: Patrick Deroualle

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