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After to-day’s (Tues) racing in light wind conditions at the Student Yachting World Cup Championship at La Trinite-sur-Mere Cork CIT representing Ireland are lying second overall to a very strong Portuguese team.

Racing was held in light fluky conditions with two races sailed in the morning and, due to forecasts of wind gusting to over 30 knots, the race due to take place to-night has been re-scheduled.  The CIT team under skipper Nicholas O’Leary had a poor first race to-day finishing 9th as totally random wind shifts shuffled the fleet quite a bit.  At this point with eight races having been sailed, the Irish will  discard this 9th position as their worst to date.  The second race of the day went better for them and they were in the lead when they were pipped by the English team from Great Britain Solent University who took  first place in the last 100 metres leaving CIT second followed by the Swiss team from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne.

 The Championship is a very closely contested series in difficult weather conditions to date resulting in many protests and requests for redress some of which are still outstanding.  

Provisional results to date after eight races: Portugal 19 pts, Ireland 25 pts, France (IUT de Vannes) 26 pts tied with Iraly in joint third also on 26 pts.

The Student Yachting World Cup is a competition  certified by ISAF and is organised by an enthusiastic team of students  from the Ecole Polytechnique, a  French scientific university with the Grande Surprise yachts supplied by the college.  Each crew has eight students from the same university and must include at least two girls.

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2023 Sailing World Championships: Preview, full schedule, athletes and how to watch live Paris 2024 Qualifying action

A total of 107 Olympic quotas for Paris 2024 will be allocated during the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, set to take place in The Hague, Netherlands, from 11 to 20 August. 

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Twenty years after its inaugural edition in Cadiz, Spain, the 2023 Sailing World Championships are heading to the Netherlands.

More than 1,200 participants on 922 boats are expected in The Hague from 11 to 20 August. They will vie for 14 world titles and a total of 107 Olympic quotas - across the 10 Olympic classes - for Paris 2024 .

Read on to find out everything you need to know about the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, including full schedule, athletes to watch and more on the road to Paris 2024.

Sailing: The road to Paris 2024

The 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships serve as the primary Olympic Qualifier event in Sailing .

A total of 107 quotas will be awarded during the ten days of competition in The Hague and this represents nearly a third of the total number of quotas at stake during the year leading up to the commencement of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

These quotas will be allocated to the highest-placed NOCs as follows, with a limit of one quota per NOC per event.

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Athletes to watch at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships

After winning gold medals at Tokyo 2020 , sailors like Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti in Mixed Multihull, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze in Women's skiff, Anne-Marie Rindom in Women's Dinghy, and Matt Wearn in Men's Dinghy are now setting their sights on the world title and quota spots for Paris 2024.

Three-time Olympic medallist Marit Bouwmeester is among the most anticipated athletes at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships. The Dutch sailor triumphed at this year's European Championships, marking her comeback after giving birth to her first child. She's now determined to replicate her success on the global stage in the Women's Dinghy event.

On home waters, Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken are aiming for a threepeat in The Hague. Having secured victories in the previous two World Championships in the Men's skiff category, they claimed an impressive win during the Paris 2024 Test Event last month at Marseille Marina . In Women's skiff, their compatriots Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz find themselves in a similar situation.

Other athletes who shone during the Test Event were France's Camille Lecointre and Jérémie Mion in the Mixed Two Person Dinghy category, Italians Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei in Mixed Multihull as well as Sharon Kantor from Israel in Women's Windsurfing.

In the new iQFOiL format, the French team looks strong, with Nicolas Goyard competing in the men's category and Hélène Noesmoen in the women's. She will have to race against Emma Wilson , who seamlessly transitioned from RS:X, a category where she claimed the bronze medal at Tokyo 2020.

While the competition looks very open in the Men's Kite, the Allianz Sailing World Championships might contribute to establishing a hierarchy one year prior to the Olympics Games Paris 2024. Leading contenders include the promising Max Maeder (SGP), reigning world-title holder Toni Vodisek (SLO), and recent Test Event winner Axel Mazella (FRA).

With six world titles to her name, Daniela Moroz bears the weight of Team USA's aspirations, although she faces an ever-intensifying field of competitors. With the home Games less than one year away, Lauriane Nolot has displayed a remarkable form with wins at the Princess Sofia Trophy, the French Olympic Week (SOF) in Hyeres, and the Paris 2024 Test Event. This highly anticipated duel in The Hague is just one of the many reasons to closely follow this week of epic racing on the waters of the North Sea.

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• Racing Day: Kite Men, Kite Women, Men’s Dinghy, Women’s Dinghy, Mixed Two Person Dinghy, Mixed Multihull, Hansa 303 (Paralympic class)
• Reserve Day: Men’s Skiff, Women’s Skiff, 2.4m OD (Paralympic class), Rs Venture Keel (Paralympic class)

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• Racing Day: Windsurfing Men, Windsurfing Women, Kite Men, Kite Women, Men’s Dinghy, Women’s Dinghy, Men’s Skiff, Women’s Skiff, Mixed Two Person Dinghy, 2.4m OD (Paralympic class), RS Venture Keel (Paralympic class)
• Reserve Day: Mixed Multihull, Hansa 303 (Paralympic class)

Wednesday August 16

• Racing Day: Windsurfing Men, Windsurfing Women, Kite Men, Kite Women, Men’s Skiff, Women’s Skiff, Mixed Two Person Dinghy, Mixed Multihull
• Medal Race: Hansa 303 (Paralympic class), 2.4m OD (Paralympic class), RS Venture Keel (Paralympic class)
• Reserve Day: Men’s Dinghy, Women’s Dinghy

Thursday August 17

• Racing Day: Windsurfing Men, Windsurfing Women, Kite Men, Kite Women, Men’s Dinghy, Women’s Dinghy
• Medal Race: Mixed Two Person Dinghy, Mixed Multihull
• Reserve Day: Men’s Skiff, Women’s Skiff

Friday August 18

• Medal Race: Men’s Skiff, Women’s Skiff

Saturday August 19

• Medal Race: Windsurfing Men, Windsurfing Women, Kite Men, Kite Women

Sunday August 20

• Medal Race: Men’s Dinghy, Women’s Dinghy
• Reserve Medal Race: Windsurfing Men, Windsurfing Women, Kite Men, Kite Women

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The 2023 Allianz World Sailing Championships will be available worldwide on the World Sailing YouTube Channel and several broadcasters such as Eurosport/Discovery or SuperSport .

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A drift-off and a ‘pointless’ race: Wind doesn’t play ball for the Louis Vuitton Cup Day 2

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A single full-length race between America's Cup challengers Alinghi and American Magic was all that could be managed in today's Louis Vuitton Cup racing

The second day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robbin series – the America’s Cup challenger selection series – took place today Friday 30 August in Barcelona, but it was not far from the most thrilling day with only one full race completed in the very, very light winds.

One team that will be somewhat happy about the conditions will be America’s Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, who were forced to withdraw from today’s racing while they try to repair damage sustained when pulling their boat out the water after the first day of Louis Vuitton Cup action .

It’s unclear just when the Kiwis will be back on the water and today did see them missing out on one match – against INOES Britannia – but they were also due to race the Frech and this race was cancelled due to a lack of wind.

American Magic foil while Alinghi low-ride in the pre-start. Photo: Ricardo Pinto / America’s Cup

Race 5  American Magic  Vs Alinghi Red Bull Racing

Skippers American Magic:  Paul Goodison  &  Tom Slingsby Alinghi Red Bull Racing: Arnaud Psarofaghis & Maxime Bachelin

As with yesterday’s racing, today saw a delay to racing as the race committee waited for the wind to fill to the required 6.5knots across the whole course that is needed to get a race started. Yesterday in these conditions American Magic dropped off their foils in the pre-start agains INEOS Britannia and lost that race as a result.

Today the Americans had a bigger headsail up and it was something of a reverse of fortunes in the start sequence as Alinghi just managed to get into the dirty air of American Magic and dropped off the foils in the light winds and it would be easy to assume that was the race won for American Magic as Alinghi were fully 550m behind by the time they got foiling and crossed the startline.

Things looked even better for the American squad as Alinghi dropped off their foils at the bottom of the first downwind. However American Magic also dropped off their foils at the top of the course.

The race very quickly became a case of watching the boats pop up on the foil and then either just make it though a manoeuvre or drop off the foils.

Ultimately when the US-flagged AC75 was 1/3 of the way down the second downwind – and with Alinghi still low-riding upwind – the course was shortened to 2 laps. At that point Goodison and Slingsby made the call to low-ride for the rest of the donwwind with 20 minutes of the 45 minute time limit still to run.

It’s not what these boats are built for and it’s not exactly spectacular watching but the US-flagged team managed to limp across the finish line in the lead. there was briefly some tension as Alinghi popped up in the foils with 200m still to go to the finish for the US, but by that time they couldn’t be much of a threat.

“It wasn’t pretty at all, but it’s just tough conditions. You get a nice gust at 8.5 knots and then it just drops off and it’s a real struggle to stay on the foils,” summarised Slingsby at the finish of the race.

What did we learn from the Louis Vuitton Cup Race 5?

This latest generation of AC75 have had some rule changes to try to make them a little better at foiling in low winds, after a couple of races saw the boat sailing in low-riding mode in 2021. But once again we were treated to the non-spectacle of just that.

What did we learn about the relative performance of American Magic and Alinghi Red Bull Racing? Pretty much nothing, but two losses from two races is far from positive for the Swiss team.

Photo: Ricardo Pinto / America’s Cup

Race 6   Emirates Team New Zealand (withdrawn) Vs INEOS Britannia

Skippers Emirates Team New Zealand: Pete Burling  &  Nathan Outteridge INEOS Britannia:  Ben Ainlsie  &  Dylan Fletcher

After a very, very long delay waiting for sufficient wind at around 15:50 local, there was finally enough wind to watch INEOS Britannia cross the startline alone – with Emirates Team New Zealand ashore fixing their damaged boat – and immediately being awarded the ‘win’.

A pointless experience in more ways than one, as this ‘victory’ will be scrubbed from the scoresheet when the Round Robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup concludes. This will be the case for all New Zealand races, so the Defender cannot influence which boat is eliminated from this stage of the regatta.

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2022 Kennedy Cup

• Date November 5-6, 2022
• Type Cross Regional Regatta
• Boat Navy 44
• Scoring 1 Division

Saturday, November 5:

1920 Saturday, 5 November Kennedy Cup Day 1

Ten teams are on hand at the Naval Academy in Annapolis competing for the Kennedy Cup, Intercollegiate Sailing’s Big Boat Championship. The farthest traveled is last year’s champions and perennial contender California Maritime Academy representing PCCSC. MCSA is well represented by University of Michigan and University of Toledo. NEISA is represented by Massachusetts Maritime Academy, University of Rhode Island and the US Coast Guard Academy. SAISA is represented by College of Charleston and MAISA is represented by SUNY Maritime, US Merchant Marine Academy and the Naval Academy. PRO for the regatta is National Race Office Bruce Bingman and Chief Judge is National Judge Dan Trammell.

The conditions for today’s racing were ideal with warm south-southeasterly breeze in the 12

Sunday, November 6:

Competitors of the Kennedy Cup were greeted again with ideal conditions for the final three races of this year’s regatta. It was gray and rainy when everyone showed up but the rain cleared and another southerly was awaiting on the Chesapeake Bay.

After a brief postponement, PRO Bruce Bingman and his race committee team got the first race of the day (race #5) going in approximately 12 knots of wind on an axis of 170 on the tail end of an ebb. Cal Maritime left picked up where they left off and were near the front at the first mark just back of URI. They made a pass downwind and didn’t look back to take the win. URI was second and Navy third. For race #6, the course axis was shifted left 10 degrees and the current has gone slack. Cal got launched at the start and led wire to wire for their fourth win of the series, clinching the regatta with a race to spare. Coast Guard recovered their top form from yesterday and took second. KP too found the gas pedal and grabbed third.

For the final race, teams were fighting for the remaining podium spots with Navy, URI, KP and Coast Guard all in contention. KP won the race convincingly while Cal stayed out of trouble but remained in the top tier around the course. Coast Guard finished with another impressive performance taking second with Cal close behind in third. Navy finished fourth but took a penalty for hitting a mark incurring an extra point as a consequence.

In the end, Cal Maritime won the Kennedy Cup by an impressive 12 points over Navy who took second and also earning the Jeff Stanley Memorial Trophy. Coast Guard finished third lamenting what could have been after suffering foul trouble in two races Saturday.

A huge debt of gratitude is owed to the many volunteers and helped make the regatta such a success including Jan Richardson, Tom Stalder, David Shaeffer, Bill Museler, Steve Small, Karen Yeigh, Dana Howe and a bunch of midshipmen from the Offshore Sailing Team who all served on race committee. Thanks also go to our volunteer Safety Officers who rode aboard with each team. These included: Dan Trammell, Aron Axe, Bob Girrier, David Andril, Steve Cohan, Tom McCarthy, Nelson Pemberton, Ken Schneider, Don Worm and Jon Wright.

Lastly, a huge thanks to Frieda Wildey the Offshore Sailing Team’s Fleet Captain who helped manage many details and organization of the event and ensured it all ran smoothly. Congratulations to repeat winner Cal Maritime! They earned the right to represent the US at next year’s Student Yachting World Cup in France.

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Americans slip to third at Student Yachting World Cup

Published on October 17th, 2013 by Editor -->

Ponic, France (October 17, 2013) – During the fourth day of the Student Yachting World Cup, the 14 schools raced J/80s in four windward-leeward races. While the France team from Kedge BS keeps the top place in the general ranking, the Switzerland team made an outstanding performance which elevated them to second place.

In the morning, the wind was much lower than the previous days, around 10 knots. The teams had to review their tactics and strategies. At the first race of the day, Scotland did not make a start as good as usual and was 9th on the second mark. Switzerland looked to be in good shape for the races of the day and finished second. France seemed to be unbeatable and won again this round. The USA got 3rd.

The wind speed went even slower for the second race. With only 7 knots on the instruments, the soft skills of the team and the keenness of the tuning were even more crucial. On the first mark, France crossed the line only 9th while Germany which made a great start was leading this first race. However all the teams were side by side and at the finish line Switzerland had overtaken Germany to go first in front of the Committee boat. The results are Switzerland, first, then Germany, USA and France. The latter had not stopped any effort to re-conquer the lost places.

As the third race started, the wind did not strengthen and the teams needed to concentrate even more on how to grasp the path. At the first mark, the French were leading followed by Germany and Australia. The boats were really close to each other and the skippers needed to pay close attention to their surroundings. Still, on the first leeward, the wind swung left. Switzerland took the opportunity to take over the head of the race, leaving France at the 7th place. Australia finessed to get second. France tried to struggle back but finished 4th after Switzerland, Australia and England.

In the afternoon the wind was not blowing hard, but very shifty. At the first mark, Australia was first. Ireland, Switzerland, and England came after. After the first lap, France was leading, then Switzerland and Australia. The mark was over crowded as there was only 2 minutes between the first and the last crew. France won the last race of the day; Switzerland got second then England and Australia. The USA finished fifth but got an OCS penalty for a false start.

The races today proved that there is still a fight for leading the Student Yachting World Cup. France keeps leading of this edition but strong competitors got revealed as Switzerland won two races and almost won the other two once. Today races proved once again that the final ranking is not settled yet; there is a tiny gap of 4 points between Switzerland (2nd) and the USA (3rd).

Friday, the crews are due to compete in good weather conditions again. Racing concludes on Saturday, October 19. Here is the ranking after day 4 (after the protests):

1 – FRA – Kedge BS (14 points) 2 – SUI – EPFL (39 points) 3 – USA – Team USA (43 points) 4 – AUS – Maquarie University (51 points) 5 – SCO – Team Scotland (56 points) 6 – BEL – UCL (58 points) 7 – ENG – University of Southampton (59 points) 8 – DEF – UCD Team Ireland Powered by Energia (69 points) 9 – IRL – Dublin Universities (77 points) 10 – GER – RWTH Aachen University (92 points) 11 – NOR – NTNUI Sailing (102 points) 12 – FRAX – X-HEC (110 points) 13 – JPN – Kobe University (135 points) 14 – CHN – Xiamen University (139.7 points)

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5.5m fleet heads back to Benodet for Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5m World Champs

The International 5.5 Metre fleet is heading to Benodet in south Brittany and the Yacht Club de l’Odet this week for 10 days of championship racing, including the 2024 Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5 Metre World Championship.

It’s the eighth time the championship has been contested in Brittany and the sixth time since 1974 that it has been hosted by the Yacht Club de l’Odet. Eight boats are entered for the one boat per country Scandinavian Gold Cup, which runs August 29-31, while 30 have entered the world championship, which runs from September 1-7.

The Scandinavian Gold Cup is one of the most historic and most prestigious trophies in the sport of sailing, having been first sailed for in 1919 and awarded to the 5.5 Metre class since 1953.

This year the entry list is particularly strong, including multiple winner  Artemis  (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli Seather),  Aspire  (POL 17 Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek Edward Wright) and the winner of the last two editions,  The Jean Genie  (GBR 43 Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairadh Scott).

Last year, the championships were held at Porto Cervo, in Sardinia, where teams were tested by a wide range of conditions, however, they face a different challenge for the first few days here in France, when light airs are forecast to prevail. This is likely to favour the Swiss built Wilke hulls that dominate the class, rather than Morton’s David Hollom designed boat that excels in stronger winds.

In the Scandinavian Gold Cup only race wins count. Its unique format involves all non-race winners being excluded after the third race, so the event can be over in three races, or take seven. Either way, it’s always very hard to win. In parallel with the Gold Cup, a total of nine Evolution and Classic boats will competing for the Hanko Cup and the Royal Kaag Classic Cup.

Racing for the world championship then begins on September 1, with a 10 race series scheduled to take place over five days.

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How the Worlds Were Won

• By Elisabeth Whitener
• February 13, 2024

The five-minute horn sounds as the J/70 class flag goes up. It’s shake-and-bake time for the team on Brutus III . I deliver my signature bony-knuckle fist bumps to my teammates, a tradition I brought to them as the only American on board. We do it before every race to loosen up and get excited. It’s Day One of the 2023 J/70 World Championships in St. Petersburg, Florida, and “No Windersburg,” as we like to call it, is living up to its reputation. The forecast is set to improve as the day goes on, but we all know that this first light-air race will reveal who has what it takes to win the world title. 

We’ve been preparing for these conditions all year thanks to Mother Nature delivering light winds at several events at Davis Islands, Miami, the UK, and typically windy Lake Garda. All of our light-air training and racing has taught us several lessons: patience, clear communication, coordination moving around the boat, and important feedback loops. Most importantly, we’ve learned to trust in one another, and to do our jobs and do them well. While there might be literal stepping on toes on our boat as we sail five-up, there is no overstepping our individual roles. We own our positions and back up one another whenever necessary. We all bring different but complementary skills, and we use those to work as equals—a true team mentality.

As the final gun sounds for the first race, our focus is simple: sail normally, which is easier said than done in an 83-boat fleet full of talented teams. But nothing is ever normal in the first race of a big-fleet world championship. Thanks to our practice and preparation, we have a decent start and good boatspeed off the line. This was a major goal for our team, and we knew that good, clean starts would allow us to control our race. But even with our good start, we find ourselves hung out in an unfortunate windshift, which puts us in the chaotic midfleet scrum. It’s daunting and disheartening to see so many boats ahead of us, but it’s a place we’ve been before. We buckle down and get to work, crossing the finish line after what feels like a three-hour race; 53rd is not a Worlds-winning result to start with.

At this point, we know that something needs to change. We need to shake off the nerves, reset, and get after it again. I go below and pass up water bottles and the traditional Brutus -style energy bars: the best chocolate fudge brownies. The ­discussion while we scarf our sweet treats is to remain positive, and we joke about what a relief it is to have our drop race already out of the way. We all know that we have a long week ahead and anything can happen. We stick to the game plan: Sail normally, do our best, and keep the positive energy at full tilt. Small windshifts make a huge difference on long legs, so we know that we need to keep a ­particularly close eye on them.

We then go straight back into our normal prestart routine by going head-to-wind near the midline committee boat and determining the side of the line we want to start at. Then we go upwind on starboard and port tacks to get our bearings and check our rig settings. After one more wind check and a back-down to make sure we were free from all the little bits of seagrass we’ve seen on the course, we ping the ends of the line and time our runs to the line.

Again, we’re shaking-and- baking at the five-minute signal. The breeze is building, the sugar is kicking in, and we are ready to redeem ourselves. And redeem we do, crossing the finish line with a third. We could attribute the brownies as the secret to success, but what really happened is we found our stride. 

For the remainder of the week, our best sailing is done when we find ourselves with room to play, and we constantly adjust our technique to even the smallest changes in wind strength. Our trust in one another to change modes easily provides us with opportunities to make big gains both upwind and downwind. Knowing this, our tactician, Ben Saxton, can make confident decisions about what our plan is and utilize the feedback loop of information we constantly have going in the boat.

Our driver, Thomas Mallendine, provides Saxton with how the helm is feeling and what he needs. Chris Grube constantly relays big-picture wind reports, what phase the breeze is in, and how far up and down we are from our mean compass numbers. Downwind, he keeps the communication flowing about how the spinnaker feels, helping Mallendine drive to the mode we need. Charles Thompson, Brutus ’ fearless owner, provides feedback on relatives both upwind and downwind, and I call short-term puffs and lulls upwind and downwind. It might seem like a lot of chatter, but we have been able to fine-tune it with practice so that we can make the best decisions while racing without being on information overload.

As a team, we find that if we are overly dialed in, we’re too stiff and don’t execute the boathandling as well. Overcoming that is what makes this team so special. All of the technical information, boathandling, feedback and preparation make us a fast team, but our real magic is our banter. No one on the boat is safe from being lovingly picked on, and nothing diffuses tension faster than making fun of yourself. It’s not constant, but at many points during races, and always between races, we turn to laughter to set us straight. There’s no point in playing if we’re not having a good time.

Before the last race of the regatta, we have a decent overall lead in the standings, but we know we need to sail well to win. It’s still anyone’s game. I am nervous. We all are, but we’ve talked about it. Being nervous is OK—as long as we utilize those nerves and enjoy the privilege of being in a ­position to be nervous. 

Lo and behold, the start of the last race is our worst of the regatta. We’re deep in the third row and about to lose it all. But we harness our nerves differently than we did in the first race: We laugh and move on. We sail fast, make smart decisions, and keep our composure. We sail our way, the Brutus banter in full effect, and it works. This is what makes winning this world ­championship title so special.

It’s an amazing feeling to win my first world championship, and I am honored to be the first American woman to win the J/70 world title. But the satisfaction is far greater than that. It might sound cliche or sappy, but I’m proud that we won as a team, as best mates, laughing and smiling from start to finish.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Newcomer Abby Dahlkemper scored an early goal and Bay FC beat the Portland Thorns 3-1 on Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Rachel Hill and Joelle Anderson also scored for Bay (7-11-0), which moved above the playoff line into eighth place with eight games remaining in the regular season.

Portland (8-7-3), sitting in fifth place in the league standings, has lost two straight since the regular season re-started following the Olympic break.

Dahlkemper, acquired earlier this week in a trade with San Diego, started and scored on a header from close range in the seventh minute. Hill added a second goal in the 18th to make it 2-0.

Sophia Smith scored for the Thorns in the 32nd minute, maneuvering around diving Bay goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland. Alexa Spaanstra appeared to score the tying goal off a cross from Smith in the 42nd minute but it was called offside.

Anderson scored in the 70th minute some five minutes after coming into the game as a substitute.

The Thorns welcomed back Smith and Sam Coffey, who both made their first starts since helping the United States win the gold medal at the Paris Games.

A fan at Providence Park held a sign that said “Sam Coffey is Pure Gold.”

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