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Publication: Richmond Times-Dispatch Byline: H.B. Scott Date: 02-28-1997 Edition: City Section: Sports Memo: (lko) Crew members of Titillation, a racing sailboat, say the name of their boat exemplifies how they feel while sailing. ``It's thrilling -- kind of a tickle,'' said Carolyn Aaronson, jib-trimmer for the crew. Comprised of seven women from Richmond and boat owner and driver Paul Anderson of Deltaville, the Titillation crew was first in its class at the 10th annual YachtingH2  H2 Key West Race Week last month in Key West, Fla.``We didn't have a single failure in the area of teamwork,'' said Elizabeth Peabody, fore deck for the crew. ``I'm tickled pink.'' Titillation was joined in victory by Risky Business, a Tripp 33 owned and raced by Perry Jones and Don Wood of Midlothian that took first in another class. Both boats sail out of H1  H1Fishing Bay Yacht ClubH6H6 in Deltaville.``We took over the awards ceremony,'' Peabody said. ``We all wore our H5 H5Fishing Bay Yacht ClubH10H10 T-shirts so it looked like a mob of us.''The double victory of two boats from the same H9 H9yacht clubH12H12 is a first for the Key West event, dubbed ``The U.S. Open of sailing.''``There were world-class competitors out there,'' Jones said. ``We knew we would do well. But to win, we were very lucky.'' A total of 265 boats competed in the race, with about 2,000 participants from the United States, Greece, Italy, Brazil, France, Australia, Ireland and Great Britain. Titillation was the only boat manned by a predominantly female crew. The crew defeated 15 other competitors. ``Women are often made nonessential crew members on male-dominated boats,'' Peabody said. ``Especially if she's not the kind to speak up, she might find herself being relegated to sandwich-maker.'' The win showed, much to the chagrin of Hustler, the boat that came in 2 seconds behind Titillation in the final race, that women can sail well. ``It took about two seasons for us to get going, to feel confident as a team,'' Peabody said. ``Now we know each other's moves and can trust one another so that the technical aspects of the race become second nature when the pressure is on.'' Peabody has been sailing for about 15 years. Other members are Richmonders Mary Carter, Sue Kessler, Kelly O'Toole and Lynn Warner. Melinda Evans of Cleveland was a substitute in the race. The Risky Business crew includes three members of the U.S. sailing team, Ezra Culver and Matt Tym of Chicago, and Dan Bornarth of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Culver and Bornarth both participated in the 1996 Olympic trials. ``We decided to get a highly competitive boat a few years ago and see what we could do with it,'' Wood said. ``Having an experienced crew is part of that.'' Other crew members of Risky Business are Dale D'Allessandro of Henrico County, Doug Baird and Steve Shaw of Hampton and Alan Long of Cleveland. Next, both crews hope to enter the Chesapeake H11 H11Bay races in late March.``We're going to stick to the local races for a while,'' Jones said. ``Everyone sort of has this expectation that we can win anything now, but we think it's best to play it a little more conservative.'' |
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