"I think a lot of our success as of late can be credited to our three months of intense training before the Olympic Trials (last month)," Lovell said. "The training gave us the confidence and mental ability to overcome anything that happens on the water. We executed perfect at one point today, and Magnus looked at me and said, 'We really aced that one.' It was like hitting a hole-in-one."

Lovell and Liljedahl defeated Mark REYNOLDS and Will STOUT in the first race and beat off John MCCAUSLAND and Brad NICHOL in the second.

Two other local sailors and crew, Stephen MURRAY with crew Austin SPERRY, and Guy BRIERRE with crew Buddy CLARKE, also finished in the top 10, in sixth and seventh respectively.
"We finished just boat lengths behind the first three guys in the first race, and we were right where we wanted to be," Brierre said. "We had a little trouble in the second race, but we're only one point out of fifth place and our goal is to finish in the top five."
Olympic gold medallist with Magnus LILJEDAHL in 2000, Mark REYNOLDS now sailing with Will STOUT lies in second place with five points.

Top Ten After Two Races

Position	Helm	Crew	Race 1	Race 2	Points
1	Andy LOVELL	Magnus LILJEDAHL	1	1	2
2	Mark REYNOLDS	Will STOUT	2	3	5
3	John MACCAUSLAND	Brad NICHOL	5	2	7
4	George SZABO	Darin JENSEN	3	4	7
5	Larry WHIPPLE	Mark STRUBE	8	5	13
6	Stephen MURRAY	Austin SPERRY	6	7	13
7	Guy BRIERRE	Buddy CLARKE	4	10	14
8	Susie PEGEL	Brian BUFFALOE	7	8	15
9	Chris NIELSON	Mickey NEILSON	9	9	18
10	Bill CULBERSON	Chris FROST	10	11	21