Audi MedCup, é Team New Zealand a conquistare il circuito 2010
Audi MedCupGP 42Level ClassTP52Vela 25 Settembre 2010 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic id=7360 w=300 h=200 float=left]Audi MedCup – Cagliari – Si è chiuso con la regata più bella dell’anno il Circuito Audi MedCup 2010, grazie a una giornata caratterizzata da oltre 25 nodi di maestrale e mare poco mosso. Il Comitato di Regata è riuscito a dare il via a una prova soltanto, che ha però regalato emozioni e spettacolo allo stato puro. Protagonisti indiscussi a Cagliari, sono stati i neozelandesi di Emirates Team New Zealand, vincitori del Circuito, e gli argentini di Matador, a cui è andato il Trofeo Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.
Assolo argentino a Cagliari
Per il team di Francesco Bruni e Vasco Vascotto, quello di Cagliari è stato un vero e proprio dominio, arricchito dalla vittoria di tre prove (costiera compresa) e da 12.5 punti di vantaggio sui franco-tedeschi di Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE e i kiwi di Emirates Team New Zealand, rispettivamente secondi e terzi nel Trofeo Regione Autonoma della Sardegna. Quarta posizione per un sorprendente Synergy, lontano solo mezzo punto dal podio, con Quantum Racing quinto, davanti a Team Origin e Bribon. Lo scafo spagnolo è stato costretto al ritiro nel secondo giorno di regate, a causa della collisione con Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE. Ultima Luna Rossa, dietro ad Artemis, ottavo, e Cristabella, nona.
Nel Circuito, due su due per i kiwi
Pronostici rispettati per Emirates Team New Zealand, che dopo la vittoria del 2009, conquista anche il Circuito 2010. Dominio assoluto per i kiwi, in testa alla classifica overall fin dal primo evento di Cascais. Secondo posto per Quantum Racing, distante ben 48.5 punti dai neozelandesi, e gradino più basso del podio per Matador, staccato di sole 5 lunghezze dagli americani. Quarto posto overall per Team Origin, unico team con barca nuova del Circuito, davanti ad Artemis e a un ottimo Synergy. Settima piazza invece per Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE, seguito da Bribon e Cristabella. Chiudono la classifica Luna Rossa, decima, e Bigamist 7, ultimo.
Paolo Cian pigliatutto nella 42 Series
Splendida stagione per lo skipper italiano Paolo Cian, che conquista con Madrid-Caser Seguros sia il Trofeo Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, sia il Circuito Audi MedCup 2010. Strabiliante la dimostrazione di forza del team spagnolo nelle acque di Cagliari, con ben 6 vittorie su 7 regate disputate. Con 8 punti di score, Madrid-Caser Seguros ha dunque chiuso in prima posizione, staccando di 9 lunghezze Islas Canarias Puerto Calero. Terzo e quarto posto, invece, per Peninsula Petroleum e Airisessential. Nel Circuito Audi MedCup 2010, sono ben 16, invece, i punti di vantaggio di Madrid-Caser Seguros sui connazionali di Islas Canarias Puerto Calero, seconda davanti ad Iberdrola, Airisessential e Peninsula Petroleum.
Ora il mondiale, poi l’arrivederci al 2011
Terminato il Circuito Audi MedCup, i team della 52 Series si danno ora appuntamento per il World Championship 2010, in programma a Valencia dal 5 al 9 ottobre. Il Circuito Audi MedCup tornerà invece nel 2011, con la 52 Series e i Soto 40 pronti a dar vita a una nuova emozionante stagione di vela.
Trofeo Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
52 Series
1. Matador, 2-8-2-1-5-1-1,5 -5, pt. 25,5
2. Audi A1 All4One, 5-1-5-6-3-11-6-1, pt. 38
3. Emirates Team New Zealand, 8-2-1-10-2-3-9-3, pt. 38
4. Synergy, 6-5-3-4-1-5-7,5-7, pt. 38,5
5. Quantum Racing, 9-3-7-2-6-4-3-6, pt. 40
42 Series
1. Madrid – Caser Seguros, 1-2-1-1-1-1-1, pt. 8
2. Islas Canarias Puerto Calero, 4-1-3-2-2-3-2, pt. 17
3. Península Petroleum, 3-3-4-4-3-2-3, pt. 22
4. Airisessential, 2-4-2-3-4-4-4, pt. 23
5. Iberdrola, 6-6-6-6-6-6-6, pt.42
AUDI MEDCUP, TEAM NEW ZEALAND BECOME FIRST EVER TEAM TO RETAIN THE AUDI MEDCUP CIRCUIT TITLE
[Audi MedCup, Press Release] After Thursday’s coastal race the supreme Kiwis under skipper-helm Dean Barker had built themselves an unbeatable lead and in the end, after today’s one final blustery race in a Mistral of more than 28 knots off Cagliari, Sardinia the champions rounded out their second victorious season to finish 48.5 points ahead of Quantum Racing who finish runners-up, as they also did last season..
Alberto Roemmers’ Matador, the current world champions skippered by Guillermo Parada, comprehensively won the Region of Sardinia Trophy, the fifth and final regatta of the Audi MedCup Circuit season, finishing 12.5 points ahead of Jochen Schuemann’s Franco-German crew on Audi A1 powered by All4ONE.
The Kiwi 2010 champions, become the first team ever in the six year history of the circuit to win back-to-back MedCup Circuit champion titles. They won the top regatta trophy in Cascais, were fourth in Marseille, second in Barcelona, triumphed in Murcia and finished third on countback here in Cagliari.
Emirates Team New Zealand set themselves on course for overall victory from the outset of the season in breezy Cascais, Portugal in May where they established an initial lead of 20 points, winning three races as well as the key coastal race there.
When last season they streaked to win four in a row of 2009’s five regattas, unmatched consistency has underpinned their victory again this season.
They won ten of this 2010 season’s 44 52 Series races. Last year they won 14 races from 43 starts. Skipper Dean Barker, Emirates Team New Zealand’s skipper -helm highlighted today how much harder this season has been for them to prevail overall.
Terry Hutchinson and the Quantum Racing crew finish second overall for the season, just five points ahead of Matador.
When they seized the lead on the second beat of today’s race the world champions seemed to have pulled themselves up to within touching distance of second place on the Circuit.
With incumbents Quantum Racing five boats behind it might then have gone down to a match race for second, but as they hoisted their kite for the final run it exploded and they were left sitting for minutes while four boats passed them.
They only just managed to get a new spinnaker filling to stay ahead of their green and black hulled adversaries. With a win in the final race of the season Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE finish second at this season’s finale, just as they also did in Portugal in May.
Madrid-Caser Seguros dominate the 42s
Overall victory for the season in the 42 Series was achieved with a day to spare by Jose Maria van der Ploeg Madrid-Caser Seguros.
Yesterday they ensured they could not be beaten for the 2010 Audi MedCup Circuit title and today made it three in a row winning three of the season’s five regattas outright in Barcelona, Murcia and the Region of Sardinia Trophy.
The road to victory in the 42 Series had some bumps for overall winners Madrid-Caser Seguros, with the series runners-up and defending 2009 season champions Islas Canarias Puerto Calero easily winning in Cascais with a huge 10 point margin.
And in performing well in the lighter air races other teams like Iberdrola and Airisessential were always poised to pounce, while Peninsula Petroleum suffered bad luck in the first two stages with a broken masthead crane.
But the teamwork came together for skipper Jose Maria van der Ploeg and helmsman Paolo Cian, with their excellent speed, boathandling and tactical potential becoming apparent by their first stage win in Barcelona, and just accelerating after this.
“The team has been improving at every stage,” said an ecstatic van der Ploeg, “And now we are at the maximum, exactly where we wanted to be.”
The next 52 Series event is the world championships for the class which runs 5th to 9th October in Valencia, Spain.
The 2011 Audi MedCup Circuit starts in May next year.
Trofeo Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
52 Series
1. Matador, 2-8-2-1-5-1-1,5 -5, pt. 25,5
2. Audi A1 All4One, 5-1-5-6-3-11-6-1, pt. 38
3. Emirates Team New Zealand, 8-2-1-10-2-3-9-3, pt. 38
4. Synergy, 6-5-3-4-1-5-7,5-7, pt. 38,5
5. Quantum Racing, 9-3-7-2-6-4-3-6, pt. 40
42 Series
1. Madrid – Caser Seguros, 1-2-1-1-1-1-1, pt. 8
2. Islas Canarias Puerto Calero, 4-1-3-2-2-3-2, pt. 17
3. Península Petroleum, 3-3-4-4-3-2-3, pt. 22
4. Airisessential, 2-4-2-3-4-4-4, pt. 23
5. Iberdrola, 6-6-6-6-6-6-6, pt.42
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