Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, ecco la crew list di BMW Oracle Racing
LV Pacific SeriesOracle Team USAVela 13 Gennaio 2009 Zerogradinord 5
[singlepic=1384,250,170,,left]Louis Vuitton Pacific Series – Auckland – BMW Oracle Racing ha annunciato la crew list per le Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, in programma ad Auckland dal 30 gennaio. Il tre volte vincitore della Coppa America, Russell Coutts, sarà al timone e Larry Ellison farà parte dell’afterguard. Alla tattica Hamish Pepper.
“Guardiamo con interesse verso la prossima serie di regate in programma in Nuova Zelanda – ha spiegato Coutts – Sarà una manifestazione combattuta, ci saranno i migliori: davvero un bel modo di iniziare il nuovo anno”.
Assente dalla crew list James Spithill. L’ex timoniere di Luna Rossa e alcunin membri chiave del team sono rimasti a San Diego, dove prodeguiranno la preparazione sui multiscafi in vista dell’ipotetico Deed of Gift Match.
BMW Oracle Racing, Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, crew list
Prodiere – Alan Smith (NZL)
Aiuto prodiere – Alberto Barovier (ITA)
Albero – Carl Williams (NZL)
Drizze – Jamie Gale (NZL)
Grinder – Andrew Taylor (NZL)
Grinder – Brian MacInnes (CAN)
Tailer – Joe Newton (AUS)
Tailer – Daniel Fong (NZL)
Main grinder – Joe Spooner (NZL)
Main trimmer – Noel Drennan (IRL)
Traveler – Cameron Dunn (NZL)
Helm and skipper – Russell Coutts (NZL)
Tactician – Hamish Pepper (NZL)
Afterguard – Larry Ellison (USA)
Navigator – Michele Ivaldi (ITA)
Grinder volanti – Magnus Auguston (SWE)
Volanti – Hamish Wilcox (NZL)
Riserva – Kazuhiko Sofuku (JPN),
BMW ORACLE RACING CONFIRMS CREW FOR LOUIS VUITTON PACIFIC SERIES
[BMW ORACLE Racing Press Release] BMW Oracle Racing today confirmed the team’s race crew for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series starting here 30 January. Three-time America’s Cup winner and team CEO/Skipper Russell Coutts (NZL) will be at the helm and team owner Larry Ellison (USA) will be part of the afterguard. Hamish Pepper (NZL) will be tactician. The regatta features ten international teams from nine countries match racing on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour for a special trophy created by Louis Vuitton.
“We are all looking forward to racing in New Zealand again in what promises to be a very competitive regatta,” Coutts said. “Many of the world’s top big boat sailors will be will be here and it will be great to start the New Year with a regatta of this calibre.”
BMW Oracle Racing, Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, crew list
Alan Smith (NZL), bow;
Alberto Barovier (ITA), mid-bow;
Carl Williams (NZL), mast;
Jamie Gale (NZL), pit;
Andrew Taylor (NZL), grinder;
Brian MacInnes (CAN), grinder;
Joe Newton (AUS), upwind trim;
Daniel Fong (NZL), downwind trim;
Joe Spooner (NZL), main grinder;
Noel Drennan (IRL), main trim;
Cameron Dunn (NZL), traveler;
Russell Coutts (NZL), helm;
Hamish Pepper (NZL), tactician;
Larry Ellison (USA), afterguard;
Michele Ivaldi (ITA), navigator;
Magnus Auguston (SWE), runner grind;
Hamish Wilcox (NZL), runner;
Kazuhiko Sofuku (JPN), reserve foredeck.
Crews will take turns in racing one-on-one in New Zealand’s NZL-92 and NZL-84 and BMW Oracle Racing’s USA-87 and USA-98. The shore teams have been working hard over the past few weeks to prepare the yachts for racing. The work included changes to the rigs and sail plans to make each pair of boats as equal as possible.
Training is planned to start next week in Auckland. There will be six races each day on the Waitemata off North Head, readily visible to spectators ashore and afloat. A daily draw will determine which of the four boats each team will sail.
