Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, ecco la crew list di K-Challenge
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[singlepic=1179,250,170,,left]Louis Vuitton Pacific Series – Parigi – Il sindacato francese K-Challenge ha reso nota questa mattina la composizione dell’equipaggio che prenderà parte alle Louis Vuitton Pacific Series di Auckland. Il team di Sebastien Col arriverà in Nuova Zelanda il 23 gennaio per affrontare una settimana di allenamenti assieme agli altri equipaggi iscritti alla manifestazione.
Stephane Kandler, CEO del consorzio francese, ha commentato: “Miglior apertura di stagione non potevamo certo augurarcela. Per noi, le Pacific Series rappresentano un passaggio importante nel corso della nostra preparazione in vista della campagna di Coppa ed è per questo che ci presenteremo al meglio. Sebastien Col ha messo insieme un team davvero forte, composto da velisti ceh vantano una grande esperienza in fatto di America’s Cup e di match race. Ci auguriamo di saper dare il massimo e di arrivare il più avanti possibile nella menifestazione”.
Per quanto riguarda l’equipaggio, diverse sono le novità, tanto in pozzetto, quanto alle manovre. A ricoprire il ruolo di tattico sarà Rod Dowson, già con BMW Oracle Racing a Valencia, mentre a prua lavoreranno Jean-Marie Dauris (ex Team Germany) e JannNeergaard (ex BMW Oracle Racing e Alinghi). In regata con K-Challenge ci saranno anche Federico Giovannelli (Team Germany) e Carlo Castellano (Desafio Espanol).
K-Challenge, Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, crew list
Prodiere – Jean-Marie Dauris (United Internet Team Germany 2007, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Aiuto prodiere – Christophe André (Areva Challenge 2007, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col)
Albero – Jann Neergaard (BMW Oracle Racing 2007, Alinghi 2003)
Pit – Gilles Favennec (Areva Challenge 2007, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Aiuto pit – Bruno Jeanjean (America’s Cup with the French teams in 1992 and 1995)
Grinder – Federico Giovanelli (Desafio Español 2007, Prada Challenge 2003)
Grinder – Carlo Castellano (Desafio Español 2007, Mascalzone Latino 2003, Il Moro de Venezia 1992)
Tailer spinnaker – Olivier Douillard (Areva Challenge 2007, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Tailer genova – Christian Scherrer (+39 Challenge 2007, Alinghi 2003, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col)
Grinder – Enrico de Maria (Alinghi 2007, 2003)
Randista – Yann Gouniot (Alinghi 2007, France 3 1995, Ville de Paris 1992, French Kiss 1987, France 3 1983)
Carrello – Erwan Israel (Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col)
Timoniere – Sebastien Col (Areva Challenge 2007, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Tattico – Rod Dawson (BMW Oracle Racing 2007, Oneworld 2003)
Stratega – Fred Guilmin (Areva Challenge 2007, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Grinder – Virgilio Torrecilla (Desafio Español 2007, Bravo España 2000)
Navigatore – Philippe Mourniac (United Internet Team Germany 2007, Le Défi Areva 2003, Ville de Paris 1992)
LOUIS VUITTON PACIFIC SERIES, K-CHALLENGE CREW LIST
[K-Challenge Press Release] K-Challenge is proud to introduce its crew list for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series which will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 1-14 February 2009.
This team that was gathered by Sebastien Col will arrive in Auckland on January 23, in order to start the training with the nine other competing teams. FRA-93 is now ready to sail again, and a training session against other teams is now being organized for January.
Stephane Kandler, K-Challenge’s CEO: “The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series will be a fantastic opening for the 2009 season for K-Challenge, who will represent France for this great event, which is going to be exceptional. Sebastien Col gathered a top quality team with him: they are sailors who have a huge experience of America’s Cup Class boats and of match racing, besides their impressive prize lists. Our goal will be to use the maximum out of this potential, and our leitmotiv will be to go as far as possible in the competition.”
Crew list :
Bow – Jean-Marie Dauris (United Internet Team Germany 2007, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Mid-bow – Christophe André (Areva Challenge 2007, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col)
Mast – Jann Neergaard (BMW Oracle Racing 2007, Alinghi 2003)
Pit – Gilles Favennec (Areva Challenge 2007, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Pit Assist – Bruno Jeanjean (America’s Cup with the French teams in 1992 and 1995)
Grinder – Federico Giovanelli (Desafio Español 2007, Prada Challenge 2003)
Grinder – Carlo Castellano (Desafio Español 2007, Mascalzone Latino 2003, Il Moro de Venezia 1992)
Trimmer spinnaker – Olivier Douillard (Areva Challenge 2007, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Trimmer jib – Christian Scherrer (+39 Challenge 2007, Alinghi 2003, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col)
Grinder – Enrico de Maria (Alinghi 2007, 2003)
Trimmer main sail – Yann Gouniot (Alinghi 2007, France 3 1995, Ville de Paris 1992, French Kiss 1987, France 3 1983)
Traveller – Erwan Israel (Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col)
Helmsman – Sebastien Col (Areva Challenge 2007, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Tactician – Rod Dawson (BMW Oracle Racing 2007, Oneworld 2003)
Strategist – Fred Guilmin (Areva Challenge 2007, Equipe de France de Match Racing with Sebastien Col, Le Défi Areva 2003)
Grinder – Virgilio Torrecilla (Desafio Español 2007, Bravo España 2000)
Navigator – Philippe Mourniac (United Internet Team Germany 2007, Le Défi Areva 2003, Ville de Paris 1992)
“It is a great satisfaction to have gathered a powerful crew for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series with K-Challenge”, says Sebastien Col. “In this team, we will have seven sailors who took part to the 2008 World Match Racing Tour with me; moreover they all won at least one of the events of the circuit. For the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, I relied on several people to build the best team by co-optation, so that each person in the group has already sailed at least once with another one. So we have a group that starts with common human bases. It has been a lot of work, but my method was to involve a maximum of team members in the building of the team, looking at the people working together on board.”
Jean-Pierre Champion, President of the FFVoile, French Sailing Federation concludes: “The crew looks really promising, with several young talents coming from the French Match Racing team, as for example most of the guys in the afterguard. This recruitment is the result of the work that the K-Challenge team carried out these last months. Besides, they are also the only French team competing in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Louis Vuitton for the organization of that event which will mark the beginning of the 2009 season.”
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