Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, K-Challenge e Greek Challenge sono a Valencia
Greek ChallengeK-ChallengeLV Pacific SeriesVela 12 Gennaio 2009 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic=1355,250,170,,left]Louis Vuitton Pacific Series – Valencia – Dopo le basi di Team Shosholoza, Luna Rossa e Victory Challenge, frequentata dagli uomini di Damiani Italia, il team nato dalla collaborazione tra Joe Fly Italia e Dabliu Sail Project, anche dalle parti di K-Challenge qualcosa si muove. Da sabato, infatti, si lavora alacremente su FRA-93, per prepararla alla serie di allenamenti in programma da domani al 20 di gennaio. Conclusa la preparzione, l’equipaggio di Sebastien Col volerà ad Auckland, dove, tra l’1 e il 14 febbraio si svolgeranno le Louis Vuitton Pacific Series.
“Abbiamo deciso di non lasciare nulla di intentato – ha affermato Stephane Kandler, CEO del team francese – Era importante per noi fare un’esperienza intensiva prima di partire per la Nuova Zelanda, dato che il nostro team è in gran parte nuovo. Lavoreremo molto duramente nel corso di questa settimana, pensando esclusivamente alle Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, e non ci faremo scappare l’opportunità di salutare qualche supporter famoso…”
A far visita al team prima della partenza sarà Raphael Ibanez, il capitano della nazionale francese di rugby, attualmente sotto contratto con i London Wasps. Ibanez navigherà su FRA-93 il 19 gennaio per verificare l’adagio francese: “Un team di Coppa America è una squadra di rugby che gioca a scacchi su una Formula 1”.
A condividere la base con l’equipaggio francese sono gli uomini di Greek Challenge che, stando ad alcune notizie apparse sul web nelle ultime ore, si alleneranno a bordo della seconda barca del consorzio di Stephane Kandler. Del team ellenico si sa ben poco; le uniche indiscrezioni riguardano la presenza di numerosi olimpionici, poco noti in ambito Coppa America.
K-CHALLENGE IS TRAINING IN VALENCIA WITH GREEK CHALLENGE
[K-Challenge Press Release] The K-Challenge’s base in Valencia, Spain, is very busy these days! FRA-93, K-Challenge’s ACC boat, has been fully prepared to sail again, and the mast is now up since Saturday morning. The last details are being checked today for the launch of an intensive training session which will be held from the 13th to the 20th January.
The crew will then fly to Auckland, New Zealand, where it will arrive on January 23 to start the trainings with the other nine competitors, before racing against them during the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series from 1-14 February.
Stephane Kandler, K-Challenge’s CEO: “We have chosen to put all the chances on our side by organizing this training in Valencia. It appeared important to us to get a common experience with this new experienced crew that Sebastien Col gathered. K-Challenge now starts on solid grounds with a great motivation and enthusiasm, and we will work very hard during this week, keeping in mind the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series as our goal. This will also be a good opportunity for us to welcome some famous supporters…”.
Indeed, the K-Challenge team will be able to count on the unconditional support of a famous sportsman who also knows how complex a team sport at the highest level can be: Raphaël Ibañez.
The former captain of the French National Rugby Team (98 selections, two times World Championship finalist), who now plays with the London Wasps, will come to Valencia to support the French team for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, before they will fly to the All Blacks’ country. He will sail with them on FRA-93 on 19 January. Raphaël will be an 18th man able to check out the famous saying in France, which is: “An America’s Cup team is a rugby team on board a Formula 1 playing chess”. This is of course a reference to the racing format in duel, where tactics and strategy on the race course are two important parameters to win.
Raphaël Ibañez : “I really like K-Challenge’s philosophy, and it is with a great pleasure that I will share this moment with them as I want to support them. This will also be an incredible first team experience for me on a boat.”
Other teams are also training in Valencia before their departure, which will be an opportunity for K-Challenge to train with good sparring partners. The newly formed team is also very happy to sail together on this great boat.
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