World Match Racing Tour, a settembre sarà la volta di St. Moritz
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[singlepic id=386 w=300 h=204 float=left]World Match Racing Tour – St. Moritz – Tra i protagonisti della prossima edizione del St. Moritz Match Race ci saranno anche i primi 5 della Ranking List mondiale di specialità e assieme ad essi il giovanissimo talento neozelandese Adam Minoprio e il veterano Peter Gilmour, tornato di prepotenza sulle scene dell’uno contro uno che conta. A rappresentare l’Italia, pronti a duellare contro i forti rappresentanti francesi – Mathieu Richard, Sebastien Col e Philippe Presti – saranno Paolo Cian, portacolori del Team Shosholoza, in passato già vincitore del titolo, e Francesco Bruni, iscritto sotto le insegne del Joe Fly Match Race.
In programma tra l’1 e il 6 settembre tra le Alpi svizzere, l’evento gode della qualifica di Grado W, dove W sta per World Championship. Non è infatti il primo anno che la manifestazione, il cui montepremi è di 100.000 Euro, fa parte del World Match Racing Tour.
Le regate si disputeranno nelle acque del lago St. Moritz e si svolgeranno a bordo dei Blu26 one-design, scafi concepiti appositamente per questo match race d’alta quota.
St. Moritz Match Race, entry list
Mathieu Richard, French Match Racing Team
Ian Williams, Team Pindar
Adam Minoprio, ETNZ/Black Match
Torvar Mirsky, Mirsky Racing Team
Sébastien Col, K-Challenge
Peter Gilmour, Yanmar Racing
Philippe Presti, French Match Racing Team
Paolo Cian, Team Shosholoza
Björn Hansen, OnBoard Saling Team
Alvaro Marinho, Seth Sailing Team
Eric Monnin, Swiss Match Race Team
Francesco Bruni, Joe Fly Match Race
World Match Racing Tour, ranking
1. Mathieu Richard (FRA), 68 pt.
2. Adam Minoprio (NZL), 61 pt.
3. Peter Gilmour (AUS), 56 pt.
4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS), 54 pt.
5. Ian Williams (GBR), 49 pt.
A WORLD CLASS LINE-UP AT ST. MORITZ MATCH RACE
[World Match Racing Tour] The five leaders of the world ranking are confirmed. They will sail – amongst others – against kiwi talent Adam Minoprio and sailing legend Peter Gilmour, who makes an impressive come-back on the World scene after his recent victory in Marstrand.
The Grade W St. Moritz match race will take place on September 1 – 6 in the Swiss Alps. Eight members of the world’s top ten are confirmed. The Swiss World Match Racing Tour stopover is a Grade W event (W stands for World Championship); it has also been an integral part of the ISAF Match Racing World Championship since 2005 and is therefore essential to the attribution of the world champion title. A prize purse of approximately 100.000 Euros will be distributed to the best teams.
The races will take place on Lake St. Moritz, a natural amphitheatre that provides a perfect and natural viewing platform from the shore. The local Maloja thermal breeze blows daily from 8 to 20 knots and with a little help from the sun the breeze picks up, guaranteeing a fantastic show to the numerous spectators who flock to see their sailing heroes in action.
Twelve teams representing eight nations have been selected for this regatta. Mathieu Richard (FRA), the current leader of the world ranking will sail amongst others against his fellow competitor Sébastien Col (5), the helmsman of K-Challenge’s America’s Cup team. Ian Williams (UK, 2) of Team Pindar and Adam Minoprio (NZL 3) and his BlackMatch crew are amongst the favourites. Surprise guest of the event, Peter Gilmour (AUS, 7) of Yanmar Racing is a veteran of five America’s Cups and quadruple winner of the world match racing title. Currently seventh of the world ranking, he is one of the event’s outsiders. He won the prestigious title in Marstrand last month, and is respected by all the competitors.
The St. Moritz match race will once again take place on Blu26 one-design sailing boats. Conceived by the Swiss Bluboats, the Blu26 are 8 m. long and 2,2 m. wide. They are perfectly adapted to match racing.
The Organising Committee is proud to announce the renewal for 2009 of the partnership with its partners, AFG, UBS and the Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, who are the event’s main partners.
St. Moritz Match Race, entry list
Mathieu Richard, French Match Racing Team
Ian Williams, Team Pindar
Adam Minoprio, ETNZ/Black Match
Torvar Mirsky, Mirsky Racing Team
Sébastien Col, K-Challenge
Peter Gilmour, Yanmar Racing
Philippe Presti, French Match Racing Team
Paolo Cian, Team Shosholoza
Björn Hansen, OnBoard Saling Team
Alvaro Marinho, Seth Sailing Team
Eric Monnin, Swiss Match Race Team
Francesco Bruni, Joe Fly Match Race
World Match Racing Tour, ranking
1. Mathieu Richard (FRA), 68 pt.
2. Adam Minoprio (NZL), 61 pt.
3. Peter Gilmour (AUS), 56 pt.
4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS), 54 pt.
5. Ian Williams (GBR), 49 pt.
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