RC44 Championship Tour, a Dubai Russell Coutts punterà su Adam Minoprio

[singlepic id=5168 w=300 h=204 float=left]RC44 Championshop Tour – Dubai – Si aprirà la prossima settimana l’RC44 Championship Tour 2010. Luogo deputato ad accogliere i primi incroci sarà Dubai, dove a curare l’organizzazione ci penseranno i responsabili del Dubai International Marine Club. All’evento, battezzato Al Maktoum Sailong Trophy, prenderano parte nove equipaggi e con essi alcuni dei grandi nomi della vela internazionale, come Ray Davies, Terry Hutchinson, Cameron Appleton, Rod Davis e altri.

Impossibilitati a partecipare alla prima tappa alla luce della vittoria in Coppa America, Russell Coutts e Larry Ellison hanno lasciato la ruota del loro RC44 al numero uno del macth race interazionale Adam Minoprio, al debutto nel circuito: “Ho sempre sentito parlare molto bene della classe e prendere parte al primo appuntamento del 2010 con i ragazzi del mio sailing team è qualcosa che mi riempie di soddisfazione. Anche se dovrà essere per una sola affermazione di giornata ci siamo posti l’obiettivo di chiudere la serie con almeno una vittoria”.

Minoprio timonerà l’RC44 di BMW Oracle Racing durante l’evento di match race, evento che come sempre aprirà la frazione e che sarà seguito dalle prove di flotta. Lo skipper neozelandese è consapevole di doversi fare da parte per lasciare il timone a Russell Coutts già in occasione della seconda tappa, prevista in Austria: “Ci impegneremo al massimo per lasciare a Russell la barca in una buona posizione di classifica”.

Dubai saluterà l’esordio di altri illustri velisti come Terry Hutchinson (Artemis) e il nostro Raimondo Tonelli (Team Sea Dubai).

Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy RC44, team iscritti:
Team No Way Back (Pieter Heerema-Ray Davies)
Artemis (Torbjorn Tornqvist-Terry Hutchinson)
Team Ceeref (Igor Lah-Rod Davis)
BMW Oracle Racing (Mike Perris-Adam Minoprio),
Team Aqua (Chris Bake-Cameron Appleton)
Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (Daniel Calero-José Maria Ponce)
Katusha (Paul Cayard)
Team Sea Dubai (Raimondo Tonelli-Markus Wieser)
Team Austria (René Mangol-Christian Binder)

RC44 CHAMPIONSHIO TOUR, YOUNG GUN VERSUSROCK STARS
[RD44 Championshipo Tour Press Release] The first regatta of the RC44 Championship Tour 2010 will take place next week in the United Arab Emirates. Organised by Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy RC44 will reassemble nine world Class teams and sailors including Ray Davies, Terry Hutchinson, Cameron Appleton, Rod Davis and many more.

Unable to attend the event due to their America’s Cup post-victory commitments, Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison have decided to give the opportunity to an up & coming team to test its skills at the world’s top level. Adam Minoprio and his Black Match Racing Team – the winners of the World Match Race Tour 2009 – have been chosen; they will sail onboard BMW Oracle Racing for this event.

“The boys and I are really looking forward to sailing on an RC44 yacht – said Adam Minoprio – I have heard so many great things about the class, so it’s going to be really exciting to finally venture into the class with my core team from the match racing circuit. Even though it’s just for one regatta, we are still going to go out there to win. Sailing in the RC44 class is an amazing opportunity for us as we will be racing some of the best teams in the world. We feel very fortunate to be given this opportunity from BMW Oracle Racing and very humbled to be asked by Russell to take over and get them a good result while they are busy”.

Adam Minoprio will be steering BMW Oracle Racing during the match races on Monday and Tuesday, whilst will Mike Perris will be at the helm during the fleet regatta (Thursday – Saturday). Other members of the team include David Swete (main), Collin Orsini (grinder), Tom Powrie and Lorenzo Deflice (trim) as well as Revelin Minihane (pit) and Nick Blackman (bow). As for Russell Coutts, he will be back on his boat for the next regatta: “I will be re-joining the RC44 circuit at the following event in Austria”, he said. “After the demands of the America’s Cup, I am very much looking forward to it.”

Other new faces in the circuit include Terry Hutchinson, who joins the RC44 Class for the first time on board Artemis and Raimondo Tonelli, who will steer Team Sea Dubai in the fleet races.

The teams involved in the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy RC44:
Team No Way Back (Pieter Heerema-Ray Davies)
Artemis (Torbjorn Tornqvist-Terry Hutchinson)
Team Ceeref (Igor Lah-Rod Davis)
BMW Oracle Racing (Mike Perris-Adam Minoprio),
Team Aqua (Chris Bake-Cameron Appleton)
Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (Daniel Calero-José Maria Ponce)
Katusha (Paul Cayard)
Team Sea Dubai (Raimondo Tonelli-Markus Wieser)
Team Austria (René Mangol-Christian Binder)

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