RC44 Championshop Tour, a fine mese di scena in Austria

[singlepic id=2614 w=300 h=204 float=left]RC44 Championship Tour – Lago Traunsee – La seconda regata dell’RC44 Championship Tour si svolgerà tra il 29 aprile e il 4 maggio in Austria, sul Lago Traunsee. Si tratta di un campo di regata noto agli specialisti del monotipo disegnato da Andrej Justin e Russell Coutts, visto che già lo scorso anno la classe ha fatto tappa da queste parti. Il lago, sovrastato da montagne alte e innevate, è accarezzato da brezze termiche di buona intensità.

I velisti amano questa tappa, nonostante in alcuni casi gli elementi possano fare paura. Lo scorso anno, ad esempio, le regate si sono svolte al fronte di temperature glaciali e un paio di tempeste particolarmente violente hanno investito la flotta, muovendo strane emozioni anche nei campioni più navigati.

A prendere parte alla manifestazione saranno una decina di equipaggi, in pratica tutti quelli che hanno preso parte alla tappa d’apertura, svoltasi in Dubai. Ci saranno quindi Artemis, attuale leader della classifica davanti a No Way Back, anch’esso presente. Non mancheranno poi Team Sea Dubai, Team Aqua e Ceeref.

Assenti dal circuito sin da settembre 2009, in Austria torneranno a darsi battaglia tra le boe dell’RC44 Championship Tour anche i velisti di BMW Oracle Racing. Russell Coutts e Larry Ellison saranno come sempre insieme, mentre James Spithill timonerà la barca attualmente chiamata Boat 17.

RC 44 Austria Cup, entry list:
Team No Way Back (Pieter Heerema-Ray Davies)
Artemis (Torbjorn Tornqvist-Terry Hutchinson)
Ceeref (Igor Lah-Rod Davis)
BMW Oracle Racing (Larry Ellison-Russell Coutts)
Team Aqua (Chris Bake-Cameron Appleton)
Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (Daniel Calero-José Maria Ponce)
Katusha (Paul Cayard)
Team Sea Dubai (Harm Muller Spreer-Markus Wieser)
Team Austria (René Mangold-Christian Binder)
Boat 17 (Ian Vickers-James Spithill)

RC44 CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR, HEADS FOR THE SUMMIT
[RC44 Championship Tour] The second regatta of the RC44 Championship Tour 2010 will take place on April 29 – May 4 on Lake Traunsee, in Austria. Organised by Profs, the event will occur for the third consecutive time on this atypical sailing ground: a beautiful mountain lake surrounded by snow capped mountains and blessed – when things go well – by a pleasant thermal breeze.The sailors involved in the RC44 Championship Tour usually love this stopover; although some of them fear it. Indeed, the conditions aren’t always like on the postcards. For example, last year’s regattas took place in a bitter cold weather and a couple of furious storms hit the lake during racing, creating havoc and surprising the most experienced sailors including several Cape Horners…

Ten world Class teams will compete for the RC44 Austria Cup, including all the teams involved in Dubai in February. Artemis (Torbjorn Tornqvist-Terry Hutchinson) is currently leading the Championship Tour ahead of No Way Back (Pieter Heerema-Ray Davies), Team Sea Dubai (Markus Wieser), Team Aqua (Chris Bake-Cameron Appleton) and Ceeref (Igor Lah-Rod Davis). Markus Wieser’s team from the UAE won the first match race contest of the year, whilst Team Aqua grasped the fleet race title.

Absent from the circuit since September 2009 due to their America’s Cup commitments, several sailors will make their come back in Austria, including James Spithill, Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison. Coutts-Ellison will be back on their one-design BMW Oracle Racing (4th overall last year), whilst James Spithill will take the helm of a boat currently called Boat 17.

The flat water and sometimes tricky tactical conditions will be an interesting challenge for all the teams involved in the RC44 Austria Cup. On great form in Dubai, with two victories in the fleet regatta, the local team Austria will be keen to perform in front of its public.

The teams involved in the RC 44 Austria Cup:
Team No Way Back (Pieter Heerema-Ray Davies)
Artemis (Torbjorn Tornqvist-Terry Hutchinson)
Ceeref (Igor Lah-Rod Davis)
BMW Oracle Racing (Larry Ellison-Russell Coutts)
Team Aqua (Chris Bake-Cameron Appleton)
Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (Daniel Calero-José Maria Ponce)
Katusha (Paul Cayard)
Team Sea Dubai (Harm Muller Spreer-Markus Wieser)
Team Austria (René Mangold-Christian Binder)
Boat 17 (Ian Vickers-James Spithill)

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