RC44 World Championship, a ottobre il primo Mondiale di classe
MonotipiaRC44Vela 19 Maggio 2010 Zerogradinord 0
RC44 Championship Tour – Puerto Calero – Si svolgerà tra l’11 e il 16 ottobre a Puerto Calero il primo Campionato del Mondo della classe RC44, ora ufficialmente riconosciuta dall’International Sailing Federation.
Al Mondiale di Puerto Calero dovrebbero prendere parte dodici team: “Sarà la seconda volta che gli RC44 sbarcano alle Canarie – ha commentato il responsabile dell’evento, Daniel Calero – Siamo molto contenti di accogliere nuovamente i migliori velisti del mondo. Il fatto che la manifestazione abbia conquistato i gradi di Campionato Mondiale è uno stimolo in più per noi e un grande traguardo per la classe”.
Subito dopo il termine del Mondiale le barche verranno imbarcate su un cargo e partiranno alla volta di Miami, dove tra il 7 e il 12 dicembre si svolgerà l’ultimo appuntamento dell’RC44 Championship Tour.
“Si tratta di un passo molto importante per noi – ha spiegato il manager della classe Bertrand Favre – Nel corso delle passate stagioni abbiamo organizzato motissimi eventi coinvolgendo un elevato numero di team. Ora che c’è stato il riconoscimento ufficiale della classe da parte dell’ISAF il numero dei team è destinato ad aumentare”.
Attualmente sono ventidue gli RC44 realizzati. L’ultimo di queti è stato trasferito negli Stati Uniti, per veicolare l’interesse dei potenziali armatori verso la classe.
RC44 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, THE FIRST WORLDS WILL BE HELD IN OCTOBER
[RC44 Class Press Release] The RC44 Class Association announces today that its first World Championship will take place on October 11th – 16th in the Canary Islands (ESP). Hosted by Puerto Calero, the event is officially endorsed by the International Sailing Federation.
“This is an important step for us”, comments the RC44 Class Manager Bertrand Favre. “Over the past two years we have consistently organised races involving ten or more strict one-design RC44’s representing ten countries. This number is due to increase over the coming months and the recognition by the International Sailing Federation comes as an acknowledgement of the hard work we have put into the development of this Class.”
The first official RC44 World Championship will bring together twelve RC44’s in the Canary Islands. “It will be the second time that we welcome the RC44 fleet in Puerto Calero”, says event organiser Daniel Calero. “We are very proud to welcome the world’s best sailors to our venue. The fact that this event is the official World Championship is a great bonus for us as the event organisers, and a fantastic achievement for the Class.”
The RC44 Championship Tour consists of six international regattas per year. A professional Race Committee manages the on-the-water operations, whilst direct umpiring is coordinated by world class yacht racing judges.
The fourth season of the RC44 Championship Tour 2010 started in Dubai with the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy and on Lake Traunsee with the RC44 Austria Cup. The Tour’s next stopovers will be the RC44 Copenhagen Cup (8th – 13th June) and the RC44 Valencia Cup (July 27th – August 1st).
The RC44 World Championship in Puerto Calero will be an integral part of the RC44 Championship Tour 2010. Three world championship titles will be awarded during this event; the RC44 fleet race, match race and overall title. The points attributed towards the overall Championship Tour will have the same value as in the other regattas.
After the RC44 World Championship, the RC44 fleet will be shipped across the Atlantic for the season’s last regatta, the RC44 Miami Cup, on December 7th – 12th.
Twenty-two RC44 one-designs have been built to date. One of them has just been shipped to the US in order to be showcased to the American sailing audience before the first ever RC44 regatta on American land.
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