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Trio tied at the top
Langenargen, Germany (17 May 2013): Lake Constance remained well behaved for day two of Match Race Germany, the opening event of the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour. A light sub-10 knot northwesterly blowing down the lake allowed Rudi Magg’s race management team to hold eight flights, leaving all 12 teams having sailed nine races of this Qualifying stage of the event.
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Reeling off races
Langenargen, Germany (17 May 2013): A lengthy day on Lake Constance marked the start of Match Race Germany and the opening round of the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour. With the wind off Langenargen just strong enough to sail but rarely getting above 10 knots, the organisers ripped through ten flights of the qualifying round, bringing all of the 12 international teams up to five races sailed.
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Let the games begin
Langenargen, Germany (15 May 2013): Part boat show, sponsor exhibition, picnic, food and music festival, with one of the nation’s largest sailing events attached, Match Race Germany sets sail tomorrow, the opening stage of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour 2013. 12 international teams will be competing off Langenargen on Lake Constance with the snow capped peaks of the Swiss and Austrian Alps as a backdrop.
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El campeonato contó con 11 inscriptos, German Girod, Diego Baialardo, Franco Braccini, Alvaro Garcia, Franco Riquelme, Mariano Rigoni, Pablo Volker, Diego Dumais, Matias Rigoni, Santiago Rigoni y Mateo Majdalani.
ISAF Match Race Rankings – 17 April 2013
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Claire Leroy (FRA) has moved to World #1 in the Women’s Match Race Rankings, knocking Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) off the top after the American held top spot since 7 September 2011. In the Open Match Race Rankings Ian Williams (GBR) maintains a healthy advantage over the chasing pack.
Posted: April 13, 2013
A ‘dream’ win for Ferrarese in 49th Congressional
Simone Ferrarese found speed in light wind like nobody else could Saturday to win the final match
Simone Ferrarese found speed in light wind like nobody else could Saturday to win the Long Beach Yacht Club’s 49th Congressional Cup with a 54-second win over Ed Baird in a one-race championship showdown.
La alegría fue solo brasilera.
Culminó la final regional sudamericana de la Nations Cup organizada por el Club Náutico Mar del Plata. Hasta el día sábado las posiciones estaban empatadas 2 a 2 tanto en la categoría Open como en la Femenina. El primer equipo en sumar 4 puntos sería el ganador por lo tanto todo se definiría en esta última jornada.
Argentina y Brasil no se sacan ventaja en la final de la regional de la Nations Cup
Los equipos de Brasil y Argentina quedaron totalmente empatados al cabo de la primera jornada de la final regional de la Nations Cup que se está disputando en Mar del Plata con la organización del Club Náutico Mar del Plata.
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Match Race de Verano CUBA – 2 y 3 de marzo 2013
Informe de Prensa.
El campeonato contó con 10 inscriptos, German Girod, Diego Baialardo, Marcelo Miniati, Magui Galvan, Jose Amoedo, Marcos Lamas, Sebastian Cristina, Diego Dumais, Rigoni Matias y Rigoni Santiago. Se dividieron por ranking en dos grupos para correr una ronda de clasificación, clasificando los dos primeros de cada grupo que luego corrieron para definir el 3º y 4º puesto y el 1 y 2º al mejor de tres regatas.
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Alpari World Match Racing Tour Announces 2013 Skipper Line-Up
Close competition ahead as Ian Williams (GBR) leads an impressive cast of match racing skippers for the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour.
London, UK (Tuesday 5 March): The Alpari World Match Racing Tour has announced the names of the eight professional match racing skippers selected to compete on the 2013 Tour in a bid to be crowned 2013 ISAF Match Racing World Champion.
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Foto de archivo de la 48º SIY
Clinica y Seminario de Match Race
Durante el fin de Semana Santa se realizará en Mar del Plata la final Regional Sudamericana de la Nations Cup. En forma previa a dicho evento, los días jueves 28 y viernes 29 de marzo habrá una clínica o seminario de Match Race, la misma será dictada en inglés por una Umpire internacional e Instructora ISAF, la noruega Marianne Middelthon y contará con la colaboración de los árbitros y jueces internacionales Flavio Naveira, Gustavo Bernabei, Andrés Isola, Gonzalo Heredia y Andrés Anca.
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St. Moritz Match Race Postponed to 2014
London, UK – 25 February 2013: The St Moritz Match Race, an official stage of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, has been postponed to 2014 due to a lack of commercial funding for the event this year.
Fuente info Santiago Rigoni
Match Race de Verano OPEN – CUBA
2 y 3 de Marzo de 2013
AVISO DE REGATA
La 48 Semana Internacional del Yachting ya tiene sus primeros ganadores.
Finalizaron este domingo 10 las regatas de Match Race de la 48 Semana Internacional del Yachting definiéndose no solo los primeros campeones, sino además los representantes argentinos para la final regional de la Nations Cup.
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Comenzó la 48 Semana Internacional del Yachting con las regatas de Match Race
Una jornada típicamente marplatense agasajó a los más de 600 competidores de diversos puntos del país y del extranjero que ultiman detalles para el comienzo de las regatas de flota del tradicional campeonato de veleros que co-organizan el Club Náutico Mar del Plata y el Yacht Club Argentino. Un viento del Noreste que fue subiendo en intensidad durante el transcurso de la tarde hasta llegar a los 20 nudos formando una importante marejada.
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New Season Heralds New Tour Card Holder Selection Process
London, UK – 14 January, 2013: Preparations for the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour, which kicks off in May at Match Race Germany, are gathering apace with the selection process for the list of 2013 Tour Card Holders. The deadline for all applications is 24 February 2013 with the final list set to be unveiled in less than eight weeks.
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Wildcard Canfield Wins Monsoon Cup
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia – 8 December, 2012: Wildcard entry Taylor Canfield from the US Virgin Islands has won the most coveted event on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, the Monsoon Cup, after defeating Kiwi Phil Robertson in a dramatic, sudden death final.
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Williams Crowned Four-Time World Champion
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia – 7 December, 2012: Ian Williams won a record-equalling fourth ISAF Match Racing World Championship today after beating his arch rival Bjorn Hansen in the Quarter- Final of the Monsoon Cup, the finale of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.
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Hansen and Robertson Respond
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia – 6 December, 2012: Bjorn Hansen and Phil Robertson endured tough starts to their bids for Monsoon Cup glory this week but fought back strongly today in the third Qualifying Session. Hansen has kept his World Championship quest alive by Qualifying for the knock-out stages while Robertson posted three wins from three today to leave himself on the cusp of a Quarter Final berth at the finale of the 2012 Alpari World Match Racing Tour.
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Albrecht é bicampeão do Porto Alegre Match Cup
O comandante gaúcho venceu na final o carioca Haddad por 3 a 1
Pela segunda vez consecutiva o comandante Samuel Albrecht levantou o troféu do Porto Alegre Match Cup encerrado neste domingo (25) no Veleiros do Sul.
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Cariocas começam bem no Porto Alegre Match Cup
A briga pelo título do Porto Alegre Match Cup teve início nessa sexta-feira no Veleiros do Sul com a fase round robin – classificatória. Nessa etapa as oito equipes participantes se enfrentam todas contra todas.
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Porto Alegre Match Cup 2012 abre nesta sexta-feira com Haddad e Albrecht
O Porto Alegre Match Cup 2012, evento de grau 2 da Federação Internacional de Vela (ISAF) abre nesta sexta-feira no Veleiros do Sul. Oito tripulações do RS e RJ se enfrentarão na modalidade de regata de barco contra barco.
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Wildcards Join World Class Line Up for Malaysia Showdown
London, UK – 8 November, 2012: Adam Minoprio and Taylor Canfield have been confirmed as the wildcard entries for the 2012 Monsoon Cup and will join David Gilmour, eight Tour Card Holders and a qualifier from the Malaysian Match Racing Cup (23-26 Nov), at the finale event of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.
The 2012 finale event will consist of one of the strongest fields ever, featuring three previous ISAF Match Racing World Champions, including Adam Minoprio (NZL) BlackMatch Racing, who became the youngest ever Tour Champion in 2009. Fellow wildcard Taylor Canfield (USVI) US One was invited to compete at the event following his two impressive Tour outings earlier this year, taking victory at the recent Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda.
The pair complete eleven of the twelve participants at the biggest Tour event of the year, which is expected to attract over 100,000 spectators to the Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort & Spa in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia between 3rd – 8th December.
Minoprio, said: “It’s fantastic to be involved at the Monsoon Cup again. We’ve had two years off from the Tour but we will go into the event confident, having refamiliarised ourselves at Match Race France and the Argo Group Gold Cup.
“The Monsoon Cup is a big event with a lot of tough competitors who have been sailing all year, honing their skills and teamwork. We’ve sailed in Malaysia six or seven times now so feel we know the event. We just need to be back to top form and we can challenge for the podium.”
Minoprio’s presence at the Monsoon Cup after returning from a Volvo Ocean Race campaign with CAMPER Team New Zealand will certainly have been noted by the current Tour-leading pair, Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Mekonomen Sailing Team and Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar. The Kiwi, who beat both of the skippers to victory in Malaysia during his Championship winning season, believes that his team have an advantage over the Tour Card Holders, saying: “The pressure on the Tour Card Holders to perform at this one is huge, I’ve experienced that. That’ll work in our advantage. Whilst they need a good performance to finish in a certain position for the season overall, our sole focus is to go out there and win as much as possible.
“Ian Williams has been strong at the event before, [Bjorn] Hansen is currently top in the standings and Peter Gilmour has so much experience that he’s also one to keep an eye on. Hopefully conditions are good otherwise there’ll be some really tough sailing in the monsoon conditions.”
Canfield has become ‘one-to-watch’ amongst the pool of young match racing talent, eager to compete on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour. He can also point to recent successes of his own, having recorded a Tour victory already this season at the Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda last month. Canfield, said: “This year has been great for the team and I think the spike in our performance has been due to the consistent crew members I’ve had on board. Gaining some more top level experience was key for us but we also wanted to challenge for wins whenever possible.
“We’ve sailed against most of these guys a few times at other events and I think we have a good chance out in Malaysia.
“We’re already ahead of one of the Tour Card Holders in the overall standings for the season which we’re really pleased with. If we can put on a good show at the Monsoon Cup, we’re hoping to put our case forward for a Tour Card next year. We’d love to be involved on a regular basis.”
Reigning Alpari World Match Racing Tour Champion Ian Williams will be defending his crown at the Monsoon Cup, having closed the gap on current leader Bjorn Hansen to just 2.25 points. With Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing 21.25 points off of the leader in third, followed by fellow Australian Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing with a 28 point deficit, the top two have their destiny in their own hands at the Monsoon Cup. If one of them can win the event, they will take the coveted Tour title.
Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing will join compatriots Laurie Jury (NZL) Kiwi Match and Adam Minoprio, as he returns for the last Tour event of the year, having missed the last two regattas on America’s Cup duty, skippering China Team. In his second full Tour season, Robertson showed his great potential with a victory at the first event of the year, Match Race Germany then went on to record a third and a fourth in Korea and Sweden respectively.
Rounding out the field, Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team will hope to build on the consistency which has seen progress to the knockout stage over every Tour event he has competed in this year, whilst Johnie Berntsson (SWE) is targeting another late charge to the overall podium positions.
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Monsoon Cup – Competing Teams:
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Mekonomen Sailing Team
Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
Laurie Jury (NZL) Kiwi Match
Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team
Taylor Canfield (USVI) US One
Adam Minoprio (NZL) Team Alpari
David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour
Qualifier
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Canfield Lifts Historic King Edward VII Gold Cup in Bermuda
Hamilton, Bermuda – 07 October, 2012: Young US Virgin Islander Taylor Canfield made a big statement of his future Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) intentions today, taking a 3-0 victory over Johnie Berntsson at the Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda.
