MONSOON CUP

A victorious BlackMatch Racing team (left to right: Nick Blackman, Adam Minoprio, Tom Powrie, Dan McLean, David Swete)
A victorious BlackMatch Racing team (left to right: Nick Blackman, Adam Minoprio, Tom Powrie, Dan McLean, David Swete)
Host club: Terengganu Heritage Bay Club
Location: Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Scheduled Dates: December 1-6,2009
Total prize purse: MYR 1 million
Boat: Foundation 36
Official Event Web Site: Monsoon Cup

REIGNING CHAMPION
Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing Team
Minoprio and hisETNZ/BlackMatch Racing crew members Tom Powrie, David Swete, Nick Blackmn and Dan McLean won the 5th annual Monsoon Cup with a 3-0 victory over Ben Ainslie (GBR) Team Origin

2008 TV SHOW


PAST CHAMPIONS
2008 — Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
2007 — Ian Williams (GBR) Bahrain Team Pindar
2006 — Peter Holmberg (ISV) Alinghi
2005 — Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST

EVENT SUMMARY
Terengganu is one of the three East Coast states on the Malaysian peninsula. It has a land area of 12,995 square kilometers and 225 kilometers of coastline. Kuala Terengganu, the state capital, sits on the bank of the Terengganu River. Kuala Terengganu has a population around 1 million, while Malaysia has a population near 24 million.

Now in its fourth year the Monsoon Cup has gained prominent status on the World Tour. It offers on of the highest prize purse's on the Tour, MR1 million (approximately $295,000), an increase of more than two and a half times the 2005 purse, with the winner set to earn MR250,000 (approx. $68,000).

The Monsoon Cup was created to bring world class professional sailing to Malaysia and Southeast Asia. The inaugural event created an unprecedented economic return for Malaysia and the region of Terengganu. That success prompted the signing of Richard Mille Watches as title sponsor, which has helped increase the prize purse.

The Monsoon Cup was also created to help promote Kuala Terengganu and a new property development on Pulau Duyong Island. Ground breaking for the development took place on July 4, 2005, and was attended by an estimated 10,000 visitors. By November 2006 the marina had been completed.

The Monsoon Cup figures to be part of the Tour for years to come. There is an eight-year commitment from event organizers, with funding secured. Racing will take place in Foundation 36s, designed by New Zealander Brett Bakewell-White.

2009 EVENT COVERAGE
Ainslie Versus Minoprio
2009 ISAF Match Racing World Champion Crowned
Ainslie Star In A 'Tale Of Two Rivers'
World Champion Out, Who Else?
A Tough Day At The Office
All At Stake At The Monsoon Cup
Monsoon Cup '09 Crew List
Impressive Taring Pelangi Team Wins Malaysian Qualifier
Malaysian Championship Day 3
Malaysian Championship Day 2
Malaysian Championship Day 1
Minoprio At The Top Going Into Monsoon Cup
Bruni Aims For Semi Finals of Monsoon Cup
Robertson Takes Keys To Tour Door
New Zealand Team Leads The Way
Asian Match Racing Championship Day 1
CarTrade Group, Monsoon Cup Sponsor

2008 EVENT COVERAGE
Monsoon Cup Crew List '08
Monsoon Cup Results And Flight Schedules
Gilmour Steals The Show At The Monsoon Cup
Double Trouble For Masters of Match Racing
Williams Retains His Crown
Six Sailors Chase Five Monsoon Cup Quarter Final Spots
Anxious Start To Last Ditch Monsoon Match Races
Leaders Struggle For Quarter Final Monsoon Berths
A Game Of Snakes And Ladders
Cian Leads Williams And Mirsky In Monsoon Cup
No Room For Error On Day 2
Cautious Pre Starts For Hot Monsoon Cup Match Racers
Monsoon Cup Competitors Arrive To A Warm Welcome
Black Swan Racing Qualify For Monsoon Cup
Asian Match Racing Championship - Day 1
Nurul Ain Qualifies For Monsoon Cup
Tour Champion To Lead China Team
Young Guns Blast On To World Championship Scene
World Sailor Ainslie Targets Monsoon Cup Match Race Crown
Malaysia Hosts World Champions
World Championships Final Round
Stage Set For Monsoon Cup

2007 EVENT COVERAGE
Williams Wins World Championship
Three Remain To Fight For World Championship
Col Under Pressure With Only 2 Wins
Mirsky 21 and Facing Off Against The Best
Results and Flight Schedules
Monsoon Cup Crew List
Monsoon Cup to Decide World Champion
Media Alert - Monsoon Cup

2006 EVENT COVERAGE
Monsoon Cup Live TV Schedule
Monsoon Cup 2006 Notice of Race
Monsoon Cup Flight Schedule and Results
Monsoon Cup Crew List
Monsoon Cup Results Matrix
Holmberg Captures 2nd Annual Monsoon Cup
(Dec. 3, 2006)
Semifinalists Set at Monsoon Cup
(Dec. 2, 2006)
Williams Seals Round Robin at Monsoon Cup
(Dec. 1, 2006)
Koo Steals Show on Day 1 of Monsoon Cup
(Nov. 30, 2006)
Monsoon Cup Set to Begin Thursday
(Nov. 29, 2006)
Monsoon Cup Regatta Announcement
(Nov. 27, 2006)
Monsoon Cup Lineup Confirmed
(Nov. 20, 2006)
Sailing into Wealth (The Star, Nov. 18, 2006)
Monsoon Cup Set to Become Sailing's Richest Event (Nov. 8, 2006)
Minoprio, Koo Gain Entry to Monsoon Cup (Sept. 22, 2006)

MONSOON CUP 2006
Final Standings (Dec. 3, 2006)
Prize Purse: MYR 1,000,000 (approximately $278,000)
Skipper (Country) Team, Record, Prize Money*
1. Peter Holmberg (ISV) Alinghi, 14-9, MYR250,000 (approx. $69,500)
(Crew: Rodney Ardern, Lorenzo Mazza, Dean Phipps, Piet van Nieuwenhuyzen)
2. Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team, 14-10, MYR150,000 (approx. $41,700)
(Crew: Thierry Briend, Greg Evrard, Olivier Herledant, Yannick Simon)
3. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar, 15-5, MYR100,00 (approx. $27,800)
(Crew: Bill Hardesty, Mark Nicholls, Simon Shaw, Mark Williams)
4. Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST, 11-6, MYR90,000 (approx. $25,000)
(Crew: Rick Brent, Christian Scherrer, Graeme Spence, Yasuhiro Yaji)
5. Jesper Bank (DEN) United Internet Team Germany, 9-6, MYR80,000 (approx. $22,200)
(Crew: Henrik Blaksjaer, Thomas Jacobsen, Mike Mottl, Jan Schoepe)
6. Björn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.net, 9-7, MYR70,000 (approx. $19,400)
(Crew: Martin Berntsson, Kalle Kjerstadius, Staffan Lindberg, Magnus Woxen)
7. Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Shosholoza, 6-8, MYR60,000 (approx. $16,600)
(Crew: Ian Ainslie, Fernando Colaninno, Pierluigi Fornelli, David Rae)
8. Sébastien Col (FRA) Areva Challenge, 6-8, MYR56,000 (approx. $15,500)
(Crew: Christophe Andre, Benoit Briand, Gilles Favennec, Thierry Peponnet)
9. James Spithill (AUS) Luna Rossa Challenge, 5-6, MYR46,000 (approx. $12,800)
(Crew: Magnus Augustson, Torben Grael, Michele Ivaldi, Joe Newton)
10. Adam Minoprio (NZL) Black Match Racing, 2-9, MYR40,000 (approx. $11,100)
(Crew: Nick Blackman, Tom Powrie, Josh Puckey, Dave Swete)
11. Wearn Haw Tan (SIN) China Team, 2-9 MYR30,000 (approx. $8,300)
(Crew: Thierry Barot, Xavier Husson, Yurii Siegel, Zhang Wenpei)
12. Tiffany Koo (MAL) Team Selangor Gapurna, 1-10, MYR28,000 (approx. $7,700)
(Crew: Rolf Heemskerk, Jeremy Koo, Ong Khong Sing, Looi Sing Yew)
(*1MYR = 0.278296 USD on Dec. 3, 2006)

2005 EVENT COVERAGE
Gilmour Wins Tour’s 50th Championship (Dec. 4, 2005)
World’s Best in Monsoon Cup Final (Dec. 3, 2005)
Action Abounds in Quarters at Monsoon Cup (Dec. 2, 2005)
Quarterfinalists Nearly Set at Monsoon Cup (Dec. 1, 2005)
Logjam at Top of Monsoon Cup Standings (Nov. 30, 2005)
Monsoon Cup Enjoys Rousing Start (Nov. 29, 2005)
Golden Memories
Colorful Sights and Special Treatment
Swedish Match Tour Newsletter No. 17
Monsoon Cup Gallery
Monsoon Cup Updates
Monsoon Cup Crew List
Monsoon Cup Flight Schedule and Results
A-List Sailors, Film Stars Heading to Malaysia (Nov. 17, 2005)
Tour Eyes Milestone Anniversary (Oct. 27, 2005)
Malaysia Welcomes Tour with Lavish Ceremony (Sept. 7, 2005)
Ainslie Tops Leaderboard After Three Stages (Aug. 30, 2005)
Swedish Match Tour Adds Three Events (Aug. 2, 2005)

2005 MONSOON CUP FINAL STANDINGS
Prize Purse: MYR400,000 (approx. $105,000)
Skipper (Country) Team, Record, Prize Money*
1. Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST, 14-7, MYR100,000 ($26,400)
(Crew: Rod Dawson, Kazuhiko Sofuku, Tatsuya Wakinaga, Yasuhiro Yaji)
2. Russell Coutts (NZL) Coutts Racing Team, 14-7, MYR60,000 ($15,800)
(Crew: Jes Gram-Hansen, Christian Kamp, Rasmus Kostner, Jann Neergaard)
3. Björn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.Net, 10-10, MYR40,000 ($10,500)
(Crew: Mattias Bredin, Andus Jonsson, Pontus Meijer, Johan Templeman)
4. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team, 9-11, MYR36,000 ($9,500)
(Crew: Martin Berntsson, Nils Bjerkås, Carl-Johan Uckelstam, Daniel Wallberg)
5. Chris Dickson (NZL) BMW Oracle Racing, 10-5, MYR32,000 ($8,400)
(Crew: Jamie Gale, Robbie Naismith, Ed Smyth, Paul Westlake)
6. Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Victory Challenge, 9-5, MYR28,000 ($7,400)
(Crew: Anders Dahlsjo, Martin Krite, Lars Linger, Mattias Rahm)
7. Dean Barker (NZL) Emirates Team New Zealand, 9-5, MYR24,000 ($6,300)
(Crew: Don Cowie, James Dagg, Jared Henderson, Terry Hutchinson)
8. Ian Williams (GBR) Williams Racing Team, 8-7, MYR22,000 ($5,800)
(Crew: Gerry Mitchell, Mark Nichols, Guy Salter, Mark Williams)
9. Thierry Peponnet (FRA) K-Challenge, 4-7, MYR18,000 ($4,700)
(Crew: Benoit Briand, Herve Cunningham, Gilles Favennec, Albert Jacobsoone)
10. Francesco Bruni (ITA) Luna Rossa Challenge, 3-8, MYR16,000 ($4,200)
(Crew: Michele Cannoni, Gaetano Figlia de Granara, Manuel Modena, Massimiliano Sirena)
11. Cameron Dunn (NZL) Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia, 2-9, MYR12,000 ($3,100)
(Crew: Santino Brizzi, Cicho Chicchetti, Marco Constant, Pietro Mantovani)
12. Sally Barkow (USA) Team 7, 1-10, MYR12,000 ($3,100)
(Crew: Sofia Bekatorou, Debbie Capozzi, Chafee Emory, Carrie Howe, Annie Lush)
(*All USD amounts approximate; exchange rate 1MYR = 0.2646 USD on Dec. 4, 2005)

2005 PRIZE PURSE DISTRIBUTION
Total purse: MYR400,000 ($105,000)
1st – MYR100,000 ($26,400)
2nd – MYR60,000 ($15,800)
3rd – MYR40,000 ($10,500)
4th – MYR36,000 ($9,500)
5th – MYR32,000 ($8,400)
6th – MYR28,000 ($7,400)
7th – MYR24,000 ($6,300)
8th – MYR22,000 ($5,800)
9th – MYR18,000 ($4,700)
10th – MYR16,000 ($4,200)
11th – MYR12,000 ($3,100)
12th – MYR12,000 ($3,100)
(Note: All USD amounts are approximate. Currency exchange rate based on 1MYR = 0.2646 USD on Nov. 7, 2005)
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