WORLD TOUR REGATTA ANNOUNCEMENT
Match Race Germany
 What — Match Race Germany, Stage 7 of the 2005-’06 World Match Racing Tour
Where — Langenargen, Germany
When — June 1-5, 2006
Host — Yacht Club Langenargen
Prize Purse — 20,000€ (approximately $25,000), 1st place: 4,800€ (approx. $6,100)
Boat — Bavaria 35 Match
Racing Area — Bodensee (Lake Constance)
Who’s Entered — Five of the top eight skippers of the World Tour; reigning World Tour champion and Match Race Germany champion Peter Gilmour
ENTRY LIST (as of May 4, 2006)
 Ian Ainslie (RSA) Team Shosholoza – Afterguard for South Africa’s America’s Cup challenger
Jesper Bank (DEN) United Internet Team Germany – Placed 2nd at Match Race Germany ’05; skipper of Germany’s America’s Cup syndicate
Tino Ellegast (GER) – Placed 8th at Match Race Germany ’04
Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST – Aiming for third consecutive Match Race Germany championship
Björn Hansen (SWE) – Placed 3rd at Monsoon Cup last December
Michael Hestbaek (DEN) United Internet Team Germany – Strategist for America’s Cup challenger Team Germany
Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team – Placed 8th at Match Race Germany ’05
Sten Mohr (DEN) – Placed 6th at Match Race Germany ’05
Eric Monnin (SUI) – Ranked 31st on ISAF Open Match Race Rankings
Evgeniy Neugodnikov (RUS) – Ranked 9th on ISAF Open Match Race Rankings
Mathieu Richard (FRA) – Ranked 8th on ISAF Open Match Race Rankings
Ian Williams (GBR) Williams Sail Racing – Placed 7th at Match Race Germany ’05
ABOUT STAGE 7
Match Race Germany is one of three events that has been part of every World Tour schedule. This year it celebrates its 10th anniversary of its founding, but is the ninth running overall. The 1999 event had to be canceled when the combination of heavy rain and an unusually large quantity of snowmelt in the Alps led to major flooding along the Bodensee, or Lake Constance, which borders Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
AT STAGE 6
Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson won his first World Tour event in six starts with an impressive display of boatspeed. Berntsson and his Team Semcon crew were the fastest all week and won with a 24-5 record. World Tour leader Peter Gilmour placed third, missing a chance to win his 10th career World Tour event but extending his overall lead to 18 points. Gilmour is the reigning champion of Match Race Germany and a win would give him three consecutive titles along with his 10th career victory.
ABOUT THE WORLD TOUR
Skippers earn points towards the world championship at the nine events of the World Tour and the highest scoring skipper at the end of the season is the ISAF Match Racing World Champion. The World Champion wins a BMW X3 3.0i from World Tour partner BMW AG and a $30,000 cash bonus from the World Tour.
The World Tour is sanctioned by ISAF, sailing’s world governing body. The World Tour Partner is BMW AG (Munich, Germany), the official car of the World Tour. Sponsors include Sebago (Rockford, Mich.), the Official Footwear Supplier, Musto (Essex, England), the Official Clothing Supplier, and Travel Places (West Sussex, England), the Official Travel Partner.
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FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD TOUR
Sean McNeill
World Match Racing Tour
Director of Public Relations
Mobile: +1 401 662 1501
E-mail: smcneill@f10marketing.com
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT MATCH RACE GERMANY
Eberhard Magg
Speedwave
Phone: +49-7543-96447-0
E-mail: info@speedwave.de
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