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Mathieu Richard (right) beat Przemek Tarnakci in the repechage round, a win that helped him advance to the quarterfinals. (Imagepress Photo)
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Chris Law (right) circles against Przemek Tarnacki in Flight 4 of the Repechage Round. (Imagepress Photo)
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In a battle for bragging rights of Britain, Chris Law (left) beat Ian Williams, a win that earned Law first in the repechage round. (Imagepress Photo)
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CASCAIS, Portugal (July 21, 2006) — Three crews advanced to the Semifinal Round of the Portugal Match Cup, Stage 1 of the 2006-’07 World Match Racing Tour, after three of four matches in the quarterfinals were completed.
Chris Dickson (NZL), BMW Oracle Racing, who’s posted a 7-1 record, will square off against Peter Gilmour (AUS), PST, the three-time reigning World Tour champion.
The other half of the semis will see Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN), Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia Team, last year’s fourth-placed team, against the winner of Match 4, which pits Magnus Holmberg (SWE), Victory Challenge, against Chris Law (GBR), The Outlaws.
Law and Mathieu Richard (FRA), Saba Sailing Team, finished first and second in the Repechage Round, and joined in the quarterfinals six crews who advanced after the initial round robin.
The afternoon breeze was up today on the Bay of Cascais, blowing 12 to 15 knots from the north, off the city front. The 3rd annual Portugal Match Cup has 12 teams competing for a $100,000 prize, with $30,000 earmarked for the champion.
The quaterfinals, a first to 2 points knockout round, started in the early evening as the sun set over Cascais. The first match saw Dickson, who won Group A at 5-0, taking on Richard, the qualifier from the repechage. In close racing, particularly the second flight, Dickson won 2-1.
Peter Gilmour (AUS), PST, appears to have regained his form, and eliminated Staffan Lindberg (FIN), Alandia Sailing Team, in two straight. After starting the regatta 1-2, the World champion has won four straight to help setup the match with Dickson.
Gram-Hansen won the first flight against Thierry Peponnet (FRA), Areva Challenge. Peponnet bounced back to even the score, but Gram-Hansen came through in the decider.
Gram-Hansen will square off against the winner of Match 4, between Holmberg, winner of Group B, and Law, the repechage winner. The semis are knockout matches of first to 3 points.
Law and Richard advanced from the repechage after winning their two remaining races earlier in the day. Ian Williams (GBR), Williams Sail Racing, lost an opportunity to advance when he lost to Law in the final match of the round.
This morning saw the 12 teams take to the water with sponsor representatives onboard for a Pro-Am regatta. Williams won with Carlos Custódio from Sanest onboard. Dickson’s BMW Oracle Racing team finished second with Alredo Lavrador from BMW onboard.
Álvaro Marinho’s (POR) Quebramar Match Racing Team(Crew: Rúbrio Basílio, Antonio Fontes, Miguel Nunes, Diogo Pereira) said after today’s pro-am race with Pedro Atanásio from the Institute of Tourism Portugal, “It was great, Pedro is also a sailor so he knows a little bit about these boats and he gave us a hand doing the mainsheet. Cascais is a great place for sailing, the Portugal Match Cup is a great event, big names of match racing come here and for Portugal and the organization it is big to have this event in Portugal.”
The World Tour Partner and Official Car is BMW AG (Munich, Germany). World Tour sponsors include Sebago (Rockford, Mich.), the Official Footwear Supplier, Travel Places (West Sussex, England), the Official Travel Partner and Wedgwood (Cheshire, England) the Official Trophy Supplier.
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PORTUGAL MATCH CUP QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
Match 1
(A1) Chris Dickson (NZL) BMW Oracle Racing, 2
(Crew: Zack Hurst, Jann Neergaard Kazuhiko Sofuku, Paul Westlake)
(R2) Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team, 1
(Crew: Greg Evrard, Olivier Herledant, Jean-Philippe Saliou, Yannick Simon)
Match 2
(A3) Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST, 2
(Crew: Rod Dawson, Christian Scherrer, Ed Smyth, Yasuhiro Yaji)
(B2) Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team, 0
(Crew; Nils Bjerkas, Niklas Carlzon, Carl-Johan Skoterstan, Daniel Wallberg)
Match 3
(A2) Thierry Peponnet (FRA) Areva Challenge, 1
(Crew: Tanguy Cariou, Benoit Briand, Hervé Cunningham, Thierry Douillard)
(B3) Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN) Mascalzone Latino –Capitalia Team, 2
(Crew: Matteo Auguadro, Pierluigui Defelice, Rasmus Kostner, Chresten Plinius)
Match 4
Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Victory Challenge
(Crew: Anders Dahlsjò, Lars Linger, Mal Parker, Stefan Rahm)
Chris Law (GBR) The Outlaws
(Crew: Matt Cornwell, Charles Nankin, Piotr Przybylski, Henrik Walderyd)
Repechage Round (After 5/5 flights)
1. Chris Law, 4-1
2. Mathieu Richard, 4-1
3. Ian Williams (GBR) Williams Sail Racing, 3-2
(Crew: Laurie Jury, Mark Nicholls, Richard Sydenham, Mark Williams)
4. Przemek Tarnacki (POL) Tarnacki Racing/Sopot MR Center, 2-3
(Crew: Marcin Banaszek, Pawel Goski, Zbigniew Gutkowski, Miroslaw Szynczak)
5. Álvaro Marinho (POR) Quebramar Match Racing Team, 1-4
(Crew: Rúbrio Basílio, Antonio Fontes, Miguel Nunes, Diogo Pereira)
6. Lotte Meldgaard (DEN) HSH Nordbank, 1-4
(Crew: Inge Ebbensgaard, Nina Grunow, Anne Mirup-Petersen, Mia Nielsen, Christina Refn)
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