WORLD TOUR REGATTA ANNOUNCEMENT
Danish Open
What — Danish Open, Stage 2 of the 2006-’07 World Tour
Where — Skovshoved, Denmark
When — Aug. 9-13, 2006
Organizing Authority — Royal Danish Yacht Club and Royal Match Race Center
Prize Purse — DKK375,000 (approximately $64,000)
Boat — DS37
Racing Area — Oresund
Who’s Entered — 12 skippers and crews including the event defending champion, a past two-time champion, three of the top 8 in World Championship standings, four of the top 10 in ISAF Open World Match Race Ranking List, the reigning Women’s World Champion and five teams representing syndicates for the America’s Cup.
ENTRY LIST (as of Aug. 1, 2006)
 Jesper Bank (DEN) United Internet Team Germany — Event defending champion
Sebastien Col (FRA) Areva Challenge — Helmsman for French America’s Cup team
Jes Gram Hansen (DEN) Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia Team — Two-time event champion, placed 4th on current leaderboard
Björn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.net — Placed 5th at ACI Cup last May
Dorte O. Jensen (DEN) — Reigning Women’s World champion; wild card qualifier
Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team — Placed 8th in World Championship standings
Simon Minoprio (NZL) — Ranked 16th on ISAF Open Match Race Ranking
Sten Mohr (DEN) BMW ORACLE Racing Team — Placed 7th at Match Race Germany
Philippe Presti (FRA) Luna Rossa — Placed 9th at 2005 Danish Open
Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team — Placed 5th in World Champioship standings
Peter Wibroe (DEN) Team Wibroe — Highest-ranked Danish crew
Ian Williams (GBR) Williams Sail Racing — Finished 2nd overall in 2006 World Championship
ABOUT STAGE 2
 The Danish Open celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Co-hosted by the Royal Danish Yacht Club and the Royal Match Race Center, the Danish Open is held out of Skovshoved Harbor, about 20 minutes north of Copenhagen. Skovshoved Harbor is also home of the Royal Match Race Center. Founded in 1990 to help develop a generation of match-racers, the center has a fleet of DS 37s that are available for use year round. In its time the center has trained more than 230 sailors, some of which have made their way to America’s Cup syndicates as helmsmen and trimmers.
AT STAGE 1
Chris Dickson (NZL), BMW ORACLE Racing, took the early lead in the World Championship points race with a victory at the season-opening Portugal Match Cup two weeks ago. Dickson defeated Sweden’s Magnus Holmberg of the Victory Challenge 3-2 for his first career Tour win. Dickson, Holmberg and Peter Gilmour (3rd) aren’t entered in Denmark, but 4th-placed Jes Gram-Hansen (a two-time Danish Open winner) of Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia Team is.
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 partner and official car BMW and a cash bonus from the World Tour.
The World Tour is sanctioned by ISAF, sailing’s world governing body. World Tour sponsors include Sebago (Rockford, Mich.), the Official Footwear Supplier, Travel Places (West Sussex, England), the Official Travel Partner, and Wedgwood (Stoke-on-Trent, England), the Official Trophy Sponsor.
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FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD TOUR
Sean McNeill
Director of Public Relations
Tel: +1 401 662 1501
E-mail: smcneill@f10marketing.com
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DANISH OPEN
Flemming Vitus
Press Officer
Tel: +45 20 85 11 41
E-mail: vit@vitusbureau.dk
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