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The Emirates Team New Zealand crew (from left): Terry Hutchinson, Jeremy Lomas, James Dagg, skipper Ben Ainslie and Tony Rae. At right is Bjoern Widemann of Allianz. (Allianz Cup/Bob Grieser photo)
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Ben Ainslie comes off the start line of Final Flight 3 to leeward and ahead of Ed Baird at the Allianz Cup. (Allianz Cup/Bob Grieser photo)
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Event title: Allianz Cup Presented by Oracle
Host club: St. Francis Yacht Club
Location: San Francisco, USA
Dates: Oct. 25-29, 2006 (Stage 5 of 2006-07 World Match Racing Tour)
Prize purse: $100,000
Event Web site: Allianz Cup.com
Boat: J/105
Reigning Champion
Ben Ainslie (GBR) Emirates Team New Zealand
Ainslie defeated American Ed Baird, 3-1, in the final of the event. Ainslie dropped the first race when he incured to penalties, but then won three straight, cleaning Baird out in the pre-start each time.
2006 Event Coverage
Allianz Cup Gallery
Allianz Cup Flight Schedule and Results
Allianz Cup Crew List
World Tour Audio/Video Library
AUDIO: Dockside interview with Ben Ainslie (2m:49s // 3.6 megs)
AUDIO: Dockside interview with Ed Baird
(2m:56s // 3.7 megs)
Ainslie Wins Allianz Cup Over Baird (Oct. 29, 2006)
Baird Up, Brits Tied at Allianz Cup (Oct. 28, 2006)
Baird Wins Group B at Allianz Cup (Oct. 27, 2006)
Cian Grabs Early Lead in Group B at Allianz Cup (Oct. 26, 2006)
Williams Wins Group at Allianz Cup (Oct. 25, 2006)
Larry Ellison Enters Allianz Cup (Oct. 18, 2006)
Oracle Named Presenting Sponsor of Allianz Cup (Oct. 2, 2006)
World Tour to Visit San Francisco Bay (Aug. 30, 2006)
2006 Allianz Cup Presented by Oracle Final Results
Prize Purse: $100,000
Skipper (Country) Team, Record, Prize Money
1. Ben Ainslie (GBR) Emirates Team New Zealand, 14-5, $25,000
(Crew: James Dagg, Terry Hutchinson, Jeremy Lomas, Tony Rae)
2. Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi, 13-5, $15,000
(Crew: Mike Drummond, Nils Frei, Piet Van Nieuwenhuyzen, Craig Satterthwaite)
3. Jesper Bank (DEN) United Internet Team Germany, 10-7, $14,000
(Crew: Henrik Blaksjaer, Thomas Jacobsen, Mike Mottl, Jan Schoepe)
4. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar, $11,000
(Crew: Bill Hardesty, Gerry Mitchell, Chresten Plinius, Mark Williams)
5. Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Viano Mercedes Benz Shosholoza, 9-4, $9,500
(Crew: Ian Ainslie, Nando Colaninno, Pierluigi Fornelli, Nello Pavoni)
6. Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST, 6-7, $9,000
(Crew: Bill Colombo, Keith Love, Sean Svendsen, Yasuhiro Yaji)
7. Chris Dickson (NZL) BMW ORACLE Racing, 6-7, $8,500
(Crew: Zach Hurst, Jann Neegaard, Kazuhiko Sofuku, Paul Westlake)
8. Peter Holmberg (ISV) Alinghi, 7-7, $8,000
(Crew: Rodney Ardern, Curtis Blewett, Peter Evans, Lorenzo Mazza)
Summary
The Allianz Cup is the newest event to join the World Match Racing Tour calendar. Racing will be held on San Francisco Bay in front of the St. Francis Yacht Club, affording spectators a great chance to watch world class sailing.
The field is shaping up to be one of the best of the young Tour season with skippers such as Chris Dickson (NZL), BMW ORACLE Racing, Ed Baird (USA), Alinghi, Peter Holmberg (ISV), Alinghi, and Dean Barker (NZL), Emirates Team New Zealand already having accepted invitations. The event features a $100,000 prize purse with $25,000 slated for the champion.
2006 Prize Purse
Total purse: $100,000
1st Place $25,000
2nd Place $15,000
3rd Place $14,000
4th Place $11,000
5th Place $9,500
6th Place $9,000
7th Place $8,500
8th Place $8,000
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