| VALENCIA VISITS LANGENARGEN |
| Friday, 25 May 2007 |
It was a testing day for Group A2 skippers and their crews on the waters of Lake Constance on day 2 of Match Race Germany. Wieser, Lindberg, Williams, Hansen, Cian and Hestbaek all faced soaring temperatures and light wind conditions. The late wind kicked in at 19.00hrs and nothing was going to stop Rudi Magg (PRO) from completing as many races as possible.
German Markus Wieser looked comfortable on home waters in Race 1 and was able to secure his first win of the regatta against Staffan Lindberg of Finland. “It was a fair race and we look forward to the improving conditions that are forecast for the next few days” said Weiser. He went on to win his second race against Björn Hansen.
World Match Race Tour Leader Ian Williams (GBR) of Pindar Sailing lost his first race to Swede Bjorn Hansen who made the better of the tricky conditions on offer in their race to secure the point. An upbeat Williams said “I’m looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into some proper racing as soon as conditions improve”. Which is exactly what he went on to do by taking a race from local favourite Markus Wieser
Team Shosholoza helmsman, Paulo Cian (ITA) was also victorious today, showing some more of his recent America's Cup form to win all three of his races.
For the teams that were left shore side the day was spent competing against each other in smaller yachts, those of a model kind. The four by eight meter basin supplied by Stockmaritime and sponsored by insurers Versicherungsbüro Speth has created a huge interest from both visitors and competitors alike.
As visitor numbers have gradually risen during the course of the past two days all praise is being credited to the event organisers Speedwave, Visioneo and Langenargen Yacht Club.
Racing is scheduled to resume tomorrow morning around
9:00 a.m., weather permitting
GROUP A1 STANDINGS 25/05/2007
| SKIPPER | COUNTRY | TEAM | WINS | LOSS | | Sébastien Col | FRA | Areva Challenge | 3 | 0 | | Eric Monnin | SUI | | 3 | 0 | | Mathieu Richard | FRA | Saba Sailing | 2 | 1 | | Eugeniy Neugodnikov | RUS | | 1 | 2 | | Carsten Kemmling | GER | | 0 | 3 | | Wearn Haw Tan | SGP | | 0 | 3 |
GROUP A2 STANDINGS 25/05/2007
| SKIPPER | COUNTRY | TEAM | WINS | LOSS | | Paulo Cian | ITA | Team Shosholoza | 3 | 0 | | Markus Wieser | GER | | 2 | 1 | | Björn Hansen | SWE | Apport.net | 1 | 2 | | Ian Williams | GBR | Pindar | 1 | 2 | | Staffan Lindberg | FIN | Alandia Sailing | 1 | 2 | | Michael Hestbaek | DEN | | 1 | 2 |
Match Race Germany www.matchrace.de
ABOUT THE WORLD TOUR
Skippers earn points towards the ISAF Match Racing World Championship at the 16 events of the World Tour. The skipper with the most points at the end of the season is the world champion.
The World Tour is sanctioned by ISAF, sailing’s world governing body. The World Tour Partner and Official Car is BMW (Munich, Germany). World Tour sponsors include Travel Places (West Sussex, England), the Official Travel Partner, and Wedgwood (Stoke-on-Trent, England), the Official Trophy Sponsor.
For more information on the World Match Racing Tour, its competitors and events, please visit the official World Tour Web site, www.WorldMatchRacingTour.com. World Match Racing Tour television programs may be viewed on demand by clicking on the television icon on the home page of the Web site.
World Match Racing Tour Schedule 2007
| DATE | EVENT NAME | LOCATION | | May 24 - 28 | Match Race Germany | Langernargen Germany | | July 2 - 8 | Match Cup Sweden | Marstrand Sweden | | July 24 - 29 | Portugal Match Cup | Troia Portugal | | August 8 - 12 | Danish Open | Copenhagen Denmark | | August 14 - 19 | St Moritz Match Race | St Moritz Switzerland | | September 11 - 16 | Latium Match Cup | Rome Italy | | September 25 - 30 | Toscana Elba Cup | Elba Italy | | October 9 - 14 | Bermuda Gold Cup | Hamilton Bermuda | | October 23 - 28 | Brazil Sailing Cup | Vitoria Brazil | | November 28 - December 2 | Monsoon Cup | K Terengganu Malaysia |
*Please note there has been a date change to the Toscana Elba Cup. The event will now take place from the 25th - 30th September 2008
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For information about the World Tour
Yvonne Reid
Tel: +44 1590 679613
E-mail: yreid@f10marketing.com
For information about Match Race Germany
Eberhard Magg
Event Director
Tel: +49 7543 96447-0
Email: info@speedwave.de
ISAF World Match Racing Championship Standings (Top 8)
(After Stage 6 of 16)
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar, 62 points
2. Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team, 50 points
3. Jesper Bank (DEN) United Internet Team Germany, 45 points
4. Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Viano, 41 points
5. Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi, 40 points
6. Peter Holmberg (USVI) Alinghi, 37 points
7. Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST, 35 points
8. Sébastien Col (FRA) Areva Challenge, 33 points
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