World Match Racing Tour, nel circuito anche i campioni olimpici Warrer-Kirketerp
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[singlepic id=246 w=204 h=300 float=left]World Match Racing Tour – Arhus – Jonas Warrer e Martin Kirketerp, campioni olimpici in carica della classe 49er, hanno ottenuto una delle wildcard utili a prendere parte al Danish Open, evento del World Match Racing Tour che si svolgerà tra il 9 e il 13 settembre.
“Ci servono nuove motivazioni per andare avanti e il match race, con il dinamismo della sfida uno contro uno, il gioco di squadra e il fatto che saper reagire rapidamente porta a buoni risultati ci sembra la giusta soluzione per tornare a poter dare il massimo” ha spiegato Jonas Warrer, che assieme a Kirketerp vinse l’oro al termine di una delle regate più contestate di sempre. Ricordiamo infatti che i danesi, dominatori della serie regolare, presero parte alla Medal Race con una barca presa in prestito dai croati, senza che questa fosse sottoposta al periodo di quarantena obbligatorio. Episodio duramente contestato da italiani e spagnoli senza alcun esito.
Martin Kirketerp, invece, pensa già alla preparzione: “Sappiamo che vedercela con i migliori non sarà affatto facile, ma sappiamo come preparci e contiamo di farci trovare pronti all’appuntamento di settembre”.
Intanto, la classifica del World Match Racing Tour, aggiornata all’indomani del quinto appuntamento della serie, vede al comando Mathieu Richard. Lo skipper francese ha 7 punti di margione su Adam Minoprio e 12 su Peter Gilmour. Solo quinto il campione uscente Ian Williams, anticipato anche da Torvar Mirsky.
World Match Racing Tour
Classifica dopo 5 eventi
1. Mathieu Richard (FRA), French Match Racing Team, 68 pt.
2. Adam Minoprio (NZL), ETNZ/BlackMatch, 61 pt.
3. Peter Gilmour (AUS), Yanmar Racing, 56 pt.
4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS), Mirsky Racing Team, 54 pt.
5. Ian Williams (GBR), Bahrain Team Pindar, 49 pt.
49ER GOLD MEDALLIST TAKE ON THE TOUR
[World Match Racing Tour Press Release] Denmark’s Olympic sailing gold medalists Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp are exchanging their 49er dinghy for some serious Match Racing. After a wearing selection process and the ensuing drama in the medal race in China (which happily secured them and Denmark gold) they have decided to switch their attention to Match Racing. They have obtained one of the two wildcards to the Danish round of the World Match Racing Tour. The Danish Open will be sailed on the waters off Århus/Marselisborg from the 9th-13th September 2009.
Danish Open 2009 has issued one of its wild-card entries to two local ’debutantes’ in recognition of their acheivements at the Beijing Olympics. Olympic gold medal winners Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp have been invited to ’jump in at the deep end’ and compete at the oldest event in the professional World Match Racing Tour.
”We needed to find a new motivation, a spark if you will, and Match Racing with its format is known for quick, intense competiveness –crew versus crew – where the ability to think quickly and react agressively earns results” explains Jonas Warrer. Warrer continues ”There are many challenges and we will need to learn quickly – particularly to get a crew of 5 to work together. Luckily Denmark has a very well developed Match Racing environment and so we have all the conditions required to get the job done.”
Martin Kirketerp adds with a wry smile ”We are going to have to get up very early to prepare ourselves to compete with the professionals but we know what we have to do and we will be fighting to the last – and in the time from now until September we will train, train and train up here in Århus. It is fantastic that the World Match Racing Tour -in the form of the Danish Open- is coming to Århus, it is going to bring a lot of extra focus on sail sport in the region.”
This Danish Open is organised by the Royal Danish Yacht Club in partnership with Sailing Aarhus and local government agency Sport Aarhus Events and is a part of the professional World Match Racing Tour – sailed at 10 venues across the World.
”It is fantastic that we have the sailing elite coming to Århus and even more fantastic that we can ourselves contribute with our own world class sailing stars. I am quite sure that we are going to witness a sporting event that is quite out of the ordinary on the bay here at Århus” explained councilor Jacob Bundsgaard Johansen.
The winner of the World Match Racing Tour is also crowned as ISAFs official Match Racing World Champion. There will be 12 crews competing in Århus of these 8 are from the World ranking list for Match Racing, 2 crews qualify by winning nominated Tour Qualifier Series events and the event organisers have 2 wild card invitaions at their disposal.
Thomas Capitani Nielsen, a director of Sailing Aarhus: ”It is fantastic that we can present World class Match Racing here in Århus. Our strategy in Sailing Aarhus is absolutely to attract large international sailing events to the city, and with the Danish Open comes the World’s elite. Add to that the offering of one of the sought after wild cards to our local heroes -Jonas and Martin – and we are sure that our local spectators are going to enjoy drama and excitement with a sprinkling of Olympic gold. With the establishment of the new Match Racing Aarhus in Århus Marina our local guys will have the best traiing facilities available to them, which given the competition, they may have some use for!”
World Match Racing Tour
Standings after 5 of 10 events
1. Mathieu Richard (FRA), French Match Racing Team, 68 pt.
2. Adam Minoprio (NZL), ETNZ/BlackMatch, 61 pt.
3. Peter Gilmour (AUS), Yanmar Racing, 56 pt.
4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS), Mirsky Racing Team, 54 pt.
5. Ian Williams (GBR), Bahrain Team Pindar, 49 pt.
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