World Match Racing Tour, Williams e Mirsky protagonisti della seconda giornata
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World Match Racing Tour – Langenargen – Ben nove voli portati a termine nel secondo giorno del Match Race Germany grazie a condizioni meteo ideali, sfruttate alla perfezione dal Comitato di Regata. Una giornata propizia per Ian Williams, al rientro dopo l’assenza di Marsiglia, e Torvar Mirsky, confermatosi in forma dopo l’ottima giornata di ieri. I due skipper hanno capitalizzato quanto di buono fatto vedere nelle fasi di pre partenza: sul Lago di Costanza, infatti, il campo di regata non è dei più lunghi e mettere la prua avanti già sulla linea è nella maggior parte dei casi sinonimo di successo.
Ian Williams primo, quindi, con un bilancio di sette vittorie e una sconfitta. Torvar Mirsky secondo, battuto una volta in più di Williams, per mano di Peter Gilmour, sesto in generale ma soddisfatto del suo score cinque contro tre.
Bilancio opposto per Paolo Cian, settimo, con tre vittorie e cinque sconfitte. Un’affermazione in più di Ian Ainslie e di Kathrine Kadelbach, prima donna ad affacciarsi in un evento del World Match Racing Tour.
Round Robin
1. Ian Williams, Team GAC Pindar, 7-1
2. Torvar Mirsky, Mirsky Racing Team, 6-2
3. Mathieu Richard, French Match Racing Team, 5-2
4. Adam Minoprio, ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, 5-2
5. Jesper Radich, Radich Racing Team, 5-2
6. Peter Gilmour, Yanmar Racing, 5-3
7. Paolo Cian, Team Italia, 3-5
8. Ian Ainslie, Team Proximo, 2-5
9. Magnus Holmberg, Victory Challenge, 2-5
10. Kathrin Kadelbach, EWE Sailing Team, 2-6
11. Mads Ebler, Ebler Matchracing, 2-6
12. Bjorn Hansen, Gill Global Team, 1-6
Video courtesy World Match Racing Tour.
WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR, WILLIAMS AND MIRSKY DOMINATES DAY TWO
[World Match Racing Tour Press Release] Lake Constance transformed itself today into a match racing idyll on the second day of Match Race Germany, Stage 2 of the ISAF World Match Racing Tour. As the clouds lifted, the sun shone down on the racing and the teams completed an impressive 9 flights. Ian Williams Team GAC Pindar, who started his 2010 Tour campaign here and Torvar Mirsky Mirsky Racing Team, dominated day 2 of the match race.
Meanwhile, Mathieu Richard French Match Racing Team has kept up his consistent performance and is on level with Adam Minoprio ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing and Jesper Radich Radich Racing Team. On these short courses the trend is for victors to take a slight lead from the start and then work to be in an established position in front by the top mark, maintaining this to the finish.
Ian Williams Team GAC Pindar, enjoyed day 2 of racing, “The breeze and the sun were back today and we had 5 straight wins so we are very pleased. The team kept relaxed today and we picked up the good shifts. I was leading into the top marks which made our position easier to defend than yesterday”.
Williams is definitely taking a different approach to this year’s campaign, “Match Race Germany is our first event on the ISAF World Match Racing Tour for 2010 and we are a little behind as we didn’t compete in Marseille. This year I am approaching the Tour in a more laid back fashion and keeping positive, we are planning on taking one event at a time which is something we haven’t done previously”.
Mirsky related day 2 through his eyes, “The day was better than we expected. We had 5-10 knots of breeze when we were only expecting 2-3 knots, so in that respect it was a good day. We are really emphasizing on preparing for our starts here because if you aren’t the team out in front following the start it can be hard to get ahead. They are fairly short courses here and in these light winds it is simpler to keep the lead if you have a strong start. We lost two starts today and lost two matches”.
Mirsky still had to contend with the ‘Master of the World Match Racing Tour’ Peter Gilmour Yanmar Racing and today the Apprentice, Mirsky, was beaten “I said before the regatta that the tough competitor at this event would be Gilmour. He loves it here, the tricky wind conditions and the German built Bavaria 35 Match.
Gilmour was in fighting spirit as he hit the shore this afternoon saying, “From our point of view, we are in the early days of the regatta and are delighted to have beaten Mirsky today as he has been sailing very well with a good team. We often say that we start off slow and then we get a rumble on as things get going and we have done that today”.
“There are several teams sailing very well here in Langenargen. It comes down to strategy and handling close matches. You have to be cool under fire and, of course, the extra decade of added experience helps!” he added.
Mathieu Richard French Match Racing Team, currently top on the Tour leader board after Match Race France, had a day of mixed fortunes. “We had a good morning winning both our matches. This afternoon we lost to Magnus Holmberg in our third match and our fourth match resulted in a protest against Jesper Radich which we lost”.
For many of the Tour Card Holders the sport of sailing is now their main occupation, having made the decision to pursue their passion and develop it into a career. The sailors rely on the water and the power of the racing world as their main source of income. With prize money for the 2010 Tour now valued at over US$1.5million, the rewards of being a winning skipper on this year’s circuit are significant.
Round Robin
1. Ian Williams, Team GAC Pindar, 7-1
2. Torvar Mirsky, Mirsky Racing Team, 6-2
3. Mathieu Richard, French Match Racing Team, 5-2
4. Adam Minoprio, ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, 5-2
5. Jesper Radich, Radich Racing Team, 5-2
6. Peter Gilmour, Yanmar Racing, 5-3
7. Paolo Cian, Team Italia, 3-5
8. Ian Ainslie, Team Proximo, 2-5
9. Magnus Holmberg, Victory Challenge, 2-5
10. Kathrin Kadelbach, EWE Sailing Team, 2-6
11. Mads Ebler, Ebler Matchracing, 2-6
12. Bjorn Hansen, Gill Global Team, 1-6
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