12 05 24 Trofeo Conde Godo

Wonderful TP52, Soto40, Wally, IRC sailing first day of Trophy.

39º TROFEO CONDE DE GODO

 

ARRANCA UN 39º TROFEO CONDE DE GODO DE VERDADERO LUJO

ARRANCA UN 39º TROFEO CONDE DE GODO DE VERDADERO LUJO

Barcelona / 24 May 2012 / 20:14

Comienzo con mucha emoción. Un triple empate encabeza la clasificación de la clase Wally, mientras que en TP52 el AUDI Azzurra reclama el protagonismo de la jornada y en Soto 40 cae momentáneamente el imbatible Iberdrola ante un valiente Ngoni.

Con una excelente calidad de los participantes en las diferentes categorías (Wally, TP52, Soto 40, ORC y J80) y bajo una impecable  organización del Real Club Náutico de Barcelona ha arrancado el 39º Trofeo Conde de Godo de Vela con un plantel de lujo.

La jornada ha sido perfecta en cuanto a condiciones y eso ha llevado al Comité de Regatas del 39º Trofeo Conde de Godó, presidido por María Torrijo, a organizar la disputa de tres pruebas Barlovento-Sotavento para las clases TP52 y Soto 40 y dos para la clase Wally.

La nota de la jornada ha sido la gran igualdad en la clase Wally, con un triple empate, y el poderío exhibido por el italo-argentino Audi Azzura que timonea Guillermo Parada. Los Soto 40 han visto como la vitola de favorito del Iberdrola Team, a los mandos de Jose María Torcida, caía momentáneamente bajo la presión del británico Ngoni.

Las buenas condiciones de viento en la jornada han mostrado un campo de regatas claro frente a la Ciudad Condal y en el que su lado de la derecha ha estado favorecido durante la mayor parte del día.

La clase Wally protagoniza las regatas más apretadas de la jornada

Los Wally han sido la única clase que no navegaba en tiempo real en el día, sino que lo hace bajo un sistema de hándicap, pero eso no ha significado que no diera espectáculo. La majestuosidad de estas unidades ha sido protagonista del momento en que todas las unidades de competición dejaban sus amarres en el Real Club Náutico de Barcelona.

En las dos clasificaciones de la clase Wally (grupo 1 y 2) se ha producido un doble empate en lo más alto de la tabla. En el grupo 1 la igualdad ha sido tal que se ha producido un triple empate en el  liderato de la clasificación general. Los británicos Magic Carpet y J One ganaban una prueba cada uno y quedaban terceros en la restante, mientas que el alemán Open Season se anotaba con regularidad dos terceros que producían un triple empate en cabeza de la clasificación general.

En el grupo Wally 2 también la regularidad ha sido la tónica en la jornada, con un doble empate en la primera posición de la tabla protagonizado por el Roycan y el Sensei, mientras que el español Tiketitoo de Alberto Palatchi, con dos tercero, se clasificaba en tercera posición.

La Clase TP52 lleva bandera italiana y argentina en la primera jornada

La recién bautizada unidad ítalo-argentina AZZURRA ha salido al campo de regatas sin dejarse amedrentar por sus rivales. El barco que capitanea el argentino Guillermo Parada se hizo con la victoria en la primera y segunda prueba del día, marcando la pauta de la jornada con dos primeros puestos y un segundo,  ante un británico Ran de Niklas Zennstrom que firmaba dos segundos y un primero, reclamando el segundo lugar en la clasificación. El tercer escalón del podio fue a parar a manos del  Quantum Racing de Ed Blair con tres terceros puestos en las tres pruebas disputadas.

El TP52 ALL 4 ONE con el gallego Gonzalo Araujo a la caña no ha podido comenzar el Trofeo Conde de Godó con buen pie. La embarcación alemana no ha podido tomar parte en la prueba hasta la jornada del viernes, debido a diversos problemas en su embarcación, siendo baja en la primera jornada.

El Soto 40 no quiere favoritos

Pese a que todas las apuestas eran seguras ante el hasta ahora imbatible Iberdrola Team  que capitanea el cántabro doble campeón del mundo José María Torcida y armado por Agustín Zulueta no ha tenido su día y se quedaba fuera del puesto de líder en las tres pruebas programadas.

El protagonista del día ha sido un impecable Ngoni, del británico Tony Buckingham –ausente a última hora a los mandos de su embarcación por un problema de salud y que ha sido remplazado por Kevin Spronl- que con tres victorias en las tres pruebas del día se proclama líder de la jornada.

Otra de las grandes sorpresas del día ha sido la magnífica actuación del español  Noticia IV, armado por Luis Martínez Cabiedes y con Iñaki Castañer a los mandos que en tres regatas, muy inteligentes por su parte, ha conseguido anotar en su casillero tres segundos puestos que le  aúpan a segunda posición en la general. El Iberdrola Team  pinchaba en la jornada al anota un tercero, quinto y tercero en la última prueba del día y que le dejan, en tercera posición, un poco descolgado del  líder Ngoni.

EL VIERNES COMIENZA EL ESPECTACULO PARA LAS CLASES ORC Y J-80

Los monotipos J80 y la clase más numerosa en este 39º Trofeo Conde de Godó, la clase ORC, comenzarán mañana viernes –a  partir de las 16.00 horas- sus jornadas de regatas.

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Robertson and Morvan Seize Control

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Robertson and Morvan Seize Control

Langenargen, Germany – 24 May, 2012: Phil Robertson and new Tour Card Holder Pierre-Antoine Morvan made the most of a difficult first day’s racing at Match Race Germany in Langenargen, posting three wins from three.
 
Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team joins the Tour in 2012 with an ISAF World Match Race Ranking of 3rd and a previous 2nd place finish at the St. Moritz Match Race in 2011. He is also being accompanied by experienced coach Bertrand Pacé, who said prior to today’s sailing:
 
“We’ve just started working together so we are still settling into this relationship. We’ll judge how well it is working after the first couple of events and decide whether it’s something we want to pursue for the full season.
 
“Pierre is a great skipper and match racer, that’s for sure. However, experience is very important as is confidence which is what we are focusing on most.” 
 
Morvan showed few nerves coming into his first event as Tour Card Holder, even before heading out onto the water, saying: “The plan is to learn this year, podium next year, and win in two years.”He backed up that self-confidence by taking victory in all three of his early flights.
 
Jan-Eike Andresen (GER) MRV Match Race Team is here flying the flag for the host nation but has left himself with an upward climb to reach the quarter-finals after losing three from three. A tough opening session against three Tour Card Holders, including 4-time World Champion and 3-time Match Race Germany winner Peter Gilmour, did not hand him the kindest of days. Andresen can consider himself unlucky in his first race, losing by a margin of only four metres to Robertson.
 
A second match against Frenchman Pierre-Antoine Morvan also ended unsuccessfully for Andresen after leading for the majority of the race, relinquishing the lead late on in the light air. Reflecting on his day, the German said:
“It was a bit like David v Goliath today as we faced some strong opposition, but we felt we performed well and were a bit unlucky, especially in the first match against Phil [Robertson]. 
“We are taking confidence from today and looking forward to converting defeats into wins tomorrow.”

The second Qualifying Session starts on Friday 25 May at 0900 local time (CDT). For live updates and Twitter feeds visit http://www.wmrt.com/live.html. Video coverage of the action will be shown on Saturday 26th – Monday 28th from 1400 – 1600 local time (CDT) and race by race updates can be followed at http://new.livestream.com/WorldMRT/germany.
 
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Results after the First Qualifying Session:
Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) - Vannes Agglo Sailing Team 3-0
Phil Robertson (NZ) – WAKA Racing 3-0
Peter Gilmour (AUS) – YANMAR Racing 2-1
Eric Monnin (SUI) – Team Okalys-Corum 1-2
Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) – Team Trifork 0-0
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) – Mekonomen Sailing 0-0
Karol Jablonski (POL) – Jablonski Sailing Team 0-0
Laurie Jury (NZ) - Kiwi Match 0-0
Staffan Lindberg (FIN) – Alandia Sailing Team 0-0
Keith Swinton (AUS) – Black Swan Racing 0-0
Jan Eike Andresen (GER) – MRV Match Race Team 0-3
Simone Ferrarese (ITA) – Ferrarese Racing Team 0-3
 
-Ends-
 
For more information, images or interview opportunities, please contact Leigh Ireland:leighi@capitalize.co.uk / 020 7940 1703 / 07545 503579

The fleet lies in wait to get racing on the first day of Match Race Germany PHOTO:_Andrew Carter/AWMRT

 Robertson and Morvan Seize Control



2012 Alpari World Match Racing Tour Calendar:
Stage 1: May 23 – 28 - Match Race Germany, Langenargen, Germany
Stage 2: May 29 – June 3 - Korea Match Cup, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Stage 3: July 2 – 7 - Stena Match Cup Sweden, Marstrand, Sweden
Stage 4: July 10 – 15 - Chicago Match Cup, Chicago, USA
Stage 5: July 24 – 29 - Portimao Portugal Match Cup, Portimao, Portugal
Stage 6: Aug 28 – Sep 2 - St. Moritz Match Race, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Stage 7: Sep 24 – 29 - Match Race France, Marseille, France
Stage 8: Oct 1 – 7 - Argo Group Gold Cup, Hamilton, Bermuda
Stage 9: Dec 4 – 9 - Monsoon Cup, K.Terengganu, Malaysia

2012 Tour Card Holders:
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team
Simone Ferrarese (ITA) Ferrarese Racing Team
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Mekonomen Sailing Team
Laurie Jury (NZL) Zoke Kiwi Match
Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar

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Enhorabuena Rafa!

COPA DE ESPAÑA CLASE 2.4 Mr. Club Náutico Mar Menor – Los Alcázares 

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Wally // Class

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The Wally Class represents the world’s largest fleet of maxi yachts. The Wally fleet is a high-tech, high-speed, competitive environment with a uniquely Corinthian spirit, offering as much fun on land as on sea. In the summer season, the Wally Class stages more than 30 races, in which owners at the helm are assisted by the world’s greatest sailing talent from America’s Cup and Olympic teams.

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Match Race Germany: Long-Time Rivals Lock Horns

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Match Race Germany: Long-Time Rivals Lock Horns

Langenargen, Germany – 23 May, 2012: The top sailing teams from the world of match racing have arrived in Langenargen for Match Race Germany 2012 and four-time World Champion Peter Gilmour used the day’s Practice Session to renew an old rivalry with 2002 ISAF World Champion, Karol Jablonski. 
 
Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing returns to Langenargen for the first Alpari World Match Racing Tour event of the year, having narrowly missed out in the Final last year. The addition of fellow former Champion Jablonski (GER/POL) Jablonski Sailing Team, who previously held the World No.1 spot for 18 months, will re-ignite a battle which Jablonski remembers to this day:“I know Peter well and I know that he still adopts his typical aggressive sailing style.”
 
“When I was World Champion in 2002, Peter was racing at the America’s Cup, but we both remember the Elba Cup semi-final. I was doing well through the early rounds then lost the semi after a few calls which didn’t go our way. It was really a tough and painful way to get knocked out.”
 
Jablonski returns to the Tour after several years pursuing other sailing events and he remains as driven as ever to prove that he still has what it takes to compete at the top table of match racing: “It has been a long break for me but I’ve certainly not forgotten how to do it. Any time we take to the water in competition, you can be sure we’re going to do it seriously.
 
Gilmour welcomed back his old foe: “It’s fantastic to have him back on the Tour after all these years and I’m sure he knows that it’ll be tough because the level steps up every year. It’s an exciting challenge for him which I think he’ll embrace.”
 
While the Gilmour versus Jablonski match is certainly one of the hot prospects this week, it’s worth noting that Match Race Germany will host six skippers under the age of 30 years old. It defines what the Alpari World Match Racing Tour is about, which is pitching the world best sailors, often with Olympic, World Championship and America’s Cup campaigns behind them, against the best young talent around.
 
Gilmour is pleased they’re hungry to emulate the likes of Adam Minoprio who won the 2009 World Championship at just 22 years old after only his second full season on the Tour, but warns them not to get carried away:  “Karol and I are World Champions. When we go up against a skipper that isn’t, that has an effect and for some of the younger guys that can be intimidating.
 
“The transition from being a top young prospect to becoming one of the most successful on the Tour is huge. In match racing, accumulated knowledge is a huge benefit and you just can’t have that level of experience in your early 20’s. 
 
“For the younger guys, the world is in front of them but they haven’t conquered it yet. It’s a tough school out there and they have to prove that they have the maturity and consistency to take on guys like me and Karol who have been there before.  We’re tough benchmarks for them.”
 
The first Qualifying Session starts on Thursday 24 May at 0900 local time (CDT). For live race updates, go to the Tour’s Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/wmrt_liverace. The Tour’s regular Twiiter page can be found at www.twitter.com/wmrt. For regular Tour updates including news, interviews, features and results, visit www.wmrt.com.
 
Live coverage of the action will be shown on Saturday 26th – Monday 28th from 1400 – 1600 local time (CDT).
 
Teams competing at Match Race Germany:
Jan Eike Andresen (GER) – MRV Match Race Team
Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) – Team Trifork
Simone Ferrarese (ITA) – Ferrarese Racing Team
Peter Gilmour (AUS) – YANMAR Racing
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) – Mekonomen Sailing
Karol Jablonski (POL) – Jablonski Sailing Team
Laurie Jury (NZ) - Kiwi Match
Staffan Lindberg (FIN) – Alandia Sailing Team
Eric Monnin (SUI) – Team Oklays-Corum
Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) - Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
Phil Robertson (NZ) – WAKA Racing
Keith Swinton (AUS) – Black Swan Racing
 
-Ends-
 
For more information, images or interview opportunities, please contact Leigh Ireland:leighi@capitalize.co.uk / 020 7940 1703 / 07545 503579


Peter Gilmour will line up against Karol Jablonski at Match Race Germany_Photo: Andrew Carter/WMRT

 Match Race Germany: Long-Time Rivals Lock Horns



2012 Alpari World Match Racing Tour Calendar:
Stage 1: May 23 – 28 - Match Race Germany, Langenargen, Germany
Stage 2: May 29 – June 3 - Korea Match Cup, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Stage 3: July 2 – 7 - Stena Match Cup Sweden, Marstrand, Sweden
Stage 4: July 10 – 15 - Chicago Match Cup, Chicago, USA
Stage 5: July 24 – 29 - Portimao Portugal Match Cup, Portimao, Portugal
Stage 6: Aug 28 – Sep 2 - St. Moritz Match Race, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Stage 7: Sep 24 – 29 - Match Race France, Marseille, France
Stage 8: Oct 1 – 7 - Argo Group Gold Cup, Hamilton, Bermuda
Stage 9: Dec 4 – 9 - Monsoon Cup, K.Terengganu, Malaysia

2012 Tour Card Holders:
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team
Simone Ferrarese (ITA) Ferrarese Racing Team
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Mekonomen Sailing Team
Laurie Jury (NZL) Zoke Kiwi Match
Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar

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Rivalry and a Point to Prove

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Rivalry and a Point to Prove

London, UK – 22 May, 2012: The highly anticipated 2012 Alpari World Match Racing Tour gets underway at Match Race Germany this week where all the pre-season verbal jousting will give way to the world’s best match racing action. While it’s a chance to assess several of the teams’ early season form, a number of new interesting subplots will begin to play out.

While much of the pre-season focus has been on Williams’ bid to equal Gilmour’s record four titles, a national rivalry story has added extra spice to this year’s Championship race with Sweden, New Zealand and Australia each represented this year by two Tour Card Holders. Swedish sailing legend Magnus Holmberg recently raised this subplot after favouring Johnie Berntsson over Bjorn Hansen as his pick for the series. Responding to Holmberg’s belief that Berntsson is a stronger bet to win the 2012 Tour, Hansen said: “We want to be on the podium this year and we want to be the best Swedish match racing team. Are we good enough to beat Johnie [Berntsson]? Definitely.”

Hansen admits his team feels they “have unfinished business” to tend to. Although victorious at the Korea Match Cup and a runner-up at Stena Match Cup Sweden, his Mekonomen Sailing Team’s 2011 season was marred by inconsistent form, something Hansen is intent on putting right in 2012:“We need to raise our ‘lower level’. When we weren’t on top form, we were losing too many matches. You need to also win ugly to become the Champion of this series.”

Phil Robertson is another Tour Card Holder who may well be feeling he has a point to prove after a tough opening season in 2011 and, with fellow Kiwi Laurie Jury now also holding a card, Robertson will also have to fight for the bragging rights back in New Zealand. 

Another key subplot focuses on the challenge that awaits the crop of young sailors who have earned Tour Cards this season. Few would expect teams to compete at the top end of the leader board in their first season, but in Pierre-Antoine Morvan and Simone Ferrarese, Tour fans have been given an indication these two could be challenging the podium sooner rather than later. 

Simone Ferrarese, the youngest Tour Card Holder, recently received a ringing endorsement from current Champion Ian Williams, who fully expects him to “make an impression on the Tour this year”following a semi-final appearance at the Congressional Cup in California. Ferrarese downplays this expectation but knows he can’t stay under the radar for long: “There is no expectation for us this year and I think that might work in our favour. We’re a young team and hopefully we can use our position as underdogs to take a few people by surprise.

“Once we’ve proved we can be consistently competitive at each event this season, we know that people will expect us to step up and that’s fine. I think we can challenge for a Championship title in the next few years.”

Pierre-Antoine Morvan is more bullish about his chances in his first season and as current No. 3 in the ISAF Match Racing World Rankings and finalist at last season’s St. Moritz Match Race, he feels he needs a podium finish in his first season to really underline his pedigree: “The Alpari World Match Racing Tour is match racing at the top level. It’s a big step up for us but we have the ability to get up to speed quickly and secure a podium in our first season. We have to be aiming for that to really make an impression and we’ll call on our good friends Mathieu [Richard] and Damien [Iehl] and our coach Bertrand [Pace] to try and achieve it.”

Sailing fans will not have long to wait to see who seizes the early advantage. The first two chapters of the season will already be concluded in the next fortnight with Match Race Germany falling back-to-back with the Korea Match Cup, which starts on 29 May. 

For more information, images or interview opportunities, please contact Leigh Ireland:leighi@capitalize.co.uk / 020 7940 1703 / 07545 503579

Photo: Nine Tour Card Holders from across the globe will compete for the 2012 ISAF Match Racing World Championship

 Rivalry and a Point to Prove



2012 Alpari World Match Racing Tour Calendar:
Stage 1: May 23 – 28 - Match Race Germany, Langenargen, Germany
Stage 2: May 29 – June 3 - Korea Match Cup, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Stage 3: July 2 – 7 - Stena Match Cup Sweden, Marstrand, Sweden
Stage 4: July 10 – 15 - Chicago Match Cup, Chicago, USA
Stage 5: July 24 – 29 - Portimao Portugal Match Cup, Portimao, Portugal
Stage 6: Aug 28 – Sep 2 - St. Moritz Match Race, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Stage 7: Sep 24 – 29 - Match Race France, Marseille, France
Stage 8: Oct 1 – 7 - Argo Group Gold Cup, Hamilton, Bermuda
Stage 9: Dec 4 – 9 - Monsoon Cup, K.Terengganu, Malaysia

2012 Tour Card Holders:
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team
Simone Ferrarese (ITA) Ferrarese Racing Team
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Mekonomen Sailing Team
Laurie Jury (NZL) Zoke Kiwi Match
Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar

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