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ACup Experience 23.05.

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Cup Experience Monday News

Issue 54 Tuesday 23 May 2017 3 days until racing begins

In this issue:
Racing Begins Friday – Key Matchups
Episode 2 of „The Cup Experience Show“ on Tuesday
Redress? „We’re working on it.“
Ask Jack: Where can I find…? New „AC Guide“
J Class Race Viewing
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Racing Starts Friday!
The round robin AC Qualifiers begin Friday with four races.
Race 1: USA vs FRA – Should be an easy win for USA.
Race 2: SWE vs JPN – A key early indicator – who’s hot?
Race 3: FRA vs NZL – Another tough opponent for FRA.
Race 4: GBR vs SWE – Have the Brits found some speed?
Remember that Land Rover BAR and Oracle Team USA already have points on the sccoreboard – the bonus points they earned in the AC World Series

At the end of the Qualifiers, the AC World Series final standings will be used to break ties. This could affect which challenger is eliminated, the pairings for the semi-finals and whether a team earns a bonus point for the America’s Cup Match.
Practice Racing
Last week practice racing on Thursday and Friday was cancelled due to very light winds. More practice races are scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Thursday this week. On Monday three races were started – Artemis Racing beat Land Rover BAR in the first race. Artemis and Emirates Team New Zealand started two races but neither team finished either race. In this image we can see that the Kiwis were racing without a jib. You can watch the video here.

Webcast Series Continues
Join me today, Tuesday for the second episode of „The Cup Experience Show.“ I’ll have photos and videos. We’ll look closely at the race schedule. Bring your questions and comments! A few local times:
22:00 Paris
21:00 London
17:00 Bermuda
16:00 New York
08:00 (Wednesday) Auckland
If you can’t attend, sign up anyway so that you get notified when the replay is ready. Register here.
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Redress? We’re Working on It
What happens if your boat is damaged when another boat fouls you? Or when you hit an object in the water? As of last week, there was still no provision for redress in the RRSAC – the Racing Rules of Sailing, America’s Cup Edition. That means you lose any race you are unable to start.The teams have been discussing adding a redress process. They need to finish soon – it would need to be approved by the competitors before racing begins on Friday. If you want to check – it’s Rule 62.2 in the RRSAC.

Damage to the Kiwis‘ boat kept them off the water for four days. With no provision for redress, that means they would be scored as having lost any races they missed.

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Auftaktevent der Match Race Super League

Erste Punkte für die deutschen Teams, aber
Eric Monnins Albert Riele Swiss Team führt

Langenargen/Bodensee (Match Center Germany/Match Race Germany), 1. Juni 2017. Die 20. Jubiläumsauflage des Match Race Germany ist eröffnet: Am Donnerstag starteten die zwölf Teams aus zehn Ländern in ihre ersten Begegnungen vor Langenargen. Bei leichten Winden und strahlendem Sonnenschein konnte die Wettfahrtleitung im Deutschen Grand Prix bis zum Nachmittag 15 Duelle starten. Mit der besten Bilanz von 3:0 führt Eric Monnins Schweizer Albert Riele Swiss Team das Klassement an, das aber noch keinen echten Vergleich bietet, weil noch nicht alle Teams im Einsatz waren.

Die beiden deutschen Mannschaften mit Steuermann Markus Wieser vom Deutschen Touring Yacht Club und Skipper Max Gurgel vom Hamburger Segel-Club konnten bislang jeweils einen Sieg verbuchen. Wiesers Bayern-Express setzte sich gegen Dejan Presens slovenisches Lumba Match Race Team durch, dem ein Frühstart unterlaufen war, verlor aber zwei Matches gegen Mati Sepps Estonian Sailing Team aus Estland und Lukasz Wosinskis polnisches Delphia Sailing Team Wiesers Crew beendet den Auftakttag im Match Race Germany mit 1:2 Bilanz. Wiesers langjähriges Crew-Mitglied Matti Paschen sagte: „Die Manöver haben bei uns heute zunehmend besser geklappt, die Starts waren gut, aber unsere Geschwindigkeit ist ausbaubar. Das Wichtigste jedoch: Wir haben richtig viel Spaß zusammen!“ Paschen gehörte schon zur Wieser-Crew, als die Mannschaft das Match Race Germany 2001 gewinnen konnte.

Max Gurgels Team Vmax Racing unterlag wie Wieser den Esten, konnte sich aber überraschend gegen das finnische Team von Olli-Pekka Lumijärvi durchsetzen, das vom amtierenden Matchrace-Weltmeister und Taktiker Phil Robertson aus Neuseeland unterstützt wird. Gurgels Crew vom Hamburger Segel-Club hat die Deutsche Matchrace Meisterschaft 2016 gewonnen und sich für das 20. Match Race Germany ein ehrgeiziges Ziel gesetzt. „Wir wollen auf dem Bodensee die Halbfinalrunde erreichen“, erklärte Steuermann und Physiker Max Gurgel. Dazu haben die Hanseaten, die auch im Offshore-Segeln mit Meistertiteln in den Jahren 2012, 2014 und 2016 einen herausragenden Ruf genießen, mit ihrem ersten Sieg einen ersten Schritt gemacht.

Die Qualifikationsrunde im 20. Match Race Germany wird am Freitag fortgesetzt. Sie endet nach insgesamt 22 Durchgängen (Flights) und 66 Duellen voraussichtlich am Samstag, bevor die besten Teams in die nächste Runde einziehen. Deutschlands bekanntestes und ältestes Matchrace endet am Pfingstmontag mit dem Finale und der großen Siegerparty.

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Matchrace-Szenen vom Auftakttag im 20. Match Race Germany und eine Nahaufnahme von Steuermann Max Gurgel vom Hamburger Segel-Club (HSC). Copyright: Match Race Germany 2017/Nico Martinez

DIE TEILNEHMERFLOTTE: 12 TEAMS AUS 10 NATIONEN

MARKUS WIESER / TEAM 220 + / DEUTSCHLAND

MAX GURGEL / VMAX RACING / DEUTSCHLAND

MAX TRIPPOLT / TRIPPOLT SAILING TEAM / ÖSTERREICH

KIM KLING / CAPRICE MATCH RACING TEAM / SCHWEDEN

ERIC MONNIN / ALBERT RIELE SWISS TEAM / SCHWEIZ

ANDREI NIKOLAEV / TEAM SPORTCEH / RUSSLAND

OLLI-PEKKA LUMIJÄRVI / TEAM LUMIJÄRVI / FINNLAND

DEJAN PRESEN / LUMBA MATCH RACE TEAM / SLOVENIEN

MAXIME MESNIL / ELITE TEAM MATCH RACE / FRANKREICH

LUKASZ WOSINSKI / DELPHIA SAILING TEAM / POLEN

MATI SEPP / ESTONIAN SAILING TEAM / ESTLAND

SIMON BERTHAU / APCC ÉQUIPE JEUNE / FRANKREICH

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Better day for Sir Ben and Land Rover Bar – 01.06.2017

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Better day for Sir Ben and Land Rover Bar – 01.06.2017

Sir Ben Ainslie and Land Rover BAR arrested the run of losses the British team suffered in the first Round Robin stage of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, kicking off round two with a second win of the competition, again beating Artemis Racing who had a tough day in Bermuda.

There was to be no redemption for the Swedish team from their Round Robin 1 loss to Emirates Team New Zealand at the start of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers Round Robin 2 stage, falling to a second defeat in as many days to the Kiwis.

Yesterday, in what was the most thrilling and contentious day of racing in the 35th America’s Cup so far, the Swedish team were denied a victory over their Kiwi rivals following a dramatic late penalty in the final race of the day in Round Robin 1.

That penalty was the subject of much discussion overnight after Richard Slater, ACRM’s Chief Umpire said that, on reflection, the umpires would have made a different decision. However, the race result stood so it was back to the action on the Great Sound for the start of the Round Robin 2.

Picking up where the competition left off, day four started with a mouth-watering rematch between the two nations as the Swedish team looked for revenge for their loss in Round Robin 1.

The Swedes looked odds on to achieve just that in the early stages of the race as they led from the start, building up a 20-second lead following a big nosedive from Emirates Team New Zealand in the lead up to gate 2.

However, the Kiwis, helmed by Peter Burling, recovered spectacularly from the setback, chasing down the Swedes and cutting their lead to just three seconds at gate 3 before wiping out the lead altogether at gate 5.

In what appeared to be déjà vu from yesterday’s match, the two boats closed in quickly to the bottom mark on opposite tacks. Artemis Racing as the give-way boat on port did not keep clear of the Kiwis and earned a penalty, since Burling had to slightly duck to avoid potential contact.

The Artemis Racing late match penalty allowed Emirates Team New Zealand to coast to the finish line, winning by one minute and 31 seconds over the Swedish team.

The triumph saw Emirates Team New Zealand secure their fifth victory out of six races in the qualifying stages, equalling ORACLE TEAM USA’s points tally in the standings ahead of the American team’s race against Groupama Team France in race 2, albeit briefly.“We had a little scare when our rudders came out of the water but we made sure we didn’t crash down,” said Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling on his team’s early nosedive.“From there we fought back really hard in what was a massive effort and we are all really happy to have got another win.“Everyone worked really hard and it was a really pleasing effort. We are all massively excited about the improvements in our boat.”

Meanwhile, Artemis Racing helmsman Nathan Outteridge was left to rue poor decisions in their defeat to New Zealand, on a day which also saw them suffer a second successive defeat to Land Rover BAR.“We have had some pretty disappointing races so far in the America’s Cup,” said Outteridge on his team’s lack of current form, having claimed just two victories to date.“It was a pretty tight race against New Zealand until we misjudged the top mark and ran out of steam allowing them to pass us and win.“We then had a really poor start against Ben (Sir Ben Ainslie) and Land Rover BAR and that ultimately put us out of contention.”

Ultimately, the Kiwis were not level at the top of the standings for long as Jimmy Spithill’s ORACLE TEAM USA restored their point advantage with a comfortable and impressive victory over Franck Cammas’ team.

Having successfully hooked the French boat in the pre-start and crossing the start line seven seconds in front, ORACLE TEAM USA set about building their lead in the early stages of the race.

Groupama Team France’s task was made even harder following a penalty for crossing the boundary mark on leg two, forcing them even further behind the American team who raced well clear.

However, the Americans did not have it all their own way. Late in the race Tactician Tom Slingsby reported over the team radio that, “We have an issue,” leading to Kyle Langford having to make running repairs to their boat’s wingsail on leg five.

However, despite the issue, ORACLE TEAM USA continued to sail smoothly, meaning there was to be no late drama or shock and the Defenders of the ‘Auld Mug’ finished the race one minute and 56 seconds ahead of their opponents. “We had a good race and a good day,” said ORACLE TEAM USA helmsman Jimmy Spithill. “We had a slight fracture to the wing but there was a great reaction from the guys and everything was resolved. We had a nice lead so we just took our foot off of the accelerator and eased home. “The shore team are looking at things now and I’m sure there will be no issues. “The bigger thing for us going into tomorrow is the scheduled lighter winds. The forecasts are looking un-raceable but who knows, hopefully that will change overnight.”

For French helmsman Franck Cammas, he believes Groupama Team France need to race more smartly after being punished by a slight mistake in their pre-start against ORACLE TEAM USA.“For me it is not about being more aggressive in the pre-start it’s about being more smart,” said Cammas, whose team remains bottom of the standings on two points despite their improved form. “We made a mistake in the pre-start and that put us behind early on. Our positioning was bad and that was a big mistake to make.“Going forward we need to avoid those type of mistakes.”

Meanwhile, Land Rover BAR secured a much-needed victory in the final race of the afternoon (race 3) as they overcame Artemis Racing with a 30 second advantage at the finish line.

Having won just one race in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers Robin 1, also over Artemis Racing, the pressure was on Sir Ben and his team heading into the encounter.

However, that pressure was not evident out on the water as the British team made a better start than their Swedish rivals, who were racing for the second time on the day.

In a much improved performance over the previous two days, Land Rover BAR, who hit the highest speed of the competition so far at just over 43 knots, maintained a comfortable advantage throughout the race as they kept the Swedes at bay.

Despite a slight touch down by the British team at mark 4, they recovered quickly to ease over the finish line 30 seconds ahead of Nathan Outteridge’s team to seal a much-needed victory. That win moves Land Rover BAR onto four points in the standings, and more importantly, two points clear of bottom-placed Groupama team France. “We had some pretty frank discussions about our sailing last night and how we needed to rectify that,” said Ainslie, whose team clinched only a second victory in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers. “We’ve been disappointed in our performances so far but our boat speed was significantly better and I’m really proud of the team for the way they set up the boat. “We’ve had a few tough days so to go and beat Artemis Racing, who are a tough team, is a really big win for us. “We are developing all of the time, and hopefully we can continue to have good races.”

Results

RR2, Race 1: Emirates Team New Zealand beat Artemis Racing by 1 minute and 31 seconds
RR2, Race 2: ORACLE TEAM USA beat Groupama Team France by 1 minute and 56 seconds
RR2, Race 3: Land Rover BAR beat Artemis Racing by 30 seconds

Click here for the full results of day one of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers Round Robin 2

Qualifiers, Day 3

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CONTENTIOUS CALLS ON THE FINAL DAY OF ROUND ROBIN

Day three of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifierswas a day of drama with Artemis Racing seeing victory in the second race of the day, against Emirates Team New Zealande disappear with an Umpire call and in which the five challenging teams; Land Rover BAR, Artemis Racing, SoftBank Team Japan, Groupama Team France and Emirates Team New Zealand, had their chance to enhance their positions on the leaderboard. ORACLE TEAM USA, Defenders of the ‘Auld Mug’ and table-toppers, sat out of the action, having raced three times on day two.

After claiming a maiden victory by beating Artemis Racing yesterday, Groupama Team France took another win in the opening race of the day by beating Land Rover BAR comfortably in race 13.

Despite a poor pre-start, which saw them fall 10 seconds behind the British team at mark 1, Franck Cammas’ team recovered brilliantly to stay in hot pursuit, closing the gap ahead of gate 3.

When Land Rover BAR suffered a poor turn at the gate, Groupama Team France were perfectly placed to pounce, seizing on the mistake and taking the lead.

It was a moment that would prove pivotal and costly for Sir Ben Ainslie’s team as they had no response in the remainder of the race.

With ith their new-found confidence, Groupama Team France, who kept up on their foils for 95% of the race, kept their cool, despite a slight nosedive at gate 5, and raced home to win with a 53 second advantage over the Brits. “It was another very good result for us and to beat the British is always good for the French,” joked Groupama Team France helmsman Franck Cammas, whose team suffered a defeat in their second race of the day against SoftBank Team Japan. “We were quick, particularly upwind and to finish with a good gap to the other team is very pleasing. “We made a number of mistakes in the second race and we made it hard for ourselves to be able to recover. “However, compared to the start of the beginning of the week we are all very happy.”

Meanwhile, for Land Rover BAR, the defeat sees them continue to struggle for form having lost to ORACLE TEAM USA and Emirates Team New Zealand on day two.

Their latest setback means that Sir Ben Ainslie’s team have only won one race out of five in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers so far, the least of all six teams. “It was a very frustrating race but credit to France, they had better speed than us and took the win,” said British helmsman Sir Ben Ainslie. “We will have to go away in the coming days and make some big improvements. “Everyone knows the America’s Cup is all about development and we will be pushing to improve our performance in specific areas. “We are all working hard and are reasonably happy but we have to keep improving and focus on getting up to speed.”

There was high drama in race 14 as the duel between Artemis Racing and Emirates Team New Zealand proved the most exciting, and most contentious contest of the 35th America’s Cup so far.

Having put themselves ahead at the start, the Swedish team were forced to drop two-boat lengths behind their rivals after being handed a penalty for crossing the start fractionally early.

They managed to catch up with the Kiwis and then swapped the lead with them multiple times throughout the race, but at the final mark there was a dramatic penalty called against the Swedes for not leaving the Kiwis enough room. Artemis Racing continued towards the finish line, but had to take their penalty, allowing Emirates Team New Zealand to take the win at the line.

Outteridge, Iain Percy and their crew looked devastated at the end of the race and finished day three on two points, equal with Groupama Team France and SoftBank Team Japan. “We are still shocked by what happened,” said Nathan Outteridge. “As soon as I saw the light I knew what had happened and we were already at the line by the time the decision was made. We all thought we gave them enough room and I still stand by that opinion. “However the umpires obviously didn’t agree. That’s racing, sometimes you get the decisions and sometimes you don’t.”

Meanwhile, for Emirates Team New Zealand, the decision gifted them a fourth win out of five in the qualifying stages, equalling the record of ORACLE TEAM USA. “Like in all sport you have to play to the whistle and respect the umpires,” said Kiwi helmsman Peter Burling on the late drama. “We thought it was definitely a penalty and, at the end of the day, it comes down to the umpires to make the decision. We were just happy to stay upright and even more happy to take the point. “For us our first goal was to get through the qualifying series and, bar one defeat, it has gone as good as it could have done so far. “We are confident of beating anyone, including ORACLE TEAM USA, but because they are already in the final, we just have to beat the others first.”

With the pressure on Dean Barker and SoftBank Team Japan, having only won one race before the final day of Round Robin 1, The Japanese team clinched a welcome win in the final race of the day (race 15) comfortably beating the in-form Groupama Team France.

Getting out of the start box 10 knots faster than the French team, SoftBank Team Japan controlled the race from start to finish, gradually building their lead throughout.

With the French team struggling to make a real challenge, SoftBank team Japan eased to the finish line a whole 2 two minutes and 34 seconds ahead of their rivals, capping off a magnificent performance. “It isn’t a feeling of relief for me because I didn’t feel under pressure,” said helmsman Dean Barker after the race. “The best thing for me is that we executed a great race and claimed the victory. “After a frustrating day yesterday, losing two races, today was a great turnaround by everyone in the team and we are really pleased with that. “For me it is amazing to see some of the results out on the water. It has been really unpredictable and there will be more of that as we go forward. “The big thing for us is that we need to take opportunities when they come in our races. If we can do that, then hopefully we will see some more wins in the same manner as today.”

Race 13: Groupama Team France beat Land Rover BAR by 53 seconds

Race 14: Emirates Team New Zealand beat Artemis Racing by 13 seconds

Race 15: SoftBank Team Japan beat Groupama Team France by 2 minutes and 34 seconds

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Auftaktevent der Match Race Super League

Pressemitteilung 07

Freies Training zum 20. Match Race Germany:

Premiere für 6 von 12 internationalen Teams!

Langenargen/Bodensee (Match Center Germany/Match Race Germany), 25. Mai 2017. Einen Tag vor Beginn der 20. Jubiläumsauflage des Match Race Germany auf dem Bodensee haben die zwölf Teams aus zehn Ländern am Mittwoch ihr Freies Training absolviert. Für sechs Steuerleute und ihre Crews war es eine Premiere.

Den Vormittag nutzten vier Mannschaften zur Vorbereitung auf den Großen Preis von Deutschland. Darunter zwei Teams, die sogar schon am Dienstag die Boote zum individuellen Intensiv-Training gechartert hatten. Diese Chance sicherten sich Lukasz Wosinskis polnisches Delphia Sailing Team und Max Gurgels Team VMax Racing vom Hamburger Segel-Club. Der 31-jährige Deutsche Matchrace Meister Max Gurgel sagte vor seinem ersten Start im Match Race Germany am Donnerstag: „Das Training war uns wichtig. Wir kommen jetzt gut klar mit den Booten und sind auch schnell. Nur unser Timing ist noch ausbaufähig…“

Auch Lukasz Wosinski und seine Crew fühlen sich nach zwei Trainingseinheiten gut vorbereitet: „Wir sind zufrieden und freuen uns auf die Rennen. Wir sind einige Ups & Downs gesegelt und haben Vorstart-Duelle trainiert. Für uns war dieses Training vorab sehr wichtig, weil wir drei neue Crew-Mitglieder zu integrieren haben. Darunter einen, der aus dem olympischen 49er kommt und hier den Spinnaker fährt. Jetzt fühlen wir uns gut vorbereitet.“

Den Nachmittag nutzten alle weiteren Mannschaften auf den 40-Fuß-Yachten zur Vorbereitung auf die ersten Duelle am Donnerstag ab 9 Uhr vor Langenargen. Gesegelt wird zunächst wie im America’s Cup eine Round-Robin-Runde, in der jedes der zwölf Teams einmal auf jedes andere trifft, bevor die Besten die nächste Zwischenrunde erreichen.

Zu den Co-Favoriten zählt trotz längerer Matchrace-Pause die zweite deutsche Crew um Steuermann Markus Wieser vom Deutschen Touring Yacht-Club. Der 53-Jährige hatte das Match Race Germany 2001 gewonnen und rangierte über Jahre in den Top Ten der Matchrace-Weltrangliste. Wieser will es zum Jubiläum noch einmal wissen. Am Start ist mit Phil Robertson auch der amtierende Matchrace-Weltmeister. Der Neuseeländer steuert beim Deutschen Grand Prix allerdings nicht selbst, sondern greift als Taktiker des finnischen Teams um Steuermann Olli-Pekka Lumijärvi zum zweiten Mal nach 2012 nach dem wichtigsten deutschen Matchrace-Titel. Unter Schweizer Flagge greift Eric Monnins erfahrenes Albert Riele Swiss Team unter dem Stander des Segel Club Stäfa an. Die Eidgenossen hatten 2015 mit Platz zwei ihr bestes Ergebnis beim Match Race Germany erreicht, würden das aber liebend gerne noch einmal mit einem Sieg toppen. Für Österreich segelt Steuermann Max Trippolt mit seiner Crew vom Bregenz Yacht-Club. Und der warb schon vor dem ersten Startschuss um die Gunst der Zuschauer: „Wir hoffen auf viele Freunde und Bekannte am Bodensee, die uns unterstützen und noch mehr motivieren.

Die Wind- und Wetterprognose versprach für den Auftakt am Donnerstag (1. Juni) hochsommerliche Temperaturen und leichte Winde – ein Segelfest für die Aktiven und ihre Fans. Am Donnerstagabend beginnt im Regatta-Dorf im Langenargener Gondelhafen ab 20 Uhr auch die große Pfingstfest-Partyserie mit der BMZ-Night und den legendären Eschbach Buam bei freiem Eintritt zur Erdinger Urweisse Hütt’n. Die Veranstalter erwarten am langen Pfingstwochenende rund 30.000 Besucher im Langenargener Gondelhafen.

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Segel-Impression: Match Race Germany 2017/Kerstin Pfau

Hafen-Impressionen: Match Race Germany 2017/Nico Martinez

DIE TEILNEHMERFLOTTE: 12 TEAMS AUS 10 NATIONEN

MARKUS WIESER / TEAM 220 + / DEUTSCHLAND

MAX GURGEL / VMAX RACING / DEUTSCHLAND

MAX TRIPPOLT / TRIPPOLT SAILING TEAM / ÖSTERREICH

KIM KLING / CAPRICE MATCH RACING TEAM / SCHWEDEN

ERIC MONNIN / ALBERT RIELE SWISS TEAM / SCHWEIZ

ANDREI NIKOLAEV / TEAM SPORTCEH / RUSSLAND

OLLI-PEKKA LUMIJÄRVI / TEAM LUMIJÄRVI / FINNLAND

DEJAN PRESEN / LUMBA MATCH RACE TEAM / SLOVENIEN

MAXIME MESNIL / ELITE TEAM MATCH RACE / FRANKREICH

LUKASZ WOSINSKI / DELPHIA SAILING TEAM / POLEN

MATI SEPP / ESTONIAN SAILING TEAM / ESTLAND

SIMON BERTHAU / APCC ÉQUIPE JEUNE / FRANKREICH

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Status

Grade 1 Special Event (höchste Einstufung durch Weltseglerverband World Sailing in Deutschland, unter den Top 5 Events weltweit)

Format

Matchracing (Duelle Boot gegen Boot)

Round Robin (jeder gegen jeden)

Viertel- Halb- und Finalläufe im KO-Modus

Datum

1. bis 5. Juni 2017

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Langenargen / Bodensee / Baden-Württemberg / Deutschland

Yachttyp

7 Yachten vom Typ B 40S, Match Race Edition

Teilnehmer MRG

Einladungsregatta für Top-Teams der Weltrangliste, America`s Cup Teams, Olympiasieger, Europameister, Nationale Titelträger

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Premiere feierte das Match Race Germany 1997

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Extra-Story

Mit Mixed-Teams in die Matchrace-Zukunft?

Für Kim Klings junge Schweden ist das keine Utopie, sondern „total normal“!

Match Race Germany (Langenargen, 1. Juni 2017). Bei den Olympischen Spielen 2012 haben Mixed-Teams im Nacra 17 um Medaillen gekämpft. Das Volvo Ocean Race hat den Weg für mehr Seglerinnen im Rennen freigemacht, indem gemischte Mannschaften numerisch bevorzugt werden. Der America’s Cup ist immer noch eine Männer-Welt. Doch die nächste Matchrace-Generation denkt anders.

In der Flotte der Matchrace-Profis beim Match Race Germany auf dem Bodensee sticht das junge Caprice Match Racing Team heraus. Drei Männer und zwei Frauen bilden die schwedische Mannschaft um Steuermann Kim Kling vom Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club. Der 23-jährige Duellsegel-Spezialist Kling hat sich sein Team für nationale und internationale Meisterschaften „nach Können und nicht nach Geschlecht“ zusammengestellt. Mit seinem Caprice Match Racing Team mit Viktor Langström, Fredrik Langström, Klara Ekdahl, Jonathan Bergström und Malin Holmberg ist Kling bei Deutschlands führender Matchrace-Regatta in sein erstes Grade-One-Event gestartet.

„Es war immer ein Traum von mir, am Match Race Germany teilzunehmen, weil die beiden schwedischen Matchrace-Stars Björn Hansen und Johnnie Berntsson hier oft Erfolge feiern konnten“, sagt Kling, „der Bodensee ist ein wunderschönes Revier mit fordernden Bedingungen. Wir hoffen, dass wir eines der Teams sind, das die Zuschauer anfeuern.“ Matchracing fasziniert Kling, der vor vier Jahren in die Disziplin einstieg, weil es bei gleichen Booten „auf Teamwork, taktischen Entscheidungen und schnellem Denken basiert und auch für Zuschauer sehr spannend ist“.  Der Matchrace-Funke sprang für Kling auf der Bilderbuch-Insel Marstrand über, wo die Schweden ihre wichtigsten Duell-Segel-Regatten vor Traumkulisse in einer von Felsen umringten Naturarena autragen.

Beim Aufbau seines Caprice Match Racing Teams ging es für Kling um optimale Positionsbesetzungen. „Ich habe die richtigen Personen gesucht, egal, ob Mann oder Frau. Klara beispielsweise ist extrem fit und bringt viel Erfahrung mit.“ Klara Ekdahl trimmt im Caprice Sailing Team das Vorsegel. Die 24-Jährige aus Göteborg sagt: „Ich bin oft die einzige Frau da draußen, aber das spielt für mich keine Rolle. Mixed Team sollten einfach normal sein.“ Steuermann Kling weiß: „Bei Olympischen Spielen kommen auch immer mehr Mixed-Teams zum Einzug. Bis auf die Einhand-Disziplinen könnte man alles in Mixed-Mannschaften segeln.“

Kling selbst hat ein Auge auf die zukünftig foilenden Katamarane vom Typ Nacra 17 geworfen, die 2016 vor Rio de Janeiro ihre olympische Premiere feierten. Die werden von Mixed-Crews gesegelt und interessieren mich sehr.“ Auch eine Teilnahme am America’s Cup zählt zu den mittelfristigen Zielen des ambitionierten jungen Steuermanns, der als Kind seine ersten Segeljahre ganz klassisch im Optimisten absolvierte.

Die 20. Jubiläumsauflage des Match Race Germany bestreitet Kling im Gegensatz zu den rein männlich besetzten Mannschaften mit sechs Leuten. Das Limit ist nicht durch eine maximale Zahl von Mitseglern, sondern durch ein Maximalgewicht definiert, das wie im America’s Cup bei durchschnittlich 87,5 Kilogramm pro Person 437,5 Kilogramm insgesamt ergibt. Mit zwei Frauen an Bord kann King also eine Person mehr in sein Team integrieren.

Das Match Race Germany hat am Donnerstag (1. Juni) mit den ersten Duellen begonnen. Fünf Tage lang wird tagsüber der Segelsport und abends das Leben im Regattadorf im Langenargener Gondelhafen mit Live-Bands und legendären Parties gefeiert. Die 20. Jubiläumsauflage endet am Pfingstmontag (5. Juni) mit dem großen Finale und der Siegerfeier.

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DIE TEILNEHMERFLOTTE: 12 TEAMS AUS 10 NATIONEN

MARKUS WIESER / TEAM 220 + / DEUTSCHLAND

MAX GURGEL / VMAX RACING / DEUTSCHLAND

MAX TRIPPOLT / TRIPPOLT SAILING TEAM / ÖSTERREICH

KIM KLING / CAPRICE MATCH RACING TEAM / SCHWEDEN

ERIC MONNIN / ALBERT RIELE SWISS TEAM / SCHWEIZ

ANDREI NIKOLAEV / TEAM SPORTCEH / RUSSLAND

OLLI-PEKKA LUMIJÄRVI / TEAM LUMIJÄRVI / FINNLAND

DEJAN PRESEN / LUMBA MATCH RACE TEAM / SLOVENIEN

MAXIME MESNIL / ELITE TEAM MATCH RACE / FRANKREICH

LUKASZ WOSINSKI / DELPHIA SAILING TEAM / POLEN

MATI SEPP / ESTONIAN SAILING TEAM / ESTLAND

SIMON BERTHAU / APCC ÉQUIPE JEUNE / FRANKREICH

FACT SHEET

Status

Grade 1 Special Event (höchste Einstufung durch Weltseglerverband World Sailing in Deutschland, unter den Top 5 Events weltweit)

Format

Matchracing (Duelle Boot gegen Boot)

Round Robin (jeder gegen jeden)

Viertel- Halb- und Finalläufe im KO-Modus

Datum

1. bis 5. Juni 2017

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Ort / Revier

Langenargen / Bodensee / Baden-Württemberg / Deutschland

Yachttyp

7 Yachten vom Typ B 40S, Match Race Edition

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Einladungsregatta für Top-Teams der Weltrangliste, America`s Cup Teams, Olympiasieger, Europameister, Nationale Titelträger

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Premiere feierte das Match Race Germany 1997

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OK Dinghy World Championships 01.06.2017

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Nick Craig secures record fifth OK Dinghy world crown in Barbados

The Barbados wind beats to the same rhythm of the boom-box buses that rumble past the Barbados Yacht Club each day. It starts, it stops, it turns around, all the time going in no particular direction. You pick it up and take it one way only to find it is taking you in the wrong direction. It pulsates like the booming bass beat. It is hot and humid.

For the majority of sailors at the 2017 OK Dinghy World Championships in Barbados, it has been hard to make sense of the wind, but one person has shown an uncanny ability to be in the right place every time, and sail his boat faster than anyone else.

Discarding a third place in the 79-boat fleet Nick Craig, from Britain, dominated the series for perhaps his most convincing win ever. This is his fifth OK Dinghy world crown and perhaps the sweetest yet as he becomes the first person in the 60 year history of the class to win five world titles.

The defending champion, Jim Hunt, sailed an impressive series as well, never below fifth, and put together a scoreline that in most years would have easily won him the title. Third place Luke O’Connell, from New Zealand, led a strong Kiwi challenge with five boats inside the top ten.

Only one race was possible on the final day in perhaps the most capricious wind of the week. Jørgen Svendsen, of Denmark, led the race all the way until the final beat when Hunt and Craig sneaked past as the wind started to go even more patchy and shifty. Hunt took his second victory of the week, while O’Connell took third as Svendsen was an early starter.

The race team tried to start the final race, but the conditions and the time were against them. Eventually they admitted defeat and at 14.50, the end of the regatta was signalled and the start of the race to the beach to get the first boat into the containers.

O’Connell said, “It’s been a tough week, I am pleased to come away with third. The middle of the week was pretty bad for me. I don’t know what happened there really. But it was great sailing here. Nick and Jim sailed super well and nick definitely deserved to win.”

Paying tribute to Craig, Hunt said “It’s fantastic isn’t it. He just outsailed every one all week. He’s just been a bit more on it all week, starting better, being in the right place at the right time. He hasn’t really missed anything. He was quick downwind, there were not really any holes in his game, which is a bit of a shame, as if he hadn’t been here I would have looked quite good.”

“But it was great fun, I’ve had a great time.”

New World Champion, Craig, said, “Fantastic day, absolutely delighted. It was always a little tense as I needed a 12th which is just the kind of thing where you could be too conservative and end up having a 20th, so I got an average start which was just good enough, got a lane, and went up to about fifth at the windward mark and then just sailed really conservatively and just sailed near Jim as well partly because he always goes the right way and because if he was deep or going well then I would be matching him. So it worked out really nicely.”

“I think it was a tricky week because it was very shifty and we had weed challenges, but overall it’s just a fantastic place so sail. It’s so warm, the water is warm, beer is cold; it’s fantastic. I really enjoyed myself.”

Next year the class heads to Warnemunde in Germany, for the 2018 World Championship, one of the classes favourite venues.

Even as the OK Dinghies were packed away in their containers to begin their long journeys home, their spaces on the beach were slowly being filled with Finns for the start of the Finn World Masters on Friday.

Final results after nine races
1 GBR 2195 NICK CRAIG 10,0 1 1 1 2 (3) 1 1 1 2
2 GBR 11 JIM HUNT 22,0 2 3 4 (5) 1 4 5 2 1
3 NZL 546 LUKE O’CONNELL 42,0 3 2 2 4 (bfd) 17 3 8 3
4 NZL 545 STEVE McDOWELL 53,0 4 16 8 (17) 4 6 4 4 7
5 NZL 517 PAUL RHODES 55,0 5 9 5 6 6 3 14 7 (20)
6 AUS 749 ROGER BLASSE 56,0 10 15 3 7 5 9 (22) 3 4
7 NZL 551 MARK PERROW 64,0 20 4 7 3 2 (dsq) 2 14 12
8 GBR 2191 CHRIS TURNER 65,0 6 8 (25) 8 8 8 9 9 9
9 NZL 566 GREG WILCOX 78,0 9 10 (20) 10 11 10 6 16 6
10 DEN 3 JORGEN SVENDSEN 96,0 19 14 14 1 23 5 8 12 (bfd)

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