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Hat trick for Hansen after epic finale in Marstrand
Champagne flowed again for Bjorn Hansen and his eWork Sailing Team, after another nail biting day on the water resulted in the local heroes winning Stena Match Cup Sweden for a second year in a row. This takes Hansen’s victories to three at Scandinavia’s top match racing event, the third event on the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour, ahead (…) -
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Local French hero Mathieu Richard wins stage 1
Match Race France, Stage 1 of the ISAF World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) has put a new twist on an ancient maritime tale. The scenario of English sailors battling French sailors is reminiscent of the famed 1805 Battle of Trafalgar when UK’s Lord Nelson defeated Emperor Napoleon of France. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN took on Mathieu Richard (FRA) (…) -
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Kiwi sailor Adam Miniprio wins french event
After a long day that had it all – starting with long delays with no wind, then light and shifty conditions, and ending with a building breeze and waves – 24-year old Adam Minoprio (NZL) and his Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing team of David Swete, Tom Powrie, and Dan McLean have won the Marseille International Match Race, the first (…) -
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Ian Williams wins Monsoon Cup and world title
The Malaysian kettle drums thundered as Team Pindar – Skipper Ian Williams, Bill Hardesty, Mark Williams, Mark Nicholls and Simon Shaw paraded from the dock to the awards podium after winning the final match of the Monsoon Cup in Terengganu, Malaysia by defeating immediate past World Champion, Dato’ Peter Gilmour of PST. -
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Peter Holmberg wins in Malaysia
In one year the Monsoon Cup will conclude the 2006-’07 World Match Racing Tour schedule. But it’ll be hard-pressed to deliver a more exciting final than today’s series between Peter Holmberg and Mathieu Richard. -
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First win in championship for Sébastien Col
The Areva challenge crew winners of the 10th annual Danish OpenSkipper Sebastian Col, Christophe Andre, Gilles Favennec, Teva Plichart and Jean-Francois Cuzon.How do you take hope and anticipation away from a crowd of 1,500 ? If you’re Sébastian Col you defeat local hero Jesper Bank in the final of the 10th annual Danish Open. -
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Dickson pips Holmberg for Portugal Match Cup
Chris Dickson pipped Magnus Holmberg within yards of the finish line to win the $100,000 Portugal Match Cup, Stage 1 of the 2005-’06 World Match Racing Tour. Shifty conditions with gusty 10- to 15-knot winds were challenging for the finalists. Dickson streaked to a 2-0 lead before Holmberg battled back to even the score 2-2, setting up a one (…) -
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Gilmour secures third match race Germany
It was a weekend of three-peats for Peter Gilmour. Gilmour and the PST crew of Rod Dawson, Jan Reblin, Christian Scherrer and Yasuhiro Yaji wrapped a banner weekend by winning the skipper’s third consecutive championship at Match Race Germany, Stage 7 of the 2005-’06 World Match Racing Tour. Yaji is the only one who has crewed for all three (…) -
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Aussie James Spithill wins Brazil Sailing Cup
The Final Round of the inaugural Brazil Sailing Cup, Stage 5 of the 2005-’06 World Match Racing Tour, featured two crews that advanced from distinctly different paths. James Spithill (AUS), Luna Rossa Challenge, entered the final as the favorite having won seven straight races. Throughout the week observers commented that he was sailing fast (…) -
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Gilmour wins tour’s 50th championship
Peter Gilmour won what he described as a “fairytale event” when he defeated Russell Coutts 2-1 in the final of the inaugural Monsoon Cup, the 50th event of the Swedish Match Tour. Gilmour was instrumental in forming the Monsoon Cup, but he’s also a key player on the Swedish Match Tour. He is the only skipper to win the Tour championship twice, (…)
