Langenargen, Bodensee, Germania- L’inglese Ian Williams ha vinto sul Lago di Costanza il Match Race Germany, prima tappa dell’Alpari World Match Race Tour superando in finale oggi il neozelandese Adam Minoprio per 1 a 0. Con Williams hanno regatato Mal Parker, Bill Hardesty, Graham Spence e Willem Van Waay. Per il terzo posto il francese Mathieu Richard, GEFCO Match Racing Team, ha superato lo svedese Johnie Berntsson.
L’equipaggio Ian Williams festeggia la vittoria
LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 1 – MATCH RACE GERMANY
1 Ian Williams (GBR) – Team GAC Pindar 25
2 Adam Minoprio (NZL) – Team Alpari FX 22
3 Mathieu Richard (FRA) – GEFCO Match Racing Team 19
4 Johnie Berntsson (SWE)- Stena Sailing Team 16
5 Taylor Canfield (ISV) – USone 14
6 Björn Hansen (SWE) – Mekonomen Sailing Team 12
7 Karol Jablonski (POL) – Jablonski Sailing Team 10
8 Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) – Vannes Agglo Sailing Team 8
9 Phil Robertson (NZL) – WAKA Racing 4
10 Keith Swinton (AUS) – Black Swan Racing 2
11 Philip Buhl (GER) – STG/NRV Youth Team 0
12 Sven Erick-Horsch (GER) – NRV Match Race Team 0
Il Circuito 2013 (ridotto a 6 tappe)
Stage 1: May 15 – 20 – Match Race Germany, Langenargen, Germany
Stage 2: May 28 – June 2 – Korea Match Cup, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Stage 3: July 1 – 6 – Stena Match Cup Sweden, Marstrand, Sweden
Stage 4: Aug 6 – 11 – Chicago Match Cup, Chicago, USA
Stage 5: Oct 7 – 13 – Argo Group Gold Cup, Hamilton, Bermuda
Stage 6: Dec 2 – 7 – Monsoon Cup, K.Terengganu, Malaysia