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EDITOR’S NOTE The season is upon us and many are excited as the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) is the competition all match racers strive to be in.

Here at Match Race 360°, we are also excited – but for different reasons. As promised in the last issue, we are striving for a different look to the magazine and we are getting there.

More features and in-depth interviews with personalities that matter, a closer look at what sailing venues around the world have to offer non-sailors and of course, exclusive articles you can’t find anywhere else. It is an on-going process but one, we are certainly proud of.

In this issue, Andrew Pindar the team principal of Team GAC Pindar who helped Ian Williams to the world title last season reveals to Rupert Holmes what sailing means to him.

Also, we have a picture of former match racing world champion Ben Ainslie carrying the

Olympic torch after he was given the honour of starting the 70-day relay around Britain.

You can read more about Ainslie’s Olympic hopes in the special ‘Olympic-themed’ issue of MR360° in July.

Dobbs Davies takes a closer look at the new rules changes in match racing and also has an exclusive interview with perhaps the hottest young match racer around, Taylor Canfield.

Stay tuned for the more changes in the coming months as we look to make MR360° the definite guide for sailors.

Till the next time, happy sailing.

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CONTENTS

10

Pindar: The Way to Success

8

Williams Driven to Succeed Once Again

10

News: Tiller Wins Korea Qualifier

13

Malaysian Match Racing Circuit

14

News: New Zealand Women’s National

16

Venue: Langenargen, Germany

18

Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

22

Marstrand, Sweden

26

News: Olympics

31

Exclusive! Rule Changes

32

How To Use Social Media

34

Denmark CPH

37

Exclusive: Lelystad

38

Musikhin Triumphs in Qatar

41

Former World Champion Starts Olympic Relay 41 About Town: Korea Cup Awards Night

42

2012 Match Racing Calendar: June – July

44

New Blood: Taylor Canfield

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World Champions Country

Winner

Year

Venue

Ian Williams

2011

World Tour

Ben Ainslie

2010

World Tour

Adam Minoprio

2009

World Tour

Ian Williams

2008

World Tour

Ian Williams

2006-2007

World Tour

Peter Gilmour

2005-2006*

World Tour

James Spithill

2005

Calpe, Spain

Ed Baird

2004

Ekaterinburg, Russia

Ed Baird

2003

Riva del Garda, Italy

Karol Jablonski

2002

Stockholm, Sweden

Dean Barker

2000

Split, Croatia

Jesper Bank

1999

Copenhagen, Denmark

Peter Gilmour

1998

Hyama, Japan

Peter Gilmour

1997

Marstrand, Sweden

Russell Coutts

1996

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Ed Baird

1995

Auckland, New Zealand

Bertrand PacĂŠ

1994

La Rochelle, France

Russell Coutts

1993

Long Beach, USA

Russell Coutts

1992

Perth, Australia

Chris Dickson

1991

Hamilton, Bermuda

Peter Gilmour

1990

Auckland, New Zealand

Chris Dickson

1989

Lymington, United Kingdom

Chris Dickson

1988

Perth Australia

* In 2006 the Tour became the ISAF World Championship.

COVER STORY PINDAR

PINDAR: The Way To Success Andrew Pindar, Principal of three times world championship winning Team GAC Pindar, talks to Rupert Holmes about his sponsorship of sailing and the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.

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COVER STORY PINDAR

Andrew Pindar has

sponsored sailing for more than 30 years

and there are few people in the field with more knowledge: “Over the years, having

by RUPERT HOLMES

participated in offshore to inshore events, from 65ft yachts to small boats, we’ve been

involved in every aspect of sailing sponsorship, with teams, individuals, men, women and mixed crews. We got involved in part because we

like the sport of sailing, but we remain involved because it creates business opportunity for us.”

Business value “The leverage of our dollar in the AWMRT gives us a fabulous

return – as a sponsor it’s fantastic to be involved with something

that’s so highly visible and well known, travels round the world and yet has costs that are under control, which is so important in today’s economic climate.”

Joining the Alpari World Match Racing Tour “As someone involved in sponsoring the world of sailing I was

invited to an event at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London

that was organised by the previous owners of the AWMRT. They approached professional sailing, and the value it can bring to

sponsors, in a more professional way than I’d seen in offshore racing.

You really had the feeling the AWMRT understood the business dynamic of giving value back to the teams and their sponsors.”

“I then had the luxury of being invited to the St Moritz Match

Race as a guest of UBS, one of the sponsors at the time. It’s a fantastic

event and there were some absolutely fabulous sailors competing.

I already knew one of them, America’s Cup sailor Peter Holmberg, who was also a great friend of Mike (Moose) Sanderson who was sailing an Open 60 with Team Pindar at the time and who had travelled to Switzerland with me.”

“The skill, emotion and adrenaline in the dial-up and pre-start

“The strength of the Tour events is that sponsors know they can

really got my heart racing – the action that was taking place right in

much greater than the sum of the parts. A good example of this is the

me to Ian Williams, saying: ‘He’s potentially the next biggest thing

leverage off each other – with the AWMRT the value of the whole is STENA Match Cup Sweden. Although based in Dubai, our partner

GAC (which is involved in shipping and logistics) is Swedish owned

front of my eyes was incredible. While we were there Peter introduced in match racing.”

“Ian had just given up his life as a corporate lawyer to do this full

and STENA is a Swedish shipping company.”

time, so I thought: ‘That’s somebody who’s showing commitment and

of both companies know each other – it’s great reinforcement and

Ian has won the world title three times in the last five years.”

“Our involvement with the Tour means the senior management

an incredible event for us. Of course we’re really hoping that Ian will

belief in his own ability,’ and I negotiated a deal with him. Since then,

retain his title here, but whether we win or lose just attending the event is fantastic. There’s business being done, you’re meeting with like-minded people and the competition is fast, furious and fair.”

“For other companies involved in the AWMRT, there is great

opportunity for them to derive more business and look for opportunity

through the contacts that are made at events and all the publicity generated by the Tour.”

“GAC has a big presence in south-east Asia, especially Malaysia

and Singapore, so that the last Monsoon Cup, they were winning a

world title in their own backyard. The media coverage for that carried on for hour after hour and day after day – there was so much we gave

up counting the print and broadcast exposure in Malaysia. That one

event, for the nature of GAC’s business, probably covered the cost of the whole of the Tour that year.”

“We’re particularly excited that Alpari has come on board as title

sponsor – it raises the profile of the Tour further and brings more

value back to the other sponsors. The sport of sailing allows sponsors to be bigger fish in smaller ponds – I would certainly recommend it to any company that’s new to sponsorship, but you must engage a proper PR company and sports marketing agency – it’s vital to activate and leverage your campaign.”

About GAC Pindar The company is pushing hard to become established as the place

to go for moving anything to do with the marine sport and leisure

industry, whether containers, yachts or simply refuelling superyachts.

It benefits from Pindar’s extensive knowledge of the boating and superyacht worlds and GAC’s fabulous global infrastructure.

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MONEY MATTERS

WILLIAMS DRIVEN TO SUCCEED ONCE AGAIN 2011 Tour Champion Ian Williams (centre) collects his prize from Ivan Kovac (left), Product Marketing at Lotus and Alpari World Match Racing Tour Sales Director, Matthew Strachan (right).

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MONEY MATTERS Ian Williams, the reigning and three-time ISAF Match

Racing World Champion has taken delivery of a new Lotus Evora S/IPS, a prize he is awarded with for winning the 2011

“We’re now fully focussed on the season ahead – it’s just a shame I can’t drive my Lotus Evora to all the regattas!”

Alpari World Match Racing Tour.

Williams fought off intense pressure from his nearest

rivals to capture the World Championship on the penultimate day of the 2011 season and looked just as eager to get behind the wheel of his new Lotus as he does to get behind the

steering of a match racing boat. After being handed the keys,

he promptly took the car for some practice laps around Lotus’ test circuit before heading onto the open road.

Sat proudly on the bonnet of his new Lotus at Lotus

Cars Global Headquarters in Hethel, UK, Williams said: “The World Championship title is what every sailor strives

for but this is certainly some welcome icing on the cake.

It was an incredibly tough season when no single team, all of them world class, dominated so to come out on top and claim our third title was a defining moment in our sailing careers.”

“We’re now fully focussed on the season ahead – it’s just

a shame I can’t drive my Lotus Evora to all the regattas!”

Lotus is the new Performance Automotive Partner to

the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, and the Lotus Evora

S/IPS collected by Williams is one of the marquee models in a new line of performance cars being launched by the iconic car brand.

As the world’s leading professional sailing series with

events in Asia, North America and Europe, the deal with Lotus adds yet more spice to the race to claim the ISAF Match Racing World Championship.

James Pleasance, Executive Director of the Alpari

World Match Racing Tour, commented: “Lotus represents

outstanding performance, prestige, leading-edge technology

and design and a touch of glamour which are all ingrained in the Tour and the wider sport of sailing. This agreement is a further clear indication that the Alpari World Match Racing Tour and its development plan appeals to major global

brands and the Tour looks forward to working closely with Lotus to integrate the brand across all the events.”

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NEWS TILLER WINS KOREA QUALIFIER

THAT WINNING FEELING: Full Metal Jacket, winners of Korea Qualifier 2012..

New

Tiller earns entry to 2012 Korea Match Cup

Zealand’s

William

Tiller

successfully overcame a spirited challenge

from Australia’s David Gilmour to take

victory in the Korea Match Cup, booking

his team a spot in the Alpari World Match Racing Tour event which takes place May 29 - June 3.

The

young

Kiwi

will

now

join

compatriots Laurie Jury and Phil Robertson

in competing for ISAF Match Racing World Championship points at the second

event of the year, hoping to build on a very respectable 5th place at the 2011 end-of-

season finale, the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia.

The skipper, who is 18th in the ISAF

Match Racing World Rankings said: “The Korea Match Cup Qualifier win has set us

up nicely for the season and we now have

a month back in New Zealand to work on a few areas of our game before the exciting

challenge of competing in the Korea event against the world’s best match racers.

“With a strong breeze, confined racing

area and incoming tide, racing in the

qualifier final was tough but the team coped very well with the challenge, pushing the boat around the course.”

Byeongki Park lost to David Gilmour in

the semi-final but will join William Tiller in the main event as top Korean qualifier.

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NEWS MALAYSIAN MATCH RACING CIRCUIT

CHARTING A NEW COURSE

GOING FORWARD: The Navy team in action at their home ground in Lumut.

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NEWS MALAYSIAN MATCH RACING CIRCUIT

THREE OF THE BEST: The top three teams with their prizes after the inaugural Malaysia Match Racing Circuit in Lumut.

PRESS TALK: Dato’ Wan Hisham explains to the media the importance of having the MMRC.

The first step is always the hardest to take, but Malaysia have embarked on a journey which

they hope will benefit match racers in that country.

The introduction of the Malaysian Match

Racing Circuit (MMRC) which kicked off in May will see three events staged around the country with the overall winner of the circuit

gaining entry to the prestigious final and deciding

match-racing champions at the Monsoon Cup and

“The MMRC is the answer to the future of sailing in Malaysia.”

leg of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT), the Monsoon Cup.

The MMRC is sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation

(ISAF) and AWMRT.

The idea of a match racing circuit was mooted two years ago

following the success of the Malaysian Match Racing Championship and Asian Match Racing Championship – qualifiers for the Monsoon

earn a minimum prize money of RM50,000.

Director of T-Best Events and Vice President

of Malaysia Yachting Assocaition, Dato’ Wan Hisham Wan Salleh said: “The MMRC is the answer to the future of sailing in Malaysia as it is the next step in developing the progress of young

sailors who are forced to retire early due to the lack of keelboat events.”

“The MMRC will start off with three venues

first and as we progress, we hope that other states will join in next year to create a bigger and better circuit.”

MMRC 2012 Calendar 11 – 13 May 2012 Royal Malaysian Naval Base, Tg. Muroh, Lumut, Perak

Cup – to encourage young, upcoming local sailors to compete in professional match racing championships

The MMRC in essence will replace the one-off Malaysian

qualifiers which were usually staged a month or two before the Monsoon Cup.

There will be a minimum cash prize RM15,000 per event with the

overall winners of the circuit having the chance to sail alongside world

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NEWS NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

ON THE MORNING OF THE FIRST DAY: Crew left to right Keryn McMaster, Lissy Masfen, Rosie Sargisson (rear), Danielle Bowater - skipper (front), Loretta Maloney, Georgina Hill, Hannah Osborne.

Osborne pips Adams to take New Zealand crown

by MELANIE BENTON

Sam Osborne showed just what she is made of when she won

the Baltic Lifejackets New Zealand Women’s Keelboat National Championship 2012 recently.

Showing great determination and tactical awareness, Osborne

piped Joy Adams by a point, to take home the coveted crown with 15 points. Adams had 16 points while Danielle Bowater finished third with 26 points.

Winners were spread throughout

the fleet with five crews gaining a first place in the competition, ensuring the championship would only be decider on the final day of action.

“It has just been a crazy weekend and a fantastic regatta.”

Consistency and great crew work in trying conditions was the

key to winning for Sam Osborne, Taylor Holland, Paige Cook, Raynor Smeal, Simone Locke, Carla Holgate and Hannah Morris.

Osborne said “I’m sailing with some of my favourite people in

the world. We had an awesome regatta, lots of fun and managed to keep our cool. We had some really bad situations and it was fantastic how we pulled it together and recovered so well.”

“We really enjoy sailing in the Farr MRX fleet and it is so good to

see lots of the girls coming out of the woodwork for the regatta. Our lowest point was hitting the mark and another boat during the last

Sailing to the finish line to win the title.

race, but with some great crew work even that wasn’t so bad.”

“This year we had some fantastic weather, big wind shifts, no wind,

– Celia Sneddon, Lynda Rae, Jan Shearer, Emma Hendy, Leah

gybes. It has just been a crazy weekend and a fantastic regatta.

Adams who came second this year was really pleased her team

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and too much wind. Great downwind sailing with a few ‘chinese’ It was great to get both days racing instead of last year where we only managed one day.”

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PLACES GERMANY

LAKE CONSTANCE

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PLACES GERMANY

The eyes of the world will be on Langenargen

by Eberhard Magg

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PLACES GERMANY

HERITAGE: The Montfort Castle is an imposing sight which greets visitors to Langenargen. It also gives a perfect view of Lake Constance where the Match Race Germany is being held.

The Alpari World Match Racing Tour flags off this month

in Langenargen, Germany with several world champions hoping for a perfect start to what promises to be an exciting season.

Four-time world champion Peter Gilmour, a three-time

winner of this event, will be leading the charge as Match Race Germany celebrates its 15th anniversary with style and grace.

The introduction of Porsche as a new partner for Match

Race Germany has certainly helped rev up interest in this year’s event and although Porsche is new to the sailing brand family, it is a brand of excellence.

The luxury automobile giant will display all its new

models such as the 911, the Boxster, the Cayman R in red, the Panamera and the Cayenne. The cars will be on display in Langenargen and all across the race village and can be admired

by the public at the 15th anniversary of Match Race Germany.

“We have grown healthily over the past 15 years on our

way to be regarded as one of the leading Match Racing events in the world,” said organiser Harald Thierer.

“To achieve this, our partners contributed with their

services, their confidence and their ideas. We are very proud

that now a legendary company such as Porsche uses Match WISHING YOU LUCK: Spectators follow the action from the dockside.

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Race Germany as high-quality communications platform.”

PLACES GERMANY

A GRAND VIEW: All the action takes place just metres from the shore.

Organiser and sports director Eberhard Magg said: “We have

a tremendously exciting field of competitors: Experienced veterans

to compete against explosive talented young and rising stars.

We are delighted that Karol Jablonski is back after such a long break.

He is always extremely motivated, pushes his crew to the limit.”

“The same can be said about the four-time world champion

Peter Gilmour of Australia, who intends to score his fourth

victory (here). I can guarantee that our fans and spectators will be able to observe interesting, tense and spectacular duels close to Langenargen’s shores.”

The Field

Pierre-Antoine Morvan (Vannes Angglo Sailing Team), France Bjorn Hansen (Mekonomen Sailing Team), Sweden Keith Swinton (Black Swan Racing), Australia Phil Robertson (WAKA Racing), New Zealand Peter Gilmour (YANMAR Racing), Australia Laurie Jury (Kiwimatch Sailing Team), New Zealand Staffan Lindberg (Alandia Sailing Team), Finland Simone Ferrarese (Ferrarese Sailing Team), Italy Eric Monnin (Team Okalys Corum), Switzerland Joachim Aschenbrenner (Team Trifork), Denmark Karol Jablonski (Team Jablonski), Poland Jan-Eike Andresen (NRV team), Hamburg, Germany

RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET: A spectator watches the race on Lake Constance.

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PLACES SOUTH KOREA

GYEONGGI PROVINCE Jeongok Harbour

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PLACES SOUTH KOREA

A true festival of water

by Bin Yim

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PLACES SOUTH KOREA

Jeongok Harbour has been the host site

for the Korea Match Cup since the inaugural year of 2008, and

visitor numbers have been growing exponentially each year, hitting a peak with more than 120,00 visitors last year.

A key factor to the event’s popularity is the uniqueness of

the Korea Match Cup which is held in conjunction with the Korea International Boat Show (KIBS), making the month of June in Jeongok Harbour a true festival of the water.

More than just a simple sporting event Tens of thousands of local and international visitors flock

PATRIOTIC: Kim Moon Soo, Governor of Gyeonggi Province listens to the South Korean national anthem.

to this otherwise quaint village of Jeongok Harbour to enjoy the yachtsmanship of some sixty of the world’s top sailors and

also to view the wonderful boat craftsmanship on display at the Korea International Boat Show.

The Korea International Boat Show has become the

flagship marine leisure industry exhibition in Northeast Asia

since its inaugural year of 2008. More than 960 exhibitors and 800,000 visitors have flocked to the exposition over the past four years, thereby confirming the growth potential of Korea’s boat and yacht industry.

Jeongok Harbour has been developed according to a carefully

thought-out plan as part of the West Coast developmental

project (Seongam Marine Tourism Zone). Jeongok marina boasts sea and land moorings for some 633 yachts that can be used year round regardless of tide or weather. Works are also

underway to house deluxe lodging facilities, cultural spaces and other convenience facilities, which will transform the area into a marine leisure tourism hot spot in South Korea.

Dazzling natural setting

ALL HANDS ON DECK: Team Italia in action during the Pro-Am.

Jeongok Harbour showcases dazzling natural surroundings

comprising of the beautiful West Sea and also Jebudo Island and Nuesom Island. Jebudo Island has become a favorite

sightseeing spot for Seoulites, given the proximity from the metropolitan city of Seoul. People also refer to Jebudo Island

as a fantasy island as one can witness ‘the Miracle of Moses’ with the sea parting and creating a path leading to the island twice a day during the low tides. The exposed foreshore, which remains accessible for six hours until it is submerged by the

tide, appears at a different time each day. Other notable sights

to see on the island are the Maebawi (falcon rock) that serves as roost for local falcons, and a 2.5 km beach that is dotted with clamshells.

During the race event, visitors will have opportunities to

experience race yacht and motorboat rides along with a host

other activities like face painting and pick the race winner pool.

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MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Singing troupes entertaining visitors.

PLACES SOUTH KOREA

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD: Seafood can be found everywhere, even on a clothes line.

Seafood delights As befitting a small fishing town, there are seafood places

galore, catering to your seafood palette. The area excels in the quality and variety of its seafood including raw fish and clams. There is also a small fish market for visitors to make

their seafood purchases to cook at home. However, if you are looking for a meat dish, you should go into the nearby city of Hwaseong.

Getting there Jeongok Harbour can be easily reached from the capital

city of Seoul. It’s just over an hour by car. There will be shuttle buses available from Seoul as well as from nearby cities of

Buchon, Incheon and Ansan. It’s also only forty five minutes

driving distance from Suwon, the state capital of Gyeonggi province. Public buses are also available from Suwon train

station every twenty minutes. Please refer to the website for detailed information www.koreamatchcup.com

Weather Korea is a country with distinct four seasons and summers

can be sultry. Jeongok Harbour is no exception. Temperatures

in June frequently climb into the high-20s and higher without HAVING A KICK: Participants show off their Taekwondo skills.

much wind blowing. Sunglasses and sun block are must have items during the visit to Korea Match Cup.

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PLACES SWEDEN

MARSTRAND

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PLACES SWEDEN

A place where royalty play

Rupert Holmes explores the venue for the STENA Match Cup Sweden – a glorious archipelago, with a grandstand view of the racing, activities for everyone and a rich cultural history.

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VENUE MARSTRAND

Sixty of the world’s top sailors, plus around

150,000 spectators, flock to the picturesque

by RUPERT HOLMES

Swedish archipelago village of Marstrand in July

each year for the STENA Match Cup Sweden,

making it one of the country’s largest sporting events.

A key to the event’s impressive popularity is that racing takes place

in a superb natural amphitheatre – the slopes around the fjord provide numerous elevated vantage points from which to get a bird’s eye view of the action, which takes place just a few metres off the shore.

Irresistible appeal The appeal of this event goes far beyond the top-level competition on

the water. The town’s small size belies its importance as a summer vacation

paradise for Swedes and a playground for the royal family. As a result, there’s a fantastic range of culinary and cultural experiences on offer, as well entertainment for all ages, from creatively designed playgrounds to a buzzing and vibrant nightlife.

The island has many beaches and nature walks, plus a large mix of

history and culture that dates right back to stone age caves. The most obviously striking feature, however, is the 17th century fortress that took more than 200 years to complete. At the time it was one of Europe’s

strongest maritime defence facilities, with massive stone walls that

contrast starkly with the beautiful and traditional wooden architecture of the town below.

During the event lots of additional activities are put on for visitors,

including a sailing school with taster sessions and a children’s activity area.

For youngsters who can already sail there’s also a youth sailing Junior Cup that runs alongside the event.

FAMILY TIME: A great day out for all the family.

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SUN, SEA AND BABES: Residents enjoying the sunshine at the venue.

PLACES SWEDEN

Culinary delights As befits a resort of the standing of Marstrand, there’s a wide choice

of places to eat, catering for all possible tastes. While a wide range of

excellent meat dishes is available at the numerous cafes and restaurants, the area excels in the quality and variety of its seafood, including crayfish, lobster and much more.

Much of Marstrand’s wealth in the middle ages was generated by

the herring industry and it’s still pickled in the traditional manner, with a wide choice of exotic seasonings and spices. For many first-time visitors this is an unexpected and welcome delicacy.

Getting there Despite its ‘get away from it all’ ambience, Marstrand is easily reached

– it’s just 40 minutes by road from Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city and there’s a regular bus service.

There’s also a wide range of accommodation for those who opt to

stay locally. The Grand Hotel Marstrand, for instance, was built in 1892

to cater for wealthy summer tourists including King Oscar II and offers a traditional top-quality experience. The Marstrands Havshotell occupies

a prime location on the outer quay, directly overlooking the fjord and benefits from a top-notch spa. The more adventurous can stay at Kurs

Pater Noster, the old lighthouse keepers’ houses, or within the walls of the castle itself.

Weather Forget about any pre-conceptions you may have about Scandinavia

being a cold location. Winters may be harsh, but mid-summer is a

different matter – afternoon temperatures frequently climb into the VANTAGE POINT: Sailing enthusiasts know where to find the best spots.

mid-20s and higher, while the sun doesn’t set until after 10pm. It all combines to create a glorious mid-summer experience.

STRAIGHT OFF THE SEA: Fresh seafood awaits visitors to Marstrand.

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NEWS OLYMPICS

TOP OF THE WORLD: Tunnicliffe has retained her status as the best women match racer and will be going to the Olympics after winning the US Olympic trials.

Tunnicliffe retains top spot World sailor of the year Anna Tunnicliffe

of the United States stayed top of the

women’s ranking after a brilliant victory

at the ISAF Grade 1 Semaine Olympique

(Team 7) in the first-to-six-wins final

her position on the world ranking before

Olympics.

Lucy Macgregor, who is just 36 points

match-up to earn a ticket to the London

“We knew it was going to be a good

Francaise in Hyeres, France.

day going into it,” said Tunnicliffe moments

rankings since 7th September 2011 and

spectacular, but we were glad to be out there.”

The American has dominated the

capped a perfect start to the year by also

The Olympic Sailing Regatta will be

of world No. 9. The Australian has been

in early May.

England, approximately 120 miles southwest

(Team Maclaren) defeated Sally Barkow

Australia’s Olivia Price continues her

march up the Women’s Rankings at a rate

held 27 July - 12 August, in Weymouth and

In the US Olympic qualifier, Tunnicliffe

behind her in second place.

after reaching the dock. “The weather wasn’t

claiming an Olympic spot after winning the

2012 US Olympic Team Qualifying Regatta

the Olympics, but has to be wary of Britain’s

Portland, located on the southern coast of of London.

Tunnicliffe will be hoping to maintain

of knots and moves up to a personal best showing good consistency in 2012 with a

number of podium finishes and following a ninth place in the big Hyeres winds she breaks into the top 10 for the first time.

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EXCLUSIVE! RULE CHANGES CONFIRMED FOR 2012 ALPARI WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR

MOVING THE GOALPOSTS All professional games evolve to find that

For the fleet and match racer alike, these

right balance between what’s right for the

changes will seem profound: marks can be hit

and the Alpari World Match Racing Tour has

crew or the hull); a leeward boat is no longer

athletes, for the officials, and for the spectators, just taken a major shift in that evolution.

The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) have

not undergone any major revision for about 15 years, yet this month the Tour will be allowing teams to use moves that previously would

have brought them penalties from the match

umpires. And even the penalties themselves

have been reduced in their severity in an

effort to keep the match close despite rules infractions.

now by a boat’s sails or rigging (but not the constrained by its proper course, and now has

more power over the windward boat; a boat

moving backwards using sails no longer must

keep clear; inside the mark zone a luffing boat now is less prone to get a penalty for forcing the

opposing boat to keep clear; kinetic propulsion

is now allowed when tacking or gybing; and pumping is also allowed unless signaled to the contrary.

“The lead boat will not want to gybe now until close to the layline to the finish or the bottom mark.”

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EXCLUSIVE! RULE CHANGES CONFIRMED FOR 2012 ALPARI WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR

by DOBBS DAVIS

These changes will allow more aggression between teams in the match

during mark roundings and starts, and

give the trailing boat more power to catch and attempt to pass the lead boat on downwind legs.

Double penalties were deemed too

punitive and too subjective, and when

applied invariably ended the match, so

now they are reduced in severity to red flag penalties, meaning when applied the

offending team must do their penalty turn immediately. This new policy will leave the offending boat, once exonerated, a greater opportunity to get back into the match.

Another change is to limit the redress

requests from teams that may impede the POINTS OF DISCUSSION: Race Officials going over the finer points of the rules with a competitor.

progress of the racing schedule. Officials

are also given more power to intervene

when there are procedural problems in the match without taking the extra time needed for a redress hearing.

“I think these changes are indeed

game-changers,”

says

reigning

World

Match Race Champion Ian Williams.

“It will take a little time to test these with

the umpires, but I can already envision some

interesting scenarios. The downwind legs, for example, will now heavily favor the left

side in most conditions, where the lead boat will not want to gybe now until close to the layline to the finish or the bottom mark.”

“And the new rule allowing you to

exonerate a penalty quickly by passing

astern of your opponent is interesting, but the boats need to be close together when

the decision comes from the umpires, which is not often the case.”

But Williams has mixed feelings

about the limitations on red flag hearings for redress. “It is good to not encourage any

delays in the game, but the competitors need to have a method for holding the Race Committee to account.”

Nonetheless, Tour officials think these

are a positive start towards improving the game for all parties.

NOT A HAPPY CAMPER: Ian Williams (right) upset over a rule call.

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NEWS HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA

TWITTERS AND TWEETS THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN MATCH RACING

by Dobbs Davies

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NEWS HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA

INFORMATION OVERLOAD: Managing your social media strategy is a key skill for events and teams.

Those

of

us over 40 won’t understand

what

all the excitement

by DOBBS DAVIS

is about in the use of

social

media.

We have not grown up with an electronic

umbilical cord attached to the web, and ‘Friends’ are those who we ‘Like’ to spend time with, either on the phone or in person.

We don’t live with an eye constantly poised

to view a screen, nor are we programmed to respond instantly to the bings and bongs of smartphone tones. Our communications are more one-on-one than collective.

Yet we can’t escape the reality that the

younger generation does live this way, and coming generations will do the same. Which helps explain why one in eight people on the planet use Facebook.

Placed in the context of match racing, how

can teams and events take advantage of this?

“The goal of social media is to build

relationships with your sponsors and your audience,” says Jennifer Languille, an expert

in use of social media in sailing as the social media manager of Seahorse Magazine and the

same for the Miami stopover of the Volvo

Ocean Race. “And the challenge is to start off on the right foot to develop a coherent strategy to achieve that.”

Languille adds the best way to do this is to

think outside your box as a competitive sailor

or organiser who is completely immersed in

“Another golden rule in social media is to

your business of winning races or organising

be yourself because that’s what people want

what you do to a family member or friend

your own voice. This authenticity is what will

them. Think of how to explain and promote

who has a mild interest… but needs to be enticed to hear more.

“The content should be almost like a

reality show where the mundane details of life are used to get the audience to relate to the characters. Make it personal: give them some funny stories about

you’ve

experiences

encountered,

but not always related

to sailing, like little

details of what it’s like to

to hear. It may take a little time, but develop appeal to your fans.”

But don’t make it too personal. Keep

out of non-professional topics like social exploits, night life, or personal

opinions critical of others

“The goal of social media is to build relationships with your sponsors and your audience.”

that

may

offend.

There’s an important balance between the professional personal.

and

Another

advice is that when

posting videos, keep

them short.

be on the road all the time.”

These make you seem like a

real person, not just a name on a press

release or result sheet. In this regard social media stands in contrast to ‘official media’ that

is produced, packaged and delivered to convey news and/or a finely-tuned message about the

teams or the event which is why it’s a popular alternative.

Languille says this is important to

remember, because you don’t want to deliver

the same messages. In an event that has lots

of images provided, only post sailing photos

or behind-the-scenes images that are say something that the official media would not capture.

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NEWS CPH DENMARK

TAKING IT EASY: Johnie Berntsson (Swe) and his crew after claiming victory.

The start of better things to come In the land of fairytales, Johnie Berntsson provided the perfect

ending to cap a memorable CPH May Days grade 2 event staged off Skovshoved Harbor just north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Swede, who overcame an upset loss to female sailor Camilla

Ulrikkeholm in the early rounds, defeated Bjorn Hansen 3-2 in the final to claim the inaugural title of an event many are calling a ‘fun but tough competition’.

Rasmus Viltoft who doubled up as an organiser and

competitor, was delighted with the success of the event, explaining: “Many of us sail at great events all over the world and it is a terrific experience, but I felt that there

was also space for something a bit more ‘stripped down’ something where sailors could eyeball each other on the water and then everyone could enjoy the social element in the harbour.

wellbeing and, as Rasmus points out, it is a state not easily attained with cameras and canapés being waved around.

“However, as well as the social element we wanted to find a

balance where Johnie, Bjorn and Staffan (Lindberg) and the like wanted the challenge but that there was also opportunity for some of the younger crews to have a go at them.

“Sailors could eyeball each other on the water and then everyone could enjoy the social element in the harbour.”

Hansen’s crew had an excellent event only losing

3:2 to Berntsson in an unremitting final.

There is a general drive to run more events of

this level in Denmark as put by Royal Danish Yacht Club member Gordon Smith: “Match Racing is part of Danish Sailing’s DNA and the event Rasmus has run here is a great model for developing the sport.

“It is achievable, accessible and it offers sport

of the highest quality. We used social media to

“At the same time this format makes it easier to host higher graded

communicate and that was a great success. We got great reach and

every year. Additionally at many events there is a lot of focus on guests

you can see that the crews and the event support team did as well.

events without a huge burden, hopefully we will see more competitions and the media but that makes is rather difficult to ‘hugge’.”

Hugge is a Danish word that is rather tricky to explain but

really super feedback. I have thoroughly enjoyed being involved and Let us have some more of this!”

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MR360° EXCLUSIVE LELYSTAD

LELYSTAD READY TO JOIN THE BIG LEAGUE Lelystad

is

the

largest

municipality in the Netherlands, but a large

part of that area is water and as such, it comes

as to no surprise that sailing is in the residents’ genes. With approximately 3,000 berthing

places, Lelystad is the biggest marina in the Netherlands. Bataviahaven (Batavia Harbor) was built and specially designed to be able to

host large nautical events such as boat shows and sailing competitions.

With the infrastructure already in place,

it would make perfect sense if Lelystad placed

a bid to become a host venue on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT).

Having already hosted various world

and European sailing championships and

international events like the Batavia Regatta, the venue has always been earmarked as the site for sailing if the Netherlands win the bid to host the 2028 Olympics.

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“To be frank, Bataviahaven and the

Van Diest added that the city can handle

surrounding area are made for an event like the

the challenges of hosting a premier event like

big sailing event,” said Joop Van Diest, who is

challenge of reclaiming land from the sea.

Alpari World Match Racing Tour or any other

the chairman of the Bataviahaven as well as the

the AWMRT, particularly after enduring the

“Another advantage is that the whole

chairman of Dutch Match Cup BV.”

event would take place in a compact area

the sport of sailing in the Netherlands and

corporate activities. Sailors will stay at the

“Lelystad presents itself as the capital of

with reason. Located near Amsterdam, the city and its harbour Bataviahaven offers the perfect venue for an event like this.”

with a lot of possibilities for hospitality and venue during the whole event,” explained Van Diest.

Even the airport in Lelystad is near the

“With the prevailing winds (southwest)

harbour. It will create an atmosphere of a

racing. Spectators can get close to the sailing,

sailing event. Lots of spectators will visit the

it will be a man-made theatre for spectacular

the area is compact and there is a lot of space for extra facilities on shore.”

“All the infrastructure is already there.

We could host it next week if we wanted. But

we are not looking just to host a sailing event.

We are looking for a long term partnership to be able to create a legacy.”

small temporary village specially created for a races with their own boats; all berthing places will be full.

To be short: Bataviahaven is specially

made for an event like the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.

BIRD’S EYE VIEW: An aerial view of the arena where boats will do battle in Lelystad.

MR360° EXCLUSIVE LELYSTAD

PLENTY OF SPACE: Lelystad has 3,000 berths available for the numerous visitors who flock to the venue.

Van Diest’s thoughts on...

An academy This plan is still developing. The sailing academy

we developed will use the sport of sailing to help young people to develop themselves in to high potentials, the new entrepreneurs and leaders as far as we are concerned. It takes a lot of special skills to be a top sailor.

The sailing academy will be, must be, a cooperation

between Batavia Sailing Centre, schools, university and in our case the city of Lelystad and the Province.

I am convinced that the tour and their organization would

give a big boost to the sailing academy worldwide as the sport is becoming more international every day. Students from

the academy will be able to follow parts of their education from other places in the world. AMWRT is taking part in developing a worldwide academy which will make a big difference in realising the academy.

A Dutch team challenging for honours on the AWMRT Team Feitsma and Den Boer Racing, the highest placed

Dutch match racing teams on the international ranking list, started a special training program at Batavia Sailing Center.

Their goal is to become part of the World Match Racing Tour as soon as possible. Batavia Sailing Center provides themwith

boats (BLU26 like in St Moritz), trainers and other facilities.

At this moment these teams will battle in the coming months

to improve their skills, their teams and results. They take part

in various grade 3 and grade 2 events. Only the best will enter BIG DREAMS: Van Diest is confident Lelystad will make a perfect venue for a leg of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.

the Alpari World Match Racing Tour and will give the tour card holders a good competition.

MR360° May 2012 39

Match Race Germany Langenargen, Germany 23 – 28 May 2012

Korea Match Cup Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 29 May – 3 June 2012

St Moritz Match Race St Moritz, Switzerland 28 August – 2 September 2012

Stena Match Cup Sweden Marstrand, Sweden 2 – 7 July 2012

Match Race France Marseille, France 24 – 29 September 2012

Chicago Match Cup Chicago, United States 10 – 15 July 2012

Argo Group Gold Cup Hamilton, Bermuda 1 – 7 October 2012

Portimão Portugal Match Cup Portimão, Algarve 24 – 29 July 2012

Monsoon Cup Terengganu, Malaysia 4 – 9 December 2012

NEWS QATAR MATCH RACING CUP / BEN AINSLIE

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THESE: Musikhin and the rest of the participants pose for a picture.

Musikhin triumphs in Qatar

Russia’s Sergey Musikhin took the advantage

of a penalty against compatriot Andrew Arbuzov to claim the Qatar Match Racing Cup 2012 with a pulsating 3-2 victory at Doha Bay recently.

Arbuzov, the world No. 21 and last year’s

runner-up, led his crew to a 2-1 lead in the

final. But in the third race, he had to undertake

a penalty lap which allowed world 37th-ranked

Musikhin to win the race to equalise the scores,

setting up a grand finale to the Grade 3 event, under the banner of the Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation.

SMOKING HOT: Ainslie gets ready to start the Olympic torch relay.

Former world champion starts Olympic relay Former Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) champion Ben Ainslie was

Musikhin then took the fifth race to claim the

given the honour to start the 70-day relay for the Olympic torch relay around Britain.

Khalifa Mohd Al-Sewaidi, President Qatar

on May 19 and was the first of 8,000 torchbearers who will visit towns and cities

top prize of US$6,000 top prize.

A three-time Olympic gold medallist, Ainslie started the relay at Land’s End

Sailing and Rowing Federation gave away

throughout the country.

Nasser Telfat Secretary General, Qatar Sailing &

he won the prestigious Monsoon Cup in Malaysia, has won gold medals for Britain at

Khalifa thanked officials at Qatar Olympic

He told the Daily Mail: “I am extremely honoured to be the first torchbearer at

trophies among the winners supported by Ali

The 35-year-old, who was crowned match racing world champion in 2010 when

Rowing Federation.

the Sydney (2000), Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008) Olympics.

Committee, headed by the HH Sheikh the Heir

the start of the 70-day Olympic torch relay. It will be an amazing experience to be able

HE Sheikh Soud Bin Abdul Rehman Al Thani,

the thousands of other inspirational people who will carry the torch this summer and

Apparent Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani and

to carry the Olympic flame in the area that I grew up in. I also want to congratulate

Secretary General, QOC for their support to

bring the excitement of the Games to streets throughout the UK.”

event. He also thanked participants, International

torchbearer, while it was also revealed that cyclist Chris Hoy will run with the torch

Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture and

The planned route for the relay has long been in place and the torch will come

Qatar Sailing & Rowing Federation and this

London 2012 chairman Seb Coe was pleased to announce Ainslie as the first

Umpires, Principal Race Office, Volunteers and

through Manchester.

Municipality Affairs& Departments of Coasts

within 10 miles of 95 per cent of the population before entering the Olympic Stadium

Guard, Harbour Control & Health and Doha

during the opening ceremony on July 27.

Sailing Club.

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ABOUT TOWN KOREA QUALIFIER AWARDS NIGHT

Fight!

Fight!

The theme at the Korea Match Cup Awards Ceremony night, held in conjunction with the Korea Match Cup 2012 qualifier was “Fight team spirit” that created a fun night for all the participants.

Among those attendance the events were, Lee Jae-Yul (Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Kim Jin-Heung (vice mayor Hwaseong City, Kim Dong-Young (event partner, Korea Match Cup) and the sailors. The Korea Match Cup 2012 qualifier was won by New Zealand’s William Tiller.

L-R: Magnus Holmberg, Gyeonggi Prorvice Vice Governor, Lee Jae-Yul, Kim Dong-Young, Event Promoter, Korea Match Cup.

One for the album at Korea Qualifier Awards Night.

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ABOUT TOWN KOREA QUALIFIER AWARDS NIGHT

Lucky Jonoh, won a Team Korea t-shirt.

Koralev Nikolay skipper for Russian Team salute with VIPs.

L-R: Roy Dickson, Audrey Lakai, John Rountree, Danielle Bowater, Wee Tee Teo.

MR360째 May 2012 43

MATCH RACING CALENDAR JUNE - JULY Regatta

Date starts Date ends

Venue

Grade

Match Race Germany – Alpari World Match Racing Tour

23 May

28 May

Langenargen (GER)

W

Korea Match Cup – Alpari World Match Racing Tour

May 29

3 June

Gyeonggi-do (S.KOR)

W

Chicago Match Cup Qualifer

1 June

3 June

Lake Michigan (USA)

2

Aker Brygge Match

1 June

3 June

Oslo (NOR)

3

June Match Race

2 June

3 June

Scarlino (ITA)

3

Volvo Match Race Cup - Geneva

2 June

3 June

Geneva (SUI)

3

Navionics Match Racing Regatta

2 June

2 June

Australia (AUS)

5

Youth Clinegatta West /SODA ACT lll

3 June

3 June

(USA)

5

Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta

4 June

9 June

Weymouth & Portland (GBR)

1

Sails of White Nights – The National Congress Palace Cup

5 June

10 June

St-Petersburg (RUS)

2

Center Cup Series Spring - Race 4

6 June

6 June

Helsinki (FIN)

5

Marina Kamien Match Race 1

7 June

8 June

Kamienski Bay (POL)

3

Bayview Spring Invitational

8 June

10 June

Detroit (USA)

3

GRADO 3

8 June

10 June

Ravenna (ITA)

3

Oakcliff ABC Midway #2 Qualifer

9 June

10 June

New York (USA)

4

Marina Kamien Match Race 2

9 June

10 June

Kamienski Bay (POL)

3

Campionato Nazionale Match Race Meteor Class

9 June

10 June

Trasimeno (ITA)

4

Great Lakes International Challenge Cup - Stolze Cup

13 June

17 June

Rochester (USA)

3

Slovenia Match Race Cup

14 June

17 June

Koper (SLO)

2

Center Cup Series Spring - Race 4

14 June

14 June

Helsinki (FIN)

5

Coupe Match Racing SRR

15 June

18 June

La Rochelle (FRA)

3

Parnu Sailing Week

15 June

17 June

Parnu (EST)

2

Oakcliff June

16 June

16 June

New York (USA)

5

Women’s Race

16 June

17 June

www.kdy.dk (DEN)

3

SDYC June Invitational

16 June

17 June

San Diego (USA)

5

GKSS Youth Match Cup Sweden Qualifier 2

16 June

17 June

Langedrag (SWE)

5

May Day Match Race

16 June

17 June

Sneekermeer (NED)

4

Turgoyak Cup

17 June

19 June

Turgoyak Lake (RUS)

4

IFDS Disabled Sailing International Championships, 18 June Homerus Blind Match Racing

24 June

Lovere (ITA)

4

The Rose Cup - National Youth Match Racing Event 20 June

24 June

St Petersburg (USA)

3

Match Rrace Turkish Championship

21 June

24 June

Istanbul (TUR)

3

Royal Southern Academy Open Match Cup - Final

22 June

24 June

Hamble (GBR)

3

Northern Lights Cup

22 June

24 June

Sheboygan (USA)

3

Lyon Grand Prix Match Race

23 June

24 June

Lyon (FRA)

3

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MATCH RACING CALENDAR JUNE - JULY Regatta

Date starts Date ends

Venue

Grade

Polish Match Tour Act 3, Wolin Match Race

23 June

24 June

Wolin (POL)

4

Coppa Italia tra Regiona “leghiamoci col vento”

23 June

24 June

Trapani (ITA)

5

Captain John Piper Match Racing Regatta

23 June

30 June

Australia (AUS)

4

2nd Regional Qualifier

23 June

24 June

Oeiras (POR)

4

ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship

25 June

30 June

Gothenburg (SWE)

W

O M Match Race

28 June

1 July

Pieve di Ledro (ITA)

2

Malaysian Match Racing Circuit – Stage Two - Selangor

29 June

1 July

Selangor (MAS)

3

Oakcliff Summer Clinegatta

30 June

1 July

New York (USA)

3

PSV Match Race 5

30 June

1 July

Schleswig Holstein (GER)

4

Group EK Qualifier US Match racing Championship 30 June

1 July

Detroit (USA)

4

RPNYC Winter Match Racing Regatta

30 June

1 July

Wellington (NZL)

5

STENA Match Cup Sweden – Alpari World Match Racing Tour

2 June

7 July

Marstrand (SWE)

W

A. Paduchin Cup –Russian Youth Match Race Championship

4 July

8 July

Turgoyak Lake (RUS)

3

GKSS Youth Match Cup Sweden

6 July

8 July

Langedrag (SWE)

4

Oyster Bay Youth Match Race

7 July

8 July

New York (USA)

5

10 July

15 July

Lake Michigan (USA)

W

Chicago Match Cup – Alpari World Match Racing Tour

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NEW BLOOD TAYLOR CANFIELD

HEADING THE RIGHT WAY: The top-ranked match racer in the Americas is Canfield, seen here in action during the Chicago Match Cup.

Canfield ready to make the step up The top-ranked match racer in the

This was the first in a long strong of

This helped him earn an impressive sixth

Western Hemisphere is not a veteran of the

Grade 3 victories and podium finishes that

place in his Alpari World Match Racing

a winner of the America’s Cup (yet).

in only one year. As of the May rankings this

Cup in Bermuda.

Alpari World Match Racing Tour (yet), nor

vaulted his ISAF ranking into the top 100

Tour debut at the 2010 Argo Group Gold

at No. 21.

Does this presage more appearances for Canfield on the Tour?

having his extensive experience sailing and

summer of 2009 where Taylor had the

old. “That’s the top of the game, but we

one of those naturally talented sailors who

at the newly-formed Chicago Match Racing

get to the venues.”

It is a young and hungry sailor from

St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Having grown up on and around the water and coaching in small boats, Taylor Canfield is can step into any boat and make it win.

He got started in match racing only four

year, he’s knocking on the door of the top 20 Perhaps his biggest break came in the

opportunity to learn on the new TOM 28’s Center.

sloop championships, so Canfield then got

Slam series. And this summer in Chicago

championships. He also won the Carlos

exposed to longer, slower and heavier boats

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“We’re lucky to now have so many high-

grade events here in the US, there’s a lot of

decided to switch to match racing for its

Aguilar in his home waters of St. Thomas.

would need to find some support to help us

The US intercollegiate circuit had also

years ago, when he started entering – and winning – regional qualifiers to national

“Absolutely, I hope so!” says the 22-year-

and that style of chess game match racing.

activity and interest like the Grade 2 Grand

the Tour will come to us. So I’m looking

forward to a great season, and hopefully this

will create more opportunities to go further.”

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