Alpari World Match Racing Tour Chicago Match Cup - Preview
by Alpari World Match Racing Tour 17 Sep 2014 08:05 BST
17-21 September 2014
Chicago waterfront provides stage for world class match racing
Starting Wednesday, the world's top sailing talent will begin a five-day battle of high-intensity match racing for the right to claim the Chicago Match Cup, Stage 4 and the only U.S. stop on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). A total of $75,000 in prize money is at stake, as well as valuable points on the World Championship year-long series.
The action will begin at 0930 CDT with the start of Qualifying among 12 teams from nine nations. From this stage four teams will advance to the Quarter Finals, with the remaining four slots filled from the results of the Repechage held among the remaining eight teams. Race management is being led by PRO Darcy Cook of the Chicago Match Race Center (CMRC).
Courses will be set near the north entrance of Belmont Harbor, site of CMRC's operations base, and within easy shore side access for spectators. Earlier today, CBS Chicago caught up with defending Chicago Match Cup champion Taylor Canfield (ISV), and Olympic Gold medallist Tom Slingsby and his team from Australia as they were practising on the Lake:
Stage 4 Chicago Match Cup, Alpari World Match Racing Tour Skippers:
- Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
- Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets
- Taylor Canfield (ISV) USone
- Björn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team
- Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX
- Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing
- Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Aschenbrenner Racing Team
- Pierre Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
- Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Sailbox
- Chris Steele (NZL) 36 Below Racing
- Don Wilson (USA) Chicago Match Race Center
- Tom Slingsby (AUS) Team Tom Slingsby
For more information about the Chicago Match Cup, visit
www.ChicagoCup.org.
For more information about the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, visit www.wmrt.com.