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illbruck Challenge To Race Volvo 60s to Baltimore

by Jane Eagleson 12 Apr 2001 00:23 BST

The illbruck Challenge Volvo Ocean Race sailing team will race their two illbruck Volvo 60 stablemates from Charleston, South Carolina to Baltimore, MD on April 23 as part of the team's training for the around-the-world race and to participate in the Baltimore Waterfront Festival April 26-29.

The Baltimore Waterfront Festival is celebrating one year to the Chesapeake Bay stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002 (formerly The Whitbread Round the World Race.) The sixth leg of the nine-leg race around the world takes the fleet from Miami, FL to Baltimore, MD with a restart from Annapolis, MD one year from now. The fleet will arrive in Baltimore about April 17, 2002 and will restart from Annapolis for La Rochelle, France on April 28, 2002.

The skipper of the German-based team is American John Kostecki who competed in the last Whitbread with Chesapeake Bay hometown favourite Chessie Racing. "The 500-mile course from Charleston to Baltimore gives us a great chance to put ourselves into race mode," said Kostecki. "While the leg from Miami to Baltimore next year is one of the shorter legs of the 32,700 mile race, the stretch along the Gulf Stream and into the Chesapeake Bay is a tricky one and often tactically challenging. This will be a great test of our tactics and strategy for this part of the race. Those of us who competed in the last round-the-world race recall the warm welcome provided in the Chesapeake ports of Baltimore and Annapolis. We look forward to sharing some of the Volvo Ocean Race excitement as we get ready for next year."

The illbruck Challenge team will depart from Charleston, SC at 11 a.m. on Monday April 23 with expected arrival in Baltimore the afternoon of Wednesday April 25. The finish will be off Fort McHenry, the same finish line for Leg Six next year.

The team will attend the Opening Ceremony on Thursday April 26 in Baltimore at noon at the Harbourplace Amphitheatre. ESPN sailing commentator Gary Jobson will host the ceremony. illbruck Challenge skipper Kostecki will speak to Eastport Yacht Club members in Annapolis on Thursday evening.

On Friday, the illbruck Challenge sailing team will race in the Inner Harbour starting at 11 a.m., allowing lunchtime crowds to enjoy a sneak preview of the grand prix race boats coming to Baltimore next year. The team will be sailing the two green-and-white-hulled Volvo 60 racing yachts both named illbruck. The sister ships competed in the 1997-98 Whitbread as EF Education and EF Language, the latter winning the race.

On Saturday, April 28, visitors to the Waterfront Festival can meet crew members and take a close look at the race boats docked at the Finger Piers along the West Wall of the Baltimore Inner Harbour.

On Sunday, April 29 Festival visitors can watch the restart of the two race boats for their sail back to Charleston, South Carolina. Visitors can view the start at 2 p.m. from the shores of Baltimore's Inner Harbour.

The team then continues its Volvo Ocean Race preparations in Charleston, SC. The team's new race boat will be delivered in May. The race crew will train from Charleston until July when they will cross the Atlantic in final preparations for the Volvo Ocean Race, starting September 23 from Southampton, England.

illbruck Challenge is a competitive international sailing programme that over the past 30 years has earned success at many of the world's top regattas. The illbruck Challenge is now pursuing the world's two pinnacle sailing events: the Volvo Ocean Race, the world's premier ocean race, and the America's Cup, the world's top match racing event. The illbruck Challenge is representing the Duesseldorf Yacht Club in Germany's first-ever Challenge for the America's Cup, the competition for the oldest international trophy in sport.

illbruck GmbH is a privately held international company with autonomous business units including Automotive, Sealant Systems, Sanitary Technology Systems, Architectural Surfaces, and Filtration Systems/Insulation Systems. Founded in 1952, illbruck has 35 locations in15 countries worldwide and is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany. The illbruck Challenge embodies the philosophy of the illbruck company: success through motivation, flexibility and team spirit. The illbruck Challenge is the image medium and primary vehicle for illbruck's global and internal corporate identification.

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