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BlackMatch Racing looks forward to 2010 – plus Video @ Sail World UK
Hello All from BlackMatch Racing, It is now only a few days until the opening World Match Racing Tour Event of 2010 in Marseille, the first of 10 events this year that will see us trying to retain our World Match Racing Title. We are proud to release our first video of the year created by Hamish Hooper, updating the teams situation and our intentions for 2010. To view the video please click on the following link to BlackMatch’s new YouTube page http://www.youtube.com/user/BlackMatchRacing1 . 2010 will see BlackMatch hit the water with the same same 5 guys, Adam Minoprio, Dan McLean, Tom Powrie, David Swete and Nick Blackman, all with the same goal of retaining the World Title. Having gained entry to all of the events for 2010, including the exciting new Vietnam Match Cup, it will be a tough ask but we are hoping to kick the year off by defending our Match Race France Title next week. BlackMatch Racing have renewed their sponsorship with Fedex Express for 2010 and we again also have the support of Emirates Team New Zealand. Hamish Hooper and his company the Visual Collective www.thevc.co.nz have done an outstanding job putting together our promotional videos and website and together we are hoping to step up our media presence. 2010 is going to be another exciting year. With the World Match Racing Tour under new management and clearly on the ‘up and up’, all aspects of the game are stepping up another level, including competition on the water and media surrounding the tour, so please feel free to check out the new World Tour website www.wmrt.com or the BlackMatch website www.blackmatchracing.com Direct Link
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BlackMatch Racing set to Launch 2010 Campaign @ Valencia Sailing
Foto copyright Richard GladwellFuente info Sail-world NZOmega Auckland Match Racing Regatta-Enthralling final battle for titleThe best was definitely left to last in the Omega Auckland Match Racing Regatta, which saw Dean Barker of Emirates Team New Zealand overcome a scratchy beginning to the regatta to beat British TeamOrigin skipper Ben Ainslie in an enthralling final.Ainslie was the big performer in the round robins, losing just two matches, while Barker struggled and at one stage looked unlikely to make the final four. However, their fortunes reversed when the second round robin could not be completed, bringing into play a countback system, which saw Barker advance.’We scraped into the semi-final on a countback, much to our surprise,’ admitted Barker. ‘We had the boat packed up and we were not really expecting to be still racing. For once the tie-breaker worked in our favour.’Once into the sharp end of the action, Barker and his Emirates Team New Zealand crew shook off their earlier lack of form and came out with all guns blazing, first defeating Adam Minoprio and his young BlackMatch team 2-0 in the semi-final and then defeating Ainslie by the same score.Ainslie said he was pleased with the way he and his crew had sailed, but were disappointed with the final, ‘But that is the game,’ he said. ‘Dean Barker sailed really well in the last couple of hours.’Ainslie sailed a near-flawless regatta through the round robins and then beat young Australian match racer Torvar Mirsky by 2-0 in their semi final. This set up a perfect pair of contests. Two America’s Cup skippers, Barker and Ainslie against each other in the duel for the top prize.And, facing off for third and fourth, Minoprio and Mirsky, arch rivals on the world match racing circuit, where they are ranked 1 and 2 respectively.With a brisk north easterly sea-breeze of 15 – 18 knots, Minoprio won the first match against Mirsky, having led from start to finish. The second was a much more complicated affair, but in the end Minoprio came from behind to clinch the match and the Petit Final by 12 secs.As Minoprio and Mirsky prepare to resume their arch rivalry on the world match race circuit, Minoprio said his Omega Auckland Match Race result represented a good build up for the rest of the year. ‘Competing in this regatta has been a great experience and learning for the tour in the year to come,’ he said.’The quality of this fleet was phenomenal. It has been pretty good to have this sort of racing here at home.’For quality match racing, the spectators could hardly have done better than the display by Barker and Ainslie in their final battle. Big tides played a significant role in the racing all week and the final was no different, with a powerful ebb tide favouring the yacht that reached the left side of the upwind leg first.After spirited pre-start battles in the first two matches, Barker managed to claim the left both times and rode … Direct Link
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Dean Barker y su Team New Zealand ganan en Auckland @ Juanpa Cadario
The mighty Secret Men’s Business 1 crew will return to Sail Port Stephens in 2010, but they will be without one of their secret weapons – she’s brushing the opportunity to sail with her Dad – one of the co-owners of the boat – to head to Europe with the Australian Women’s Match Racing Squad. Direct Link
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Talented daughter brushes dad’s boat at Sail Port Stephens @ Yachte.com.au
Shifty winds and strong tides on Auckland’s Waitemata harbour tested the teams competing in the opening day of the Omega Auckland Match Racing Regatta today and produced a results board that defied any form guide. Spectators were treated to … Direct Link
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Omega Auckland Match Racing: Britains Ben Ainslie leads fleet @ BYM Sailing News
