Second win on the 2008 World Tour, earned 2-0 against runner-up Magnus Holmberg.
After a long day that started with having to defeat one of his own team mates from the French Match Racing Team, Sebastian Col (FRA) and his crew of Gilles Favennec, Christophe Andre, Philippe Mourniac, and Olivier Douliard have won the Troia Portugal Match Cup. Getting past Magnus Holmberg (SWE) and his Victory Challenge team 2-0 in an exciting Final series, Col and crew have taken the top prize of US$30,000 of the $125,000 purse and earned 25 points on the 2008 World Tour leaderboard.
A new Tour Newsletter was recently released with an America's Cup special and reviews from Danish Open and St Moritz Match Race. You will also find an interesting interview with Andrew Pindar.
Match Cup Sweden's magazine, THE ISLAND, has been nominated for The Swedish Publishing Awards 2008 in the category “Information magazine of the year”.
THE ISLAND is published in connection to Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand and produced by Aller Custom Publishing on behalf of Brandspot. With well-written articles and an exciting imagery it deepens the
understanding of sailing in general and competition match racing in
particular.
At 1850m the St Moritz match race is the highest match race in the world and this year saw a new boat arrive on the scene. The Blu26, a narrow, low freeboard rocket ship that turned out to be a bit of handful for the four man crew. With only three events to go the battle for the Tour championship
continues, securing points in Portugal and Bermuda is critical for
those who have their eyes on the prize.
Now we have published six picture galleries full of excitement and action from Match Cup Sweden 2008 for everyone to enjoy. They contain everything that made the event week so successful; the huge crowds on the cliffs, a beautiful opening ceremony, the best male and female sailors in the world, our Corporate Event Marketing Forum, live performing artists and last but not least enormous amounts of sun!
The Danish Open ended today with Ian
Williams (GBR) of Team Pindar taking 1st place in a best of three final
against Sebastien Col (FRA) French Match Racing Team/K-Challenge. In the deciding match of the semi final, Williams trailed Berntsson all
the way round the course until the final run. After splitting gybes
halfway down the run, when the pair met again Berntsson gybed in front
of Williams but the extra speed that Williams carried enabled him to
roll over Berntsson and slide around his bow and book his berth in the
finals, his second of the year.
Frederikshavn becomes the host city of
one of Denmark’s biggest yachting events of the year, some of the
finest yachtsmen will be in attendance. The city looks forward to
welcoming the world with open arms.Frederikshavn Municipality
constitutes the peak of the European continent and thanks to its
geographical location at the top of the Jutlandic peninsula; the area
has become famous as the land of light and as the place where two
oceans meet. Frederikshavn is one of the biggest ferry ports of Europe
– a few hours by sea from Oslo in Norway and Gothenburg in Sweden.
A new Tour Newsletter was recently released with some Danish Delights, a review from Korea Match Cup and a large article about Mattias Rahms great victory in Match Cup Sweden. You will also find an interview with Matthew Warren, Director of Travel Places.
Second win on the 2008 World Tour, earned 2-0 against runner-up Magnus Holmberg.
A new Tour Newsletter was recently released with an America's Cup special and reviews from Danish Open and St Moritz Match Race. You will also find an interesting interview with Andrew Pindar.
Match Cup Sweden's magazine, THE ISLAND, has been nominated for The Swedish Publishing Awards 2008 in the category “Information magazine of the year”.
THE ISLAND is published in connection to Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand and produced by Aller Custom Publishing on behalf of Brandspot. With well-written articles and an exciting imagery it deepens the
understanding of sailing in general and competition match racing in
particular.
At 1850m the St Moritz match race is the highest match race in the world and this year saw a new boat arrive on the scene. The Blu26, a narrow, low freeboard rocket ship that turned out to be a bit of handful for the four man crew. With only three events to go the battle for the Tour championship
continues, securing points in Portugal and Bermuda is critical for
those who have their eyes on the prize.
Now we have published six picture galleries full of excitement and action from Match Cup Sweden 2008 for everyone to enjoy. They contain everything that made the event week so successful; the huge crowds on the cliffs, a beautiful opening ceremony, the best male and female sailors in the world, our Corporate Event Marketing Forum, live performing artists and last but not least enormous amounts of sun!
The Danish Open ended today with Ian
Williams (GBR) of Team Pindar taking 1st place in a best of three final
against Sebastien Col (FRA) French Match Racing Team/K-Challenge. In the deciding match of the semi final, Williams trailed Berntsson all
the way round the course until the final run. After splitting gybes
halfway down the run, when the pair met again Berntsson gybed in front
of Williams but the extra speed that Williams carried enabled him to
roll over Berntsson and slide around his bow and book his berth in the
finals, his second of the year.
A new Tour Newsletter was recently released with some Danish Delights, a review from Korea Match Cup and a large article about Mattias Rahms great victory in Match Cup Sweden. You will also find an interview with Matthew Warren, Director of Travel Places.