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TEAMORIGIN HEADS TO AUCKLAND
19 Feb 2010
The TEAMORIGIN team are heading to Auckland, New Zealand this week-end to get back into sailing and racing mode. A few days training will take place next week and then our match racing team of Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy, Mike Mottl, Christian Kamp and Matt Cornwell will compete in the Omega Match Racing event.
The Omega Auckland Match Racing Regatta will be run by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and will take place off the Westhaven breakwater, where spectators will be able to watch the action.
Skippers who have accepted invitations to compete are:
Dean Barker (NZL – Emirates Team New Zealand)
Ben Ainslie (GBR – TEAMORIGIN)
Francesco Bruni (ITA – Azzurra Sailing Team)
Sebastian Col (FRA – ALL4One)
Karol Jablonski (POL – Synergy)
Magnus Holmberg (SWE – former Victory Challenge)
Chris Dickson (NZL – former BMW ORACLE Racing)
Bertrand Pacé (FRA – former BMW ORACLE Racing)
Adam Minoprio (NZL – BlackMatch Racing)
Torvar Mirsky (AUS – Mirsky Racing Team)
Racing will take place in identical Farr-designed MRX yachts and will comprise a double round robin, semi-final and final. Weather permitting, the semi-finals and finals will be decided by the first skipper to win three matches.
As the regatta approaches its climax on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (March 4 – 6), spectators and fans will be able to follow the action live on a dedicated radio station on 103fm organized through Live Sport. International yachtsman and commentator Peter Lester will provide expert analysis and blow by blow accounts of the racing.
The Auckland Festival of Sailing comprises a series of on and off the water events. The Omega Auckland Match Racing Regatta is followed by the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland (where five of the skippers from the Omega regatta will also compete) and by the BMW Sailing World Cup Final. Also part of the festival is the Auckland International Boat Show.
The Louis Vuitton Trophy starts with 2 days of training on 6th March and racing kicks off on Tuesday 9th March
