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Match Race France Skipper Line Up Released
The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the premium global match racing series culminating in crowing the ISAF Match Racing World Champion at the end of 10 international events. This year's Tour will be starting next week in Marseille with 'Match Race France' running from 6 - 11 April at Yacht Club Pointe Rouge. This is the second time Marseille has hosted the WMRT.
Marseille will be catering to the local Tour fans as well as the general public; the racing will be free to view from just 50 metres off Escale Borely Beach and depending on weather conditions the boats will be within touching distance of the break water.
Match Race France's competitor line up includes 12 skippers from 6 different nations. The racing will be intense with the current top five 2009 WMRT standing skippers attending as well as others such as Francesco Bruni from Italy who will be racing fresh from his recent win at the Congressional Cup and is a hot favourite for Marseille.
Match Race France, Official Skipper Line Up:
Adam Minoprio (NZL) BlackMatch
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team
Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team
Sebastien Col (FRA) ALL4ONE
Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Italia
Philippe Presti (FRA) French Match Racing Team
Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra
Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA)
Bertrand Pace (FRA) Aleph Sailing Team
Gian Luca Perris (MON)
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