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Princesa Sofia MAPFRE trophy : Olympic Games and test event selections start in Palma

Princesa Sofia MAPFRE trophy : Olympic Games and test event selections start in Palma

The Princesa Sofia MAPFRE trophy, the first European Sailing World Cup event will bring fierce competition to Palma with many teams in contention for Olympic test event and Olympic Games selections. The Italian team who has chosen Palma to select its representatives for London; has entered 63 teams across all Olympic events. The Princesa Sofia regatta is the first of three selection events for the Olympic Games. explains, Italian team manager, Valentin Mankin. Many other countries will also use the Spanish regatta to select their athletes for the Olympic test event next August in Weymouth. All 10 Olympic classes and the 2.4 Paralympic event have attracted a very high level of competition with all the best sailors and most of last year defending champions present. This year, the Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy has reached the unprecedented record of 710 boats from 53 countries. There is little doubt that any other sporting event in Spain has ever reached such a level of international competition. explains Event Director, Jaume Carbonell. In seven of the 10 Olympic classes, the top three will be back to defend their medals. For Alessandra Sensini (ITA), the Princesa Sofia Mapfre trophy will be a regatta with multiple objectives: Olympic selection, event title and Ultimate winner Trophy at stake in the women RS:X class. She will face the talented Spanish windsurfers Marina Alabau (ESP), strong from her victory in the Rolex Miami OCR and ISAF Sailor of the Year and SWC winner and World Champion Blanca Manchon (ESP). In the Mens division, Byron Kokalanis (GRE) will be back trying to add another victory in a competitive fleet including 2011 Sailing World Cup leader Dorian van Rissejlberge (NED) who started the year with a win in Miami, King Yin Chan (HGK) winner of Sail Melbourne or Julien Bontemps (FRA) 2010 SWC champion. Reigning World champions and 2010 SWC circuit winners Belcher and Page from Australia are expected to take the lead in a strong 470 fleet. Continuing on with their good form, the pair won Sail Melbourne and placed second in the Rolex Miami OCR and will be one of the main threats for last years winners Leboucher/Garos (FRA). If they succeed in keeping the Princesa Sofia trophy title, Julia Conti and Giovanna Micol (ITA) will also score valuable points towards their Olympic quest. But it will not come easy for the 2010 vice European champions, who will firstly have to beat a very talented field. French pair Petitjean/Douroux took first place in Miami at the start of the year. Another SWC circuit title is not excluded and they come to Palma as hot favourites. The German team of Kadelbach/Belcher won Sail Melbourne and is aiming for another title. The Star event sailed with the Women Match racing from the Real Club Nautico de Palma has attracted a talent packed fleet. Last year medal winners are back with some crew changes in two teams. Fredrik Loof (SWE) will defend the title with Max Salminen, while Johan Tillander has returned to the Finn. Alexander Schlonski (GER) 2010 Bronze medalist in Palma, with Frithjof Kleen, will return this year with Matthias Bohn. After successfully pairing over the last few months with OLeary (IRL) in Weymouth, Georg Szabo (USA) at the North American and Scheidt (BRA) at the Eastern Hemisphere championship, Frithjof Kleen will race in Palma with Robert Stanjeck (2009 Princesa Sofia Mapfre winner). The Star competition will be interesting to follow with many renowned sailors like Roy Heiner (NED), Robert Scheidt (BRA); Torben Grael(BRA), Marazzi(SUI), Kusznierewicz(POL) and many more. The 24 teams engaged in the Women Match racing will represent 18 countries including Peru. All the favorites will be on the starting line and last year winner Groeneveld(NED) back with a different team. After winning the 2010 SWC, Claire Leroy(FRA) and her team will be back as favourite. The french trio has started the year by winning convincingly the Rolex Miami OCR against Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) in the finale. 2010 Princesa Sofia regatta winners Manu Dyen and Stphane Christidis (FRA) will face a strong 70 fleet including some strong opponents like the Austrians Nico delle Karth and Nikolau Resch(AUT), Sail Melbourne winners or the british pair of John Pink and Richard Peacock(GBR) victorious in Miami.. The main absentees in Palma will be the Croatian sailors in the dinghy classes. For Tina Mihelic, Ivan Gaspic and Tonci Stipanovic, the Sailing World Cup circuit will start for them at the next SWC event in Hyres. Tina Mihelic who won the Laser Radial last year, will leave the floor to Marit Bouwemeester (NED) who leads the Sailing World Cup series after two events or Paige Railey (USA) confident after her victory at home in Miami. In the Laser men, Tonci Stipanovic, second last year will miss the 2011 event. Javier Hernandez (ESP), SWC winner and second in the 2011 standings, will be among the favourites to retain the title won last year, along with Rasmus Myrgren (SWE) winner in Miami, or Nick Thompson (GBR) leading the series. Meanwhile the Finns will not miss competition with an all time record fleet of 85 boats. After a brilliant start of the year, the British team will try to continue claiming the top spots. Ben Ainslie (GBR) winner in Sail Melbourne, Giles Scott (GBR) in Miami or Ed Wright (GBR), Palma defending champion, World champion, and SWC winner will set the pace. Olympic Silver medalists Rafa Trujillo (ESP) and Zach Railey (USA), or french Lobert and Lebreton will provide a tough challenge. With the free pumping rule lowered to 10 knots, the athletic level required will reward the fittest. The Women Match racing competition will start on Sunday, one day ahead of the other classes, scheduled to commence on Monday. Corinne McKenzie See Trofeo SAR Princess Sofia - Mapfre images Last Updated ( Thursday, 31 March 2011 )

Barcelona World Race: Downwind, light airs, plenty of puzzles to play

Negotiating the transition zones, where the fleet are slowed as the prevailing wind pattern collapses and a new one arrives, were always expected to be one of the keys to this first stage from Barcelona down to the exit from the Mediterranean. This morning the fleet are in light NNW breezes and will be expecting an important change off Denia and Cabo de La Nao, the promontory to the south of Valencia, where the winds will be very light. Indeed as the afternoon progresses it could be glassy smooth before the new W-NWly breeze fills. And so at the moment it is something of a drag race to press down close to the point, to try and benefit from the expected slightly stronger breeze there, perhaps even also gaining some relief from the northerly flowing current when the winds get very light. But whichever boats break through into the next breeze will surely extend. As Foncia leads by four miles on the 0900hrs rankings this morning, Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) and Franois Gabart (FRA) have a solid middle course. Jean Le Cam (FRA) and Bruno Garcia (ESP) but perhaps not surprisingly given their credentials the Mapfre duo Iker Martinez (ESP) and Xabi Fernandez (ESP) have been sailing a good easterly line which is taking them on the most direct line towards the point. One would consider that their downwind sailing skills in these light conditions, where it is so essential to use every little puff to bring the bow down and sail a more open angle to maximise every little distance gain made south, and sailing higher when the breeze lightens to build speed again, might be the most polished of the fleet. Certainly they have a strong position to the left of their nearest rivals who have been sailing higher angles on this starboard gybe. In these conditions little rain showers which are occasionally peppering the fleet, can slow the duos for minutes, or hours. Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) and Lock Peyron (FRA) have pulled up to second on Vibrac-Paprec 3 but there it little between the top eight or nine boats, indeed most of this leading group will be able to see each other as they work downwind, and at least monitor each others progress visually. The gap which had opened up between Neutrogena and the main pack has closed progressively over the morning , but one of the problems which has been facing the boats behind and more offshore, especially Central Lechera Asturiana and to a lesser degree Renault ZE Sailing Team have had a breeze more east of north which has cost them, as on starboard gybe they sail a higher angle which is less efficient in terms of trying to get south as quickly as possible, and as it looks that at least they will be passing close to Ibiza. Event media See Barcelona World Race images Last Updated ( Saturday, 01 January 2011 )

Norway. Thrane & Thrane unveils Alarm Panel for FleetBroadband voice distress non-SOLAS calling

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by gasvsydme | 2012-07-28 17:35