Chicago Match Cup arrives August 6-11
by Chicago Match Race Center on 3 Aug 2013
The Chicago Match Cup 2013 Andy Carter / AWMRT
World-class stadium sailing touches down in Chicago August 6 - 11 with the Chicago Match Cup, a $100,000 prize money event organized by the Chicago Match Race Center (CMRC), featuring 12 teams from seven nations in the only U.S. stop on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT).
For the first time, Chicago Match Cup sets sail alongside Tall Ships Chicago at Chicago's most popular tourist venue, Navy Pier, where more than a million spectators are in splashing range of seeing the world's best match racing talent in action alongside 14 majestic Tall Ships.
This year's competition includes eight AWMRT card-holding skippers and their teams:
- Reigning World and 2012
Chicago Match Cup Champion Ian Williams and CAC Team Pindar from the
United Kingdom;
- Johnie Berntsson and Stena
Sailing Team
from Sweden;
- Bjorn Hansen and eWork
Sailing Team,
also from Sweden;
- Phil Robertson and WAKA
Racing Team
from New Zealand;
- Adam Minoprio and Team
Alpari FX,
also from New Zealand;
- Keith Swinton and Black Swan
Racing Team
from Australia;
- Pierre Antoine Morvan and
Vannes Aggio Sailing Team from France;
- Taylor Canfield and USone
Sailing Team
from the U.S. Virgin Islands - Canfield is also the Sailing Director at
CMRC.
The
remaining four teams have been invited and/or qualified through previous match
race events:
- Jordan Reece and Estate
Master Sailing Team powered by Etihad Airways,
from Australia;
- Will Tiller and Full Metal
Jacket Team
from New Zealand;
- Gavin Brady and Team Vesper from the United States;
- Chicago's own Don Wilson, founder of the CMRC.
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