Sail-World.com : Good steady day for Mirsky Racing Team at Match Cup Sweden
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Dan Ljungsrik Sweden Match Cup
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Coming off their win in Portugal last week, MRT got off to a steady start today in Sweden, with two wins and one loss in glamorous conditions. Holding true to its reputation, the 15th edition of Match Cup Sweden brought in crowds of sailing enthusiasts who lined the rocks to lap up the sunshine and watch the action packed racing.
In a rematch of the Troia Portugal Match Cup finals, MRT faced off against BlackMatch Racing in the last match of the day. The two teams came out firing, with an intensive prestart which saw the Australian team come out on top with a penalty over BlackMatch Racing. Mirsky managed to pin the Kiwis out of the box, and in an attempt to get back to the line, Minoprio tacked right into
MRT, earning himself a penalty.
'I was sure there was going to be fibreglass flying everywhere!' said Tudur Owen, 'I had to brace myself, but these boats are so quick to turn, so we just managed to avoid them. From there we managed to maintain our lead to finish the day on a high note.'
Tomorrow’s racing kicks off early, with the teams starting at 9.00am
RESULTS:
Group A
Torvar Mirsky, AUS, Mirsky Racing, 2-1
Sebastien Col, FRA, French Team/K-Challenge, 2-1
Adam Minoprio, NZL, ETNZ/BlackMatch, 1-1
Damien Iehl, FRA, French Team, 2-1
Bjorn Hansen, SWE, Team Onico, 1-1
Mattias Rahm, SWE, Stena Bulk Sailing Team, 0-1
Peter Gilmour, AUS, YANMAR Racing, 0-1
Group B
Mathieu Richard, FRA, French Team, 2-1
Ian Williams, GBR, Bahrain Team Pindar, 2-1
Philippe Presti, FRA, French Team, 2-0
Johnie Berntsson, SWE, Berntsson Sailing Team, 0-2
Peter Wibroe, DEN, Wibroe Racing Team, 0-1
Magnus Holmburg, SWE, Victory Challenge, 1-0
Francesco Bruni, Team Joe Fly Match Racing, 0-1
MRT is proudly supported by Line7, Harken and the Royal Perth Yacht Club.
www.mirskyracingteam.net
by Kinley Fowler
8:33 PM Mon 29 Jun 2009 GMT
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