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Spithill beats Coutts in X40 catamaran face-off

'Cattolica, 22 06 2008 Just The Best Match Race ©Photo:Bruno Cocozza'    Valenciasailing.com    Click Here to view large photo

After three days of closely fought match racing in X40 catamarans off Italy’s east coast, James Spithill and his BMW ORACLE Racing crew took home the Jaeger-Lecoultre Just the Best Trophy.

In doing so, Spithill defeated his teammate and skipper Russell Coutts who was calling tactics for Pete Melvin, an American leading multihull sailor and coach for the team. In the three-day, 11-race series in Cattolica on the Adriatic Coast, the face-off between Coutts and Spithill came down to the final day.

'It was extremely close racing,' Spithill said. 'In the first day, Pete and Russ dominated. We were able to pull off a couple of wins and then it really came down to the final day. Russ and his guys pushed us all the way.'

Sailing with Coutts on the 'White Team' was Simeon Tienpont (NED), Max Sirena (ITA), and USA multihull coach Pete Melvin. Spithill’s 'Blue Team' included John Kostecki (USA), Dirk de Ridder (NED) and Alan Smith (NZL).

For the final three races on Sunday, there were plenty of spectators and 12-14 knots of breeze and brilliant sunshine. 'It was a picture-perfect day in Italy,' Spithill said.

The regatta was organized by BMW ORACLE Racing’s Max Sirena. Spithill complimented the event organization and expects it will trigger more match racing events in multihulls.
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'This could be a bit of the future of match racing. There was a lot of interest here. It was a fantastic event.'




by BMW Oracle Racing   11:21 AM Tue 24 Jun 2008 GMT


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