|
Audi MedCup Circuit 2011 - Marseille Trophy
June 14 to19th
medcup.org - Medcup 2011
Tagesberichte siehe Menu unten
Fotogalerie Marseille
10 Jun 2011
The Audi MedCup Circuit fleet is gathering for the second regatta of the season, the Marseille Trophy.
After a windy opening to the season of five regattas in Portugal, France, Spain and Italy, Marseille’s famous Rade Sud and Nord race courses in June are widely expected to offer a greater range of wind conditions than the blustery Portuguese season opener.
|
Foto: © Pedro Martinez/Audi MedCup
|
While the Marseille Trophy was officially launched today in France’s second city, on the water next week hopes will be shared between the TP52 Series where the Franco-GermanAudi Sailing Team powered by ALL4ONE will be looking to get on to the podium with their new Vrolijk design, skippered by Jochen Schuemann andSebastien Col.
But in the five strong Soto 40 class there is a strong Marseille flavour aboard XXII which will be in the hands of renowned local skipper Alain Fedensieu, past Admiral’s Cup winner, Tour de France á Voile victory and three times French offshore champion. As in Portugal, the Audi MedCup Circuit organisers have made the XXII Soto 40 available to a local crew and Fedensieu has a team including Figariste Nicolas Berenger on the helm, match racer Nicolas Deberque trimming the headsails, 49er campaigner Nicolas d’Ortoli also
“We are really looking forward to having our first sail together Monday on the Soto 40.” Remarks Fedensieu. “Clearly hearing feedback from the first regatta the class is a success and the boat we have can be in the match as it was second in Cascais. And so that is a great challenge for us here. We can hopefully rely on our technique, our enthusiasm and our knowledge of our local, home water to be able to do well.”
“This is the fourth time the Audi MedCup Circuit visits Marseille and it has become the reference city in France for us. When we evaluate the venues we take into account the enthusiasm of the public, the city’s infrastructure and the racing conditions, and over all of these aspects Marseille is 10 out of 10.” Fernando Inigo, Director of the Audi MedCup Circuit said at the launch today. “In 2010 the audited impact of the Marseille Trophy amounted to almost 10 million Euros. And in Marseille this time we are anticipating seeing between eight and ten different owners who are interested in the circuit for the future.”
Among the invited guests who will sail on board the eight TP52’s and five Soto 40’s over the course of the regatta will be Arnaud Boissières, skipper of the IMOCA Open 60 Akena Vérandas, who finished seventh in the 2008-9 Vendée Globe, who will sail with the Cascais Trophy and current Audi MedCup Circuit leaders Quantum Racing (USA) on Wednesday.
Didier Réault (FRA), Conseiller Municipal de Marseille à la Mer, &xnbsp;au Nautisme, et au Parc National des Calanques Conseiller Général des Boûches du Rhônes:
“Marseille is accomplished when it comes to hosting events as prestigious as the Audi MedCup Circuit and I am delighted that this Circuit will be staged from the Vieux Port again. It is an event which evolves all the time and which combines a very high level of competition and a great public access and interest with a strong shore-side entertainment and animation. Economically it is very important, deriving 3.5 million Euros of direct return for the city.”
Pictures rights free for editorial use only:
19.06.2011 - AUDI SAILING TEAM POWERED BY ALL4ONE BLICKT SELBSTBEWUSST IN DIE ZUKUNFT
19.06.2011 - Deutsche Container gewinnt die 2. Serie im Audi MedCup Circuit
19.06.2011 - Maestros of Marseille, Container and Iberdrola triumph
19.06.2011 - Thriller?
18.06.2011 - Sunday afternoon shoot out for the Marseille Trophy?
18.06.2011 - Who can topple the ‘Kings of the Calanques’?
17.06.2011 - Three of the best for the 52 Series
17.06.2011 - Pressure Provencal
16.06.2011 - Erst Spi-Riss, dann aufs Podium
16.06.2011 - An Up and Down Kind of Day
16.06.2011 - BEREIT FÜR DAS NÄCHSTE RENNEN IN MARSEILLE
16.06.2011 - Attack the North face
15.06.2011 - Nothing in it as Quantum Racing lead in Marseille
15.06.2011 - Playing catch up
15.06.2011 - Wieder «Quantum Racing» vorn
14.06.2011 - Azzurra Sailing Team win Marseille Trophy Practice Race
14.06.2011 - Vorhang auf zur zweiten Runde im Audi MedCup Circuit in Marseille
13.06.2011 - Downtime? No such thing as teams prepare
10.06.2011 - second regatta of the season, the Marseille Trophy
|
|
|
|