Countdown to 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour - Match Race Germany

MATCH RACE GERMANY

Host club: Yachtclub Langenargen
Location: Langenargen, Germany
Date: 15 - 20 May, 2013
Boat: Bavaria40s

Event results

Reigning Champion

Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing wins Match Race Germany 2012

Petit Final and Final cancelled due to lack of wind, results based on count back. Robertson does not pick up any championship points as Match Race Germany was not one of his allocated events.

Past Champions

2012 Phil Robertson (NZL/WAKA Racing)
2011 Francesco Bruni (ITA/Bruni Racing)
2010 Adam Minoprio (NZL/ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing)
2009 Ben Ainslie (GBR/TEAMORIGIN)
2008 Damien Iehl (FRA/French Racing Team)
2007 Paolo Cian (ITA/Team Shosholoza)
2006 Peter Gilmour (AUS/Pizza-La Sailing Team)
2005 Peter Gilmour (AUS/Pizza-La Sailing Team)
2004 Peter Gilmour (AUS/Pizza-La Sailing Team)
2003 Jesper Radich (DEN/Team Radich)
2002 Jesper Radich (DEN)
2001 Marcus Wieser (GER)
2000 Betrand Pacé (FRA)

Event Website - www.matchrace.de

Langenargen, Germany is situated on the picturesque Lake Constance. Langenargen is a stunning German town with a passion for match racing. The town has a medieval castle and is an attraction for tourists all year round. Activities in and around Langenargen include mountain biking, hiking and sightseeing with other towns such as Ravensburg and Friedrichshafen only a short drive away.

Qualifying event to Match Race Germany
2012 German Match Race Championship - 20-24 July 2012 (1 Qualifying team) 

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WHAT IS MATCH RACING

A match race is a duel between two identically-matched boats and at the end of the race there is a winner -and a loser.

 

Match racing has its own set of rules, which are slightly different from the regular racing rules that create very close, aggressive competition in which collisions are certainly not rare.

Match racing also has on-the-water umpiring, with official doling out "instant justice" on the water.

Match racing is tremendously exciting to participate in. And, unlike some other sailing competitions, match racing can be thrilling to watch. Before the start, the boats vie for control, circling each other and trying to wipe each other off on spectator boats in an elaborate game of cat and mouse followed by nip and tuck racing around two lap a windward-leeward course before finishing downwind. Races last 15-20 minutes and the winner isn't usually decided until the very end of the race.

COURSE

Course

• The match racing course resembles an oval shape with the Start/Finish line close to shore.
• The course consists of a starting line, between two marks, laid at right angles to the wind's direction.
• The boats begin from the starting line and sail upwind to the first mark to be rounded to the starboard (right side). The spinnakers are set, and the duel continues downwind to the second mark that is laid in close proximity to the starting line 100-meters further up the course.
• The boats round the marks 2-3 times before the winner crosses the Finish line.