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15 December 2006, 10:09 am

Allianz Cup and Monsoon Cup On The Airwaves

World Match Racing Tour

The highlights programs for the recently completed Stages 5 and 6 of the 2006-2007 World Match Racing Tour are set to be broadcast in the coming weeks.

Networks such as Versus (formerly OLN) in North America, Eurosport, Gaora Sports in Japan and Sky Sports in the U.K. and New Zealand will broadcast the shows of the Allianz Cup Presented by Oracle or Monsoon Cup. (See schedule below.)

England's Ben AINSLIE of Emirates Team New Zealand captured his first World Tour victory when he defeated Alinghi helmsman Ed BAIRD to win the Allianz Cup at the end of October. Hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club, the event was sailed in J/105s on San Francisco Bay.

Peter HOLMBERG, also of Alinghi, fought back from near elimination nearly two weeks ago to win the Monsoon Cup over Mathieu RICHARD's Saba Sailing Team. The win placed HOLMBERG fourth on the World Tour's career victories list. The event was sailed in Foundation 36s on Pulau Duyong Basin in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.

Allianz Cup Presented by Oracle Broadcast Schedule*
ESPN Star Sports (Asia) - Dec. 18, TBD
Gaora Sports (Japan) - Dec. 20, TBD
Versus (North America) - Dec. 17, TBD
Sailing Channel (Italy) - Jan. 15, 2007, TBD
(*Schedule subject to change, check local listings)

Monsoon Cup Broadcast Schedule*
Eurosport - Dec. 20, 8:30 pm
Gaora Sports (Japan) - Dec. 30, TBD
Sportsnet (formerly Showtime Arabia) - Jan 16, 2007, TBD
Sky Sports NZ - Jan. 2, 2007, TBD
Sky Sports UK - Dec. 31, 7:00 pm
Versus (North America) - Dec. 24, 2:30 pm; Dec. 25, 4:30 pm
Viasat (Scandinavia) - Dec. 23, TBD
(*Schedule subject to change, check local listings)

World Match Racing Tour Leaderboard
(After Stage Three)

Pos	Skipper	Nation	ISAF World Match Race Ranking	Team	Pts
1	Ian WILLIAMS	GBR	4	Team Pindar	62
2	Mathieu RICHARD	FRA	6	Saba Sailing Team	50
3	Jesper BANK	DEN	57	United Internet Team Germ	45
4	Paolo CIAN	ITA	2	Team Viano Mercedes Benz	41
5	Ed BAIRD	USA	22	Alinghi	40
6	Peter HOLMBERG	ISV	75	Alinghi	37
7	Peter GILMOUR	AUS	3	PST	35
8	Sébastien COL	FRA	1	Areva Challenge	33

World Match Racing Tour Schedule
(2006-2007 Season)

Stage	Event	Venue	Date
Stage 1	Portugal Match Cup	Cascais, Portugal	18-23 July 2006
Stage 2	Danish Open	Copenhagen, Denmark	9-13 August 2006
Stage 3	St. Moritz Match Race	St. Moritz, Switzerland	15-20 August 2006
Stage 4	Bermuda Gold Cup	Hamilton, Bermuda	10-15 October 2006
Stage 5	Allianz Cup	San Francisco, USA	24-29 October
Stage 6	Monsoon Cup	Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia	28 November-3 December 2006
Stage 7	Match Race Germany	Langenargen, Germany	23-28 May 2007
Stage 8	Portugal Match Cup	Cascais, Portugal	01/07/2007
Stage 9	Danish Open	Copenhagen, Denmark	01/08/2007
Stage 10	St. Moritz Match Race	St. Moritz, Switzerland	01/08/2007
Stage 11	ACI Adris Match Race Cup	Rovinj, Croatia	01/09/2007
Stage 12	Locman Cup - Elba Island	Porto Azzurro, Elba Island, Italy	01/09/2007
Stage 13	Brasil Sailing Cup	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	01/10/2007
Stage 14	Bermuda Gold Cup	Hamilton, Bermuda	01/10/2007
Stage 15	Monsoon Cup	Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia	20 November-2 December 2007

The World Match Racing Tour is an ISAF Special Event. Skippers earn points towards the World Championship at the nine events of the World Tour and the highest scoring skipper at the end of the season is the ISAF Match Racing World Champion.

The World Tour Partner and Official Car is BMW AG (Munich, Germany). World Tour sponsors include Sebago (Rockford, USA), the Official Footwear Supplier, Travel Places (West Sussex, Great Britain), the Official Travel Partner and Wedgwood (Cheshire, Great Britain) the Official Trophy Supplier.

For more information on the World Match Racing Tour, its competitors and events, visit the official World Tour website - www.WorldMatchRacingTour.com. World Match Racing Tour television programmes may be viewed on demand by clicking on the television icon on the home page of the website.

For all the news on the World Match Racing Tour CLICK HERE.

Sean MCNEILL (As Amended By ISAF). Image, Peter HOLMBERG defeated Mathieu RICHARD at the Monsson Cup © World Tour/Guido Cantini