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26 May 2007, 12:49 pm

Valencia Visits Langenargen

Match Race Germany 2007

Langernargen, Germany

Weather conditions that delayed the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robins were replicated on Friday at the ISAF Grade WC Match Race German, stage 7 of the 2006-07 World Match Racing Tour. However nothing was going to deter Rudi MAGG getting the races in and with a late breeze at 19:00 all teams were called back to the water.

It was a testing day for Group A2 skippers and their crews on the waters of Lake Constance on day two of Match Race Germany. Markus WIESER (GER), Staffan LINDBERG (FIN), Ian WILLIAMS (GBR), Bjorn HANSEN (SWE), Paolo CIAN (ITA) and Michael HESTBEAK (DEN) all faced soaring temperatures and light wind conditions, which meant up until the later restart at 19:00, all competitors bar WIESER and HANSEN had only completed one race.

WIESER looked comfortable on home waters in race 1 and was able to secure his first win of the regatta against European Champion LINDBERG of Finland. 'It was a fair race and we look forward to the improving conditions that are forecast for the next few days,' said WIESER. He went on to win his second race against HANSEN

World Match Race Tour leader and world #1 Ian WILLIAMS (GBR) lost his opening match to HANSEN, who made the better of the tricky conditions on offer in their race to secure the point. An upbeat WILLIAMS said, 'I'm looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into some proper racing as soon as conditions improve.'

Team Shosholoza helmsman, CIAN was victorious on Friday, showing some more of his recent America's Cup form to beat HESTBEAK in race 3.

Wind Arrives

As the late breeze arrive MAGG sent out instructions for all teams to be called back to the water to complete as many races as possible. The conditions allowed CIAN to display more of his winning form and he walked away with three wins at the end of racing. WILLIAMS, LINDBERG and HESTBEAK all finished the day with a win each.

In the leaderboard standings, Sébastien COL (FRA), Eric MONNIN (SUI) and CIAN all lead the way with three wins and no losses.

Racing is scheduled to resume Saturday morning around 09:00, weather permitting.

Off The Water

For the teams that were left shoreside the day was spent competing against each other in smaller yachts, those of a model kind. The 4 by 8 metre basin supplied by Stockmaritime and sponsored by insurers Versicherungsbüro Speth has created a huge interest from both visitors and competitors alike.

As visitor numbers have gradually risen during the course of the past two days all praise is being credited to the event organizers Speedwave, Visioneo and Langenargen Yacht Club.

Round Robin Standings

Group A1
(After 3 of 5 Flights)

1. Sébastien COL (FRA), 3-0
2. Eric MONNIN (SUI), 3-0
3. Mathieu RICHARD (FRA), 2-1
4. Eugeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS), 1-2
5. Carsten KEMMLING (GER), 0-3
6. Wearn Haw TAN (SIN), 0-3

Group A2
(After 3 of 5 Flights)

1. Paolo CIAN (ITA), 3-0
2. Markus WIESER (GER), 2-1
3. Ian WILLIAMS (GBR), 1-2
4. Staffan LINDBERG (FIN), 1-2
5. Bjorn HANSEN (SWE), 1-2
6. Michael HESTBEAK (DEN), 1-2

ISAF Match Racing World Championship Standings
(After Stage 6)

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	GKSS Match Race	Marstrand, Sweden	2-8 July 2007
Stage 9	Portugal Match Cup	Cascais, Portugal	24-25 July 2007
Stage 10	Danish Open	Copenhagen, Denmark	8-12 August 2007
Stage 11	St. Moritz Match Race	St Moritz, Switzerland	14-19 August 2007
Stage 12	Latium Match Cup	Fiumicino, Italy	11-16 September 2007
Stage 13	Locman Cup - Elba Island	Porto Azzurro, Elba Island, Italy	25-30 September 2007
Stage 14	Bermuda Gold Cup	Hamilton, Bermuda	9-14 October 2007
Stage 15	Brasil Sailing Cup	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	23-28 October 2007
Stage 16	Monsoon Cup	Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia	28 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.

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