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FINAL
RANKING
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1. DEAN BARKER
1. (NZL, Team New
Zealand)
2. RUSSEL COUTTS
2. (SUI,
Alinghi)
3. ANDY BEADSWORTH
3. (GBR, GBR Challenge)
4. CHRIS LAW
4. (GBR)
5. PHILIPPE PRESTI
5. (FRA, Le Defi
Areva)
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PREVIOUS
WINNERS
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2001 - PAUL CAYARD
2001 - (USA)
2000 - RUSSEL COUTTS
2001 - (NZL)
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Dean
Barker won beating Russel Coutts
(06/09/02)
(Source
: tuttatrieste.it)
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At 2pm the final ( best of 5 race format) started with
a 10 knot wind blowing from SW. The race between Russel
Coutts and Dean Barker who are both favourites to reach
the finals in the America's Cup.
The first race that was won by Coutts. The start was a close
run affair which remained that way until the second mark
when Coutts constricted Barker to make a mistake thus receiving
a penalty point. Coutts pure administration was all that
was needed to cross the finish line with Barker arriving
four seconds behind.
The second race was won by Barker after another close run
battle. the numerous public in the specially erected stands
for this occasion saw Barker cross the finishing line ahead
of his ex skipper.
The third race was very emotional indeed. It finished in
a tie, a very rare if not only decision in match racing.
Barker and Coutts crossed the finishing line together and
the regatta committee after numerous consultations awarded
a point to each team.
In the fourth and in the fifth race Dean Barker and his
crew always managed very well the weather conditions with
the wind that dropped down until 4 knots in the last race,
crossing ahead for two times the finish line.
In the petit final, GBR Challenge and the Outlaws raced
in the best of three regattas for the third place under
heavy rain. Andy Beadsworth had no problems in beating Chris
Law. In fact he won by 2 races to zero.
Finals
Team New Zealand (Dean Barker)
def. Alinghi
Challenge (Russel Coutts), 4/2
GBR Challenge (Ian Walker)
def. Outlaw
(Chris Law), 2/0
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A
dream final in Trieste
(06/08/02)
(Source
: tuttatrieste.it)
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Russel Coutts and Dean Barker are the two finalists of
the Omega Seamaster Cup. In the semi finals held today, Coutts
beat Chris Law by 2-0. With the same margin, Barker reached
the final by beating Andy Beadsworth. The final will be raced
on Sunday.
The day started with the match between Coutts and Law. The
two teams have changed the boats but the best remains Alinghi
Swiss Team. Russel Coutts reaches the final winning all the
races.
At the beginning of the last race seems to be Chris Law to
take the best advantages but Coutts is behind him. Under the
pressing of the Alinghi Swiss Team the Outlaws team fall into
a penalty touching the starting buoy. Law leads the race till
the first turning point reaching the buoy 6 seconds before
Coutts but the team has some probleme hoisting the sail.
Coutts comes again near to Law that tries to bring him till
the dam in front of the old harbour. This has no effect on
the Alinghi Team that overtakes Law on the last windward course
and wins the race.
In the second match of the day, Dean Barker and his Team NZ
crew swept Andy Beadsworth to reach the final.
In the two races, the british of GBR Challenge tried everything
to make Dean Barker fall into penalty during the pre-start
time in the circlying area. No way. The new zealand helmsman
has been colder than ice. GBR has tried everything but there
was nothing to do. Team New Zealand sailed for first every
second of the two races.
Semi-finals
Alinghi Challenge
(Russel Coutts) def. Outlaw
(Chris Law), 2/0
Team New Zealand (Dean Barker)
def. GBR
Challenge (Ian Walker), 2/0 |
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Le
Défi Areva fails to reach semis
(06/07/02)
(Source
: tuttatrieste.it)
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On the fourth day of Omeaga Seamaster Cup, the round
robin series was completed. Russel Coutts (Alinghi), Dean
Barker (Team NZ), Andy Beadsworth (GBR Challenge) and Chris
Law reached the semi-final. The sad surprise of the day was
the sub-par performance of le Dédi Areva's Philippe
Presti who was outsailed through the day's action and was
eliminated.
In the first race of the day, Russel Coutts and his Alinghi
crew swept Chris Law to continue their strong showing in Trieste.
The Swiss controlled Outlaw in the pre start, won the start
and built a comfortable lead at the top mark. But on the second
run Law boat passed on the inside and from that moment on
Alinghi dominated this very close match race.
On the last beat, Russel Coutts pressed hard and the result
was a real fight to the last top mark with neither boat able
to cross clear ahead. Alinghi carried a small lead around
the weather mark by virtue of tacking on the layline earlier
and sailed to victory.
In the second race of the day, Team NZ winning the deciding
match and denying the French to go on to the semis.
Philippe Presti and his le Défi Areva won his start
against kiwis but saw his lead evaporate during the first
beat. Team New Zealand led at the top mark and it looked okay
for Dean Barker and his men.
On the last top mark, the kiwis had trouble on the gennaker.
Presti jumped on the opportunity but the French couldn’t make
a lee-bow position stick and Dean Barker rolled over le Défi
Areva about halfway up the leg. Philippe Presti gained on
the last leg and finished only two boat lengths behind.
Alinghi's Russel Coutts and Team New Zealand's Dean Barker
led their crews into the semi-finals. The Swiss has 4 wins
and no defeat and his old team mates has 4 wins and one defeat.
By virtue of holding a tie break over Philippe Presti, joining
the Kiwi couple were Andy Beadsworth and Chris Law.
In the first sail-off action Andy Beadsworth wins over Chris
Law to claim third place in semis. Outlaw was never in this
race, trailing at every point by increasing margins. Beadsworth
America won the start, and applied a loose cover the rest
of the way.
In the second sail-off action Chris Law beat Philippe Presti
to qualify for the semi-Finals of the Omega Seamaster Cup.
The British controlled Le Défi Areva's crew through
the start and had a slight edge pulling forward inch by inch.
Penalty flags were flown but the umpires showed green. Outlaw
laid the mark spot on and turned the buoy ahead and surfed
to the finish.
Leaderboard after Day 4
1. Alinghi Challenge
(Russel Coutts) : 4/0
2. Team
New Zealand (Dean Barker) : 3/1
3. Le Défi Areva (Philippe Presti) : 1/3
3. GBR Challenge (Ian Walker)
: 1/3
3. Outlaw
(Chris Law) : 1/3
Sail-off
GBR Challenge
(Ian Walker) def. Outlaw
(Chris Law)
Outlaw (Chris
Law) def. Le
Défi Areva (Philippe Presti) |
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Russel
Coutts dominates in Trieste
(06/06/02)
(Source
: tuttatrieste.it
&
ledefi.com)
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"Man Overboard!". This is what the people
on the seaside of Trieste heard this afternoon. An umpire
is fall into water during the race between Alinghi Swiss Challenge
and Le Defì. The umpire boat has immediately reached the man
and has taken him onboard.
A bad pre-start for le Défi Areva as skipper Russell
Coutts and his Alinghi crew gained an early advantage on the
French boat and went on to build a big lead early in the race.
Alinghi led at the first mark by 20 seconds and were in solid
control of the race.
The trouble didn’t end for the French. As Philippe Presti
brought the boat around the bottom mark, the wind caught the
spinnaker during the haul down and the sail trailing in the
sea before the it was finally in the hatch.
The rest of the race was a matter of Alinghi protecting a
big lead.
In the second race Andy Beadsworth and GBR Challenge had port
entry and were doing 16 knots on entry into the box. The British
dialled up and managed to get over the top, tack back and
reverse Russell Coutts and his Alinghi to take control with
three minutes to go.
Coutts bore onto a run, and then came back for the pin, but
GBR Challenge managed to hold him down so he tacked off. At
the start, he went for the left and Andy Beadsworth had the
right. Up the beat, Akinghi couldn’t cross and was penalised
but he managed to extend on a shift into the mark and then
pull away further on the hoist.
The British led the gybe and closed Coutts down on a big gust,
but an even bigger gust allowed him to lay whilst we had to
drop and gybe back which cost a couple of boat lengths and
gave him a two boat length lead which was enough for him to
offload his penalty at the top mark.
GBR Challenge closed on the run and had a fierce gybing duel
in 18 knots of breeze, the whole way round the run. Andy Beadsworth
was unable to pass.
Alinghi plays Outlaw in their last match tomorrow as le Défi
Areva will fight against Team New Zealand.
Leaderboard after Day 3
1. Alinghi Challenge
(Russel Coutts) : 3/0
2. Team
New Zealand (Dean Barker) : 2/1
3. Le Défi Areva (Philippe Presti) : 1/2
3. GBR Challenge (Ian Walker)
: 1/2
3. Outlaw
(Chris Law) : 1/2 |
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Everything
changes in Trieste
(06/05/02)
(Source
: tuttatrieste.it
&
ledefi.com)
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As the programme of races had slipped
dramatically over the week due to heavy rain and light
wind in Trieste, the committee decided
to modify the format of the selection. Instead of a
best-of-three flight, it was down to a classical round robin
format.
Now, each team shall race an equal number of matches in a
single format against each of the other entered team (the
winner of each race will receive 1 point instead 3 for a 2/0
win, 1 for a 2/1, 1 for a 1/2 and 0 for a loss).
In the first race GBR Challenge led le Défi Areva boat
away from the start line with a two-length advantage. The
French boat struggled to find the speed of the Britich boat,
rounding the first 10 seconds behind. The pattern was set
and Philippe Presti continued to lose time to Andy Beadsworth’s
syndicate who finished comfortably ahead by 45 seconds.
In the second race Dean Barker did a nice job at the start,
turning up to the line, and starting with speed to weather
of Chris Law and Outlaw Team. At the first mark, Outlaw was
ten seconds ahead
The second run saw Chris Law with the bit between their teeth.
On the long starboard gybe to the mark he managed to pull
level, ahead and gybe together with Dean Barker to win the
inside position at the leeward mark and round in the lead.
The last run saw Chris Law take the right-hand side of the
course and separate significantly. Dean Barker on the left,
sailed into a nice header and the constant shift to the left
saw Team New Zealand finish the course with a significant
lead.
In the day’s “marquee match-up” Russel Coutts of Alinghi defeated
Dean Barker. It was the first time that Russel Coutts winner
of two editions of the America's Cup in New Zealand colours
will confront his fellow countrymen this time in Swiss colours.
Russel Coutts won the start, leaving Dean Barker to cross
behind. Alinghi pulled away and created
a lead of 10 seconds by the first mark.
From here it was a close-run battle between the two boats
with Russel Coutts e just managing to hold off the Team NZ
on-slaught until the finish. In the end Alinghi took the gun
by 25 seconds.
In the last race of the day, Chris Law won its first match
in the Omega Seamaster Cup. Andy Beadsworth and GBR Challenge
were the victims. Andy Beadsworth winning the start, and building
an early lead, but surprisingly Chris Law came back at them
and passed GBR Challenge to finish first.
Leaderboard after Day 2
1. Team New Zealand (Dean Barker) :
2/1
2. Alinghi Challenge (Russel
Coutts) : 1/0
3. Le Défi Areva (Philippe Presti) : 1/1
4. GBR Challenge (Ian Walker) : 1/2
2. Outlaw (Chris Law) : 1/2 |
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Le
Défi Areva takes
early lead in Trieste
(06/04/02)
(Source
: tuttatrieste.it
&
ledefi.com)
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Racing begins today in Trieste at the Omega Seamaster
Cup (former Nations Cup), a match race regatta for America's
Cup teams. Racing will continue through Sunday 9 June.
Five teams are competing: Team New Zealand, GBR Challenge,
Alinghi, La Defi Areva and Outlaw (Chris Law). Today's matches
will see all teams except Alinghi racing, their first match
is tomorrow.
In the first race which started at 2 pm with a light unstable
breeze blowing, Dean Barker won the first match over Andy
Beadsworth. After winning the start, the helmsman of Team
New Zealand always maintained the lead accumulating a 35 second
advantage at the second upwind mark.
It was Beadswoth however who one the second race by a distance
of 10 seconds. It was the start that determined the success
of this race, but the Englishman maintened his lead at every
mark.
The last match was held with an even shiftier wind blowing.
The kiwi helmsman was in constant control over Beadsworth
and came in with a 2 minute advantage thus winning the first
flight.
These races were followed by the confrontation between le
Défi Areva entrusted to Philippe Presti and Luc Pillot
and the Outlaw team of Chris Law and Jes Gram-Hansen. le Défi
continued his hot hand after ACI HT Cronet Cup in Split beating
Outlaw with a straight 2-0 result.
The team from Lorient got the better of the two starts and
never looked threatened during the matches. In the second
race, as the wind dropped out entirely, le Défi Areva
took the gun by about 15 minutes.
Leaderboard after Day 1
Le Défi Areva (Philippe Presti)
: 3 points
Team New Zealand (Dean Barker) : 2 points
GBR Challenge (Ian Walker) : 1 point
Outlaw (Chris Law) : 0 point
Alinghi Challenge (Russel Coutts) : Bye |
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Omega
Seamaster Cup preview (05/30/02)
(Source
: tuttatrieste.it) |
Over five days in early June Yacht Club Adriaco
and Tuttatrieste ! will organise in Trieste, a medium sized
city located in the northeast corner of Italy (approximately,
10 miles from the border of Slovenia) the third edition of
the Nation's Cup-La Sfida, now rechristened Omega Seamaster
Cup.
In a kind of trial for the Louis Vuitton Cup, the races course
will be laid like on the Hauraki Gulf and starting sequences
run in accordance with the proposed LVC race instructions,
over five days.
The regulations for the races made by the yacht club Adriaco,
and constructed for the next Louis Vuitton cup, foresees that
the challenging teams confront each other over the best of
three races in a direct elimination formula on a windward
course a short distance from the seafront of Trieste.
The winners go to the semi finals over the best of five races
, while the second place teams enter in a knockout series
over a best of three formula to gain the third place.
The boats, Tuttatrieste ! I and II, resemble an open class
50 footer. They have very wide transoms, about 16 feet across,
huge roach mainsails, overlapping and non-overlapping jibs,
and enormous asymmetrical spinnakers.
So far five Teams represented four syndicates indicated that
they intend to participate (a sydney 95 crew joins sailors
like Jes Gram-Hansen or Chris Law). These syndicates are Team
New Zealand, Alinghi, Le Défi Areva and GBR Challenge. |
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