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FINAL
RANKING
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1. JAMES SPITHILL
1. (AUS, Luna
Rossa)
2. IAN WILLIAMS
1. (GBR)
3. KAROL JABLONSKI
1. (POL, Toscana
Challenge)
4. MATTEO SIMONCELLI
1. (ITA)
5. MATHIEU RICHARD
1. (FRA)
6. MICHELE IVALDI
1. (ITA, Luna
Rossa)
7. PHILIPPE PRESTI
1. (FRA, Le Défi)
8. KELVIN HARRAP
1. (NZL, Team
NZ)
9. FABBIO MAZZONI
1. (ITA)
10. EVGENY NEUGODNIKOV
10. (RUS)
11. STAFFAN LINDBERG
10. (FIN)
12. LARS NORDBJAERG
10. (DEN)
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LATEST
WINNERS
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2003. KAROL
JABLONSKI
2002.(POL)
2002. MATHIEU RICHARD
2002.(FRA)
2001. JAMES SPITHILL
2002.(AUS)
2000. RUSSELL COUTTS
2002.(NZL)
1999. SEBASTIEN COL
2002.(FRA)
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James
Spithill wins the Blurimini Match Race (06/05/04)
(source
: Blurimini.com)
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It was a perfect day with sun and constant
wind of about 13-15 knots and Australian skipper
James Spithill, representing the Luna Rossa
America's Cup challenge, defeated Great Britain’s
Ian Williams 3-0 to claim the 6th Blurimini
Match Race. The win was Spithill's second
in Rimini.
In the best-of-three petit-final, Polish
Karol Jablonski left nothing to chance and
handily defeated italian sailor Matteo Simoncelli
three races to zero to finish third.
Results
Final (best of three) : James Spithill def.
Ian Williams, 3-0
Petit finale (best of three) : Karol Jablonski
def. Matteo Simoncelli, 3-0
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Spithill
and Williams advanced to the Final (07/03/04)
(source
: Blurimini.com)
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Luna Rossa Challenge's James Spithill
and Ian Williams are set to square off Saturday
in the finals of the Blurimini Match Race.
The Australian dispatched Poland’s
Karol Jablonski 2-0, in today’s semifinals.
Ian Williams had a bit of a tougher time advancing
to advance as Italian Matteo Simoncelli pushed
him to three matches in their first to two
wins semi.
Earlier in the day, the ideal whether conditions
(with the wind up to 14/18 knots) enabled
the competitors to finish the last two flights
from the round robin.
SemiFinals Results
Flight 1 : Williams def. Simoncelli - Spithill
def. Jablonski
Flight 2 : Simoncelli def. Williams - Spithill
def. Jablonski (2-0, Spithill qualified)
Flight 3 : Williams def. Simoncelli (2-1,
Williams qualified)
Final Round Robin Standings
(Skipper/Wins/Losses)
1) Matteo Simoncelli (ITA) 9-2
2) Ian Williams (GBR) 8-3
3) Karol Jablonski (POL, Toscana Challenge)
6-3
4) James Spithill (AUS, Luna Rossa Challenge)
8-3
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5) Mathieu Richard (FRA) 7-4
6) Michele Ivaldi (ITA, Luna Rossa Challenge)
6-5
7) Philippe Presti (FRA, Le Défi) 5-6
8) Kelvin Harrap (NZL, Team NZ) 4-7
9) Fabio Mazzoni (ITA) 4-7
10) Eugeniy Neugodnikov (RUS) 3-8
11) Staffan Lindberg (FIN) 3-8
12) Lars Nordbjaerg (DEN) 1-10
Round Robin - Results
(Flights 6 to 12)
Flight 13 : Richard def. Ivaldi - Jablonski
def. Mazzoni - Presti def. Harrap - Lindberg
def. Nordbjaerg
Flight 14 : Jablonski def. Harrap - Ivaldi
def. Nordbjaerg - Simoncelli def. Neugodnikov
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Matteo
Simoncelli lead the way in Italy (06/03/04)
(source
: Blurimini.com)
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The home town hero, Matteo Simoncelli,
is the sole occupant of the top spot on the
leaderboard, at the end of the second day
of the Blurimini World Match Race.
Making a strong comeback, after a poor performance
of the first day, the australian James Spithill,
now sailing for Luna Rossa Challenge, has
moved up the ladder to share the second place
with the British Ian Williams and they now
looking strong for a semi-finals place.
With two flights remaining to be run tomorrow,
the fight for the fourth place in the semi-finals
is still open, giving Karol Jablonski, Mathieu
Richard and Michele Ivaldi the chance to qualify
for the semifinal round.
BluRimini Match Race
Standings (After 12 of 14 scheduled flights)
1. Matteo Simoncelli (ITA) 8-2
2. James Spithill (AUS, Luna Rossa Challenge)
8-3
2. Ian Williams
(GBR) 8-3
4. Karol Jablonski (POL, Toscana Challenge)
6-3
5. Mathieu Richard (FRA) 6-4
6. Michele Ivaldi (ITA, Luna Rossa Challenge)
5-4
7. Kelvin Harrap (NZL, Team NZ) 4-5
8. Philippe Presti (FRA, Le Défi) 4-6
8. Fabio Mazzoni
(ITA) 4-6
10. Eugeniy Neugodnikov (RUS) 3-7
11. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) 2-8
12. Lars Nordbjaerg (DEN) 1-8
Round Robin - Results
(Flights 6 to 12)
Flight 6 : Williams def. Ivaldi - Presti def.
Neugodnikov - Harrap def. Richard - Simoncelli
def. Mazzoni - Spithill def. Nordbjaerg
Flight 7 : Mazzoni def. Williams - Jablonski
def. Spithill - Richard def. Lindberg - Simoncelli
def. Ivaldi - Presti def. Nordbjaerg
Flight 8 : Jablonski def. Richard - Spithill
def. Lindberg - Williams def. Harrap - Presti
def. Mazzoni - Nordbjaerg def. Neugodnikov
Flight 9 : Simoncelli def. Jablonski - Spithill
def. Williams - Richard def. Presti - Neugodnikov
def. Mazzoni - Ivaldi def. Harrap
Flight 10 : Simoncelli def. Lindberg - Williams
def. Richard - Spithill def. Presti - Neugodnikov
def. Harrap - (Ivaldi v. Nordbjaerg to be
re-raced)
Flight 11 : Simoncelli def. Williams - Jablonski
def. Nordbjaerg - Harrap def. Lindberg - Spithill
def. Neugodnikov - Ivaldi def. Mazzoni
Flight 12 : Williams def. Nordbjaerg - Mazzoni
def. Lindberg - Simoncelli def. Presti - Richard
def. Neugodnikov - Spithill def. Ivaldi
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Ian
Williams gets a clean sweep at Rimini (06/02/04)
(source
: Blurimini.com)
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In a truly dominating performance
on a perfect day on the waters of Rimini, undefeated
British Ian Williams and his crew rolled off
four straight wins to take control of the sixth
Blurimini World Match Race, an ISAF Grade 2
regatta organised by the be Club Nautico Rimini.
Mathieu Richard and Matteo Simoncelli share
second place, with a three win, one loss scoreline.
poland’s Karol Jablonski also has three
wins, but has two losses as well.
At two wins are five skippers, including
Team NZ' Kelvin Harrap and Luna Rossa Challenge's
James Spithill and Michele Ivaldi. It was a
tough day for le défi skipper Philippe
Presti, finished the day with only one win.
Teams will complete the round robin tomorrow
, followed by Semi-finals for the top four.
Finals and Petit Finals will be on Saturday.
BluRimini Match Race Standings
(After 5 of 14 scheduled flights)
1. Ian Williams (GBR), 4-0
2. Mathieu Richard (FRA), 3-1
3. Matteo Simoncelli
(ITA), 3-1
4. Karol Jablonski (POL, Toscana Challenge)
3-2
5. James Spithill (AUS, Luna Rossa Challenge)
2-2
6. Michele Ivaldi
(ITA, Luna Rossa Challenge) 2-2
7. Kelvin Harrap
(NZL, Team NZ), 2-2
8. Staffan Lindberg
(FIN), 2-2
9. Fabio Mazzoni
(ITA), 2-2
10. Philippe Presti (FRA, Le Défi), 1-3
11. Evgeny Neugodnikov,
(RUS), 1-3
12. Lars Nordjaerg (DEN), 0-4
Round Robin - Results
(Flights 1 to 5)
Flight 1 : Presti def. Ivaldi - Williams def.
Neugodnikov - Lindberg def. Jablonski - Harrap
def. Nordbjaerg - Richard def. Spithill
Flight 2 : Williams def. Jablonski - Lindberg
def. Presti - Simoncelli def. Spithill - Richard
def. Nordbjaerg - Harrap def. Mazzoni
Flight 3 : Jablonski def. Presti - Williams
def. Lindberg - Richard def. Simoncelli - Mazzoni
def. Nordbjaerg - Ivaldi def. Neugodnikov
Flight 4 : Spithill def. Mazzoni - Jablonski
def. Neugodnikov - Ivaldi def. Lindberg - Simoncelli
def. Harrap - Williams def. Presti
Flight 5 : Jablonski def. Ivaldi - Neugodnikov
def. Lindberg - Spithill def. Harrap - Mazzoni
def. Richard ( Simoncelli def. Nordbjaerg |
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Busy
summer for the match racers (06/01/04)
(source
: Blurimini.com)
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Fresh from finishing the ACI HT Mobile
Cup in Croatia, the match racers will come in
Italy to contest the BluRimini Match Race (an
ISAF Grade 2 regatta organised by the be Club
Nautico Rimini) in Italy, from tomorrow to Saturday.
On board of the BLUSails ’24 Sport, it's a new
occasion to see some of the present or potential
participants in the America’s Cup, such as Karol
Jablonski of Toscana Challenge, James Spithill
and Michele Ivaldi of the new Luna Rossa Challenge,
Philippe Presti of le Défi and many other
match-race specialists.
The series featuring a round robin, in which
all the skippers sail against each of the others.
The top four at the end of the rounds
robin advance to the semifinals in a knock out
series, first to score two points, with the
two winners advancing to the finals which is
also run on a knock out series, first to score
three points, on saturday.
Competitors :
Karol Jablonski (POL, Toscana Challenge)
Staffan Lindberg (FIN)
Kelvin Harrap (NZL, Team New Zealand)
Philippe Presti (FRA, Le Défi)
Evgeny Neugodnikov (RUS)
Ian Williams (GBR)
Mathieu Richard (FRA)
Lars Nordbjerg (DEN)
Matteo Simoncelli (ITA)
Fabbio Mazzoni (ITA)
James Spithill (AUS, Luna Rossa Challenge)
Michele Ivaldi (ITA, Luna Rossa Challenge) |
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