Ed
Baird crowned in Switzerland (21/08/05) (source
: Swedish
Match Tour)
Ed Baird became a four-time winner
on the Swedish Match Tour when he captured the St.
Moritz Match Race, Stage 3 of the 2005-'06 Swedish
Match Tour.
The helmsman from St. Petersburg, Fla., and his
crew of Mike Drummond and Nils Frei, members of
America's Cup syndicate Alinghi, defeated Mark Mendelblatt
3-0 in the final.
Baird captured his first Tour event since the Nippon
Cup last November. He scored 25 points towards the
Tour championship and is tied for third on the leaderboard
with two other skippers. Baird and crew also won
approximately $28,000 of the approximately $117,000
prize purse.
The final was sailed in a light north/northeasterly
wind between 5 and 8 knots. A steady rain fell and
the air temperature hovered between 45 and 50 degrees
Fahrenheit. It left the crews shaking from coldness
as they disembarked the Streamline 7.15s.
In the Petit Final, Staffan Lindberg executed a
penalty turn at the bottom of the second beat and
sailed on to win his series against Ian Williams,
2-1.
Final
Ed Baird def. Mark Mendelblatt
Ed Baird def. Mark Mendelblatt
Ed Baird def. Mark Mendelblatt
Petit finale
Staffan Lindberg def. Ian Williams
Ian Williams def. Staffan Lindberg
Staffan Lindberg def. Ian Williams
