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4 - Overall
(Source
: Illbrück
Challenge)
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| Four tight
races in the grand final of the first Audi Baltic Match Race
in Travemünde, Germany saw Polish sailor Karol Jablonski defeating
the illbruck Challenge Match Racing Team 3:1. But Morten Henriksen
and his crew Arne Wilcken and Gunnar Knierim weren’t too unhappy
because the 2nd place at this Grade One Event was a great
success for them.
“We did our very best today, fighting really hard, but we
missed a bit of luck today”, said Henriksen after the final.
Wind conditions were quite different from what they had on
the first three days of racing in Travemünde. The breeze came
along the shore and was very shifty with puffs mostly from
the beach side. Jablonski took one of those to close the gap
between himself and the leader in the first race then overtaking
Henriksen and score the first point.
Only race two saw the illbruck Challenge trio in front at
the starting line and controlling the whole race. “We hoped
to get the better left end of the line also in the other races,
but Karol did it a little bit better,” said Morten Henriksen.
Especially in the fourth race, when both boats were close
together all over the course Jablonski reacted promptly when
his competitor tried to attack and Jablonski hold the lead.
First prize was an Audi TT Roadster sports car plus 15.000
US-Dollar. Henriksen & Co. took 10.000 US-Dollar before tax
but the prize money wasn’t their most important success. “For
only five month of sailing together now, we achieved a lot
and we’re still improving”, said the coach. It was a another
big step in the illbruck Challenge preparation for the XXII.
America’s Cup in 2003 whilst the race crew is getting ready
for the Volvo Ocean Race Round the World.
Finals Results
Karol Jablonski def. Morten Henriksen
Morten Henriksen Karol Jablonski
Karol Jablonski def. Morten Henriksen
Karol Jablonski def. Morten Henriksen
Petit-Finals Results
Andrew Arbudzov def. Jochen Schümann
Jochen Schümann def. Andrew Arbudzov
Jochen Schümann def. Andrew Arbudzov
Jochen Schümann def. Andrew Arbudzov
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3
(Source
: Illbrück
Challenge)
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| Six wins
by only one lost – this is the excellent result the illbruck
Challenge Match Racing Crew scored on Saturday to reach the
final of the first Audi Baltic Match Race in Travemünde, Germany.
Morten Henriksen will meet Polish fellow Karol Jablonski resides
in Steinhude, Germany in the best of five showdown of this
grade one event.
Only Jablonski defeated Henriksen in the semi final called
round robin for the best eight sailors out of twelve international
competitors at the starting line. Therefore Jablonski won
that round with both earning 6:1 points.
It was really dramatic in the last flight when team illbruck
Challenge met the unexpected strong Russian Andrew Arbuzov.
Only the winner would make the big final on Sunday. “We knew
that, when we were going out on the water,” said match racing
team coach Henriksen, “and we were motivated at the best.”
So they controlled the start and almost the complete race
before Arbuzov came closer and closer at the end. But first
over the line an finalist was the illbruck trio.
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2
(Source
: travemuender-woche.net)
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| The second
race day of the Audi Match Race brought again 25 000 spectator
along the beach and the pier watching the exciting matches
between the high ranked competitors.
Morten Henriksen and his illbruck Challenge Match Racing Crew
Arne Wilcken and Gunnar Knierim finished the 2nd day of the
Audi Baltic Match Race in Travemünde with a top scoring of
3:0. They defeated rivals Jes-Gram Hansen, Luc Pillot and
Jochen Schümann in a 2nd round robin for the best eight teams
and looking very good for reaching the finals on Sunday. Four
more flights to follow on Saturday.
In the first Round Robin, Morten Henriksen was the best of
the 12 crews with nine points. The Russian Andrew Arbuzov
was second and Ben Ainslie (OneWorld Challenge)
third.
Round Robin 2 - Leaderboard (Skipper/Wins/Losses)
1. Morten Henriksen (Illbruck Challenge), 3/0
2. Jochen Schümann (Alinghi Challenge), 2/1
3. Andrew Arbudzov (RUS), 2/1
4. Ben Ainslie (OneWorld Challenge), 2/1
5. Karol Jablonski (POL), 2/1
6. Luc Pillot (FRA), 1/2
7. James Spithill (OneWorld Challenge), 0/3
8. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN), 0/3
Round Robin 1 - Final Leaderboard (Skipper/Wins/Losses)
1. Morten Henriksen (Illbruck Challenge), 9/2
2. Andrew Arbuzov (RUS) 8,5/1,5
3. Ben Ainslie (OneWorld Challenge), 8/3
4. James Spithill (OneWorld Challenge), 7/4
5. Karol Jablonski (POL), 7/4
6. Jochen Schümann (Alinghi Challenge), 6/5
7. Luc Pillot (FRA), 5/6
8. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN), 5/6
9. Morgen Larson (OneWorld Challenge), 4,5/6,5
10. Björn Hansen (SWE), 2/9
11. Chris Main (GBR Challenge), 2/9
12. Staffan Lindberg (SWE), 2/9
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1
(Source
: travemuender-woche.net)
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The second part of the 112.th Travemünder Woche is impressed
by the fast open keelboat classes and the Olympic dinghies.
So, today after one day rest without any wind yesterday,
the conditions were perfect with winds about 3 Beaufort
from easterly directions and bright sunshine.
The Russian Andrew Arbuzov, Morten Hendriksen from Denmark
and Ben Ainslie from Great Britain had a perfect start in
the first races of the Audi Baltic Match Race. The three
teams won at the beginning each four races and were leading
with 4 points. The well know participant, the three times
Olympic medallist Jochen Schümann (Germany/Switzerland)
were beaten by Ben Ainslie, but won two races.
Morten Henriksen from Denmark, at the moment resident in
Leverkusen, because of his engagement in the German illbruck
Americas Cup syndicat, is sailing together with his illbruck-team
colleagues Gunnar Knierim and Arne Wilcken from Kiel/Germany.
They won the most flights, only the Laser Olympic medallist
from Sydney, Andrew Arbuzow could beat them.
Tomorrow the fleet of eight Streamline-yachts and twelve
crews will continue in the Round-Robins. On Saturday are
the semi-finals with the “best of three” and on Sunday the
finals “best of five” on the schedule.
Leaderboard (Skipper / Wins / Losses)
1. Ben Ainslie (OneWorld Challenge), 8/1
2. Andrew Arbuzov (RUS) 6,5/1
3. Morten Henriksen (Illbruck Challenge), 4/1
4. Jochen Schümann (Alinghi Challenge), 4/2
5. James Spithill (OneWorld Challenge), 4/3
6. Karol Jablonski (POL), 3/2
7. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN), 2/2
8. Morgen Larson (OneWorld Challenge), 2,5/5
9. Luc Pillot (FRA), 2/5
10. Staffan Lindberg (SWE), 2/5
11. Björn Hansen (SWE), 1/4
12. Chris Main (GBR Challenge), 1/7
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| PREVIEW
(Source
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During the Travemünder Woche exciting sporting events,
"one on one" racing and "crew against crew" battles all
follow an extremely simple principle: whoever reaches the
finish line first is the winner. This is sailing at its
very best. This is the Audi Baltic Match Race, which will
be held in Travemünde from July 25 - 29 in the Lübecker
Bucht. This is a renowned Grade 1 Regatta event which is
raced as a Match Race in boats of the "Streamline" class.
Prizes awarded by the AUDI AG equal a total of 100,000 USD.
The first-place winner will leave the cockpit of his or
her Match Race boat and step into an Audi TT Roadster.
There are many great personalities to mention: Jochen Schümann,
Luc Pillot and Morten Henriksen, to name a few. The America's
Cup Teams that are well-known not only within the world
of sailing are also main players: the Italian Prada Team,
the French team head by Le Defi, the Swiss Alinghi (Swiss
Challenge) team, as well as the German "illbruck Challenge"
team will all take the opportunity to participate in the
Match Race in order to prepare their syndicates.
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