Ben Ainslie wygrał Allianz Cup

Sternik challengera do Pucharu Ameryki 2007 - Emirates Team New Zealand, Ben Ainslie wygrał regaty Allianz Cup Presented by Oracle, piąte zawody cyklu World Match Racing Tour, rozegrane w San Francisco. W finale Brytyjczyk (w załodze James Dagg, Terry Hutchinson, Jeremy Lomas i Tony Rae) pokonał Amerykanina Eda Bairda, zaś trzecie miejsce zajął Jesper Bank, wygrywając z Ianem Williamsem. Ten ostatni utrzymał prowadzenie w klasyfikacji łącznej WMRT.

Drugi w San Francisco Ed Baird awansował na drugą lokatę w cyklu.

Następne regaty WMRT odbędą się na przełomie listopada i grudnia w Kuala Terengganu, w Malezji.

Final results:
1. Ben Ainslie (na zdjęciu, GBR) Emirates Team New Zealand, 14-5
2. Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi, 13-5
3. Jesper Bank (DEN) United Internet Team Germany, 10-7
4. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar
5. Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Viano Mercedes Benz - Shosholoza, 9-4
6. Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST, 6-7
7. Chris Dickson (NZL) BMW ORACLE Racing, 6-7
8. Peter Holmberg (ISV) Alinghi, 7-7

Match Racing World Championship Standings
(After Stage 5 of 15)
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar, 47 points
2. Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi, 40 points
3. Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Viano Mercedes Benz, 35 points
T. Jesper Bank (DEN) United Internet Team Germany, 35 points
5. Chris Dickson (NZL) BMW ORACLE Racing, 31 points
6. Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team, 30 points
7. Sebastian Col (FRA) Areva Challenge, 29 points
8. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN) Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia, 27 points

St. Francis Yacht Club
San Francisco, USA
Oct. 25-29, 2006

FINAL / Oct. 29
Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4 R5* Points
(B1) Ed Baird (USA) 1 0 0 0 1
(A3) Ben Ainslie (GBR) 0 1 1 1 3
AINSLIE wins, 3-1


PETITE FINAL / Oct. 29
Skipper R1 R2 R3* Points
(B3) Jesper Bank (DEN) 1 1 2
(A1) Ian Williams (GBR) 0 0 0
BANK wins, 2-0


SEMIFINAL ROUND / Oct. 28-29
Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4 R5* Points
(A1) Ian Williams (GBR) 1 0 0 0 1
(A3) Ben Ainslie (GBR) 0 1 1 1 3
AINSLIE wins, 3-1

Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4* R5* Points
(B3) Jesper Bank (DEN) 0 0 0 0
(B1) Ed Baird (USA) 1 1 1 2
BAIRD wins, 3-0


QUARTERFINAL ROUND / Oct. 28
Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4 R5* Points
(A1) Ian Williams (GBR) 0 1 1 1 3
(B4) Peter Gilmour (AUS) 1 0 0 0 1
WILLIAMS wins, 3-1

Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4 R5* Points
(A3) Ben Ainslie (GBR) 1 1 0 1 3
(B2) Paolo Cian (ITA) 0 0 1 0 1
AINSLIE wins, 3-1


Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Points
(A2) Peter Holmberg (ISV) 0 1 1 0 0 2
(B3) Jesper Bank (DEN) 1 0 0 1 1 3
BANK wins, 3-2

Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4 R5* Points
(A4) Chris Dickson (NZL) 1 0 0 0 1
(B1) Ed Baird (USA) 0 1 1 1 3
BAIRD wins, 3-1

GROUP B PROVISIONAL STANDINGS
(After 7 of 7 flights)
1. Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi, 6-1
(Crew: Mike Drummond, Nils Frei, Piet Van Nieuwenhuyzen, Craig Satterthwaite)
2. Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Viano Mercedes Benz – Shosholoza, 6-1
(Crew: Ian Ainslie, Nando Colaninno, Pierluigi Fornelli, Nello Pavoni)
3. Jesper Bank (DEN) United Internet Team Germany, 5-2
(Crew: Henrik Blaksjaer, Thomas Jacobsen, Mike Mottl, Jan Schoepe)
4. Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST, 4-3
(Crew: Bill Colombo, Keith Love, Sean Svendsen, Yasuhiro Yaji)
5. Brian Angel (USA) King Harbor Match Race, 2-5
(Crew: Ryan Aubry, Jon Bell, Sunny Gibson, David Hochart)
T. Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team, 2-5
(Crew: Greg Evrard, Olivier Herledant, Devan le Bihan, Yannick Simon)
T. Larry Ellison (USA) BMW ORACLE Racing, 2-5
(Crew: Gavin Brady, Rod Dawson, Morgan Trubovich, Brad Webb)
8. Cameron Dunn (NZL) Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia, 1-6
(Crew: Matteo Auguadro, Maciel Cicchetti, Chris Dougal, Rasmus Kostner)

FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

GROUP B
FLIGHT 1 / Oct. 26
M1: Cameron Dunn d. Mathieu Richard
M2: Jesper Bank d. Ed Baird
M3: Peter Gilmour d. Brian Angel
M4: Paolo Cian d. Larry Ellison

FLIGHT 2 / Oct. 26
M1: Mathieu Richard d. Jesper Bank
M2: Paolo Cian d. Brian Angel
M3: Peter Gilmour d. Larry Ellison
M4: Ed Baird d. Cameron Dunn

FLIGHT 3 / Oct. 26
M1: Jesper Bank d. Peter Gilmour
M2: Mathieu Richard d. Larry Ellison
M3: Ed Baird d. Brian Angel
M4: Paolo Cian d. Cameron Dunn

FLIGHT 4 / Oct. 26
M1: Ed Baird d. Larry Ellison
M2: Peter Gilmour d. Cameron Dunn
M3: Paolo Cian d. Jesper Bank
M4: Brian Angel d. Mathieu Richard

FLIGHT 5 / Oct. 27
M1: Ed Baird d. Paolo Cian
M2: Brian Angel d. Cameron Dunn
M3: Peter Gilmour d. Mathieu Richard
M4: Jesper Bank d. Larry Ellison

FLIGHT 6 / Oct. 27
M1: Ed Baird d. Peter Gilmour
M2: Larry Ellison d. Cameron Dunn
M3: Paolo Cian d. Mathieu Richard
M4: Jesper Bank d. Brian Angel

FLIGHT 7 / Oct. 27
M1: Ed Baird d. Mathieu Richard
M2: Larry Ellison d. Brian Angel
M3: Jesper Bank d. Cameron Dunn
M4: Paolo Cian d. Peter Gilmour


GROUP A PROVISIONAL STANDINGS
(After 7 of 7 flights)
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar, 5-2
(Crew: Bill Hardesty, Gerry Mitchell, Chresten Plinius, Mark Williams)
2. Peter Holmberg (ISV) Alinghi, 5-2
(Crew: Rodney Ardern, Curtis Blewett, Peter Evans, Lorenzo Mazza)
3. Ben Ainslie (GBR) Emirates Team New Zealand, 5-2
(Crew: James Dagg, Terry Hutchinson, Jeremy Lomas, Tony Rae)
4. Chris Dickson (NZL) BMW ORACLE Racing, 4-3
(Crew: Zach Hurst, Jann Neegaard, Kazuhiko Sofuku, Paul Westlake)
5. Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team, 4-3
(Crew: Johan Bäckman, Martin Berntsson, Matthew Gregory, Björn Lundgren)
6. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team, 2-5
(Crew: Nils Bjerkås, Magnus Hanson, Martin Krite, Carl-Johan Uckelstam)
7. Chris Perkins (USA) Team St. Francis Yacht Club, 2-5
(Crew: Scott Easom, Steve Marsh, Russ Silvestri, Darren Ward)
8. Björn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.net, 1-6
(Crew: Mathias Bredin, Gustaf Tempelman, Johan Quiberg, Magnus Woxen)

GROUP A
FLIGHT 1 / Oct. 25
M1: Ben Ainslie d. Staffan Lindberg
M2: Peter Holmberg d. Björn Hansen
M3: Ian Williams d. Johnie Berntsson
M4: Chris Perkins d. Chris Dickson

FLIGHT 2 / Oct. 25
M1: Staffan Lindberg d. Björn Hansen
M2: Chris Dickson d. Johnie Berntsson
M3: Chris Perkins d. Ian Williams
M4: Peter Holmberg d. Ben Ainslie

FLIGHT 3 / Oct. 25
M1: Ian Williams d. Björn Hansen
M2: Staffan Lindberg d. Chris Perkins
M3: Johnie Berntsson d. Peter Holmberg
M4: Ben Ainslie d. Chris Dickson

FLIGHT 4 / Oct. 25
M1: Peter Holmberg d. Chris Perkins
M2: Ian Williams d. Ben Ainslie
M3: Chris Dickson d. Björn Hansen
M4: Johnie Berntsson d. Staffan Lindberg

FLIGHT 5 / Oct. 25
M1: Peter Holmberg d. Chris Dickson
M2: Ben Ainslie d. Johnie Berntsson
M3: Ian Williams d. Staffan Lindberg
M4: Björn Hansen d. Chris Perkins

FLIGHT 6 / Oct. 25
M1: Ian Williams d. Peter Holmberg
M2: Ben Ainslie d. Chris Perkins
M3: Chris Dickson d. Staffan Lindberg
M4: Johnie Berntsson d. Björn Hansen

FLIGHT 7 / Oct. 25
M1: Peter Holmberg d. Staffan Lindberrg
M2: Johnie Berntsson d. Chris Perkins
M3: Ben Ainslie d. Björn Hansen
M4: Chris Dickson d. Ian Williams