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XI° Roberto Trombini
Challenge Trophy Match Race 2005
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RELEASE 05 th May 2005
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- THE THREE ITALIAN CHALLENGERS FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP CONTESTING
AT MARINA DI RAVENNA IN THE ELEVENTH EDITION OF THE ROBERTO TROMBINI
CHALLENGE TROPHY. (29.6-3.7)
- FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL THE TOP ITALIAN MATCH RACERS WILL BE
COMPETING
- CIAN, SIMONCELLI, FAVINI AND FERRARESE CONFRONTING JAMES SPITHILL
Only one name is missing to complete the list of
the 12 skippers participating in the Trombini Trophy Challenge 2005
at Marina di Ravenna, the first Match race event in Italy to have
ISAF 1 grading. This eleventh edition will take place from 29 th
June to 3 rd July. Three Italian syndicates taking part in the next
America’s Cup (Valencia 2007) will be present : +39 with Roberto
Ferrarese,
Luna Rossa with James Spithill, Mascalzone Latino Capitalia Team
with Flavio Favini.
The latest entrants are Roberto Ferrarese, who represents the Garda
syndicate +39, and Frenchman Luc Pillot here develops the
dominant attraction of the event; for the first time all the Italian
specialists of Match Racing will be competing.
Paolo Cian (for years the top Italian in world ranking) and Matteo
Simoncelli
(who alternates with him), both in the top 15 of international ranking
will be side to side with Flavio Favini (helmsman of Mascalzone
Latino Capitalia Team) and Roberto Ferrarese (+39). The four Italian
skippers compete between themselves but also in the presence of
the world’s number 3 James Spithill,
favourite from the start and also “Italian” as he is
helmsman nominated by Luna
Rossa syndicate.
Here is the list of skippers enrolled for the Roberto Trombini
Challenge Trophy
2005 (position in international ranking list at the time of entry
in brackets)
James Spithill (AU 3)
Ian Williams (GB 6)
Paolo Cian (IT 11)
Bjorn Hansen (SWE 16)
Sebastien Col (FR 14)
Matteo Simoncelli (IT 15)
Flavio Favini (IT 271)
Luis Doreste (ES)
Ben Ainslie (GB 200)
Roberto Ferrarese (IT 62)
Luc Pillot (FR 19)
NOTICE FOR THE PRESS
Journalists interested in this event please send an email requesting
authorization, indicating intended dates in Marina di Ravenna during
the Match Race.
For information please call +39 335 5730 361
Progetto Vela - Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica
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Via S.Cavina n.5 , 48100 Ravenna
Tel 0544 465556, fax 0544 464408
Comunicazione/Communication - Fabio Colivicchi +39 335 5730 361
– fabcol@tin.it
America’s Cup,
the birthof Match Racing - a bit of history
It all started in 1851 around the Isle of Wight; it was a race open
to all nations but only one American yacht, named simply America,
challenged 16 English boats for a solid silver cup weighing over
4 kg known as the “One Hundred Guinea Cup” . America
won and from that day it has been known as the “America’s
Cup”. The Americans were reigning champions until 1983 when
the cup finally changed hands, won by an Australian team with the
Australia II; in that same year Italy joined the challenge for the
first time with the unforgettable Azzurra. Il Moro di Venezia was
the first Italian challenger ever to reach the finals racing against
America 3 in 1992. Over the centuries the rules have been modified,
the boats have become highly technical but the team spirit, the
will to win and the challenge remain the same.
Technical data of TOM 28
Tom 28 was thought-out and accomplished by Ravenna designer,
Giovanni Ceccarelli, for the Trombini Match Race. For the realization
of this monotype the designer sought the collaboration of the technical
directors of the Ravenna event and some of the most well-known yachtsmen.
The eight and a half metres long Tom 28 is the most advanced monotype
for Match Racing in the world.
A guarantee of greater performance: light and with very ample sails,
exceptional manoeuvrability even with light wind, the Tom 28 represents
yet another reason to attend the'Trombini'regattas.
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