OCTOBER 12TH - 15TH

WMRT @ VOLVO OCEAN RACE

ALICANTE MATCH CUP

A fleet of ten high-performance M32 catamarans will wow crowds in Alicante, Spain, at the start of the Volvo Ocean Race in a showcase of trademark action and excitement.

The Alicante Match Cup will see the crews – led by some of sailing’s biggest names and most promising talent – go head to head over four days of intense match racing in front of Alicante’s bustling Volvo Ocean Race village.

The line-up for the event includes World Match Racing Tour regulars Yann Guichard (Spindrift Racing), Sam Gilmour (Neptune Racing), Jonas Warrer (Team Warrer) and Sally Barkow (Team Magenta 32).

Teams will be doing battle for one of two coveted places up for grabs at the opening event of the 2018 World Match Racing Tour. Racing will take place from 10am local time each day. A round of fleet racing today will be followed by three days of knock-out stages to determine the final standings.

For many of the teams it will also be a chance to hone their skills ahead of the 2017 WMRT Match Racing World Championship, which takes place in Shenzen, China, from October 24 to 29.

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FORMAT OF RACING

QUALIFYING

ALL TEAMS WILL RACE EACH OTHER IN A 6 BOAT FLEET RACING FORMAT, ROTATING TO ALLOW ALL 10 TEAMS TO RACE EACH OTHER. THE TOP 2 TEAMS AT THE END OF THE QUALIFYING STAGE WILL PROGRESS TO THE QUARTER FINAL STAGE.

KNOCK OUT STAGES

THE SAIL OFF STAGE WILL TAKE THE BOTTOM 8 TEAMS FROM THE QUALIFYING STAGE, SENDING HOME 2 TEAMS WITH 6 PROGRESSING TO THE QUARTER FINAL STAGE

WINNERS WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE QUARTER FINAL, SEMI FINAL AND FINALS STAGES UNTIL WE HAVE A WINNER.

COURSE LAYOUT

Confirmed Skippers

YANN GUICHARD (SPINDRIFT RACING)

SALLY BARKOW (TEAM MAGENTA 32)

NICO DELLE KARTH (CHILLI RACING)

PIETER-JAN POSTMA (SAILING TEAM NL)

MARKUS EDEGRAN (E11EVEN RACING)

SAM GILMOUR (NEPTUNE RACING)

QUENTIN DELAPIERRE (TEAM LORINA – GOLFE DU MORBIHAN)

KIM KLING (CAPRICE MATCH RACING TEAM)

JONAS WARRER (WARRER RACING)

LUKASZ WOSINSKI (DELPHIA SAILING TEAM)

Final Results

Overall

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM
1	FRA	Yann Guichard	Spindrift Racing
2	NED	Pieter-Jan Postma	Sailing Team NL
3	DEN	Jonas Warrer	Team Warrer
4	USA	Markus Edegran	E11even Racing
5	AUT	Nico Delle Karth	Chilli Racing
6	USA	Sally Barkow	Team Magenta 32
7	FRA	Quentin Delapierre	Team Lorina - Golfe du Morbihan
8	POL	Lukasz Wosinski	Delphia Sailing Team
9	AUS	Sam Gilmour	Neptune Racing
10	SWE	Kim Kling	Caprice Match Racing Team

Finals

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	PTS
1	FRA	Yann Guichard	Spindrift Racing	1	1	1								3
2	NED	Pieter-Jan Postma	Sailing Team NL	0	0	0								0

Petit Finals

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	PTS
1	DEN	Jonas Warrer	Team Warrer	1	1									2
2	USA	Markus Edegran	E11even Racing	0	0									0

Semi Finals

Pair 1

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	PTS
1	FRA	Yann Guichard	Spindrift Racing	1	1	1								3
2	DEN	Jonas Warrer	Team Warrer	0	0	0								0

Pair 2

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	201	202	203	204	205	206	207	208	209	210	PTS
1	NED	Pieter-Jan Postma	Sailing Team NL	1	1	0	1							3
2	USA	Markus Edegran	E11even Racing	0	0	1	0							1

Quarter Finals

Pair 1

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	PTS
1	FRA	Yann Guichard	Spindrift Racing	1	1	1								3
2	FRA	Questin Delapierre	Team Lorina - Golfe du Morbihan	0	0	0								0

Pair 2

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	201	202	203	204	205	206	207	208	209	210	PTS
1	DEN	Jonas Warrer	Team Warrer	0	1	1	1							3
2	AUT	Nico Delle Karth	Chilli Racing	1	0	0	0							1

Pair 3

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	301	302	303	304	305	306	307	308	309	310	PTS
1	USA	Markus Edegran	E11even Racing	1	1									2
2	USA	Sally Barkow	Team Magenta 32	0	0									0

Pair 4

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	401	402	403	404	405	406	407	408	409	410	PTS
1	NED	Pieter-Jan Postma	Sailing Team NL	1	1									2
2	POL	Lukasz Wosinski	Delphia Sailing Team	0	0									0

Repechage B

Pair 1

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	PTS
1	FRA	Quentin Delapierre	Team Lorina - Golfe du Morbihan	1	1	1								3
2	SWE	Kim Kling	Caprice Match Racing Team	0	0	0								0

Pair 2

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	201	202	203	204	205	206	207	208	209	210	PTS
1	POL	Lukasz Wosinski	Delphia Sailing Team	0	1	1								2
2	AUS	Sam Gilmour	Neptune Racing	1	0	0								1

Repechage A

Pair 1

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	PTS
1	AUT	Nico Delle Karth	Chilli Racing	1	1	1								3
2	SWE	Kim Kling	Caprice Match Racing Team	0	0	0								0

Pair 2

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	201	202	203	204	205	206	207	208	209	210	PTS
1	DEN	Jonas Warrer	Team Warrer	1	0	1	1							3
2	FRA	Quentin Delapierre	Team Lorina - Golfe du Morbihan	0	1	0	0							1

Pair 3

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	301	302	303	304	305	306	307	308	309	310	PTS
1	USA	Markus Edegran	E11even Racing	1	1	0	0	1						3
2	AUS	Sam Gilmour	Neptune Racing	0	0	1	1	0						2

Pair 4

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	401	402	403	404	405	406	407	408	409	410	PTS
1	USA	Sally Barkow	Team Magenta 32	1	1	1								3
2	POL	Lukasz Wosinski	Delphia Sailing Team	0	0	0								0

Qualifying

POS	COUNTRY	SKIPPER	TEAM	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12
1	FRA	Yann Guichard	Spindrift Racing			1	1	1			1	1	1
2	NED	Pieter-Jan Postma	Sailing Team NL		1	2	2			2	3	2			3
3	USA	Sally Barkow	Team Magenta 32	1	2	5			4	3	4			1	1
4	AUT	Nico Delle Karth	Chilli Racing	3			3	4	2			4	4	4
5	DEN	Jonas Warrer	Team Warrer	4	6			3	1	4			3	2	5
6	AUS	Sam Gilmour	Neptune Racing	5			5	2	3			3	2	5
7	USA	Markus Edegran	E11even RACING	2	3	3			6	6	5			3	2
7	FRA	Quentin Delapierre	Team Lorina - Golfe du Morbihan		4	4	4			5	2	5			6
9	SWE	Kim Kling	Caprice Match Racing Team	6	5			6	5	1			6	6	4
10	POL	Lukasz Wosinski	Delphia Sailing Team			6	6	5			6	6	5