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12 Skippers Registered for NIPPON CUP
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Pizza-la Red Lobster Nippon Cup 2004 International
Match Race Sailing, the fourth event of the
Swedish Match Tour, begins from November
16, 2004 off the shore of Hayama Marina,
Kanagawa Pref., Japan.
It is our pleasure to have four teams from America's Cup 2007 contestants (among
total six syndicates) are joining the Nippon Cup. They all are world top ranking
sailors.
Among those experienced contestants there are Ed Baird (Team Musto) - ISAF Ranking
#1, and Peter Gilmour (Pizza-la Sailing Team) - the former skipper of the Nippon
Challenge who won the 8th Nippon Cup championship.
Gavin Brady is leading the BMW Oracle Racing who is one of the challenging syndicate
in America's Cup 2007. He is with Chris Dickson, the Team Manager and crew, who
is the he former champion of the Nippon Cup. This race is worth calling as "dreams
come true".
Dean Barker is leading Emirates Team New Zealand and he is a very promising sailor
succeeding Russel Coutts, the America's Cup Holder.
Team Shosholoza of South Africa has entered into the Nippon Cup for the first
time with Skipper, Geoff Meek (age 51). Philippe Presti and Team Le Defi from
France is known for their stylish hull of the sloop. Sven-Erik Horcsh from Germany
is the first Challenge for Swedish Match Tour. Michale Ivardi is from Team Luna
Rossa Challenge.
Kazuto Seki, the bronze medalist of Athens Olympic Games 470 class joins the
Nippon Cup with the recommendation from JASF. Nippon Match Race ranking #1, Takumi
Nakamura is a young and most promising sailor in Japan. Yasutaka Funazawa, Nippon
Match Race ranking #2, makes his third challenge to the Nippon Cup. The three
Japanese contestants are to fight against the world top ranking sailors.
Nippon Cup starts with Round Robin and the top four team proceeds to Semi-Finals
and Finals to decide the ranking.
The battle starts at 9:30 a.m. on November 17, with the blow of the fog horn.
Don't miss it!! |
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| Official Web Site: |
www.hmyc.or.jp/nc2004
(enjoy
the Live Comments during the race week.) |
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(Nov 15 - 21) Nippon
Cup Officce at Hayama Marina
(Tel: 0468-75-9633/Direct
Line).
Other than the Nippon Cup Week: Sachiko
Onai (Ms),Public Relations
onai@hmyc.or.jp |
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