Extreme 2009
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Transcript of Extreme 2009
Contents04 - Ontopofthesailinggame
What is the iShares Cup about?
06 - Tickingalltheboxes
Reasons behind the success
08 - 3,2,1…Go!
The racing explained
10 - Maywequoteyou? First hand impressions
12 - PanEuropeanRacing
The 2009 circuit in detail
18 - Upcloseandpersonal
Loïck Peyron, Mr Multihull
20 - Thefemalefactor
Meet the leading ladies
22 - Survivingthecapsize
Peter Greenhalgh tells it like it is
24 - Zoom
The 2008 season in pictures
32 - Speedmachines
The Extreme 40 in detail
38 - Viveladifférence!
Different worlds, one racecourse
42 - The2009lineup
All the teams taking part in the 2009 iShares Cup in detail
54 - Backstagepass
A look behind the scenes
58 - HenriLloyd
Official technical clothing partner
60 - About…
iShares, OC Events and Tornado Sport You can follow the latest news at:
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iShares, the world’s No.1 Exchange Traded Funds provider, has been title partner of the
iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series since its inception three years ago. We are delighted to
continue our association this year and look forward to some spectacular sailing.
Featuring the latest breed of high-performance sailing boats – the Extreme 40s – the series
has now firmly established itself as the “grand prix” of sailing, with “crash and burn” racing
that has revolutionized the sport in the same way that iShares is revolutionizing the world of
investment.
With top-level racing, the 2009 iShares Cup has once again attracted some of the world’s best
Olympic, round the world, America’s Cup and solo sailors, who will compete head-to-head in
high-octane, competitive close-quarter city centre races.
Last year over 150,000 spectators witnessed the Series at the five venues throughout Europe,
with millions more viewing on TV. This year the series makes its debut in the picturesque city
of Venice, and with the addition of a new sixth and final event in Andalucía, Spain, we look
forward to showcasing this cutting-edge sponsorship to an even bigger audience.
This year will also see a new skipper for the iShares team, with double Olympic gold medallist
Shirley Robertson joining the fold. We look forward to supporting Shirley and her team, and
on behalf of iShares I would like to take this opportunity to wish them, and all the teams
competing, the very best of luck for the season.
Rick Andrews
Head of iShares Marketing, Europe
Welcome
to the 2009 iShares Cup
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ringing world-class
close combat racing
to the public since
2007, the iShares Cup
Extreme 40 European Sailing
Series is back for another
season with yet more great
names and spectacular venues.
It’s a sport, driving state-of-the-
art multihulls on very demanding
courses and the most respected
skippers are lining up to do just
that, competing so fiercely that
heart-stopping close encounters
always feature on the menu.
It’s a show, and the public has
full access to the action from
the shore, in carefully chosen
venues combining challenging
sailing conditions and spectator-
friendly configurations. It’s
a VIP experience, and “hot
seats” are available onboard,
a fifth man being able to join
the four-man crew in order
to get a firsthand experience
and feel the excitement. Not
willing to compromise, iShares
Cup organisers OC Events have
created a formula where serious
competition and spectacle go
hand in hand, the rapid success
of the Extreme 40 series proving
how well balanced the recipe
is. In just two seasons, the
iShares Cup has become a
benchmark in the sailing world,
steadily growing and attracting
the biggest names in the sport
whilst proving to be an extremely
efficient partnership opportunity
in these uncertain economic
times (read our feature on
page 6).
FAST.TRiCKy.SPECTACULAR.
Capable of reaching speeds
usually reserved to motorboats
even in medium wind conditions,
the Extreme 40 was designed
by Olympic champions Yves
Loday and Mitch Booth, with
the aim of providing sailing with
a visually stunning and 100%
performance-focused multihull.
Sailing with a hull above the
water in as little as 8 knots (15
km/h) of breeze, the 40-foot
(12m) long carbon speed machine
requires coordination, finesse
and also sheer muscular power
from the crews who battle it out
on short courses during races
that do not exceed 20 minutes -
and there can be up to 8 of them
per day! Tricky wind conditions
combined with the level of
competition inevitably lead to
some spectacular crashes,
capsizes and other hair-raising
near misses as the 2008 season
proved (read our “Surviving the
capsize” feature on page 20, and
see our “Zoom” photo section on
page 24)!
On top of the sailing gameForget everything you thought you knew about
sailboat racing, the iShares Cup is the perfect antidote
to distant and slow yacht confrontations!
what is the ishares Cup abOut?
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Tricky wind conditions
combined with the
level of competition
inevitably lead to
some spectacular
crashes, capsizes and
other hair-raising
near misses.
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by the 2009 entrants! This
third season sees the arrival
of French specialists Loïck
Peyron, Franck Cammas
and Yann Guichard who
are simply unrivalled in the
oceanic multihull world.
Peyron (skippering Oman
Sail’s Renaissance), on top of
having five Oceanic Multihull
champion titles to his name,
won The Artemis Transat in 2008
making it three wins in total on
the toughest solo transatlantic
course, thus rising one step
above the French legend Eric
Tabarly. For his part, Cammas
holds the North Atlantic speed
record and has recently been
Logistically, everything is put
in place so that teams can
resume racing as soon as
possible should an incident
occur, and the professionalism
of the shore teams is clearly
comparable to that of Formula
1 squads operating in the pit
zone. During the UK round of
the 2008 iShares Cup in Cowes,
a capsized boat was put back on
its hulls so quickly that the crew
was able to start the next race
minutes later! Read all about
the Extreme 40 on page 32.
When it comes to the line up,
one can only be impressed by
the quality of the CVs displayed
“teaching” the BMW ORACLE
Racing team how to use their
brand new maxi (90-foot)
trimaran - the young French
skipper already has had a taste
of the iShares Cup after having
raced at the French event in
2007 and in Cowes last year,
and wanted to come back for
a full season with his long
term partner Groupama. Mike
Golding, the only Briton to
win the IMOCA Ocean Racing
World Championship, will be
entering the iShares Cup for
the first time on Ecover, whilst
double Olympic gold medallist
Shirley Robertson will skipper
Team iShares in 2009. The
Olympic contingent is also
represented by Carolijn Brouwer
on Holmatro, Yann Guichard
on Gitana Extreme and Pete
Cumming with Chris Draper on
the helm of Oman Sail’s Masirah
- not to mention the plethora
of Olympian crew members
throughout the fleet, including
the Mourniac brothers aboard
Erik Maris’s Luna. Australian
Nick Moloney brings his eclectic
experience as a round-the-
world and America’s Cup sailor
back into the fray with BT, after
finishing the 2008 iShares Cup
on the podium. Also coming
from the prestigious world of the
America’s Cup’s, James Spithill
(BMW ORACLE Racing) will be
a real rival for the number one
spot. Find the detailed lineup
starting from page 42.
Visiting 6 European countries
compared to 5 last year, the
iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing
Series has clearly grown in
terms of exposure and will be
taking place in Italy and Spain
for the very first time. The
timeless splendour of Venice will
host the first event of the 2009
season, and as Gilles Chiorri,
OC Events Director, put it: “We
have spent the past six months
researching Italy to find an ideal
venue for the regatta and Venice
came top in all our research.
The Bacino San Marco provides
a perfect grandstand.” The finale
of the 2009 season will take
place in Almeria, Andalucia, and
the local authorities have signed
a five-year contract to guarantee
the continuity of the venues.
But the circuit also returns to
Hyères (France), Cowes (UK),
Kiel (Germany) and Amsterdam
(The Netherlands) where past
editions of the iShares Cup have
generated huge enthusiasm.
Read all about the venues on
page 12.
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alk to anyone involved
with the championship,
now beginning its
third season under the
management of OC Events, and
you get the same vibes; this is
state-of-the-art sailing action
packaged for the 21st century.
The iShares Cup offers exciting
competition in powerful boats
racing on short courses right
next to the shore, featuring
some of the world’s top inshore
and offshore grand prix sailors
and giving the chance for people
to sail on board.
tiCking allthe bOxes
reasOns behind the suCCess
By Edward GormanFoRmulA 1 coRREspondEnt FoR thE timEs
Going from strength-to-strength would sum up the state of play in the short and successful history of the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series, an innovative extreme sailing circuit which is setting the standard on presenting the sport in a way that sponsors, sailors and members of the public can enjoy.
The balancing act which is key
to the success of the format is
providing an enjoyable spectacle
for the public, especially those
who may not generally follow
professional sailing, while also
maintaining the credibility of
the series as a sporting event.
This year, as the circuit expands
further in Europe, that balance is
being maintained, as evidenced
by the quality of skippers taking
part, among them for the first
time the French superstars
Loick Peyron and Franck
Cammas.
At iShares, the company’s first
foray into sailing sponsorship
has been a positive experience.
Having signed for two years
in 2007 the company has now
re-signed for two more seasons
up until the end of 2010 and Rick
Andrews, the Head of Europe
Marketing at iShares, believes
the series is more than fulfilling
the brief they set out for it.
“It’s been phenomenal,” says
Andrews. “Client response from
surveys has been phenomenal.
They are just absolutely
blown away by lots of different
elements.
"The racing is part of it, being
able to go on the boats is part
of it, but it’s also about the
reputation of the sailors. The
opportunity to go and talk and
have a beer with world class
record-breakers or Olympic
sailors is something very
special. The sailors love talking
to clients and they love sharing
their experiences. You don’t get
this in a lot of other sports where
you get little access and you tend
to be kept behind a velvet rope.”
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It is the “up close and personal”
feel to the regattas that Andrews
is most impressed by. To get a
sense of that unique quality in
the iShares Cup, visualise this: a
40ft racing multihull driven by an
America’s Cup helmsman comes
within 20ft of the seawall in the
middle of a big European city,
where hundreds of spectators
are standing, and then flips over
almost within touching distance
of the crowd or turns round a
mark of the course and then
rips away at speeds of up to 30
knots. The concept is not new
- other classes have tried this
sort of highly packaged sailing
entertainment - but the iShares
Cup has hit the nail on the head
and taken the formula further
than ever before.
FoR thE FiRst timE
“As much as anything, it’s
about being at the forefront of a
change in the way the sport has
been received,” adds Andrews.
“Previously sailing has been
about wealthy people jumping
on big boats and everyone
standing on the dockside
and waving them off.
Here for the first time we
are bringing 40ft racing
catamarans within 20ft
of the shore and people
can actually see these
things and they can get
up close. From a client
perspective, we can
actually put them on
the boats and they can
experience racing first
hand which is such a
rare opportunity in sport
today.”
That same enthusiasm
is evident in the sailors
who race the Extreme
40s. The Scottish double
Olympic gold medallist
Shirley Robertson,
challenging than most to find
concepts that meet the needs
of sponsors, athletes and the
general public. Andrew Hurst,
the editor of the leading yacht
racing magazine, Seahorse,
likes the mix and believes
the iShares Cup Extreme 40
Sailing Series is leading this
type of pro sailing competition
in the right direction. “I think
it demonstrates that if you
concentrate a package that is
spectacular but accessible in
boats that are manageable, it
can be very exciting and, with
very short races, you can put
together quite an attractive
media and entertainment
package,” says Hurst.
BRoAdEninG thE scAlE
The brains behind the iShares
Cup format, Mark Turner, the
CEO of OC Group that owns OC
Events, is not content to allow
the championship to rest on its
laurels but is looking to broaden
the scale of the entertainment
package offered to the public
and sponsors and their clients
and he believes there is a lot
more that can be done. “In our
who is starting her
second full season
in the championship
helming the iShares
Extreme 40 boat,
believes one of the
reasons why the
formula works is
because it cuts out so
much of the hanging
around which tends
to bedevil traditional
events. “Sailing is
often full of delays,”
she says, “you get to
the boat hours before, you motor
out, you wait for breeze. There
is usually a lot of time taken up
for only a little bit of action. The
Extreme 40s are not like that
- it is all-action, especially for
corporate guests. They turn up,
they have half an hour of sheer
adrenalin and then they get off
again.”
Enthusiasm from those
involved is one thing but the
series is drawing praise from
independent observers in a
sport which has proved more
own format with the iShares
Cup, we are still right at the
beginning,” says Turner, “and we
are a bit frustrated at how little
we have managed to innovate
beyond the initial step. I think
you have got to be systematically
breaking the taboos and
the rules whilst absolutely
maintaining sporting integrity.
The process of development is
continuing and we plan for much
bigger and better things in the
future.”
Robertson is eager to get going
on another white-knuckle ride
this year. For her the occasional
eccentric course crammed
inside a harbour or a canal
is a small price to pay for the
buzz she and her crew get from
racing in stadium conditions.
“Sometimes you are in a canal
in Amsterdam, say, and you
might get a little bit frustrated
but sailing is like that - the
iShares Cup is all about dealing
with different places and getting
your head round different
conditions. The best team, the
best-prepared sailors still come
out on top.”
A total of 80,000 people watched the racing in Kiel in 2008
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the raCing explained
3-2-1 An essential guide to following all the action on an Extreme 40 racecourse…
THESTART
The start is one of the most
exciting parts of any sailing
race, and with such short races
a good start is a vital part of the
winning tactics. Both the start
and finish are imaginary lines
drawn between orange flags on
the race committee boat and a
black inflatable iShares cylinder
buoy. Generally, it will be more
advantageous to start at one
end of the line (either nearer
the committee boat or buoy),
due to factors such as the wind
direction, the tide, and who has
right of way. The more aggressive
crews may be fighting to start at
that end, while more conservative
crews may start further away
from the jostling boats — but
they are likely to have the benefit
of "clean" undisturbed wind.
THESTARTinGPROCEdURE
The races are started with a
countdown involving starting
guns and flag signals, which
might seem rather complicated
at first, but understanding the
sequence makes the spectacle
all the more exciting! For 2009,
the 5-minute starting procedure
has been simplified, and a
flag displaying the number of
minutes remaining until the
actual start will be hoisted in a
5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 sequence.
If the race committee see any
part of a boat over the line when
the gun goes then there will be a
loud sound signal and the X-flag
is hoisted. In that case they have
to go back and cross the line
again, keeping out of the way of
the other teams — a substantial
penalty, so they will be keeping a
close check on this!
THECOURSE
Depending on the number
of boats, venue, and wind
conditions, the race organisers
can decide to run racing over
different shape courses - oval
or triangular - around two or
three buoys (race marks). The
sailors will know which course to
sail by the flags flown from the
committee boat.
When the boats are sailing
upwind they will be zig-zagging
as they tack towards the first
mark, then when they sail away
from the wind they will hoist the
huge gennaker sails at the front
of the boat.
dURinGTHERACinG
The sailors will be shouting
at other boats to try and use
the racing rules to outwit each
other, especially near the mark
roundings. If any skipper thinks
another boat has infringed one
of the racing rules they can wave
a red flag and shout “protest!”.
Umpires are on the water (look
for the boats with big iShares
Cup UMPIRE flags), and work like
football referees — they decide if
any boats have committed a foul
and can give penalties (imposing
a delaying manoeuvre). The
umpire signifies a penalty by
whistling and pointing a red flag
at the boat that has committed
the foul. If the umpire thinks
there was no foul you may see
them blow a whistle and raise
a Green flag which means no
penalty. If there is a really bad
foul the umpires can show
a black flag and the boat is
disqualified!
FiniSH
First past the post wins - it’s
as simple as that! The iShares
Cup is scored using a “high
point” system, so if there are 10
boats competing in the series
the winner scores 10 points,
the second placed boat gets 9
points, the third 8 points etc. A
disqualified team gets zero, and
there are no discards. The last
race of each event scores double
points, putting the pressure on
for a great finale.
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First-hand iMpressiOns
May we
quote you?
Don’t just take our worD
for it! Here are just a few
impressions from tHe many
wHo experienceD tHe tHrill
of sailing
aboarD an
extreme 40.
oFFiciAl chAmpAGnE
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photographed sailing events of 2008 and with
good reason.” Andrew Hurst, editor, Seahorse Magazine.
SAILORS “I think we’ve probably sailed in front of this
many in a television situation, but not in
person, this is fantastic - you can hear the
crowd cheer.”
Ed Baird, Alinghi skipper, iShares Cup 2008 winner.
“It’s like putting a 6-litre engine in a Mini...”
Rob Greenhalgh, Team Origin skipper.
PRESS
“Leigh McMillan, the skipper and a member
of Britain’s Olympic sailing team {asks me}
‘Fancy a go a steering? ’There’s a look in his
eye like an antiques dealer handing a Ming
vase over for inspection to Mr Bean. It’s scary.
It’s fantastic. It’s also a £280,000 accident
waiting to happen.”
Richard Woods, Sunday Times InGear.
“The class is one of the first to get itself
onto the main pages of the daily papers. The
iShares Cup has been amongst the most
“There are a lot of egos out there and not
enough water...”
Shirley Robertson, iShares skipper.
“This is the future of our sport. I pull twice as
hard on the sheet if I hear the crowd cheering
for us.”
Mischa Heeskerk, Holmatro.
“In all my career I have seen some amazing
events and sailing venues but this was
pretty different and fantastic… lots of energy,
pressure, atmosphere etc - very memorable.”
Nick Moloney, BT skipper, holder of 12 sailing speed records.
CELEBRITIES “It’s my new love! I’ve raced cars against
Jeremy Clarkson and played high-goal polo,
but this beats the lot for thrills. I loved every
minute.”
Jodie Kidd, Supermodel.
SPONSORS “In only its second year, the iShares Cup
attracted over 150,000 spectators, while our
guests were given the chance to experience
the unique racing first hand. Strong client
feedback post-event demonstrated high
levels of positive impact for both our brand
and business.”
Rick Andrews, Head of iShares Marketing Europe.
“I have already had so many positive
reactions, the enthusiastic crowd has given
OC Events the recognition they deserve. Also
experienced sailors (…) were thrilled to sail in
‘big stadium like’ circumstances.”
Jaap Meijer, CEO Holmatro.
GUESTS-5th MEN
“In all of my years in the business, this was I think
the best and most thrilling day I’ve been to.”
“Thank you for the invitation to the iShares
Cup. Everything was fantastic and it was a
unique and emotional experience that will
remain with me for a long time. This event
has set a new benchmark for me!”
93� of VIP guests surveyed
placed the iShares Cup in the
top 3 hospitality days they
attended over the year.
G.H. Mumm ambassadors, supermodel Jodie Kidd, adventurers Bear Grylls and Tom Avery share a wild ride with Ellen MacArthur aboard the BT Extreme 40
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he iShares Cup 2009 visits six
European venues, a mix of buzzing
cosmopolitan cities and spectacular
seaside resorts, each carefully
chosen to provide not only the hottest
racing but also the best vantage points for
spectators to get up close to all the action.
Each regatta takes place over three days,
with as many as 18 fast and furious races,
each lasting around 20 minutes. Each day is
a mix of corporate sailing races, giving VIP
guests and media a chance to get out on the
water and experience the Extreme 40 and
then the real action of the iShares Cup racing
itself — although there will still be ‘fifth man’
guests on board, expect the sailors to take no
prisoners in the fiercely competitive races.
Things will step up yet another gear for the
final race of each event, which counts for
double points! Last season every regatta
went to the wire including the Overall iShares
Cup 2008 winner.
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VEniCE,iTALy15 - 17 May, Riva dei sette Martiri
Often cited among the planet’s most
beautiful cities, Venice has had an incredible
influence on the Western world throughout
the centuries in terms of maritime trade,
finance, architecture or arts and culture.
Spreading across a total of 118 little islands in
the lagoon, Venice is the capital of the Veneto
region and is located along the Adriatic Sea in
Northeast Italy. During the Middle Ages, the
Venetian Republic was a prominent maritime
power, an important commercial place but
also a thriving cultural centre. By 1482 it
was the printing capital of the world and
architecturally its jewels still amaze millions
of visitors by their sheer beauty and ingenuity.
The famous San Marco plaza, the Rialto
bridge and the bridge of sighs, the Palazzo
Ducale, the Guggenheim Museum… the list
of places of interest seems endless and
there is a lot to be said about simply strolling
without a map and getting lost in the intricate
network of narrow streets and waterways.
Venice’s seductive power is unrivalled, its
Six fantaStic venueS will welcome the iShareS cup extreme 40 Sailing SerieS thiS SeaSon. we take a look at the Stunning locationS that will Set the Scene for 2009.
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timeless magic being reinforced by the total
absence of cars or lorries, making it the
largest car-free urban area in Europe. Boats
have always been an integral part of Venice,
and not only for practical reasons since
sailing races have often taken place on the
Grand Canal… which actually gave birth to
the word “regatta”, a term that originated in
Venetian dialect!
HyèRES-TPM,FRAnCE3 - 5 July, St Pierre Harbour
Greek sailors arriving from Massalia founded
a first trading post named “Olbia” (“the
happy one”) during the 4th Century BC,
which provided the basis of the expansion
for the city of Hyères. That name first
appeared in 963, but the real development
did not start before the mid-1200s, when
King François the First granted the city,
that had suffered from wars and barbarian
invasions, a special protection. Hyères’ recent
growth made it one of Southern France’s
most attractive cities not just for tourism
but also as far as economic activities are
concerned - having put the emphasis on the
preservation of its environment, it can also
boast fantastic natural assets and its bay
is a delight for sailors. Home of the annual
French Olympic Sailing Week, Hyères also
attracts world-class events such as the J24
World championships, and provided the 2008
iShares Cup with spectacular conditions,
allowing for some of last season’s most
striking images. The combination of Mistral
wind and gorgeous blue waters define
Hyères’ trademark appeal. The Hyères
event receives the support of the Toulon
Provence Méditerranée county organisation.
Blessed with more than 200 km of shoreline
and two exceptional harbours, TPM has
naturally capitalised on theses assets - both
for touristic and economic purposes - by
welcoming and supporting high-profile
events such as the 2007 Tall Ships Race, the
Tour de France à la Voile in 2008, and this
year the SOF and the iShares Cup.
www.tpm-agglo.fr.
COwES,iSLEOFwiGHT,UK
1 - 3 August, Egypt Point / The Green
The iShares Cup at Cowes Week will be the
third round of the season. Home of the Royal
Yacht Squadron, Cowes is the birthplace
of the America’s Cup and hosts the oldest
annual regatta, Cowes Week. The building
of an 80-ton vessel for Queen Elizabeth II in
1589 is believed to have initiated the town’s
shipbuilding tradition, and its reputation in
that field quickly grew to an international
level. Recreational sailing became a
trademark with King George IV, who
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Northern Europe, and later emerged as an
intellectual centre when its first university
was founded in 1665. Two centuries later,
Kiel was declared “Imperial War Harbour” by
Emperor Wilhelm 1, the prestigious Kiel Yacht
Club was created in 1887, and at the end of
the 19th century the city grew quickly around
its shipyards. It was also the epicentre of the
sailor’s mutiny (refusing to fight a hopeless
battle against the Royal Navy) which led in
1918 to the end of German monarchy and the
installation of the Weimar Republic. Bombed
during World War II, it has been rebuilt and
became a prominent economic centre with
high-tech boatbuilding facilities and ferries
linking Germany to Sweden, Norway and
Russia. Water is the main element in KIEL.
SAILING CITY. The Land Capital is a dockyard
and Navy city rich in tradition, with a lively
student scene, child-friendly atmosphere
and urbane charm. Kiel’s sailing tradition
is alive and kicking more than ever, notably
with the annual Kiel Week attracting more
than 1000 boats, and during last year’s
iShares Cup event more than 80,000 people
watched the racing! In June 2002, 500,000
visitors prepared a grand welcome for the
Volvo Ocean Racers on the final leg of their
race. Kiel was two times the host city of
the Olympic sailing games. And the Sailing
Camp 24|sieben for young people is unique
nationwide. Further Information:
www.kiel-sailing-city.de | www.kiel.de
AMSTERdAM,THEnETHERLAndS
25 - 27 September, IJ Haven
Amsterdam started off as a small fishing
village in the 12th century but rose to become
one of the world’s most important ports
and wealthiest cities in the 17th century.
During that era, the city was at the centre
of a vast trading network ranging from
the North Sea all the way to India and the
American continent, as well as the world’s
leading financial centre. It is also generally
acknowledged that the Dutch East India
Company’s offices became the first stock
exchange when the institution started trading
its own shares. At the end of the 19th century,
after a relative decline, Amsterdam found a
new breath notably thanks to the industrial
revolution which accelerated the urban
expansion. Yet the historic centre, shaped
arguably gave Cowes its “Yachting Capital of
the World” status. In 1826, the first edition
of what was to become Cowes Week was
organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron,
and the tricky emerald green waters of the
Solent soon became a playground of choice
for yachtsmen. The town’s preserved charm
and welcoming facilities are a coveted haven
for visiting crews, and numerous spots along
the seafront close to Cowes Castle, home of
the Squadron, offer spectators a good view
of the action. In Cowes, everything is about
sailing and no fewer than 9 yacht clubs are to
be found despite the town’s modest size - the
population usually doubles (from 16 000 to
more than 30 000 people) during the sailing
week in early August! World-class racing and
great onshore entertainment definitely are on
the menu, with more than 1000 boats on the
various race courses.
KiEL,GERMAny
28 - 30 August, Kieler Forde
Located on the Southwestern shore of
the Baltic Sea, Kiel is today the country’s
undisputed sailing capital. Founded by Adolf
IV, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein,
the city instantly recognised its favourable
position by the sea. In Kiel Castle, the
Russian Tsar Peter III, was born. The city
was part of the Hanseatic League, a late
Middle Ages alliance of trading cities in
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by the distinctive network of canals and
waterways designed in the 1600s, kept its
authenticity and allowed the city to gain the
nickname of “Venice of the North”. Arguably
one of the most cycle-friendly capitals in the
world, Amsterdam is also a vibrant cultural
centre with major museums and festivals
attracting a wide international audience.
The iShares Cup will bring, as it has done on
two occasions already, racing on a canal in
the heart of the city with the crews having to
battle it out on very short courses surrounded
by walls of concrete no more than a few
metres away from spectators.
ALMERiA,AndALUCiA,SPAin
10 - 12 October, Puerto de Almeria
Founded by Abd ar-Rahman III, Emir and
Caliphe of Cordoba, in 955, Almeria was
established to strengthen the region’s
Mediterranean defences. Built and designed
around its harbour, the city has always
looked to the sea and rapidly became wealthy
thanks to its silk industry - on top of having
a “natural” high value due to its strategic
location. Almeria grew in terms of regional
influence, and the most visible symbol of
that golden era, the Alcazaba castle, is
today the second largest Moorish fortress of
Andalucia behind the legendary Alhambra.
Unfortunately, a series of earthquakes
devastated the city during the 16th century,
and frequent attacks by Berber pirates put
its defences to the test… but by the early
18th century Almeria found a new prosperity
when iron mines of considerable size were
discovered. The economic growth has been
particularly spectacular during the 20th
century with the development of extensive
agriculture, Almeria becoming one of
Europe’s biggest orchards, while tourism
certainly played an important part in the
city’s expansion. Hosting the Mediterranean
Games in 2005 was an important step, and
welcoming the iShares Cup is part of the
regional government’s objective to position
Almeria as an international reference on
the world map of sailing.
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ThereisnoshortageofgreatnamesintheiSharesCupskipperlineup,andsinceitscreationtheEuropeanExtreme40SailingSerieshas
attractedtheverybestskippersandcrews.For2009theentrylistcontinuestoimpressasworld-classchampionsgatherfromtheoffshore
racingscene,theOlympicGamesandtheAmerica’sCup-allsettoclashontheracecourse!Amongthoseprominentfigures,Frenchman
LoïckPeyronisunarguablytheskipperwiththebiggestmultihullexperienceandboastsanunrivalledtrackrecord,sonaturallyhispresence
atthehelmofOmanSail’sRennaisancedoesnotgounnoticedontheiSharesCupcircuit.
Mr Multihullaving been one of the driving forces behind the evolution
of modern multis, which he has been racing since 1980,
Peyron has won the ORMA (Ocean Racing Multihull
Association) world championships five times, an
unequalled performance which earned him the nickname of “Mr
Multihull”. This jovial character and intuitive competitor brings a
wealth of experience to the circuit, and if his rivals unanimously
declare feeling humbled by his outstanding CV, he’s quick to point
out that the circuit did not wait for him to attain the highest level of
competition! “Sure, I’ve been around for a while and my love affair
with multihulls has always been very passionate, so I clocked up a lot
of ‘flight hours’ on windward floats. But I’m not the only one and after
having trained on an Extreme 40 rather briefly compared to some of
my colleagues, I know I’ll still be learning about the boat when the
first gun goes off.”
Peyron, who has won the Clairefontaine Champions Trophy (raced
onboard one-design sports catamarans) 7 times and the Geneva Lake
Bol d’Or twice - two unequalled feats - knows how hard it is to bring
sailing action to the public. “We tried to achieve that within the very
spectacular ORMA class, but at 60 feet of length the boats needed
some room to stretch their legs…and also relatively deep waters to
accommodate their important draft. The spectacle was astounding
and everyone who had the chance to witness it will tell you how
impressive it was, yet unfortunately only a limited number of people
were able to go out and watch the racing. On the Extreme 40 circuit,
using smaller boats which are easily shipped from one venue to
another, the ‘public-friendliness’ of the venue is a criteria of selection,
and being able to hop on the trampoline from the dock and to sail
within 5 minutes is refreshing. Don’t get me wrong, our 60-footers
were fantastic machines which could also take us across the oceans
and I loved them dearly, but I have to say that getting the thrill without
the logistical hassle feels like a holiday!”
Combining his iShares Cup season with the Geneva Lake D35
high-tech catamaran championship, Loïck knows how to keep busy
and finds a lot of motivation in his role as a “mentor” for the Oman
Sail team. “I like to keep on learning, as much as I like to pass on
my knowledge. The Extreme 40 circuit helps the sport of sailing to
reach out to a wider audience, and my team’s aim is to inspire a new
generation of sailors in Oman, so this new adventure ticks all the
right boxes for me. I’m eager to get out there, I’m sure the races
will be intense given the quality of the crews involved - guys like
Franck Cammas, against whom I’ve competed a lot, James Spithill
or Olympic talents such as Shirley Robertson and Yann Guichard will
put up a serious fight and on short courses it will require razor-sharp
trajectories as well as perfect manoeuvres.
“I can’t think of anything better to keep my tactical senses alert, or to
provide the public with an exciting show. Not to mention the guests,
who can have the time of their lives as I’ve experienced first hand
recently. Whilst in Muscat I was introduced to Claude Le Roy, who’s
the French coach of the Oman football team - the man is a total star
in the country, since he led the team to a final victory in the 2009 Gulf
Cup, which was a major achievement that made the headlines in the
region for days. We talked about sailing over dinner, and despite not
knowing anything about it, he showed a lot of interest. So I simply
invited him for a ride the next day and within the first few seconds of
flying a hull he was blown away!
“It’s fascinating to see the effect those ‘flying carpets’ have on people,
yet it all remains abstract if no one can see the boats up close or
has the chance to sail on one. The iShares Cup makes it real, and
it’s probably its biggest merit - well, second biggest in fact…since
providing us sailors with a fantastic playground definitely sits on top of
the list as far as I’m concerned!”
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the Female FactorShirleyRobertsonandCarolijnBrouwerhavebeenracingagainsteachotherforyearsonthe
internationalcircuit,andfindthemselvesonthesameracecourseagainthisyearintheExtreme
40SailingSeries.Bothwell-knownfortheirappetiteforvictory,theyhavefalleninlovewith
high-adrenalinmultihullracingandaredeterminedtogettheirshareoflaurelsthisyear…
ack to skippering Holmatro after a
brief absence in 2008 due to Olympic
commitments, Carolijn Brouwer
nails it down when it comes to
discussing the importance of gender: “Whether
there is or isn’t a feminine way of doing things
is rather irrelevant once you are out on the
racecourse,” she points out. “On shore the
men are very gentlemen like, once you are out
there fighting for every inch, we are considered
one of ‘the blokes’ as we are all playing the
same game and trying to win. And that is the
way it should be.” Observers watching Shirley
win the inaugural event of the 2008 iShares
Cup season in Lugano couldn’t have agreed
more… Yet if it is perfectly understandable
that the girls do not want to receive a specific
treatment, the male / female distinction cannot
be completely ruled out - sailing being one
of the very few sports where ladies can beat
gents on the same playground! How many
other disciplines can boast the same level of
equality?
“Carolijn and myself have competed against
each other for years,” says Robertson, “and of
course I’m really looking forward to catching
up with her this season - we might be rivals on
the water, but we enjoy each other’s company
ashore.” Both skippers have a very strong
monohull background and competed at the
highest level in Olympic classes, as Carolijn
underlines: “We have sailed against each
other in the Europe class dinghy for many
years. Shirley is an excellent sailor and it’s
amazing how quickly she has picked up the
feel for multihull sailing. It’s great to have
more women in multihull sailing. And maybe
its true when people say: once you get into cat
sailing, there is no way back. I guess Shirley
feels the same way, as she is back again to
race in this years iShares Cup!” In fact Brouwer
couldn’t be more right, and Shirley admits that
going back to slower boats is not exactly an
easy move to make! “Extreme 40s are thrilling
machines, there’s so much power at hand.
The racing is exciting, situations get critical
very quickly and I think the circuit pushed me
mentally, physically and technically. Given the
level of tension and the risks at stake - at the
speed those boats travel, we’re not only talking
about a few scratches on the paint job - there
is a very strong bond between crewmates, as
they all have to trust each other, it’s also what
makes the iShares Cup special.”
“The competition last year was tough already
but I think this year the game has stepped up
another level again with all the new entries,”
says Carolijn. “I got involved in the Extreme
40 sailing in 2005, it was my first year on a
catamaran as I had never sailed a multihull
before in my life, and it was also the same year
I started my Olympic campaign in the Tornado.
It’s amazing to see how far the Extreme 40
has come in 4 years!” For Shirley, the 2009
line up is humbling, and if she declares feeling
“honoured” to be racing against such great
sailors, without any doubt the said champions
feel the same way about her and Brouwer…
Come to think of it, they’re probably a little
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© Joris LugtigheidCarolijn Brouwer, Holmatro skipper
Shirley Robertson, iShares skipper
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light and powerful, extreme 40 catamaranS are naturally quick to take off… yet aS the 2008 SeaSon
proved, landing can SometimeS be very tricky! PETER GREENHALGH, Sailing aboard oman Sail’S renaiSSance
for 2009, waS with team origin when they capSized in hyèreS laSt year. he ShareS hiS experience.
“it’s more likely to happen during the bear away (steering away from the wind), pushing too hard downwind or
reaching. if you have a gennaker up, then the windage of the kite is what blows you over and if it happens on a bear
away, well it can be because of the sea state or because you haven’t eased enough mainsheet, which results in the
boat being overpowered.
You know when you’re slightly on the edge, as at that moment if a little breeze comes through that’s enough to
make the boat pass the point of no return, that’s why it’s so tricky, there is no clear limit, no indicator that works
every time. once you’ve started to go over, there’s not a lot you can do!
then it’s a matter of hanging on to the top hull, and when the mainsail hits the water you get quite a nasty jolt -
unfortunately, you’re left to hang on to the edge of the stickers with your fingernails because there’s not much
else! if the rig hits the bottom, provided you’re in shallow waters, you get a second pretty bad jolt - basically, if
you’ve survived the two blows, you end up safe on the upturned hull.
if it’s deep and you’re going to invert, there’s no real point to hanging on to the hull be honest - you’d be better off
clinging to the netting, which is a safe option.
the bottom line is that it’s a pretty big mistake if you capsize, so you’re really trying not to play with fire as a rule
of thumb… but then again there will be situations where you’ll get carried away, by the level of competition mostly.
if it happens in shallow waters and you’re careful enough to put the boat back up without snapping the rig, you’ve
saved the day (note; RiBs are used to put the boat back upright)… but an Extreme 40 flat on her back is another
story and can ruin a whole event.”
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Mainsail: The powerhouse
of the boat — about the same
area as a 5-star hotel suite!
bOOM: Horizontal pole which extends out
from the mast along the bottom of the mainsail,
and helps pull the sail in and out
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Jib: Used for upwind sailing, made from
a fibre called 3DL which has strands of
carbon fibre and Kevlar (an incredibly
light, strong fibre used in flak-jackets)
the Crew
1.HELMSMAn: Steers the boat using extended tiller arm
2.MAinSHEETTRiMMER:Controls the biggest sail on the
boat and how much horsepower the boat can handle
3.HEAdSAiLTRiMMER:Controls the small triangular sail
(jib) which is used to find balance and build speed
4.BOwCREw:Super agile crew at front of boat, deploying
and retrieving sails
5.FiFTHMAn: A place set aside for a VIP guest
daggerbOard: Fin near the middle
of each hull, designed to stop the catamaran
from going sideways
rudders: Steering fins at the back which
are attached to a stick called a tiller. There are
two because, as the boat heels over, one rudder
often lifts out of the water
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speedMachines
The creators of the Extreme 40 took the biggest, fastest sailing boat in the Olympics — then made it twice as big and even faster. And no, brakes do not come as standard…
“The concept of Extreme 40 is to bring the sailing to the public and not the
other way round,” Herbert Dercksen, CEO of TornadoSport
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ornadoSport developed the
40ft catamaran in 2005 and
still manages the sales of the
boats. The company’s CEO, Herbert
Dercksen continues, “The Extreme 40s
are incredibly exciting to watch and we
placed great emphasis on enjoyment
for the spectators, to try to give them
the thrill of what it is like to sail the
Extreme 40.
“The origin of the Extreme 40 is the
Olympic Class Catamaran, the Tornado.
Yves Loday, the designer, is an Olympic
Tornado medallist and both I and Mitch
Booth, who were involved from the start,
have a lot of experience in the Tornado.
Basically, the Extreme 40 is a scaled-
up version of the Tornado, all of the
dimensions are relative to the Tornado, it
is just twice as big and incredibly fast.”
FROM ThE PRESSURE COOkER TO ThE RACE COURSE Both light - for better speed and acceleration
potential - and very stiff - to withstand
the huge efforts put on the structure - the
Extreme 40s are made of a honeycomb core
trapped between two carbon fibre skins.
These skins are pre-impregnated with resin,
and the various elements of the boat (hulls,
crossbeams etc) are cured under pressure
in an autoclave. The resin hardens while
the pressure ensures that the honeycomb
/ carbon fibre sandwich is as compact as
possible. The whole boat — including sails
— weighs about the same as a Mini Cooper.
The finished catamaran fits inside a standard
40ft shipping container, and the crew can
assemble it in just a few hours – then just
add water for instant fun!
REAdy FOR TAkE OFF? The magic of multihulls lies in their absence
of counterweight, which makes them
extremely light and responsive. The stability
is provided by the shape of the structure,
the Extreme 40 being a “rectangle” sitting
on the water, but things change very quickly
when the wind kicks in and one hull starts
to fly: it’s a treat for spectators, and a real
challenge for the crew who have to maintain
the balance whilst making the most of the
boat’s potential! As Dercksen explains, “The
Extreme 40 is capable of reaching speeds
of 40 knots, if you want an idea of what that
feels like. It is like putting your head out
of the window in a car when it is raining at
45mph (73kph)! Also, the Extreme 40 often
flies a hull, sometimes over three metres
above the water, giving the sensation of
gliding like a bird.”
The generous sail area allows the Extreme
40s to sail faster than the wind, which might
seem puzzling at first - in just 15 knots of
wind, an Extreme 40 is capable of traveling
at over 25 knots - but as Herbert explains: “If
you get on a push-bike on a still day and start
pedaling, the faster you go the more wind
you feel on your face. This wind is created by
your speed; sailors call it the apparent wind.
The sails are designed and are adjusted by
the crew to harness this wind and use it to
increase the boat’s speed.”
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gennaker: This
rolls away upwind
when not in use,
but downwind it’s
the driving force for
incredible boat speeds
and it’s even bigger
than the mainsail
Mast: 62ft (18.9m)
high, and made in two
sections. The stiffness
varies along its length
to allow the mast
shape to be altered to
increase performance.
It can also rotate to
improve mainsail
performance
hulls: 40ft long to fit in a standard
container for easy transportation
traMpOline: Held taught between
the two hulls and made
of lightweight but tough
nylon mesh, this allows
the crew to move from
side to side
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ViVethere are few circuits in sailing that bring together such a diverse range
of talent as the ishares cup. peppered throughout the fleet are multiple
olympic medallists, stars of sailing’s three other pinnacle events - the
America’s cup, Volvo ocean Race and Vendée Globe, plus world champions
from all four corners of the globe. But how will they get on and who will
win in this very different discipline that is the ishares cup?
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is considered the spiritual
home of large multihull racing
and the iShares Cup is this
year to be contested by two of the sport’s
greatest exponents: Loïck Peyron and Franck
Cammas. Both have been multiple champions
on the ORMA 60ft trimaran circuit. Peyron
has been racing large multihulls, inshore,
offshore, singlehanded and fully crewed
for more than 30 years and his sailing CV
is as impressive as it is long. He is a three
time winner of The Artemis Transat and its
previous incarnations, singlehanded east to
west across the north Atlantic and was a five
time champion of the ORMA class aboard
his Fujifilm and Fujicolor trimarans. Franck
Cammas is also a five time ORMA champion
aboard his Groupama trimarans. While the
ORMA class is best known for its offshore
events, both Peyron and Cammas have proved
themselves to be equally talented inshore
racers.
Skippering Renaissance, Peyron is leading
an impressive international crew including
Australian round the world and long distance
dinghy cat sailor Greg Homann, British former
18ft Skiff World Champion Pete Greenhalgh
and France’s Julien Cressant - the latter
two raced last year in Rob Greenhalgh’s
TEAMORIGIN crew. Cressant previously sailed
around the world with Peyron to second place
in The Race in 2000-1. This top crew will
also be sharing its knowledge with Omani
apprentices.
“It is interesting because they are multihulls,
they are one designs, so identical and also
because this year the level of all these crews
is quite impressive,” says Peyron as to the
attraction of the iShares Cup. “It was the case
last year, but this year it is even better.”
As to the racing Peyron reckons the short
courses will be particularly challenging. “It is
very difficult for a lot of reasons, but especially
the starts are very important. 80% of the job is
done at the start and because the starting line
isn’t long, you have to be very confident. So it
is easy to make a bad race.”
Peyron’s old rival, Franck Cammas, harks
back to their days on the ORMA 60ft trimaran
circuit: “The Extreme 40 Sailing Series is
the closest thing there is to what we used
to do with the ORMA 60 Grand Prix racing,
but with a more international factor. We’re
delighted to take part in such a competitive
multihull series, which travels around Europe,
especially this year given the great names
involved. With sailors coming from different
horizons, all of them being among the best in
their specialities, it’s going to be a fantastic
season sporting-wise.” When Cammas isn’t
competing in the iShares Cup this year he will
be taking his 105ft Groupama 3 on a series of
record attempts culminating at the end of the
year in tackling the Jules Verne Trophy, for the
fastest time sailing non-stop round the world.
Peyron and Cammas will be joined by yet more
French competition in Yann Guichard, who
represented France in the Tornado catamaran
at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, skippering
Gitana . While Gitana have previously fielded
boats on the ORMA circuit and most recently
sent Peyron around the world singlehanded in
the Vendée Globe, the iShares Cup represents
a new challenge for the team owned by
Baron Benjamin de Rothschild of the famous
banking and wine making dynasty.
In addition to Guichard, the Gitana Extreme
40 is to be sailed exclusively by former
French Tornado sailors including Pierre
Pennec, Guichard’s helm at the 2000 Games;
Christophe Lassegue, Guichard’s crew for
their 2004 Olympic campaign; and Herve
Cunningham, well-known on the America’s
Cup.
Also new to the iShares Cup this year from
France, is a team skippered by Erik Maris, the
2006 World Champion in Mumm 30 keelboats.
From the America’s Cup comes Australian
match racing ace, James Spithill. Despite
only turning 30 this year, Spithill has already
helmed boats in the past three America’s
Cup including the hotly tipped OneWorld and
Luna Rossa campaigns. He is now with Larry
Ellison’s powerful BMW ORACLE Racing team
sailing with Cup legend Russell Coutts and
has spent the last year getting up to speed on
multihulls from the team’s giant 90ft trimaran
to singlehanded A-Class dinghy catamarans.
Spithill and his team competed at the drama-
filled iShares Cup event in Cowes last year,
during which he memorably capsized during
one race.
“In Cowes it was just awesome because it
was so windy,” he recalls. “The short courses
and being so close, makes it pretty exciting.
At times the racing is a little compromised,
but over a series the good guys should come
through. So it should be some fun.”
As to the formidable competition he is up
against this year, Spithill states: “We have
some real multihull experts this year.
The level has stepped up big time and there is
a big number of teams. When you look around
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there are a lot of classes which have gone
down because of the economic crisis, so it is
encouraging to see such strong interest for it.”
Spithill’s Extreme 40 crew will include world
class tactician John Kostecki, who himself
skippered the winning boat round the world
in the 2001-2 Volvo Ocean Race. Other round
the world sailors on the iShares Cup this
year include BT skipper Nick Moloney who
competed in the 1997-8 Volvo Ocean Race and
the 2004-5 Vendee Globe, singlehanded round
the world race.
From the world of Olympic sailing, the fleet
is peppered with accomplished individuals.
2009 will see the return of two time Olympic
Gold medallist, Shirley Robertson, plus
Australian two time Olympic silver medallist
Darren Bundock and 49er Olympic bronze
medallist Chris Draper and others such as
Carolijn Brouwer, one half of the only mixed
sailing crew to have competed at the last two
Olympiads.
Following a year out of the circuit to
concentrate on the Games, Brouwer returns
in 2009 on the helm of the Holmatro-backed
boat with an all-Dutch crew including
Pim Nieuwenhuis, who represented the
Netherlands in the Tornado last year in
Beijing.
“I have been involved with the class since
the beginning and every year it is another
step up again,” says Brouwer of the iShares
Cup. “It is a combination of the boat itself,
a 40ft catamaran which is quite a big boat,
but only sailed with four people and it is as
if you are sailing a small catamaran – it is
very responsive and sensitive and that makes
a great product, combined with the type of
racing we do in the iShares Cup, which are
the really short courses that makes the racing
really intense and brings sailing to the public,
which is the main goal. All that together it
makes it great fun.”
What is certain is that despite all their wealth
of experience, the iShares Cup’s short courses
right up against the shore, will provide a
refreshing new challenge to this uniquely
diverse gathering of world class sailors.
2008 season results
1. Alinghi (Ed Baird)
2. Team Origin (Rob Greenhalgh)
3. BT (Nick Moloney)
2007 season results
1. Basilica (Rob Greenhalgh)
2. Holmatro (Carolijn Brouwer/Andreas
Hagara)
3. BT (Nick Moloney)
The level has stepped up big time and there are a big number of teams. When you look around there are a lot of classes which have gone down because of the economic crisis, so it is encouraging to see such strong interest for it.
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he 10 crews in this year’s iShares Cup include Olympic gold
medallists, world champions, America’s Cup sailors, record-
breaking round the world racers and offshore solo stars. There
are talented young sailors barely out of their teens, and highly
experienced skippers with decades of top-level competition behind them.
Some have come from the world of high-speed skiff racing, some from the
tactical battleground of match racing, and some have sailed thousands of
miles in some of the most powerful racing yachts around. But they all have
one thing in common: they want to win on the fast and furious iShares Cup
circuit.
Joining these professional sailors in each race will be a "fifth man" — one
lucky guest who will have the once-in-a-lifetime experience of joining a top-
level professional crew.
iShares Cup sailors in figures:
50 World Championship titles 12 European Championship titles
27 America’s Cup Campaigns 11 Record Holders
17 Round the World navigations 6 Olympic Medals
14 Olympians
ten teamS, featuring 40 of the moSt talented SailorS in the Sport, will line up for the 2009 iShareS cup. here’S your eSSential form guide on who to watch out for thiS SeaSon…
extreme 40 catamaranS are unlike any other boatS around, and extreme 40 racing iS completely different from any other kind of Sailing regatta, So the teamS taking part need a unique Set of SkillS.
BMW ORACLE RacingBoat Sponsors: BmW oRAclE
New 2009 Entry
Team Nationality: usA
Skipper: james spithill (Aus)
Crew: john Kostecki (usA), dirk de Ridder (nEd), joe newton (Aus),
simeon tienpoint (nEd)
Web: www.bmworacleracing.com
Founded by American Larry Ellison in 2000, the team represents
Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco and is the Challenger of
Record for the 33rd America’s Cup. An appearance during the UK
event of the 2008 iShares Cup convinced the team to commit for a
whole season, skipper James Spithill having been impressed by the
level of competition found on the Extreme 40 Sailing Series circuit.
Relying on a very experienced crew, BMW ORACLE will play to win.
AbOuT THE TEAm... Australian prodigy james spithill, who will turn 30
in June 2009, won the World Youth Match Racing
championships before becoming the youngest America’s
Cup helmsman ever in 2000 - he then went on to become
Match Racing and Melges 24 World champion among
other feats, and is regarded as one of the most talented
men on the international inshore circuit.
On the BMW ORACLE Racing Extreme 40, he is joined
by the very experienced John Kostecki, who won the
2001 Volvo Ocean Race (around the world, crewed
with stopovers) and shone on the Grand Prix scene at
world level. Fellow Australian Joe Newton campaigned
alongside Spithill in the 2000 America’s Cup, and shared
the 2005 Match Racing World Champion title with
him. Offshore specialists Dirk de Ridder and Simeon
Tienpoint will bring sheer power and nerves of steel to
the crew.
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teaMs
BTBoat Sponsor: BT
2008 Position: 3rd
Team Nationality: Europe
Skipper: nickMoloney(AUS)
Crew: darrenBundock(AUS),EdBarney(GBR),SteveMitchell(GBR)
Web: www.btteamellen.com
BT, title partner to the Offshore Challenges Sailing Team and leading
global communications provider, have put their name to the team’s
Extreme 40 for the third consecutive iShares Cup season of racing.
BT made their Extreme 40 debut at the 2007 iShares Cup, when they
finished third. Round the world sailor Nick Moloney managed to
secure another podium position in the 2008 iShares Cup, finishing third
despite a notably higher level of competition… and will naturally be
aiming at a victory this season.
AbOuT THE TEAm... nickMoloneyhas a wealth of experience to his name
including sailing campaigns in inshore, offshore, crewed
and solo-sailing disciplines. A former America’s Cup sailor,
Moloney has also circumnavigated the globe three times.
The first during the Whitbread Round the World Race 1997-
1998, the second when he was part of the 2002 Jules Verne
record-breaking crew, and the third during the 2004-2005
solo non-stop round the world Vendée Globe.
Nick will be able to rely on fellow Aussie Darren Bundock,
Olympic medalist in the Tornado Class and multiple A-Class
(catamaran) world champion . He’s joined by top Tornado
crew Ed Barney, who takes the role of trimmer. The fourth
member of the team is Steve Mitchell, a double Star world
champion crew who represented Britain at the 2004 Athens
Olympics in the keelboat class. Steve will be running the
front of the BT Extreme 40, as bowman and mastman.
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Boat Sponsor: Ecover
New 2009 Entry
Team Nationality: European
Skipper: mike Golding oBE (GBR)
Crew: Bruno dubois (BEl),
Fraser Brown (nZl)
(crew 4 still to be announced at the
time of going to print).
Web: www.mikegolding.com
Ecover, the world’s leading manufacturer of
ecological cleaning and washing products,
have supported Mike since 2001, including
two editions of the Vendée Globe. The pairing
have now set their sights on a new challenge,
the 2009 iShares Cup.
AbOuT THE TEAm... Golding’s CV detailing his success in singlehanded racing speaks for itself: he was FICO world
champion 2005/6 and IMOCA world champion for two successive years 2004/5 and 2005/6;
the first and only British sailor to hold this coveted title. He was also the first person ever to
race single-handed and non-stop around the world in both directions and is one of just two
British sailors to ever have stood on the podium in the Vendée Globe.
Mike has put together an experienced team for his first season competing in the iShares Cup,
including Fraser Brown (NZL), one of the most experienced Extreme 40 sailors on the circuit.
Trimming will be Bruno Dubois (BEL) who is a familiar face to Ecover and Mike Golding, the pair
have sailed together on many races on the IMOCA Open 60 circuit.
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Gitana Extreme - Groupe LCF RothschildteaMs
Boat Sponsor: Groupe lcF Rothschild
New 2009 Entry
Team Nationality: French
Skipper: Yann Guichard (FRA)
Crew: pierre pennec (FRA), christophe lassegue (FRA),
hervé cunningham (FRA)
United in the destiny of the Franco-Swiss branch of the
Rothschild family, the story of Gitana began in 1876 on
the shores of Lake Geneva, and has continued ever since.
Recent times have seen the successes of the Gitana
multihulls on the racecourse - with a notable win in the
famous solo Route du Rhum - and around the planet. The
team now moves “inshore” by joining the iShares Cup
Extreme 40 Sailing Series.
AbOuT THE TEAm... Having campaigned ORMA class
trimarans and record breaking
maxi-multihulls, the Gitana
Team makes a first appearance
in the iShares Cup this year with
a crew of Olympic catamaran
experts. Skipper Yann Guichard
has represented France in the
Tornado class at the Sydney
Games in 2000, before moving
on to ocean multihull racers,
gaining invaluable shorthanded
experience on these radical
machines.
He is joined by two of his former
team mates: Pierre Pennec,
who was his helm at the 2000
Olympics and then sailed in
Loïck Peyron’s all-conquering
ORMA team, and by Christophe
Lassègue, who crewed for
Guichard in their 2004 campaign.
Hervé Cunningham, who has an
impressive track record in the
America’s Cup and who’s also a
multihull specialist, will bring his
close-combat experience.
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Boat sponsor: Groupama
New 2009 entry
Team Nationality: French
Skipper: Franck cammas (FRA)
Crew: Bruno jeanjean (FRA), tanguy cariou
(FRA), Fred lemaistre (FRA), thierry
Fouchier (FRA)
Web: www.cammas-groupama.com
Groupama (insurance and banking) have been
supporting Franck Cammas’s multihull campaigns
for more than ten years and enter the iShares Cup
for the complete 2009 circuit after having made
a brief appearance during the Marseille event of
the 2007 season. Well-known on the international
scene thanks to its numerous oceanic wins
(Transat Jacques Vabre, Transatlantic record…),
the Groupama team tackles the high-octane
Extreme 40 circuit with high ambitions.
AbOuT THE TEAm... Franck cammas has exclusively been sailing multihulls since 1998, securing in the process an
impressive number of medals - among which 5 Offshore Racing Multihull Association (ORMA)
World Champion titles, and the prestigious Atlantic crossing record (still standing today).
Very incisive on inshore races, Franck Cammas is joined by tactician Tanguy Cariou, alongside
whom he accumulated Grand Prix wins during the ORMA days. Bruno Jeanjean, 2006 Mumm
30 World Champion and Transatlantic record co-holder, will be working on the bow, a role
he’ll share with Fred Lemaistre who sailed on oceanic maxi-multihulls and campaigned in the
America’s Cup. Last but not least, trimmer Thierry Fouchier has already raced Extreme 40s in
Hyères and Cowes last year, and his inshore racing experience (Admiral’s Cup, Match Racing
Tour…) will be a precious asset.
Groupama 40
Having been involved in the
Extreme 40 Sailing Series since
the very first season, Holmatro
(sailing yachts hydraulic equipment
specialist) will enter the distinctive
orange catamaran after having
sailed a convincing 2008 season and
more importantly taken a second
place overall in 2007. Olympic
sailor Carolijn Brouwer is back
at the helm after a short “break”
to compete in the Beijing games
last summer - with three Olympic
campaigns to her name, she is
definitely a serious contender.
teaMs
Boat Sponsor: Holmatro
2008 Position: 5th
Nationality: dutch
Skipper: CarolijnBrouwer(BEL)
Crew: Pimnieuwenhuis(nEd),Markvan
Gelderen(nEd),GerdHabenmuller(AUT)
Web: www.teamholmatro.com
AbOuT THE TEAm... 35-year old CarolijnBrouwer, ISAF Sailor
of the Year 1998 and two-time Europe
(dinghy) world champion, presents her
team: “I think preparation plays a big role,
this is one of Team Holmatro’ s strong
points. Besides that both Pim Nieuwenhuis
and I have the experience of sailing a
Olympic multihull the last four years.
"We both also sail F18 sport catamarans. I
have been to the Olympics three times now
and Pim crewed for Mitch Booth (Extreme
40 co-creator) in the Tornado in Beijing.
Mark van Gelderen has been involved with
the Extreme 40 since day 1, nobody knows
the boat inside out better than him. And
then we have Gerd Habenmuller with his
big 'guns': I have never seen somebody
get the gennaker up on his own so fast.
He is strong and exactly what we need
on the front of the boat.” Holmatro can
indeed count on their good experience of
the Extreme 40 boat to have an edge on the
racing course.
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Boat sponsor: ishares
2008 Position: 9th
Team Nationality: European
Skipper: shirley Robertson (GBR)
Crew: hugh styles (GBR), (crew 2 and 3 still to
be announced at the time of going to print).
www: isharescup.com
Title partner of the Extreme 40 Sailing Series
iShares, returns to the racecourse for the
team's second consecutive season, handing the
helm of their one design catamaran to double
Gold Olympic medallist shirley Robertson,
who will have the pleasure of racing at home in
Cowes once more, during the third event of the
2009 circuit. She will be joined by former British
Olympic Tornado sailor hugh styles, with the
remaining two crew members still to be named.
AbOuT THE TEAm... Having won back to back Olympic gold
medals at the Sydney Games in 2000 (in the
Europe dinghy) and Athens in 2004 (in the
Yngling keelboat), Robertson now combines
her busy sailing schedule with life as mother
of twins and work as a TV presenter for the
BBC and CNN. The Scot was named female
sailor of the year by the International Sailing
Federation in 2000 and was awarded an MBE
for her services to British Sailing in 2001 and
an OBE in 2004.
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“I’m delighted to sail alongside Hugh Styles,”
says Shirley, “he knows the boat inside out
and given the level of tension that can be
reached on the short courses when the
wind picks up, being able to trust your crew
is a must.” Having an extensive Olympic
background too, Styles has been Robertson’s
training partner and has gained invaluable
experience in the Tornado class, before
skippering iShares’s Extreme 40 during the
2008 season.
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Boat Sponsor: lunA team
New 2009 Entry
Team Nationality: French
Skipper: Erik maris (FRA)
Crew: philippe mourniac (FRA),
jean-christophe mourniac (FRA),
chris tiggeler (nEd)
Web: NA
The LUNA team, spearheaded by skipper -
owner Erik maris, took part in the Hyères
event of the 2008 iShares Cup under the name
“Twins”, in order to get a taste of the circuit.
The experience proved thrilling enough for
Maris to put together a campaign for the
complete 2009 season, and the crew includes
the Mourniac brothers, French Tornado
(Olympic catamaran) specialists, as well as
Chris Tiggeler who has taken part in numerous
international monohull Grand Prix events
alongside Maris.
AbOuT THE TEAm... LUNA’s skipper has an impressive monohull
track record, notably having been crowned
World Champion in the extremely competitive
Mumm 30 One-Design class in 2006 in
Miami. “There was so much noise about {the
Extreme 40} that I came across them and
thought it might be a good idea,” explained
Maris last year upon entering the Hyères
event… prior to which he had never sailed a
catamaran! Relying on the very experienced
Jean-Christophe and Philippe Mourniac,
whose track records include the America’s
Cup, the ORMA trimaran Grand Prix Scene,
the F18 catamaran World Championships
and the Olympic multihull circuit, LUNA will
also benefit from the expertise brought by the
Netherland’s Chris Tiggeler, who has been
part of Maris’s team for many years.
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Masirah(OMAN SAIL TEAM)
AbOuT THE TEAm... Olympic sailor pete cumming skippers
Masirah for the second consecutive season,
making final decisions while sticking with
his role as trimmer. Skiff specialist and
Bronze medallist (Olympic 49er class) Chris
Draper will remain at the helm, after a very
good 2008 season during which his incisive
starts and boat placement abilities have
not gone unnoticed! No changes have been
made to the crew - which allows Masirah to
capitalise on previous collective experience
and strong cohesion - so Mark Bulkeley,
who represented Britain in the Tornado
catamaran at the 2004 Athens Games, is still
mainsheet trimmer and tactician. Finally,
David “Freddie” Carr, known to be one of the
strongest men on the Extreme 40 circuit, will
work on the bow - a position he has occupied
in the prestigious and technically demanding
America’s Cup.
Boat Sponsor: sultanate of oman
2008 Position: 4th
Team Nationality: omani
Skipper: pete cumming (GBR)
Crew: chris draper (GBR), mark Bulkeley
(GBR), david carr (GBR), joined by
oman sail team
Web: www.omansail.com
Backed by the Sultanate of Oman as part of
a larger sailing programme to re-ignite the
country’s maritime heritage, Masirah made
a very convincing debut last year, finishing
fourth overall and stepping on the podium of
the last event of the season in Amsterdam.
The crew gradually took Omani sailors
onboard and has been extensively training
this winter with potential local recruits,
spending many hours on the water to come
back stronger than ever for 2009.
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AbOuT THE TEAm... An expert offshore singlehander with
three wins on the historic North Atlantic
course (The Artemis Transat and previous
incarnations), Loïck Peyron has also proved
to be a master inshore. The man has been
Boat Sponsor: Renaissance services
New 2009 entry
Team Nationality: omani
Skipper: loïck peyron (FRA)
Crew: julien cressant (FRA), peter
Greenhalgh (GBR), Greg homann (Aus),
joined by Oman Sailing Team
Web: www.omansail.com
This new 2009 entry flying the colours of one
of the Sultanate of Oman’s leading service
providers sits within the ambitious Oman Sail
campaign. Relying on a core team of world-
class professionals spearheaded by France’s
Loïck Peyron, arguably the most experienced
multihull sailor in the circuit, Renaissance
is already cited amongst the 2009 season
favourites despite having had less training
time than most rivals. But key crew members
have been around the Extreme 40 circuit for a
while already!
Renaissance (OMAN SAIL TEAM)
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sailing multihulls inshore and around the
world for almost 30 years, and his natural
ease at the helm will be backed up by his
crew’s extensive knowledge of the Extreme 40
catamaran. Peter Greenhalgh was part of the
crew that won the inaugural
iShares Cup in 2007, and
sailed last year alongside
Julien Cressant, capturing a
second place overall onboard
Team Origin.
Cressant has an extensive
America’s Cup CV, but also
sailed around the world non-
stop with Peyron, coming
second in The Race (2001).
Finally, Australian Greg
Homann is also a multihull
expert, having raced maxis
as well as lightweight boats.
Renaissance definitely
boasts a very strong lineup.
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riginally specialising in offshore races, oc Events has gained a worldwide reputation
by managing and marketing the Artemis transat (the world’s oldest solo transatlantic
race from uK-north America, previously known as the ostAR) and the Barcelona
World Race (two crew, round the world non stop on board imocA open 60 monohulls).
Around the planet or across the oceans, the company’s field of expertise also extends to inshore
competition, and oc Events’s Extreme 40 sailing series brings the action to the public around
Europe - which requires particularly well-oiled logistics! We discuss the nuts and bolts with
Stuartwhitman, events co-ordinator.
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“The teams obviously have different schedules,
but we want them to arrive in the venues
in a fairly organised way - managing that is
always an 'interesting' challenge! They have
a maximum of three days to build their boats
and get ready before the media sailing day,
which takes place on Thursday. The technical
zone, that occupies at least 1500 square
metres, is a crucial area since we want the
teams to have enough space to work properly
and without being disturbed. Not all of them
have containers, but when we’re working
on the definition of the technical area with
local authorities for each venue, we have to
know precisely who is likely to bring what,
and anticipate boat movements knowing that
each catamaran occupies 84 square metres
of ground surface! Of course a crane has to
be on site to lift the containers upon arrival,
step the masts on the platforms and put the
assembled boats into the water.
"The organisation alone carries 25 to 30 tons
of kit around Europe during the season with a
total of three containers full of our equipment:
VIP hospitality furniture, signs, tools but also
crockery - we’re rather self-sufficient and
can set up our race village virtually anywhere!
We create a kitchen in each case, completely
autonomous, where our own Chef operates.
On top of all that, each team brings about
8 tons of equipment, so the whole iShares
Cup 'circus' weighs about 100 tons. For some
venues, the access is a bit tricky so we plan
everything ahead and hand out roadbooks to
everyone involved - the last thing you want
is a van towing a 40-ft catamaran stuck in a
medieval narrow street! We try and anticipate
every problem, so when everything goes well
you can guess that a lot of work went into
the preparation, even though it all seems
completely transparent.
"We also have to consider and organise transit
zones: this season for example, the Venice and
Hyères events are only a month apart so for
some teams, notably the Northern European
ones, it does not make any sense to send the
boat and gear back to the base between those
two competitions. So we have to find secure
places that we can use between events to store
everything, and the host cities are of great help
in that domain - you don’t find a long-term
parking lot for 10 carbon high-tech catamarans
just by looking in the yellow pages!”
A typical iShares Cup event…
• Sees 100 tons of boats and gear land in each city
• Will serve 100 bottles of G.H. Mumm champagne per regatta
• Welcomes 100 corporate guests per day
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OFFICIAL TECHNICAL CLOTHING PARTNER
Henri Lloyd is widely regarded as one of the market leaders in technical sailing and lifestyle apparel, and
has pioneered the development of fabrics, garment design and product development for over 45 years.
Founded in Manchester, England in 1963, Henri Lloyd began as a manufacturer of foul weather clothing
for sailing and outdoor activities and quickly became a world leader in specialist marine clothing. In 1984
Henri Lloyd moved into the fashion arena, after the Henri Lloyd sailing jacket, the Consort Original was
adopted by The Milan Scooter Society, the Panninari, as their ‘uniform’.
Every product in the Henri Lloyd 2009 marine range has been
meticulously crafted and rigorously tested from concept stage
to final design, which results in a range of technical clothing
that contains some of the most important breakthroughs in
marine product development and shall be worn by the iShares
and Oman Sail Extreme 40 teams as well as the iShares race
officials and event team at the 2009 iShares Extreme 40 Circuit.
The Extreme 40 sailors shall be wearing the award winning TP2
Shadow 2G Range, a selection of the Atmosphere 360 range
and Henri Lloyd footwear collection including the revolutionary Octogrip trainer, all of which has been
designed not only to protect them against the elements but to ensure they can perform at the highest
level in the energy sapping high octane racing that is the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series.
“We are thrilled to announce our official partnership with OC Events and the iShares Extreme Cup, and
we look forward to seeing some exciting racing throughout the 2009 circuit."
Paul Strzelecki; Henri Lloyd Joint Chief Executive
www.henrilloyd.com
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OFFiCial ClOthing
About iSHARES
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OC Events OC Events, part of the OC Group owned by Ellen MacArthur and Mark Turner, is responsible for organising the Extreme 40 sailing series. OC Events began with The Transat in 2004, the oldest transatlantic solo race in history, first won by Sir Francis Chichester in 1960 — and as the Artemis Transat in 2008. In 2005 OC Events launched a new concept in offshore racing — the Barcelona World Race. This double-handed, non-stop, round the world race started on 11 November 2007 and saw nine IMOCA Open 60s battle their way around the planet. OC Events also established a circuit encompassing the Far East, when Ellen MacArthur completed the inaugural Asian Record Circuit onboard her record-breaking trimaran establishing eight new records via eight countries. www.ocevents.org
TornadoSport TornadoSport originated the concept of the Extreme 40 and supply the boats. Since the class launched in 2005 the fleet has expanded, and TornadoSport have now built 18 Extreme 40 catamarans. [email protected]
PR Emily Caroe [email protected]
Events Manager Louise Close [email protected]
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