London, UK – 5 May 2011:The contenders for this season’s World Match Racing Tour title will take to the water for the opening event of the 2011 season in Marseille on 10 May as the verbal jousting and pre-season posturing is put to one side and the on-water action takes centre stage.
The skippers, former World Champions and young contenders alike, have whipped up the anticipation ahead of the new season with each confidently suggesting the World Championship is within their capability or at the very least a podium place. Previous results seem to have little relevance as this year’s exciting mix of Tour Card Holders have all said they feel they have a point to prove.
As New Zealand’s Phil Robertson of WAKA Racing said: “Past rankings, reputations and results don’t mean anything to us. We are the youngest team on the Tour but we plan on racing with the skill and maturity of the old boys. We have what it takes and will throw everything at it.”
www.wmrt.com looks at how from 10-15 May Match Race France will renew old rivalries and spark new clashes off the coast of the south of France the 2011 Tour Card Holders fight it out in the first race of the season