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Ten boats will compete in six TP52 and GP42 Series Series, with the addition of Spanish Iberdrola |
Due to its strategic location in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula as one of the best natural harbors in the western Mediterranean and its proximity to the mining area, the historic city of Cartagena has seen all kinds of conflicts.
Which starts next Monday for the title in 2009 is expected Audi MedCup epic.
In the TP52 Series, leading the crew of Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) will face Trophy Region of Murcia Caja Mediterráneo racing conservatively to maintain its privileged position and clinch the final victory of the circuit.
Logic tells us to think that with three ships-Matador (ARG), Quantum Racing (USA) and Artemis (SWE) - fighting for second place with only five points margin between them, things will be easier for the team of Grant Dalton (NZL) and Dean Barker (NZL).
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In the GP42 series, things are unusually equalized after 33 races run in four events.
Canary Islands Puerto Canarias (ESP) and Roma (ITA) are tied on 82 points.
Just who wins in Cartagena will be the final winner.
But Italians can not get confused and canaries of Caser-Endesa (ESP), which reaches Murcia after winning in Portimao, and is just 17 points leading duo.
Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE), skipper and owner of Artemis MedCup Circuit Champion 2007 - Cartagena can not attend due to other commitments.
His place shall be taken MedCup champion 2005, Basque Vascotto (ITA), which will feature Paul Cayard (USA) as tactician.
But outside the top 5, if anything has shown the circuit 2009 is that almost all computers are capable of winning races.
"Undoubtedly, there are at least five teams have shown they have what it takes to win a race of the TP52 Series, so we can expect almost anything," says the Director of Audi MedCup, Ignasi Triay.
"Cartagena is the perfect venue for the outcome of the circuit.
On land there is a festival of the Caja Mediterráneo Trophy Region of Murcia is central, and in the sea there will be a thrilling race.
We will have a gusty wind when it blows hard, shifty wind on the bay of Cartagena and offshore west wind.
This is a transition zone, and last year we saw that everything is possible.
But if the wind blows from the opposite direction on the coast, short waves that we will test boats, equipment and crews. "
Circuit joins Iberdrola
Cartagena GP42 meet six units.
The fight for the Spanish Iberdrola Trophy Region of Murcia Caja Mediterráneo against Puerto Calero Canary Islands, Rome, Caser-Endesa, Airis and Turismo Madrid.
Iberdrola is precisely Botin & Carkeek designed boat twin José Maria Van der Ploeg.
This is a team that already showed his potential last year when 2008 champion constructed GP42 Class.
Iberdrola will be helmed by Laureano Wizner (ESP), TP52 helmsman of Desafío (ESP) in the Trofeo Ciudad de Alicante, who accompanied the surfer names like Bruno Zirilli (ITA) and the tactical Aureliano Negrin (ESP).
The program Trophy Region of Murcia Caja Mediterráneo starts Monday, June 14, with the race official training of the TP52 Series, they will wait till Tuesday to release their lockers with the first of 10 windward-leeward courses scheduled for the week .
The final race of the season coastal Audi MedCup is scheduled for Thursday, August 16.
For its part, the GP42 Series race held their training on Tuesday and his first race on Wednesday.
Both fleets will compete in the waters of Cartagena to Saturday, day 14, when they held the awards and the overall Trophy Circuit, which announce the 2009 winners of TP52 and GP42 Series Series.
Source: Medcup / Th. Martinez/Sea
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