Match Race Swiss Championship in Lugano
From April 16th to 19th the best Swiss match racers who qualified in 2008 for the SUI Match Race Tour will compete against each other for the Swiss championship title. In addition to the Swiss experts, foreign teams will also be allowed to compete. This regatta is being organized by the CVLL. And as at the Tour stops in 2008 in Zurich and Zug, a fleet of blu26 will be on the water in Lugano. This event is part of the qualification series for the World Match Racing Tour; in addition to the title of Swiss Champion, the winner will receive and invitation to the prestigious St. Moritz Match Race.
www.match-race.ch
www.cvll.ch
Zug Match 21
More Match Race activities with the blu26 fleet will take place in the summer on the Lake of Zug. The Yacht Club Zug will host the ZugMatch21 on the weekend of July 4th – 5th. This event is part of the SUI Match Race Tour and will be sailed on a fleet of blu26. As of this spring, Yacht Club Zug will have four blu26 yachts in the harbor, and is therefore an important base for the fleet.
www.yczug.ch
St. Moritz Match Race
The crowning conclusion of the blu26 Match Race activities in 2009 will be, as last year, the St. Moritz Match Race in the Engadine. This unique event is part of the World Match Racing Tour and therefore counts towards the world championship of Match Racing of the International Sailing Federation. Big names in sailing will be out competing on the Lake of St. Mortiz on blu26 boats; besides last year’s winner, Mathieu Richard (FRA), the double world champion Ian Williams (GBR) and Alinghi skipper Ed Baird (USA) will also be at the start.
www.stmoritz-matchrace.ch
blu26 Class Regattas
Following the huge success of the Bluboats Cup on the Lake of Thun in the fall of 2008, owners ofblu26 boats will meet on various Swiss lakes for a short series of class regattas:
Goldschäkelregatta + blu26 Cup lake of Zug, 30./31. May 2009
Herbstpreis, Zürcher Yacht Club, 4./5. Oktober 2009
Bluboats Cup lake of Thun, November 2009
In addition to these class regattas, the the Romano & Christen Sailing Team will compete in all the long-distance regattas on the Lake of Lucerne in their brand-new SUI 10.
Representation in Southern Germany
We are especially pleased to introduce here our new representative for Southern Germany: Florian Hornsteiner and Stephan Eder’s “sailingcenter – Segelsport am Tegernsee” will be taking care of our Southern German customers beginning immediately. As of May ’09, the sailingcenter will have two new blu26’s and is planning several exciting match racing events. We are looking forward to a successful collaboration with our new partners.
www.sailingcenter.de
Test sailing blu26 and blu30
Besides all the various activities and events listed above, we are always at your disposal for test sails on a blu26 or blu30. There are also usually crew positions available at certain regattas and races. Let us know if you are interested in either of these possibilities or charter a blu26 for you and your crew. We are more than happy to arrange an appointment with you. Contact us here.