Team De Micheli wins the Act 1 of the Lugano Match Cup

The two weekend match race academy organized by the Circolo Velico lago di Lugano concluded Sunday 19th March with the inaugural Lugano Match Cup, 5 Teams from Switzerland and Italy competed in the first Swiss match race of the season.
A double round robin and a highly intense final between team De Micheli SUI and team Mazzoni ITA where sailed this weekend.
The matches where sailed on the Streamline, 22 feet boats who will be used for the UBS Alinghi Swiss Tour.

Final Results:

1: Sacha De Micheli SUI
2: Fabio Mazzoni ITA
3: Matteo Minetti SUI
4: Jan Van de Kruck SUI
5: Luca Zanardi SUI

The Lugano Match Cup was the first Act of this event, others will follow during the season to give the teams chances to improve there skills for the UBS Alinghi Swiss Tour and prepare them for the match race circuit.
A special thank together with all the volunteers goes to the Zürcher Yacht Club who provied 2 of the 4 boats for this training.

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