St. Moritz Match Race Infos

EVENT SUMMARY
The 4th annual St. Moritz Match Race features the battle for the title “King of the Mountain.” American Ed Baird, a helmsman for the Alinghi syndicate, is the reigning champion. Raced on Lake St. Moritz, the event is unique to the World Tour. Most of the boats used are 35- to 40-foot keelboats. St. Moritz features the Streamline 7.15 – a 24-foot, three-person, trapeze keelboat – which challenges skippers to stay on their feet. The lake is at an elevation of 5,624 feet (1,856 meters), making it possibly the highest-elevated match race regatta in the world.

ENTRY LIST
Ian Ainslie (RSA) Team Shosholoza — Afterguard member and coach for South African America’s Cup syndicate
Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi — Reigning event champion (left)
Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Vianno Mercedes Benz – Placed 4th at ACI Cup in March
Sébastien Col (FRA) Areva Challenge — Placed 7th at St. Moritz Match Race ’05
Flavio Favini (ITA) Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia Team — Helmsman for Italian America’s Cup syndicate
Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST — Reigning World champion, placed 6th at St. Moritz Match Race ’05
Peter Holmberg (ISV) Alinghi — Placed 8th at St. Moritz Match Race ’05
Mark Mendelblatt (USA) — Two-time event champion, finished runner-up in ’05
Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Monnin — Placed 9th at St. Moritz Match Race ’05
Phillippe Presti (FRA) Luna Rossa Challenge — Afterguard member of Italian America’s Cup syndicate
Arnaud Psarophagis (SUI) Team Psarophagis — Winner 2005 UBS Alinghi Swiss Tour, Swiss national match-racing championship
Jochen Schuemann (GER) Alinghi — Member of Alinghi afterguard
Wearn Haw Tan (SIN) China Team — Navigator for Chinese America’s Cup challenge
Ian Williams (GBR) Williams Sail Racing — Placed 4th at 2005 St. Moritz Match Race

2005 PRIZE PURSE DISTRIBUTION
The total prize money will be SFr. 150,000 (approx. $122,000), distributed as follows:
1st – SFr. 36’000 (approx. $29,494)
2nd – SFr. 22’500 (approx. $18,433)
3rd – SFr. 18’000 (approx. $14,747)
4th – SFr. 15’000 (approx. $12,288)
5th – SFr. 13’500 (approx. $11,059)
6th – SFr. 12’000 (approx. $9,830)
7th – SFr. 10’500 (approx. $8,602)
8th – SFr. 7’500 (approx. $6,144)
9th – SFr. 6’000 (approx. $4,915)
10th – SFr. 4’500 (approx. $3,686)
11th – SFr. 3’000 (approx. $2,457)
12th – SFr. 1’500 (approx. $1,228)
(1SFr. = 0.819110 USD on Feb. 8, 2005)

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