BlackMatch reach career best in latest ISAF World Ranking

Hi all from BlackMatch,

Despite a slight hiccup in our 2009 campaign last week in Sweden, the latest ISAF rankings have seen BlackMatch Skipper Adam Minoprio reach a career best number 3 in the world. The latest World Ranking is great news for BlackMatch Racing, as it is not only our goal to win the World Match Racing Tour, but also to be the World Number 1 ISAF ranked team, by the end of 2009.

Although we have surrended our top position on the World Match Racing Tour to the world number 1 Mathieu Richard, we are still well in contention lying in 2nd place and will be looking to regain the top spot at the St Moritz event in 6 weeks time.

This is the debut for Adam Minoprio in the RC44 class. Malcesine, 8 July 2009. Photo copyright Nico Martinez

Our next regatta is in 3 weeks and is the grade 1 International De France, held in Brittany. We finished 5th here last year and are definitely vying for a top placing here this year in the J-80 boats.

Match racing - Open - Wednesday 8 July 2009

1 RICHARD Mathieu (FRA)
2 WILLIAMS Ian (GBR)
3 MINOPRIO Adam (NZL)
4 MIRSKY Torvar (AUS)
5 COL Sébastien (FRA)
6 IEHL Damien (FRA)
7 GILMOUR Peter (AUS)
8 PRESTI Philippe (FRA)
9 CIAN Paolo (ITA)
10 BERNTSSON Johnie (SWE)