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Oracle Racing joins Swedish Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour
Author: Shawn McBride
Oracle Racing, intended challenger for the 2003 America’s Cup, has agreed to compete on the Swedish Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour. Skipper Chris Dickson furthers the team’s competitive preparation with his entry into both the upcoming Steinlager/Line 7 Cup (Auckland, NZ, March 12-17) and the Sun Microsytems Australia Cup (Perth, Australia, March 21-25).
"To be at the top of our game for the next Cup we need to constantly challenge ourselves and further our competitive match-racing portfolio," said Chris Dickson, Oracle Racing skipper.
"The America's Cup is a match race and the more practice we can do on the circuit, the better. The Swedish Match Tour provides a great opportunity to refine our skills and we look forward to competing."
The Oracle Racing Team is dedicated to recapturing the America's Cup by applying U.S. technology in aerodynamics, computer equipment, hydrodynamics, naval architecture, sail design and structural engineering to America's Cup sailboat design.
Spanning the globe, the Swedish Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour is comprised of eight of the world's leading professional sailing events and is proving to be the ultimate battleground of sailing. In addition to over USD$400,000 in individual event prize money, the Swedish Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour awards USD$200,000 to the top eight sailors on the Tour. The overall winners are determined by a point system based on a sailor’s best six of eight finishes, with the first-place skipper netting USD$60,000.
More Information:
- YachtsandYachting.com Match Racing Page
- www.swedishmatchgp.com
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