| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(7-12-2005) Entrants in the 2005 Rolex Trophy One Design Series will be available at a pre-race media conference on Friday 9 December 2005 – the day before the Series begins.
The Rolex Trophy One Design Series will be sailed off Sydney Heads 10-12 December with several races each day.
Winner of the Farr 40 Division in last year’s Rolex Trophy One Design and current Rolex Farr 40 World Champion, Evolution skipper Richard Perini, will again meet friendly rival Vincenzo Onarato from Italian yacht Mascalzone Latino.
The two will be joined by Adrian Stead, tactician onboard Mascalzone Latino and aboard Alfa Romeo for the Rolex Sydney Hobart and Steven Proud, owner of the Sydney 38 Swish which will be racing in both the Rolex Trophy Series and the Rolex Sydney Hobart. Brooke Paton from the Sydney 38 Zen and one of approximately 25 women racing to Hobart this year, will also be on the panel. Both the boat and Brooke will be attempting their second Rolex Sydney Hobart this year.
Entrants to date in the 2005 Rolex Trophy One Design Series are:
Farr 40s: Evolution (AUS-NSW), Mascalzone Latino (Italy), Ichi Ban (AUS-NSW),
Venom (NZ), War Games (AUS-SA), Kokomo (AUS-NSW),
Quantum Racing (AUS-NSW), Sputnik (AUS-NSW),
Rushcutter (AUS-NSW), Panther (AUS-NSW), Cydon (AUS-NSW)
Sydney 38s: Zen*, Swish *, Blue Chip, Outlaw, Transfusion, Shining Sea, Acuity,
Easy Tiger, Stoneybroke, Contentious Issue, Estate Master
(* denotes yacht also entered in Rolex Sydney Hobart 2005)
About Rolex Trophy One Design Series:
Boats in the Farr 40 and Sydney 38 design classes compete to be the first yacht across the finish line in each race, accumulating points over the three days of racing. The yacht with the lowest point score at the end of the Series is the winner. The racing is fast and furious and every point counts, making it vital for crews to limit mistakes in each race
WHAT: Rolex Trophy One Design Series
Pre-Series media conference
WHEN: 11.15am for 11.30am conference start
Friday 9 December, 2005
WHERE: Rolex Media Centre (large white marquee in car park/hard deck)
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
New Beach Road
Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
(Street parking only – please allow yourself extra time to park)
WHO: - Richard Perini, skipper Evolution
- Vincenzo Onarato, skipper Mascalzone Latino
- Adrian Stead, tactician Mascalzone Latino and Alfa Romeo for Rolex Sydney Hobart
- Brooke Paton, crew Zen Sydney 38 Rolex Trophy OD and Rolex Sydney Hobart
- Steve Proud, skipper Swish Sydney 38 Rolex Trophy OD and Rolex Sydney Hobart
VISUALS: Opportunity to film/photograph skippers and tactician at their yachts after media conference
For more information about the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005 visit www.rolexsydneyhobart.com.
For information about the Rolex Trophy Series 2005 visit www.cyca.com.au.
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