Fourth round

More action at JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge Match Racing Series

This weekend nine teams from six European nations will descend on Queen Mary Sailing Club, UK for the fourth round of the JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge Match Racing Series.

Attending this weekend’s event and competing in the RYA’s J80 fleet are four British teams helmed by Nick Cherry, Alistair Hall and Andrew Cornah and British National Match Racing Champion Mark Campbell-James. Campbell-James, Cornah and their teams have already earned slots in the JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge Match Racing Final due to be held on 10-12 March, but will compete over the weekend to further fine tune their match racing skills.

Sweden’s Bjorn Hansen, ranked 12th in the world by ISAF, enters the weekend not only as the highest ranked team but also as the favourite to win. Recently finishing third at the Monsoon cup on the Swedish Match Tour, Hansen will be the one to watch on the water. However it may not be smooth sailing for Hansen and his team; they will not only square up against Britain’s best, but also against Rasmus Viltoft from Denmark, Poland’s Przemek Tarnacki, Swiss-born Marcel Walser and Italy’s Roberto Ferrarese, the coach for the America’s Cup team +39.

Teams (ISAF Ranking)
Bjorn Hansen, SWE 12
Mark Campbell-James, GBR 15
Nick Cherry, GBR 44
Rasmus Viltoft, DEN 51
Przemek Tarnacki, POL 56
Andrew Cornah, GBR 60
Alistair Hall, GBR 111
Roberto Ferrarese, ITA 136
Marcel Walser, SUI 262