World Match Racing Tour filling the monohull void

12:17 AM Fri 15 Oct 2010 GMT

'WMRT President Peter Gilmour being interviewed' Franck Gicquiaud Click Here to view large photo

The World Match Race Tour will continue to be raced in monohulls, despite the America's Cup, for which it was always seen as a training ground, switching to wing sail catamarans. 'The America's Cup will be very exciting,' said tour director Peter Gilmour in London, 'but there's a huge void there to fill. It's good timing for us.' WMRT chief executive Jim O'Toole said that the tour's present programme of nine events would be expanded to 15, that the prize fund would be increased from $250,000 to $500,000, and that new designs of boats, to be provided by host venues, ...

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by Stuart Alexander