World Class Skippers head to Germany in back-to-back Events

The 2015/16 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) has started with a full schedule in May with the 18th edition of Match Race Germany, Stage 2 of the World Championship, set to start next week just
3 days after the opening event of the season in Long Beach, California.
Held on the waters of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, Match Race Germany is widely regarded as the Grand Prix sailing event of Germany with 5 days of close match racing action staged in front of the thousands of spectators that flock to the lakeside town of Langeragen over the Pentecost weekend.

Widely tipped as favourite for the event is experienced Swiss match racer Eric Monnin (Team SailBox). 39yr old Monnin has joined the World Match Racing Tour this year as one of 8 ‘Tour Card’ skippers, guaranteeing him and his team invitations to the World Championship events. Joining Monnin as first time Tour Card skippers for 2015/16 are Joachim Aschenbrenner from Denmark, and Reuben Corbett from New Zealand.

All three teams have showed impressive performances at the opening World Championship event in Long Beach, CA and will be keen to gain valuable points on the leaderboard in Germany.