World Match Racing Tour welcomes 34th America's Cup Announcement

4:30 PM Mon 13 Sep 2010 GMT

'French Match Racing Team won the 'King of the Mountain’ - World Match Racing Tour 2010' Ian Roman/WMRT

The ISAF World Match Racing Tour today welcomed the decision to run the 34th America's Cup in catamarans, as this confirms the WMRT as the world's pre-eminent monohull match racing series and creates a tremendous opportunity and responsibility for the Tour to continue to develop match racing worldwide. The ISAF World Match Racing Tour has long been established as the active pathway for sailors and teams to develop their skills and competitive match racing tactics in preparation for the America's Cup. This is a history which the Tour is very proud of and it will always look to innovate with ...

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by WMRT Media