{"id":2922,"date":"2016-07-07T22:02:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T22:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2016-08-15T06:37:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T06:37:55","slug":"wmrt-sweden-pins-its-hopes-on-wallen-the-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=2922","title":{"rendered":"WMRT: Sweden pins its hopes on Wall\u00e9n the Warrior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=Every_sailrace\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2924\" style=\"width: 4295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WMRT16Sweden0707IR_1151.jpg\" alt=\"7th July 2016. World Match Racing Tour, Marstrand, Sweden. \u00a9 Ian Roman\/WMRT\" width=\"4295\" height=\"2416\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2924\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WMRT16Sweden0707IR_1151.jpg 4295w, http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WMRT16Sweden0707IR_1151-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WMRT16Sweden0707IR_1151-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WMRT16Sweden0707IR_1151-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WMRT16Sweden0707IR_1151-777x437.jpg 777w, http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WMRT16Sweden0707IR_1151-260x146.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WMRT16Sweden0707IR_1151-120x67.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4295px) 100vw, 4295px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">7th July 2016. World Match Racing Tour, Marstrand, Sweden. \u00a9 Ian Roman\/WMRT<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agUDe_KI3jA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Marstrand, Sweden &#8211; WMRT &#8211; Hans Wall\u00e9n is looking to uphold the honour of the Swedes in Marstrand, venue for the climax of the World Match Racing Tour. The 55-year-old is the last of five Swedish skippers standing as the World Championship Finals enter the Quarter Final stage on Friday.<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Everysailrace --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4487550053079833\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8435785152\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nWall\u00e9n, an Olympic silver medallist from Atlanta 1996, put in a superhuman effort to overcome Sam Gilmour\u2019s early advantage in their Super 16 battle. Gilmour has been one of a number of young Australians that have really surprised some of the more experienced teams with their mastery of the M32 in the high-wind short-course racing on the Marstrand fjord this week. But the veteran Swede kept faith in his own abilities, and the commitment of his crew.<\/p>\n<p>With Gilmour sailing fast and sitting on match point, Wall\u00e9n would have to summon the energy, nerve and skill to win four straight matches, virtually unheard of at this level. \u201cI was quite confident we could do it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe had solid speed, solid manoeuvres, the spirit in the boat was really high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>IT\u2019S THE CAPSIZE THAT TURNED IT<\/p>\n<p>The Swede was in little doubt about when the turning point in his fortunes occurred. \u201cI think the race yesterday when they [Gilmour\u2019s crew] flipped at the top mark. They were ahead, made a tack, we got around between them and the mark, they flipped and capsized. That was the moment where we turned the match around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Where one young Australian failed to advance, another lit up the race track to secure an unexpected place in the last eight. Matt Jerwood beat the Danish skipper Nicolai Sehested convincingly. \u201cI don\u2019t know if Nicolai was slightly off his game, because he\u2019s a great match racer,\u201d said Jerwood. \u201cWe stuck to our guns, worked to our plan and the starts just worked out for us. And with the 49er racing we\u2019ve done in Fremantle out in the big waves, the M32 really isn\u2019t that much of a handful, even in today\u2019s strong breeze.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the first half of the Super 16 draw was full of surprises, the higher-seeded skippers in the second half of the draw progressed with little trouble. Johnie Berntsson ended up on the rocks after fluffing a tack in the prestart of match 2 and was pulled off by a safety boat. This mishap made Ian Williams\u2019 job easier than expected, the reigning World Champion from Great Britain beating the Swede 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>Young Sydney sailor Murray Jones pushed Taylor Canfield all the way round the track, showing a similar knack of taming the beast as his compatriot Jerwood. The difference came in the start, however, with Canfield always in control and managing to keep Jones at bay for a 3-0 victory. Yann Guichard dominated Switzerland\u2019s Eric Monnin in their contest, the fast Frenchman also going through on 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>It was a tighter battle between Iker Martinez and Mattias Rahm, the Spanish Olympic Champion against the Swede with long experience of the M32. A few days of practice in Marstrand have worked wonders for the fast learning Martinez, however, and he beat Rahm 3-1. It was a brutal day\u2019s sailing, and Rahm took a blow to the face during a gybe when he was hit by the taut mainsheet as the traveller car rocketed across the back of the boat. \u201cIt was a nasty smack in the face,\u201d said Rahm. \u201cWe had almost 25 knots of wind at times, it was survival conditions, and you have to do everything you can to stay on board the boat. We won one race, but we didn\u2019t have a chance in the other ones. Iker sailed better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Wall\u00e9n the only Swede still in the competition, the thousands of spectators who crowd the rocks and cliff-tops of Marstrand will be cheering him on tomorrow against Taylor Canfield, who is many people\u2019s pick for taking the winner\u2019s bonus cheque of $1 million two days from now. For all of US One\u2019s reputation, Wall\u00e9n was sounding bullish in front of the crowd at the evening press conference. \u201cTaylor has a big advantage with his tactics, and in lighter winds. But we hope to bring a few tricks of our own. I think we\u2019re going to win quite comfortably, 3-0.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canfield escalated the good-natured trash talking with his own comeback to his Quarter Final opponent. \u201cThe limping old man over there? I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to happen. Definitely, the old boys are going to struggle. It\u2019s day five in the event, they\u2019re getting tired and the young guys on US One are just getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quarterfinallist &#8211; Friday<br \/>\nYann Guichard (FRA) vs Phil Robertson (NZL)<br \/>\nTaylor Canfield (ISV) vs Hans Wall\u00e9n (SWE)<br \/>\nIan Williams (GBR) vs Chris Steele (NZL)<br \/>\nIker Martinez (ESP) vs Matt Jerwood (AUS)<\/p>\n<p>Marstrand Results Day 4 &#8211; Super 16 Knockouts<\/p>\n<p>Pair 1<br \/>\n1. Yann Guichard (FRA), Spindrift Racing- 3 pts<br \/>\n2. Eric Monnin (SUI), Albert Riele Swiss Team &#8211; 0 pts<\/p>\n<p>Pair 2<br \/>\n1. Taylor Canfield (ISV), US One &#8211; 3 pts<br \/>\n2. Murray Jones (AUS), Full Bants Racing &#8211; 0 pts<\/p>\n<p>Pair 3<br \/>\n1. Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar &#8211; 3 pts<br \/>\n2. Johnie Berntsson (SWE), FLUX Team &#8211; 0 pts<\/p>\n<p>Pair 4<br \/>\n1. Iker Martinez (ESP), Team Espana &#8211; 3 pts<br \/>\n2. Mattias Rahm (SWE), Rahm Racing &#8211; 1 pts<\/p>\n<p>Pair 5<br \/>\n1. Matt Jerwood (AUS), Redline Racing &#8211; 3 pts<br \/>\n2. Nicolai Sehested (DEN), TREFOR Racing &#8211; -1 pts<\/p>\n<p>Pair 6<br \/>\n1. Chris Steele (NZL), 36 Below Racing &#8211; 3 pts<br \/>\n2. Steven Thomas (AUS), RPM Racing &#8211; 1 pts<\/p>\n<p>Pair 7<br \/>\n1. Hans Wall\u00e9n (SWE), Wall\u00e9n Racing &#8211; 3.25 pts<br \/>\n2. Sam Gilmour (AUS), Neptune Racing &#8211; 2 pts<\/p>\n<p>Pair 8<br \/>\n1. Phil Robertson (NZL), Phill Robertsson Racing &#8211; 3 pts<br \/>\n2. Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE), Essiq Racing &#8211; 0 pts<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=Every_sailrace\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marstrand, Sweden &#8211; WMRT &#8211; Hans Wall\u00e9n is looking to uphold the honour of the Swedes in Marstrand, venue for the climax of the World Match Racing Tour. The 55-year-old is the last of five Swedish skippers standing as the World Championship Finals enter the Quarter Final stage on Friday. 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