Sebastien Col is back to business!

With this good result at the Danish Open, Sebastien Col reached the 2nd place of the provisional ISAF Match Racing World Championship Leaderboard.

Sebastien Col is back in the game more than ever, after a few weeks of rest. First of all, he took part to a two days training in Goteborg with serious competitors as Magnus Holmberg, Ian Williams and Torvar Mirsky. Then he fought hard until the end in Frederikshavn, Denmark, where he finally had to let the final win go to the circuit’s leader, Ian Williams.
We can’t forget though that Sebastien won the Danish Open in 2006 (his first win on the World Match Racing Tour, before winning the Korea Match Cup this year).
Sebastien Col arrives with a great spirit in St Moritz, with a potential nice week of racing, where his team will be formed of Gilles Favennec, Christophe André and Fred Guilmin.

Sebastien Col from St Moritz: “I’m very happy to sail again with Fred Guilmin (who was sailing during the 32nd America’s Cup with us), with Gilles Favennec and Christophe André. It is a great team. We will have to be at our best the whole week, because you never know what may happen with match racing. The practice race went really well, we are in a great shape and very motivated. We will have to be very focused from the very beginning.”

ISAF Match Racing World Championship Leaderboard (Top 8)
(After Stage 5 of 9)
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar, 72
2. Sebastien Col (FRA) French Match Racing Team/K-Challenge, 57
3. Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team/ French Team Spirit, 47
4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team , 45
5. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Alandia Sailing Team, 40
6. Mattias Rahm (SWE) Stena Bulk Sailing Team, 34
7. Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Shosholoza, 33
8. Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Victory Challenge 31

St Moritz Match Race Entry List
Sebastien Col (FRA) French Match Racing Team/K-Challenge
Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team/Team French Spirit
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Alandia Sailing Team
Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Shosholoza
Peter Wibroe (DEN) Team Wibroe
Jes Gram Hansen (DEN) Trifork Team
Michael Hestbaek (DEN)
Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Search.Ch
Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team
Adam Minoprio (NZL) Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing
Philippe Presti (FRA) French Match Racing Team/Team French Spirit

Sebastien Col’s programme after St Moritz:
-ACI Cup in Split, 16-21 September (Split, Croatia) (To prepare the Troia Portugal Match Cup)
World Match Racing Tour :
-Troia Portugal Match Cup, 23-28 September (Troia, Portugal)