20th ACI ADRIS MATCH RACE CUP 2006 FINALIZED
Johnie Berntsson and his Swedish yachting crew won the race
The French crew led by Mathieu Richard came second, and Peter Gilmoure’s from Australia came third. The winner of the 20th ACI Adris Match Race Cup 2006 is a young Swedish skipper Johnie Berntsson, who has beaten the Italian Paola Ciano 3:2 in the semifinals, and the Frenchman Mathieu Rachard in the finals 3:1, whose crew came second.
The first-placed skipper received 20.000 EUR and the second-placed received 10.000 EUR. The Australian crew was third-placed, led by a true sea lion, Peter Gilmour, one of the main favorites of this year’s edition of ACI’s Adris regatta. The fourth-placed was the crew with an Italian skipper Paolo Ciani while the local yacht, which was navigated by a young man from Pula, Dario Kliba, was ninth in a total order.
Johnie Berntsson, did not hide the reasons for his satisfaction.
After all, by getting to the first place and a handful of points, he ensured moving up from his current 20th place on the world ISAF scale of duel-sailing steersmen. Happy and satisfied, he said that he had not hoped for such a high placement, adding that he would remember his fist win at the World Tour for the rest of his life. He celebrated his win by jumping into the sea and having a celebration swim.
