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	Match Race Sponsoring
		Ab 2006 wird das Zentrum in eine neue Marina, die direkt an der "Molo" gebaut wird, umziehen.
		Das Match Race Zentrum wird von der Stadt Sopot, von der Polish Yachting Assocation und von der Yachting Foundation organisiert.
		Unter den Förderern des Match Race Zentrums befinden sich u.a.
	www.ott-yacht.de /de/service/sponsoring.html (372 words)

	Long Beach Yacht Club Con Cup Section
		Match racing is a one-on-one race between two equally matched yachts over a short upwind/ downwind course.
		Match racing began in the last century with the America's Cup, which remains the "Holy Grail" of match race sailing.
		Match racing actually begins five minutes before the starting gun, as each boat enters the starting area from opposite ends of the start line.
	www.lbyc.org /concup/match.htm (398 words)

	match - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Match, short, thin piece of wood, cardboard, or waxed string, tipped with a mixture of fire-producing substances, and used to produce a flame.
		Two other types of contests are match races and walkovers.
		A match race pits only two horses, almost always that season’s most successful racers, in...
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=match (196 words)

	Miracle Match Marathon - Race Details
		The race in '06 started late and it was 83 degrees at the finish.
		On the downside, the race started a few minutes late, the finish-line timer was difficult to see, and there seemed to be little post-race food.
		It is a small race, but the course is interesting and challenging, highlighting Waco's river and its gorgeous Cameron Park.
	www.marathonguide.com /races/racedetails.cfm?MIDD=2420041010 (1331 words)

	Harley Race - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Race was seen as a rising star in the business with a bright future, until a car accident (his first wife died instantly while pregnant - they had been married for little over a month) put him out of action, with his leg coming close to being amputated.
		Race lost the title to Flair in the bloody and memorable Starrcade cage match (with Gene Kiniski as the special referee) in November, 1983.
		Race lost over $500,000 as an owner of the Kansas City territory, and despite his championship years being at an end and wishing to retire from active competition, was forced to rely on continuing to wrestle to make a living.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harley_Race (2445 words)

	Match race - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A match race is a regatta for two sailing boats, racing each other around a course.
		Most match racing is between one-design boats, meaning that ideally the boats should perform identically on all points of sail and that any differences in performance are attributable to the crew.
		The most notable match race is the America's Cup which is sailed by boats of the America's Cup Class, which is a formula class.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Match_race (651 words)

	Questions
		This is when two or three schools agree to race side-by-side on a straight, or as straight as possible, course that can fit on the local lake/river/bay.
		Race times are recorded and it is usually a mistake to compare times from one race to another or from different days.
		The race is a timed event with each crew starting in single file and negotiating the race course as fast as possible.
	www.rowinghistory.net /questions.htm (1881 words)

	July 20, 1973 - Harley Race vs. Jack Brisco
		Race will be given the belt before he faces the country's No. 1 challenger, Jack Brisco and Muchnick has made it plain the from the moment he presents the buckle it will be up for grabs.
		Race is incensed because Brisco has claimed to have goaded Funk into returning to the ring too soon after his injury in an accident.
		Race, the man on the spot when history was to be made, beat Funk, Junior for the title in Kansas City on May 24th.
	www.harleyrace.com /programs/hou72073.htm (2224 words)

	The Great Match Race; ISBN-10: 0618556125 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A horse race, of all things, was the occasion, luring a tumultuous horde of sports fanatics that was almost larger than the combined populations of Illinois and Delaware.
		The race had become a national referendum on what was right and just, a symbol of the developing dispute between northerners and southerners that would eventually tear the country apart.
		On race day, as tens of thousands of people crossed the East River on dangerously overloaded ferries from New York City and journeyed to Jamaica along dusty dirt roads, it was as if all the armies in the world had gone on maneuvers together.
	www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com /catalog/titledetail.cfm?textType=excerpt&titleNumber=689549 (1037 words)

	Feature Story: The First Time
		Race, on the other hand, was known primarily from his tag team partnership with Larry Hennig in the AWA, where the pair held the AWA World Tag Team Championship four times.
		Race had also been a thorn in the side of the Funk family, having a savage feud with Terry as well as numerous matches against Dory Sr.
		Race had conditioned himself for his title shot at the title by running, swimming, hunting and lots of wrestling workouts in the gym.
	www.harleyrace.com /racevfunkjr.htm (923 words)

	The greatest Match Race of the Century
		A series of important international match races were held in 1923.
		During the 1930s and 1940s, there was another spike in interest in match racing, with a dozen or so contests being held involving national champions.
		The Westchester Racing Assn. put up $100,000 -- a huge amount in those days (there was only one $100,000 race that year, the Santa Anita Handicap) for a Memorial Day match race.
	www.nonthaburihorses.com /matchrace.htm (2426 words)

	Trofeo Roberto Trombini
		He races with determination and an aggressive spirit and his matches are impressive to watch.
		A Swedish yachtsman prominent on the match race circuit since 1998, he was first noticed at juvenile levels and has gained remarkable experience.
		Like many Danish yachtsmen he was born and raised directly in the match racing school, without passing through the usual channels of the laser and junior classes.
	www.matchracetrombini.com /competitors.htm (983 words)

	BoatU.S. Santa Maria Cup, Annapolis Maryland
		The objective in match racing is very simple: to be the first to cross the finishing line.
		With evenly matched boats and crews, a good start usually results in winning the race; however, the downwind finish provides the opportunity to work the wind angles - a small lead does not always equal victory.
		The race course is a simple windward-leeward course with a combined start/finish line at the leeward end.
	www.santamariacup.org /match.asp (813 words)

	Matchless Match Race
		LECTURE: A one hour match racing lecture will be presented to familiarize skippers and crews with the basic tactical and strategic principles of match racing.
		Appendix C, Match Racing Rules will apply, with some exceptions that will be noted in the Sailing Instructions.
		The outline of the race format and the order of starts for the two days of racing will be explained.
	frisbee.beachnet.com /~sbyrc/mtch97.htm (1019 words)

	AYC: TEAM AND MATCH RACING 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		New this year, this team racing event will involve Larchmont, Pequot, New York, as well as American in a series of home and away races on Tuesday nights in June with NYYC at AYC on the 7th, LYC at AYC on the 14th, and AYC at PYC on the 21st.
		Racing will be low key, and is intended for those who want to get more exposure to team racing.
		Those interested in the Owen Torrey Match Race are encouraged to watch for a specific announcement and enter as instructed.
	www.americanyc.com /sailing/onedesign/Matchracing05 (652 words)

	Matchless Match Race
		LECTURE: A one hour match racing lecture will be presented to familiarize skippers and crews with the basic tactical and strategic principles of match racing.
		RACING AREA: The races will be conducted in Santa Monica Bay on the ASMBYC Olympic Circle off the Marina del Rey breakwater.
		The outline of the race format and the order of starts for the two days of racing will be explained.
	www.beachnet.com /~sbyrc/mtch97.htm (1019 words)

	Famous Match Race at the Stock Car Races
		Bookout challenged Johnston to a four-lap match race between their two cars and, if the race organizers would post some prize money, it should be a winner-take-all race.
		It started raining before the race could be restarted and the remainder of the racing program had to be canceled.
		Bill Bookout raced all over the area in many types of race cars during his long career but the three-quarters of a lap that he raced Johnston in this match race is the only time he ever raced on the Winfield racetrack and it is the only time that a 'super-modified' raced there as well.
	winfield.50megs.com /Cowley/match_race.htm (809 words)

	Funny Car Reunion Match Race 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bob and Pam were to match race in two identically equipped Corvettes that are regular participants in the Cartek Corvette Challenge held at Raceway Park.
		The Match Race was put on hold as the cars took their time trials in preparation for eliminations.
		Hopefully this Match race will entice the drivers to get their own Corvettes and race in the Cartek Corvette Challenge which has 10 races in the season with 5 of those yet to come.
	www.corvettechallenge.info /funnycarreunionresults.shtml (717 words)

	Sailing News -
		With a single round robin of five races, the margin for error was slim.
		He lost his first race today against Pacé by a large amount because the match was a driftathon.
		In past years Match Race Germany has struggled to get racing in because of the light conditions and the boat used was a 24-footer.
	sailing1st.com /article.asp?ID=3356&ClassID=293&hid=Swedish+Match+... (748 words)

	Marseille International Match Race
		The last qualified for the semi-final is Matthieu Richard, current number 4 worldwide Match Racer, who managed to win 2 matches in spite of the accident of one of his team member: in a jibe, Matthieu Richard's crew member was hit in the head by the boom, cutting a part of his ear.
		The wound was not serious but the race committee preferred to send him to the nearest hospital and replace him for the rest of the day..
		All the oppositions between the competitors to determine their final rankings, will be in 2 matches won, switching after each match, boats and side of entrance.
	www.cupineurope.com /MatchRace/04MarseilleEN2.htm (560 words)

	Baird's squad captures Annapolis match race - Sailing
		On Friday, the final day of racing, Baird, sailing with the majority of his Team MUSTO 2003 ISAF World Match Racing Championship crew, set the tone for the day by sweeping the first three races, held in a shifting, moderate 5-10 kts of breeze.
		Team Annapolis Volvo developed a lead so big, the race was conceded by Baird before the finish and both boats decided to return to the starting area to go at it again and practice yet another dial-up, the key component in the start sequence of any match race.
		Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer expressed her enthusiasm for the Annapolis Cup Match Race and admiration for the depth of the talent on the two boats.
	www.hometownannapolis.com /cgi-bin/read/2004/03_28-15/SAL (1432 words)

	Harken Women's International Match Race
		With an average wind speed of 20 knots and squirts to 25 knots, the more experienced match racing crews and those familiar with the Elliotts handled the tough conditions well but for those less experienced, there were plenty of dramatic round ups and a number of resulting collisions as well as a crew injury.
		Katie Webb, the bow person on the CYCA's team skippered by Lucinda Whitty, received a blow to the head during a gybe and was taken to hospital for observation, the second incident of this type in as many days.
		Tonight Katie was given the all clear to rejoin her team on the race track tomorrow.
	www.harken.com /sailing/HarkenWomensIntlMatchRace_Day2.php (420 words)

	ACI Adris Match Race Cup 2006
		Paolo Cian match race adventure begins in 1996 as helmsman of Mascalzone Latino Challenge to the 2003 America's Cup.
		The year 2006, with his own match race team, Viano Mercedes-Benz Team, Paolo Cian starts out extremely well: the Italian helmsman is finalist at Grade 1 Marseille International Match Race and winner of Grade 3 Match Mania in Riva del Garda.
		In 1997 was involved in the start of the match race centre at Royal Swedish Yacht Club in Stockholm and same year started as a helmsman.
	www.aci-matchrace.com /skippers.htm (651 words)

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		The time for the start for each subsequent race shall be announced by the RC on VHF channel 71.
		RACING AREA and COURSES: The racing area will be the waters directly east of the BVBC and will utilize inflatable temporary buoys.
		If, in the opinion of the umpires, a boat is clearly ahead and is likely to remain so, that boat may be penalized so that the boats in the match are approximately even or the penalized boat is slightly behind.
	www.bvbc.org /RacingDocs2004/MatchRaceNOR.doc (1219 words)

	The Greatest Horse Race Ever
		The workout was the colt's final preparation before a race, and though the event in question carried a tiny purse, the trainer was dead broke.
		An unusual characteristic of match races is that if one horse grabs a commanding early lead, he usually wins.
		The track was one mile around and the race a mile and three-sixteenths, so the start was at the top of the homestretch, with the horses set to circle the course roughly one and a quarter times.
	www.equisearch.com /horses_riding_training/sports/racing/race_060903 (3994 words)

	Nashua: The Great Match Race \| bloodhorse.com
		A crowd of 35,262 turned out, and while they had money in their pockets, their real interest in the match race itself was more a matter of pure sport than betting opportunity.
		Indeed, the mutuel pool on the Match Race's win-betting-only was $174,737, smaller than the total pool of any other race on the card but the first.
		Actually, as is true in many a front-running race, the damage was done to both, but it was the survivor in front by that one and a half-length margin after a mile in 1:37 3/5.
	racing.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=29293 (1408 words)

	The Jack Johnson v. Barney Oldfield match race of 1910; What it says about race in America Afro-Americans in New York ...
		The AAA Contest Board, the sanctioning body of motor sports at the time attempted to prevent the race from occurring, but the entrepreneurial spirit of the two drivers won out, but at great personal sacrifice to both participants.
		Automobile racing is a strange by-product of an industrial age, growth in technology, popular culture, and the creative and competitive instincts rooted in human nature.
		Since automobile racing was still in its infancy when he started, he earned much of his money from the sport of racing in match races on barnstorming tours of the country.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0SAF/is_1_29/ai_n12417354 (1025 words)

	BLURimini WORLD MATCH RACE 2003
		In finals action, Polish skipper Karol Jablonski and his sailing team put on a textbook match racing demonstration to sweep past the 2002 RYA British Match Racing Champion Ian Williams 3-0, to win the Blurimini World Match Race in Rimini (Italy).
		Polish Karol Jablonski and the 2002 RYA British Match Racing Champion Ian Williams will face off in the finals of the Blurimini World Match Race in Rimini (Italy) tomorrow.
		The event presents even in 2003 a rich sport program: various kind of Regattas, from the joungest children to the biggest names of the America’s Cup participants, from sailing courses and match-race school to sailing experiences with the Champions.
	www.cupineurope.com /MatchRace/03Blurimini-EN.htm (439 words)

	The Great Match Race; ISBN-10: 0618556125 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Eclipse was the majestic champion representing the North’s evolving industrial machine, and Henry was an equine arriviste embodying southern perceptions of superiority.
		Their thrilling match race would come to represent a watershed moment in American history, crystallizing the differences that so fundamentally divided North and South.
		A unique blend of horse racing, history, and good old-fashioned storytelling, The Great Match Race provides a telling glimpse of a nation dividing, some forty years before the Civil War; a fascinating look at the early heritage of the American thoroughbred; and the first example of the sports spectacle as we know it.
	www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com /catalog/titledetail.cfm?titleNumber=689549 (318 words)

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