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UIM NEWS MARCH 2013
UIM, RYA Strengthen Links
UIM President Dr Raffaele Chiulli
attended the official Royal Yachting
Association Lunch, held alongside the
London Boat Show, to further strengthen
ties between the two bodies. Her
Royal Highness Princess Anne, the
Princess Royal, as well as representatives
of the British Government and
several British Sailing Team Olympic
gold medallists attended the lunch. At
the end of the official lunch, Dr Chiulli
said: “I would like to congratulate
HRH the Princess Royal and the
British authorities for the excellent
job done in the occasion of the Olympic
Games which were recently held in
London. “The London Olympic Games
were a symbol of peace, trust and
unity, bringing the world and the
local communities together into one
big family. Sport fosters team
building, trust, honesty and the
chance to help each other achieve the
best results. Great sporting achievements
will certainly inspire younger
generations”
Fazza Off To An XCAT Flyer
The Fazza combination of Arif Al Zaffain and Mohammad
Al Marri looks unstoppable following two outright wins in
as many rounds in the 2013 UIM XCAT World Series.
Al Zaffain and Al Marri opened the new season with an
emphatic victory and maximum points in the seasonopener
held in Abu Dhabi and then repeated their performance
in the second round held at the Dubai International
Marine Club (DIMC).
“It looks like Fazza have a good all-round set up and as
usual they have found their winning touch from the start of
the season,” said WPPA Vice President Dr Khalid Zahed. “But
we have another five rounds to go and anything is possible.
I think it is way too early and I believe the race for the
overall title is still wide open.”
Now in its third consecutive year, the XCAT World Series
has made several new additions to the way the highlypopular
race series is run and operated.
For a start, the UIM has given its sanction to the WPPA to
act as promoter and organiser of XCAT races all over the
world. This follows a strategic agreement signed in
December last year enabling the WPPA to function as an
entity on behalf of the world governing body.
Yet another addition is the Speed Cat Run – more like a
sprint to the finish between boats - held prior to the main
event over each race weekend. Fazza has won both the
Speed Cat Runs held in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to lie at the
top of the standings with a maximum 20 points followed
by Victory Team in second with 14 points and Qatar Team
and Spirit of Dubai in joint third with ten points each.
As organiser and promoter, the WPPA has also decided to
stick to a maximum of 14 boats during a calendar year.
These teams will be contracted to the WPPA for the season
with the right to have a share of the total prize money depending
on how each one finishes in the overall standings.
“And of course, we will be as transparent as possible
during the course of the season by having regular
meetings with team owners at each and every venue,”
added Dr Zahed.
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