TEAMS
Katusha (RUS 007)
Date of launch: 2009
Hull number: 21
Boat owner:Gennadi Timchenko (RUS)
Professional skipper: Andy Horton (USA)
The Russian Team Katusha, led by owner Gennadi Timchenko, joined the RC44 class 2009. In 2012 they were runners up to Team Aqua in the Championship Tour with America’s Cup legend Brad Butterworth calling the shots. For 2012 American Star sailor Andy Horton will step in as tactician and be hoping to get the team back on the podium.
Crew:
Gennadi Timchenko (RUS) - Owner driver
Andy Horton (USA) - Match Racing Helmsman/Tactician
Steve Howe (USA) - Substitute driver
Marco Constant (RSA) - Main Trimmer
Robbie Naismith (NZL) - Trimmer
Ian Baker (NZL) - Trimmer
Jonas Hviid Nielsen (DEN)
Matt Kelway (NZL)
Ted Hackney (AUS)
Shore crew:
Morgan Gutenkunst (USA)
Tom Burnham (USA)
Sarah Gundersen (AUS)
Results:
2012 - RC44 Championship Tour - 2nd
2011 - RC44 Championship Tour - 6th
2010 - RC44 Championship Tour - 7th
2009 - RC44 Championship Tour - 8th
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Katusha (RUS 007) News
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Team Aqua sparkles at ORACLE RC 44 Cup Miami
- 9th December 2010
Appleton lead’s Bake’s entry to match racing season championship
ORACLE RC 44 Cup Miami hits wind block
- 8th December 2010
After yesterday’s wet and wild start to the ORACLE RC 44 Cup Miami, the regatta ground to a virtual halt today with a lack of wind.
Hitting the groove
- 5th March 2011
Day three of the Oracle RC44 Cup San Diego and the teams are starting to figure out this brand new RC44 race course in San Diego Bay.
Stadium sailing in San Diego
- 3rd March 2011
The 2011 RC44 Championship Tour opened with a day of stadium sailing off Broadway Pier, San Diego.
Mistral conditions in Cagliari
- 30th June 2011
“I'm interested to see how mixed up the results will be,” were the words of Cameron Appleton before the fleet racing kicked off at the RC44 Cagliari Cup today. With…
Katusha closes
- 7th March 2011
The Oracle RC44 Cup San Diego ended with a fabulous victory by the Russian team Katusha, after five days of feverishly competitive sailing off Broadway Pier.
14 teams confirmed for 2012 RC44 Championship Tour
- 2nd February 2012
New faces and one new team are confirmed in the line-up for the 2012 RC44 Championship Tour, which kicks off in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote next week (8 February 2012).
Fight for the podium in Portugal
- 1st April 2012
The Cascais RC44 Cup 2012 has thrown everything at the fifteen competing RC44 teams in Portugal from boat breaking conditions to light sea-breeze, sun, a storm and even a couple…
Compact racing for the RC44 fleet
- 29th March 2012
A full on day of racing in every sense saw four different winners from four races and a very compact fleet competing for every inch around the race course at…
























