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Team Aqua (GBR 2041)
Team Aqua (GBR 2041)
Date of Launch: 2011
Boat owner : Chris Bake (GBR)
Professional skipper : Cameron Appleton (NZL)
Chris Bake’s Team Aqua has been one of the leading forces on the RC44 Championship Tour circuit ever since its launch in 2007. With top match racer Cameron Appleton the permanent fixture as the team’s pro sailor, Team Aqua defended their 2011 RC44 Championship Tour title in 2012, keeping hold of the golden wheels for a second season. Will they be able to do the triple in 2013?
Crew:
Chris Bake (GBR) - Owner driver
Cameron Appleton (NZL) - Match Racing Helmsman/Tactician
Andrew Estcourt (NZL) – Main trimmer
Christian Kamp (DEN) – Trimmer
Ben Graham (GBR) – Grinder
Chris Noble (GBR) – Offside trimmer
Matt Cassidy (USA) – Bowman
Mark Towill (USA) - Pitman
Results:
2012 - RC44 Championship Tour - 1st
2011 - RC44 Championship Tour - 1st
2010 - RC44 Championship Tour - 5th
2009 - RC44 Championship Tour - 5th
2008 - RC44 Championship Tour - 4th
2007 - RC44 Championship Tour - 1st
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Aqua take the first event of the RC44 season
- 12th February 2012
A three hour wait for the breeze to fill in delayed proceedings on the final day of the RC44 Puerto Calero Cup, AEZ took their second race win in Lanzarote,…
Team Aqua acheives the double
- 16th November 2011
With the 2011 RC44 Championship Tour safely in the bag, there was one more series title to be won, the RC44 Match Race title. Having lead the match race rankings…
Peninsula Petroleum’s come-from-behind victory
- 7th October 2012
Going into the final day of the Adris RC44 World Championship nine points ahead of second, Chris Bake’s Team Aqua looked to be in a good position to win the…
Team Aqua crowned 2011 RC44 Tour Champions
- 2nd October 2011
Going into the final day of the Adris RC44 Cup, Team Aqua was going for the double. They had within their sights a third event victory of the season and…
Strong opening for Team Aqua
- 4th October 2012
A lengthy opening day of the Adris RC44 World Championship proved challenging for PRO Peter Reggio and his team at they attempted to make the best of tricky light conditions…
Aqua start their ascent
- 30th September 2011
The early sea breeze came in off the north Adriatic Sea this morning allowing the RC44 fleet to complete another four races at the Adris RC44 Cup. It was Team…
Team Aqua win in Sweden
- 22nd July 2012
Team Aqua has won the RC44 Sweden Cup for the second year in a row with a race to spare, on a day where the wind increased and the sea…
Team Aqua by the smallest of margins
- 21st August 2011
Going into the final day of racing at the RC44 Sweden Cup just four points separated the top four teams. It was so tight at the top that the day…
A three win day for Team Aqua
- 21st July 2012
A storming day for Team Aqua propelled them into the lead at the RC44 Sweden Cup on the penultimate day of racing.
Tight at the top
- 20th August 2011
30 knot winds and a three metre swell kept the RC44 fleet in dock at Marstrand this morning. By 14:00 there was much talk of golf and siestas, but just…
Calm descends on Cascais
- 31st March 2012
In contrast to yesterday’s foam up, the penultimate day of racing at the Cascais RC44 Cup was spent wishing for wind.
Full on start to the RC44 season
- 8th February 2012
The 2012 RC44 Championship Tour kicked off in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote with a full day of match racing. A familiar team was at the top of the leader-board after nine…
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