Gyeonggi Province, Korea: Wildcard skipper Paul Campbell-James and local talent Sung Wook Kim have vowed to shake up the racing on the eve of the Korea Match Cup, the third stage of the 2011 World Match Racing Tour. Along with New Zealand’s Reuben Corbett and Sweden’s Bjorn Hansen, the pair will be looking to upset the standings as they take on eight Tour Card Holders at Korea’s largest sporting event.
Campbell-James, a former Student Match Racing World Champion, joins the Tour with his talented Dream Team crew fresh from the Extreme Sailing Series, an event which he won last year. The 28-year-old said he plans to bring his extensive experience of close-quarters racing to the world stage – and do what he can to throw in a few surprises.
»We’re the underdogs in this event and we’ve got nothing to lose so we’re going to really stick it to the other guys, » Campbell-James said. « I’m particularly looking forward to taking on Torvar (Mirsky of The Wave Muscat) and of course the all-Brit battle with Ian Williams and his Team GAC Pindar is going to be a good one. It’s a great line up here in Korea and we are looking forward to taking on everyone. »
For more on the teams’ preparations for the Korea Match Cup Qualifying Sessions, go to www.wmrt.com
