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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2015 53 Sport POWERBOAT RACING Exclusive Chaudron Powerboat to be unveiled at Cannes Chaudron Powerboats Malta will be joining major players in the luxury world of yachting at the forthcoming Cannes Yachting Festival to unveil their latest exclusive powerboat WILFRED SULTANA SPECIFICALLY built to the ex- plicit taste of its distinguished owner, a leading Italian designer, his name will be partially incor- porated in the model's name. 'We Race What We Build" is the hallmark associated with Chaudron Powerboats. Since their international racing debut as a "Wildcard" entrant on the P1 circuit in May 2004 during the Malta GP with the brother- and-sister team – Aaron and Audrien, as driver and trotter- man – the name Chaudron has grown, gaining respect, experi- ence and status. They have won Six World Championships as manufacturers where on four oc- casions Aaron Ciantar featured on the winning team as driver. This new Chaudron G Edition powerboat and their presence as an exhibitor at the Cannes Yachting Festival is definitely a significant acknowledgment to their positive experiences and success. The 2015 Cannes Yachting Fes- tival is to be held between the 8th and 13th September in the two ports of the French Riviera – Le Vieux Port and The Port Pierre Canto. Some 550 boats will be on display in water and on land, among them one hundred world premieres, of the finest new models created by the most fa- mous international shipyards. The new Chaudron G Edition powerboat will be on display on the mega exhibition area of the 'Venezia-Monte Carlo Interna- tional Endurance Race' where the official handing over pres- entation of the new boat by boat builders Chaudron to the distin- guished owner is being held on Wednesday. Here important de- tails regarding future activities of the new boat are expected to be announced. TRIATHLON FOOTBALL Graham Borg to take part in the Triathlon Olimpico Mazara del Vallo BIRKIRKARA St. Joseph Sports Club and national team triath- lete Graham Borg will be taking part in his eleventh international race this year when he will be tackling the standard distance triathlon race in Mazara del Val- lo in Sicily. The race will cover a distance of 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and a 10km run. The race will be draft legal, which means that racers ride very closely behind another in a pack giving them aero dy- namic advantage, enabling them to down on wind resistance and expend less energy. The Triathlon Olimpico Maz- ara del Vallo will be Borg's elev- enth race abroad, of which Borg made it to eight podiums. This race is a popular race where all top regional triathletes will be taking part. Borg has just returned from a very successful showing in the 5150 Standard Distance Tria- thlon in Budapest, where he se- cured a second place podium in his hotly contested age group. Borg's participation in the Tria- thlon Olimpico Mazara del Vallo is possible through the support of Birkirkara St. Joseph Sports Club, Garmin Malta, MZ invest- ments, Go&Fun, Powerbar, fra- grances.com and On. Birkirkara St. Joseph and Na- tional Team Triathlete Keith Galea and National Triathlon Coach Dermot Galea will also be on the starting line of the Tria- thlon Olimpico Mazara del Vallo which will take place today. Birkirkara St. Joseph Triathlete Graham Borg Real Madrid to donate one million euros to aid refugees REAL Madrid are to do- nate one million euros (£787,000) to aid refugees taken in by Spain. Real have followed in the footsteps of clubs such as Bayern Munich and Celt- ic, who this week pledged to provide help to people affected by the refugee crisis. A statement on the club's website read: "Faithful to its commitment to char- ity, the club has taken this decision with the aim of supporting men, women and children who have been forced to leave their homes in order to f lee from war and death. "The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, spoke (on Fri- day) by phone with the president of the Government, Mariano Ra- joy. The pair talked about this contribution and other measures that the club will put in place in order to collaborate with the care of refugees that arrive in Spain." Football's support for the refu- gee crisis shows no sign of abat- ing after Porto and Real Madrid became the latest clubs to pledge help. The Portuguese giants urged their fellow Champions League competitors to back their initia- tive and donate one euro per tick- et sold for the first two rounds of the tournament – allowing each club to gather gate receipts at one match. Florentino Perez