Sailors competing at the Finn Gold Cup in Vallensbaek, Denmark knew he would be dangerous, but not even Jonas Høgh Christensen really thought he would win the world title in his home waters after taking nine months off since the Games last year. But win it he did, saying “It’s amazing, absolutely amazing. I am [...]
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Zach Railey returned to the top of the leaderboard after a tough day at the Finn Gold Cup in Vallensbaek, Denmark. After leading the first race on Friday from start to finish he placed seventh in race 10 to go in into Saturday’s medal race with a narrow three point lead over Jonas Høgh Christensen. [...]
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sailors and equipment underwent a thorough testing on day four of the Finn Gold Cup in Vallensbaek, Denmark with strong winds introducing a new element to the championship. It was also all change at the top after race wins for Ed Wright (GBR) and Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN). Wright climbs to the top, with Giles Scott [...]
Thursday, July 9, 2009
After day three in Vallensbaek there is a new leader at the Finn Gold Cup. Dan Slater (NZL) heads the leader board but on the same points as Zach Railey (USA). Ed Wright (GBR) moves up to third. Race wins on Wednesday went to Eduard Skornyakov (RUS) and Marin Misura (CRO). Wednesday dawned as most [...]
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Two testing raced sailed off Vallensbaek Harbour near Copenhagen in Denmark were completed Monday with virtually all the favourites picking up a discard. Race wins went to Bryan Boyd (USA) and Dan Slater (NZL), though Rafal Szukiel (POL) was the most consistent and leads overnight. Starting on time at 11.00, the first race had one [...]
Monday, July 6, 2009
On a boiling hot afternoon in Vallensbaek, the opening ceremony of the 2009 Finn Gold Cup was held alongside the beautiful Vallensbaek harbour together with free drinks and an impressive feast laid on by the Municipality of Vallensbaek. So far 89 Finn sailors from 30 nations have completed registration and measurement to compete for the [...]
Monday, June 29, 2009
The form book is wide open going into next week’s Finn Gold Cup at Vallensbæk, near Copenhagen in Denmark. With a different winner at each major European event so far this year, picking favourites is easy, but picking a winner would be a hard call. So far there are 98 entries from 30 countries including [...]
Monday, July 13, 2009
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