Saturday 11 July 2009

Summary of medal race

In a 12-14 knot breeze Jonas Hogh Cristensten passed early leader Zach Railey on the first downwind and covered up the second beat to win the Gold Cup for the second time. Andrew Mills also moved up on the first downwind and placed a good second with Railey recovering from a poor second beat to finally finish third.
 
Jonas takes the gold, Zach the silver, and Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic wins bronze, Croatia's first ever medal at the Finn Gold Cup.
 
Results will be posted on the event website shortly and full report to follow.
 
Final race for the rest is currently underway.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the coverage! Twitter and this blog were of much help! Be advised that even Ukirainian sailors was informed on the Cup news thanks for your efforts and my translation from English to Russian. See the materials by clicking "Finn" label on the http://ukrsailing.blogspot.com/ blog. You may also help by providing good photos to illustrate the articles.
    Stay tuned, Ivan
    Ukraine

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