tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39914396581495620322024-03-19T03:41:37.355+00:00Finn ClassEvent blog for International Finn ClassFinn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-90375673324311559482010-09-04T02:21:00.000+01:002010-09-04T02:22:33.186+01:00Summary day five<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After the windiest day yet at the 2010 Finn Gold Cup in San Francisco, Ed Wright moves into a 13 point lead after a scoring 3-1 while nearest rivals Rafa Trujillo (ESP) scored 2-3 and Giles Scott (GBR) scored 2-5.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Raced nine was sailed in 16-20 knots with Wright leading Trujillo early on and Scott in hot pursuit. Scott took the lead on the first downwind and wasn't about to let it go, pulling away on the reaches to record his first line honours this week. Trujillo placed second to narrow the gap on Wright, who finished third, to just nine points.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Race ten was a thrilling display of endurance and power as the wind whipped up a confused sea and the downwind became an adrenaline fulled funride. Wright again led at the top mark with Trujillo in third and Scott in fourth. Gasper Vincec (SLO) took the lead on the run but Wright was having none of that and retook the lead on the beat and extended to take his fourth race win of the week. Trujillo lost a lot of ground on the first downwind and could only recover to fourth while Scott took fifth.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The top three are almost guaranteed medals. Tomorrow's medal race will decide the colour.</FONT></DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-87840011957145581962010-09-03T18:55:00.000+01:002010-09-03T18:57:32.467+01:00Day five<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good morning from San Francisco.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sailors held on shore for wind to build. early morning fog on the bay and air is colder so we are expecting more breeze today.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Follow the racing on <A href="http://www.finngoldcup.org">www.finngoldcup.org</A> with live video stream and Twitter updates.</FONT></DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-88251664811085019932010-09-03T18:51:00.000+01:002010-09-03T18:59:20.473+01:00Day five pics<p 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Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-13693318296411478012010-09-03T01:31:00.000+01:002010-09-03T01:33:13.545+01:00Summary day four<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After another two windy races, Rafa Trujillo (ESP) scoref a 1-2 to close the gap on Ed Wright (GBR) who scored 2-5 today, though they increased their lead over the rest of the fleet.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Race seven was led initially by Trujillo but Wright shot past on the run. Trujillo favored the middle ground on the second beat to retake the lead and held it to the finish Thomas Le Breton suffered gear failure and slipped back with Giles Scott (GBR) climbing to third.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Trujillo again led to the top mark in race eight with the winds topping 22 knots and a very nasty sea running. He lost the lead to defending champion Jonas Hogh Christensen (DEN) on the second beat and the Dane led until the final thrilling stages of the fast spray filled second reach when Daniel Birgmark (SWE) first sailed under Trujillo and then Hogh Christensen to win the race.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The final two qualification races are scheduled for Friday before Saturday's medal race.</FONT></DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-38191987403329527532010-09-02T20:42:00.001+01:002010-09-02T20:42:56.919+01:00Getting ready for race seven<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoCvrrC7xIZVgwQ9M5SiGwdhs7H-LcMTeJW1kaJR4vixK87vdaw-8iLJszSn7KdI8BYxFlj3YY8tAbG6vjw-XNvCuVpbK61MusJIUM_RuQ9ypjgYHvhsjCCreUrjA6hYUfpyV10TuQ2Y/s1600/photo-776920.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoCvrrC7xIZVgwQ9M5SiGwdhs7H-LcMTeJW1kaJR4vixK87vdaw-8iLJszSn7KdI8BYxFlj3YY8tAbG6vjw-XNvCuVpbK61MusJIUM_RuQ9ypjgYHvhsjCCreUrjA6hYUfpyV10TuQ2Y/s320/photo-776920.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512404027556450338" /></a></p>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-45565081562775579802010-09-02T03:40:00.000+01:002010-09-02T03:41:03.547+01:00Day three summaryEd Wright (GBR) takes the lead at the 2010 Finn Gold Cup after another <br>outstanding day placing first and third in the two races. Rafa Trujillo <br>(ESP) won the second race of the day to climb to second, while a string of <br>top 10 placings leave Giles Scott (GBR) in third.<p>After a short postponement to allow time for the wind to clock round and <br>build, the first race was sailed in 10-14 knots with Ed Wright leading at <br>each and every mark. He extended on every leg to win by more than a minute <br>and a half. Jonathan Lobert (FRA) placed second with Thomas Le Breton (FRA) <br>recovering from a poor first beat to place third.<p>Race six was then sailed in 14-17 knots with Trujillo leading from start to <br>finish. Wright traded positions with Bjorn Allansson (SWE), Giorgio Poggi <br>(ITA) and Brendan Casey (AUS) before finally crossing the line in third <br>behind Poogi.<p>Wright now has 13 point lead with four more races to sail before Saturday's <br>medal race, while thre next four boats are separated by onlt four points<p><br>Results after 6 races:<p>1 GBR 11 Edward Wright 9<br>2 ESP 100 Rafael Trujillo 22<br>3 GBR 41 Giles Scott 24<br>4 FRA 115 Thomas le Breton 24<br>5 USA 4 Zach Railey 26<br>6 SLO 5 Gasper Vincec 36<br>7 CRO 524 Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic 49<br>8 SLO 573 Vasilij Zbogar 55<br>9 CRO 25 Marin Misura 56<br>10 GBR 88 Mark Andrews 57Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-53903240312925949392010-09-01T19:27:00.001+01:002010-09-01T19:27:20.109+01:00AP down<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>we're going sailing...</FONT></DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-13892638668771462212010-09-01T19:01:00.001+01:002010-09-01T19:01:36.310+01:00AP up<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Postponement for one hour while they wait for the wind to turn as it's currently offshore and a seabreeze is expected later.</FONT></DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-84704282934240383052010-09-01T18:30:00.000+01:002010-09-01T18:33:43.083+01:00More day two photos<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ErRz_GE62V7EIQGmZeh4e_Xs8EGszj2fX2cM8tIwZanCTGGtneYwfJXDALZmV458g7aMprs9u8_LyIZY6yg5LdqyH4uE1v23ZcJ-H3DYOWTteS_VnO_2iJcZreVrdEKo3wBm_2n_lL8/s1600/P1020544mark-andrews-723083.jpg"><img 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and more than 1,400 each day.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sign up for the Twitter feed on the right here or the daily Finn Class press releases on the class website at www.finnclass.org</FONT></DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-82878653787457730742010-09-01T18:25:00.000+01:002010-09-01T18:26:11.423+01:00Day three<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Very hot at Marina Bay with the usual forecast for later in the day. Racing starts at 12.00.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Follow it live on the event website at <A href="http://www.finngoldcup.com">www.finngoldcup.com</A> with live video streaming, boat tracking and Twitter feeds.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-83400571988621068672010-09-01T01:30:00.000+01:002010-09-01T01:31:11.121+01:00Day Two photos<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspXFhBgS8QnyBayI3vk3JAJCfwNlU0UuQKxY7TpB8OHWufBZlmhmBgCQoEMIvvt1z4DobQNd0DKEThQKCJNkwfggMIaUrvvDddJNYZwJOXrucrn7WS4QApOp0as8fbzu0wsLgEKnQLq0/s1600/P1020543-ed-wright-771122.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspXFhBgS8QnyBayI3vk3JAJCfwNlU0UuQKxY7TpB8OHWufBZlmhmBgCQoEMIvvt1z4DobQNd0DKEThQKCJNkwfggMIaUrvvDddJNYZwJOXrucrn7WS4QApOp0as8fbzu0wsLgEKnQLq0/s320/P1020543-ed-wright-771122.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511736132964075394" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFR0Ch104PAA6YhQDLSP9FplylPwa2PraqEGta3VV8lTz8Szx5nZ8uzZ-F2_6r8W_qSm3-sJstd_SQDtYq7PZMoKzMpjB5Hp6OB5bqD6kAAnfR0j4Afrj6gFtAX-Jw2tV_UZAWtyyi5Xs/s1600/P1020492-zach-railey-772945.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFR0Ch104PAA6YhQDLSP9FplylPwa2PraqEGta3VV8lTz8Szx5nZ8uzZ-F2_6r8W_qSm3-sJstd_SQDtYq7PZMoKzMpjB5Hp6OB5bqD6kAAnfR0j4Afrj6gFtAX-Jw2tV_UZAWtyyi5Xs/s320/P1020492-zach-railey-772945.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511736143550979602" /></a></p><DIV> </DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-68948794840314376242010-09-01T01:15:00.001+01:002010-09-01T01:15:32.819+01:00Summary of day twoAfter four races, Thomas Le Breton (FRA) holds the leads on equal points <br>with Zach Railey (USA) in second. Double race winner today Ed Wright (GBR) <br>is in third. The top five boats are all withinb four points of each other.<p>The first race started with light winds but increased to 12 knots by the top <br>mark and 22 knots by the second race in a typical San Francisco Day with fog <br>rolling between the Golden Gate and cold breeze building during the day.<p>Wright rounded the top mark in third and moved ahead on the downwind to lead <br>throughout. Race one winner Gasper Vincec (SLO) and Thomas le Breton moved <br>tghrough the fleet to place second and third.<p>The wind had really kicked in for race four with Wright leading round the <br>top mark from Mark Andrews (GBR). Andrews took the lead on the first <br>downwind leg, but Wright dug in on the next beat and took a nice lead to <br>extend to the finish for a second race win. Thomas Le Breton placed third <br>again.<p>Results after four races (87 entries)<p>1 FRA 115 Thomas le Breton 21.0<br>2 USA 4 Zach Railey 21.0<br>3 GBR 11 Edward Wright 23.0<br>4. GBR 41 Giles Scott 23.0<br>5 SLO 5 Gasper Vincec 25.0<br>6. GBR 88 Mark Andrew 35.0<br>7. ESP 100 Rafael Trujillo 48.0<br>8 CRO 25 Marin Misura 52.0<br>9 GBR 85 Andrew Mills 56.0<br>10. ITA 146 Michele Paoletti 57.0<p>Two more races on Wednesday starting at 12.00Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-74162963774329352492010-08-31T17:59:00.001+01:002010-08-31T17:59:34.680+01:00Day two<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A lot of early morning fog around, now starting to lift, and a light breeze in place at 10.00</FONT></DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-71372711681759719662010-08-30T19:16:00.001+01:002010-08-30T19:16:50.327+01:00Fleet heading out for first race. Live coverage on <a href="http://www.finngoldcup.com">www.finngoldcup.com</a>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-77309234255861918912010-08-30T18:26:00.000+01:002010-08-30T18:28:19.403+01:00Sailors getting ready for day one<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz9f-qd5upmdqriF1ewCdjSfpna1ehFxxeEo_VJ2Xo8Pw53E5wRjfUEm5wi1OCFTdwnAj-FjtZ6a-xyy2vfLQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-38470958251358625642010-08-30T17:57:00.001+01:002010-08-30T17:57:14.301+01:00Finn Gold Cup Day one<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clear skies, solid wind already in place at 15-20 knots and more expected later.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Racing starts at 12.00</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Follow it here on the blog or watch the live video streaming and live boat tracking at <A href="http://www.finngoldcup.com">www.finngoldcup.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-76092459470221564002010-08-30T01:14:00.000+01:002010-08-30T01:16:20.522+01:00Jonas and his finger<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyvMNInWqVl5jLghbDS9sJIExFnRyg7OTwjKD789g_OaRWr-hDo08XDK6ZoWffeGcHvkrATM3LSRJymev4dxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-4038227056231939322010-08-29T22:46:00.001+01:002010-08-29T22:46:58.467+01:00Den2 leads at topmark and rounds gate in second behind esp1. Ned 842 third. Then most of fleet head home as usualFinn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-16379915479763727502010-08-29T22:11:00.001+01:002010-08-29T22:11:06.117+01:00Ap up new startFinn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-74503293104735185372010-08-29T21:59:00.001+01:002010-08-29T21:59:37.049+01:00About 35 to 40 boats out for the raceFinn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-78708271685606533752010-08-29T21:54:00.001+01:002010-08-29T21:54:29.555+01:00Practice race about to get underway.20 to 25 knots sunny choppyFinn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-4188780780003429982010-08-29T20:34:00.000+01:002010-08-29T20:35:13.610+01:00Sunday: 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size=2></FONT> </DIV>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991439658149562032.post-90726516367040322312010-08-28T20:08:00.001+01:002010-08-28T20:08:43.887+01:00Sunny day at the Finn Gold Cup in San Francisco<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NxnuysUNvHDWYBgt_8UdJUHqJeyz0EgcwiRfLHtgpY2DYQ4VPvrJPo7Ij4POU3VoVHkEADLXn9nM1DT2-NK0UoEYdHQsFXkhYzh1YmpB1aCE3UsCb5CeQoZWwNpD-evKbrUgIOnl1I4/s1600/photo-723888.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NxnuysUNvHDWYBgt_8UdJUHqJeyz0EgcwiRfLHtgpY2DYQ4VPvrJPo7Ij4POU3VoVHkEADLXn9nM1DT2-NK0UoEYdHQsFXkhYzh1YmpB1aCE3UsCb5CeQoZWwNpD-evKbrUgIOnl1I4/s320/photo-723888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510539778786924850" /></a></p>Finn Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958056097100342215noreply@blogger.com0