15. Gold Cup 1970
Cascais, Portugal August 14-22
160 entries from 34 countries
The biggest fleet in any Finn Gold Cup most likely forever gathered in 1970 It was won and dominated by American sailors with Jörg Bruder winning for his first time, Sprague second and Andre third. After twice finishing as runner up, Bruder - already 37 - feared that this might be his last Gold Cup because of leg injuries. In the last race Bruder had to finish fifth or better in order to win the Cup, no matter what Sprague did. At the start Sprague used every match-race tactic he could in the huge fleet. Trying to hold Bruder back, Sprague luffed the Brazilian into the spectator fleet. But an the last beat Bruder was again leading. Sprague went up what he thought was the wrong side, but it turned out to be the right one. Now Sprague started a tacking duel until Bruder went head to wind because his rudder pintle broke. But Bruder lifted his centreboard in order to take off the pressure from his rudder and twisted the tiller with his bare but mighty hands. Sprague finished fourth and only could watch as the crippled Bruder crossing the line seconds before Andre and Nelis, who had both overstood the line, crossed planing an a screaming reach. It was the most dramatic win of any Gold Cup.
Final Results Gold Cup 1970
1.
|
Jörg Bruder
|
BL 3
|
23.7
|
2.
|
Henry Sprague
|
US 868
|
24.0
|
3.
|
Robert Andre
|
US 830
|
44.0
|
4.
|
Thomas Lundquist
|
S 530
|
53.7
|
5.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 554
|
55.0
|
6.
|
Bernd Dehmel
|
DDR 9
|
57.7
|
7.
|
Per Werenskiold
|
N 83
|
58.7
|
8.
|
Baudouin Binkhorst
|
H 4
|
58.7
|
9.
|
Pieter Keyzer
|
H 404
|
62.7
|
10.
|
Magnus Olin
|
S 509
|
65.7
|
11.
|
Uwe Mares
|
G 6
|
69.4
|
12.
|
Iain Macdonald-Smith
|
K 341
|
73.0
|
13.
|
Peter Conrad
|
US 530
|
75.0
|
14.
|
Willy Kuhweide
|
G 711
|
83.7
|
15.
|
Jacques Rogge
|
B 87
|
86.0
|
16.
|
S. Golser
|
I 418
|
86.0
|
17.
|
Serge Maury
|
F 96
|
89.0
|
18.
|
Fabio Albarelli
|
I 3
|
98.0
|
19.
|
Kees Douze
|
H 7
|
99.0
|
20.
|
Fritz Beck
|
H 449
|
11.0
|
21.
|
Andy Zawieja
|
PZ 321
|
115.0
|
22.
|
Hubert Raudaschl
|
OE 121
|
120.0
|
23.
|
B. Frimansson
|
S 328
|
122.0
|
24.
|
Jürgen Mier
|
DDR 3
|
128.0
|
25.
|
P. Akerson
|
S 32
|
128.0
|
26.
|
Patrick Pym
|
K 274
|
134.0
|
27.
|
Miroslav Vejvoda
|
CZ 111
|
13.40
|
28.
|
Thomas Jungblut
|
G 1146
|
142.0
|
29.
|
Michael Hupin
|
B 90
|
150.0
|
30.
|
Uwe Heinzmann
|
G 1122
|
156.0
|
31.
|
Elias Hatzipavlis
|
GR 122
|
157.0
|
32.
|
Lennart Gustavsson
|
S 558
|
161.0
|
33.
|
Hans Werner Zachariassen
|
G 1133
|
161.0
|
34.
|
Paul Phelan
|
KC 61
|
163.0
|
35.
|
Phillipe Soria
|
F 6
|
172.0
|
36.
|
E. Shaw
|
SA 182
|
172.0
|
37.
|
A. Leenstra
|
SA 410
|
179.0
|
38.
|
Victor Potapov
|
SR 15
|
181.0
|
39.
|
D. Kollock
|
US 780
|
183.0
|
40.
|
J. Eggers
|
US 814
|
184.0
|
41.
|
Jamiz Knasiecki
|
PZ 335
|
185.0
|
42.
|
J. Leistikow
|
G 1050
|
186.0
|
43.
|
Börge Sall
|
S 392
|
192.0
|
44.
|
G. Ehlers
|
G 1102
|
195.0
|
45.
|
Chris Law
|
K 321
|
196.0
|
46.
|
Achim Türklitz
|
G 556
|
200.0
|
47.
|
Vernon Stratton
|
K 334
|
202.0
|
48.
|
Nitall Dirdira
|
SR 4
|
203.0
|
49.
|
Björn Ribbhagen
|
S 540
|
205.0
|
50.
|
Ian Brown
|
K 350
|
207.0
|
51.
|
J. P. Boumans
|
B 76
|
218.0
|
52.
|
B. Bergsten
|
S 557
|
218.0
|
53.
|
John Clarke
|
KC 78
|
223.0
|
16. Gold Cup 1971
Toronto, Canada, October 1-9
87 entries from 21 countries
Because of new entry regulations and the poor reachability only 87 entries from 21 countries had arrived. Rickard Sarby was watching the races. After winning the North Americans just before the Gold Cup some misfortune in the first race (capsizing) made Jörg Bruder mad as a bull and he won by several hundred meters in the 20 knot wind. The next day Bruder was leading in a 20 knots wind again, when he tried to gybe with his boom vang still tight and capsized again. But he regained the lead and won again. A fierce duel between Carl van Duyne and Jörg in the next race ended with a narrow victory of Bruder after the lead changed 10 times. In the last race Bruder played it safe in the middle of the fleet, while Carl van Duyne gambled on a shift and won the race but not the Cup. On the last reach Carl tried all sort of tricks to slow down Bruder - overstanding the lay line and luffing like mad, but still had to finish ahead of Jörg. But finally Carl finished first and Bruder second, thus winning the Gold Cup for the second time.
Final Results Gold Cup 1971
1.
|
Jörg Bruder
|
BL 3
|
33.0
|
2.
|
Carl Van Dyne
|
US 245
|
34.0
|
3.
|
Serge Maury
|
F 7
|
51.7
|
4.
|
Ed Bennet
|
US 534
|
69.7
|
5.
|
Thomas Lundquist
|
S 532
|
74.0
|
6.
|
Thomas Jungblut
|
G 1146
|
77.0
|
7.
|
Göran Andersson
|
S 516
|
79.7
|
8.
|
Bret De Thier
|
KZ 133
|
89.7
|
9.
|
John Bertrand
|
KA 111
|
92.7
|
10.
|
G. Dahlstrom
|
S 156
|
99.7
|
11.
|
Arne Akerson
|
S 321
|
115.0
|
12.
|
Lennart Gustafsson
|
S 589
|
112.0
|
13.
|
Magnus Olin
|
S 509
|
116.7
|
14.
|
Henry Sprague
|
US 896
|
115.4
|
15.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 554
|
129.0
|
16.
|
Robbie Doyle
|
US 411
|
137.0
|
17.
|
Gordy Bowers
|
US 902
|
139.0
|
18.
|
P. Akerson
|
S 32
|
139.7
|
19.
|
Robert Andre
|
US 830
|
142.0
|
20.
|
John Clarke
|
KC 111
|
146.0
|
21.
|
Hubert Raudaschl
|
OE 131
|
149.0
|
22.
|
V. Neudoeffer
|
KC 93
|
155.0
|
23.
|
Richard Storer
|
KC 300
|
156.0
|
24.
|
Patrick Pym
|
K 274
|
163.0
|
25.
|
Hans Fogh
|
D 104
|
164.0
|
26.
|
Hans Werner Zachariassen
|
G 1160
|
164.0
|
27.
|
Chris Law
|
K 321
|
164.4
|
28.
|
Walter Mai
|
G 1171
|
196.4
|
29.
|
Andy Zawieja
|
PZ 321
|
171.0
|
17. Gold Cup 1972
Anzio, Italy, June 25-July 1
103 entries from 25 countries
For the first and perhaps last time in its 30 years of existence the Finn Gold Cup was won in three consecutive years by one man. Jörg Bruder from Brazil took the world championship again. This time Jörg used a new aluminium mast which he had developed similar to his successful wooden spars. He borrowed the Canadian ‘71 Raudaschl sail which had used to win the 1971 Gold Cup. Bruder’s speed was normal however he pointed higher with the new mast which was more flexible sideways at the top than the Needlespar masts. Bruder’s final score line of 2/3/2/1/4/6 is most impressive.
The 1972 Gold Cup was held in Anzio - 25 miles south of Rome - in typical Mediterranean weather. The winds were generally light at the beginning of the week but the last two races were sailed in a moderate westerly wind which produced a very big swell. These last two races were won in a most masterly manner by the Australian Olympic Finn helmsman John Bertrand, who was in front for the whole of the two races. He gradually moved further ahead, winning by over two minutes each race. Bertrand used the Olympic rig of a Needlespar mast and North sail on an Australian glassfibre hull. Certainly at the end of the week he was unbeatable in speed and tactics. But the lighter winds at the beginning showed a different winner each day and it was during this period that Bruder worked out an unassailable points lead, with consistent placings in the first three.
The first race of the regatta was led home by the former world champion and winner of Kiel Week 1972 Thomas Lundquist of Sweden who desperately held off Bruder’s last leg challenge. Fabio Albarelli of Italy, the bronze medalist at Acapulco, won the second race and the Swede, Lennart Gustafsson, the third. Finally in the light wind fourth race Bruder took the winner’s gun and increased his overall lead to an unassailable position. After his fifth race fourth place his only danger lay from Gustafsson, who could take the championship if he won and Bruder finished worse than fourth. In any event the last race was simple for Bruder as Gustafsson had a bad start and could never climb out of the pack. There had been little change on the fittings and gear side with one big exception; the universal acceptance of aluminium spars. A year previously the whole of the Finn class was against the introduction of aluminium; this year one third of the fleet sported metal masts and, to cap it all, aluminium masts finished first and second.
Final Results Gold Cup 1972
1.
|
Jörg Bruder
|
BL 3
|
19.7
|
2.
|
John Bertrand
|
KA 113
|
32.0
|
3.
|
Lennart Gustafsson
|
S 589
|
33.7
|
4.
|
Fabio Albarelli
|
I 465
|
50.4
|
5.
|
Thomas Lundquist
|
S 532
|
65.7
|
6.
|
Kim Weber
|
L 161
|
70.4
|
7.
|
Magnus Olin
|
S 509
|
75.0
|
8.
|
Elias Hatzipavlis
|
GR 164
|
84.7
|
9.
|
John Clarke
|
KC 111
|
93.7
|
10.
|
Bill Holmstrom
|
L 146
|
105.0
|
11.
|
Mikael Brandt
|
S 389
|
114.0
|
12.
|
Tom Sandberg
|
S 594
|
115.7
|
13.
|
Mauro Pelaschier
|
I 460
|
117.0
|
14.
|
Kent Carlsson
|
S 584
|
122.0
|
15.
|
A. Papaioannou
|
GR 165
|
125.0
|
16.
|
Baudouin Binkhorst
|
H 454
|
128.0
|
17.
|
Heilmut Duckeroff
|
G 1269
|
129.0
|
18.
|
Minski Fabris
|
Y 30
|
134.0
|
19.
|
Luciano Lievi
|
I 417
|
135.0
|
20.
|
Iain MacDonald-Smith
|
K 267
|
139.0
|
21.
|
Miroslav Vejvoda
|
CZ 111
|
141.0
|
22.
|
Torbjorn Ahlback
|
L 145
|
141.7
|
23.
|
Giorgio Gorla
|
I 435
|
146.0
|
24.
|
Fritz Gels
|
G 1100
|
147.0
|
25.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 4
|
152.0
|
26.
|
Rolf Beck
|
G 1268
|
167.0
|
27.
|
Kazuoki Matsyuama
|
J 15
|
168.0
|
28.
|
Bo Rogberg
|
S 398
|
172.0
|
29.
|
Claudio Biekarck
|
BL 10
|
174.0
|
30.
|
Christian Cuccurullo
|
F 651
|
176.0
|
31.
|
Magnus Lidholm
|
S 583
|
177.0
|
32.
|
Kevin MacLaverty
|
IR 21
|
182.0
|
33.
|
Sanford Riley
|
KC 143
|
183.0
|
18. Gold Cup 1973
Brest, France, July 14-23
103 entries from 20 countries
Brest turned out to be unsuitable for a major international regatta and was certainly not within the rules laid down for the Gold Cup. The IFA had approved of Brest on the understanding that the course would be set on the open sea outside. But instead, sailing was organised inside the harbour. One side of the course was far too close to the maximum tidal stream through the harbour entrance. Naval shipping and ferry traffic was heavy in the race area. Tidal streams in Brest are circular and vary considerably in strength. Vernon Stratton brought along a new double-bottom boat which received approval of the Measurement and Technical Committee. For the first time extensive Lamboley tests were used. The Lanaverres and Teels had the lowest permissible results, the Raudaschls performed mediocre. Almost all the front runners were using metal spars, Maury a Bruder-Alu mast, most others Needlespars. In the strongest winds wooden spars still proved to be superior. But the event was overshadowed by the death of Jörg Bruder who was killed in an air crash approaching Paris in order to defend the title. Nobody dominated as was the case in previous years and six different sailors look line honours. Before the last race Liljegren was leading in front of Olin and Maury. But Maury won the Cup by finishing second in front of Olin who was 4th and Liljegren who was 8th.
Final Results Gold Cup 1973
1.
|
Serge Maury
|
F 1
|
42.7
|
2.
|
Magnus Olin
|
S 584
|
44.7
|
3.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 554
|
46.7
|
4.
|
Lennart Gustafsson
|
S 589
|
64.0
|
5.
|
Lou Nady
|
US 150
|
73.0
|
6.
|
Alex Welter
|
BL 5
|
73.4
|
7.
|
Bernt Johnsson
|
S 521
|
91.7
|
8.
|
Jacques Busquet
|
F 196
|
98.7
|
9.
|
David Schmidt
|
KZ 111
|
99.0
|
10.
|
Kent Carlsson
|
S 509
|
104.0
|
11.
|
G. Ehlers
|
G 1277
|
110.0
|
12.
|
J.P. Boumans
|
B 1
|
114.0
|
13.
|
P. Mondéteguy
|
F 6
|
133.0
|
14.
|
Claudio Biekarck
|
BL 10
|
137.0
|
15.
|
Jonty Farmer
|
KZ 149
|
139.7
|
16.
|
Mauro Pelaschier
|
I 460
|
150.0
|
17.
|
Bernhard Reist
|
Z 224
|
156.0
|
18.
|
Richard Hart
|
K 331
|
157.0
|
19.
|
Prenat
|
F 435
|
159.0
|
20.
|
Thomas Jungblut
|
G 1335
|
161.0
|
21.
|
Robert Holbrook
|
K 351
|
162.0
|
22.
|
Mikael Brandt
|
S 389
|
165.0
|
23.
|
David Howlett
|
K 341
|
166.0
|
24.
|
Werner Sülberg
|
G 1169
|
170.0
|
25.
|
Jean Grandchamp
|
F 700
|
175.0
|
26.
|
Patrice Charee
|
F 8
|
182.0
|
27.
|
Kees Douze
|
H 7
|
182.0
|
28.
|
Achim Türklitz
|
G 1270
|
184.0
|
29.
|
Craig Thomas
|
US 934
|
185.0
|
30.
|
Tiemen de Vries
|
H 500
|
188.7
|
31.
|
J.G. Pasturaud
|
F 675
|
192.7
|
32.
|
Chedeville
|
F 60
|
204.0
|
33.
|
Magnus Lidholm
|
S 583
|
207.0
|
34.
|
Raphalen
|
F 11
|
208.7
|
19. Gold Cup 1974
Long Beach, USA, August 10-17
96 entries from 19 countries
The first Gold Cup in the USA was also won for the first time by a US sailor. After a number of failed attempts Henry Sprague III finally managed to put together a remarkable series. After he finished first with a port start at the pin end in the first race but was disqualified for a PMS, he won three more races twice scored a second and once had a tenth. Although he could not afford another throwout, Henry twice risked again a port start over the entire fleet approaching the pin end at full speed on a screaming port reach and got away with it. But the tension remained up until the last race Since Henry had to count a 10th Ed Bennett too still could have won the Gold Cup. When everybody expected a fascinating duel between the two US sailors, the mob was disappointed. Ed Bennett went inshore in the first beat and ended up 46th, while Henry went out and was 6th. Finally Sprague improved to 2nd to take the trophy with a remarkable 21 points lead, while Ed Bennett improved only to 17th and was finally 4th.
Final Results Gold Cup 1974
1.
|
Henry Sprague
|
US 533
|
22.0
|
2.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 554
|
43.0
|
3.
|
Kent Carlsson
|
S 509
|
47.7
|
4.
|
Ed Bennett
|
US 403
|
49.4
|
5.
|
Lennart Gustafsson
|
S 589
|
67.7
|
6.
|
Craig Thomas
|
US 945
|
68.4
|
7.
|
Dave Howlett
|
K 341
|
83.0
|
8.
|
Magnus Olin
|
S 616
|
85.7
|
9.
|
Serge Maury
|
F 1
|
87.0
|
10.
|
James Hahn
|
US 692
|
103.7
|
11.
|
Jonty Farmer
|
KZ 149
|
105.0
|
12.
|
Elias Hatzipavlis
|
GR 176
|
110.7
|
13.
|
Ron Dougherty
|
US 919
|
121.7
|
14.
|
Jaques Busquet
|
F 496
|
122.7
|
15.
|
Claudio Biekarck
|
BL 69
|
133.0
|
16.
|
Jim Santroch
|
US 111
|
141.4
|
17.
|
Richard Hart
|
K 331
|
166.0
|
18.
|
David Schmidt
|
KZ 111
|
169.0
|
19.
|
Randy MacLaren
|
US 151
|
172.0
|
20.
|
Lou Nady
|
US 150
|
173.0
|
21.
|
Tom Jungblut
|
G 1
|
173.0
|
22.
|
Sanford Riley
|
KC 143
|
187.0
|
23.
|
Hans van Elst
|
H 424
|
188.0
|
24.
|
Danny Thompson
|
US 534
|
189.0
|
25.
|
Lars Ek
|
S 534
|
194.0
|
26.
|
Brian Todd
|
KC 1 23
|
197.0
|
27.
|
Tony James
|
KA 117
|
199.0
|
28.
|
Andreas Von Eicken
|
G 12
|
204.0
|
29.
|
Jean J. Grandchamp
|
F 710
|
213.0
|
30.
|
Ulf Arvidsson
|
S 598
|
217.0
|
31.
|
Peter Conrad
|
US 951
|
219.7
|
32.
|
Roy Christianson
|
US 841
|
220.0
|
20. Gold Cup 1975
Malmö, Sweden, June 10-19
141 entries from 27 countries
After three sunny days of measurement this Gold Cup started with a surprise-drum-roll-symphony. The first race on Friday 13th started with a force 6 from from the west, a current of 2 knots to the southwest, the water only 5-8 metres deep and cold, rainy weather. 52 boats retired. There must have been about 400 capsizes that day. After the second race the winner John Bertrand from Australia was disqualified for having 22 kg of wet clothing. The next day a strong current against a light wind caused 8 General Recalls, every time the entire fleet drifting over the line without doing anything. Two races on June 16 were abandoned because of too light a wind. Magnus Olin won the next race and was thus leading overall, but collected a DSQ for an early start the next race. By contrast David Howlett enjoyed some water skiing behind the team boat to pass the time while waiting for the wind and could not find his boat when the race finally started. With a throwout Magnus Olin, Jonty Farmer, Baudouin Binkhorst and John Bertrand could still win the Cup after one more race Without another race Serge Maury would have won. Finally a drifter was started. Binkhorst was leading at the last leeward mark, but failed to cover the fleet and lost the Cup. Olin recovered to 21st which was just enough but Maury couldn’t come further than 14th which was not.
Final Results Gold Cup 1975
1.
|
Magnus Olin
|
S 616
|
46.0
|
2.
|
Baudouin Binkhorst
|
H 6
|
49.0
|
3.
|
Jonty Farmer
|
KZ 149
|
54.7
|
4.
|
Serge Maury
|
F 711
|
55.4
|
5.
|
Kent Carlsson
|
S 509
|
61.0
|
6.
|
Chris Law
|
K 321
|
71.0
|
7.
|
Per Sundelin
|
S 271
|
80.7
|
8.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 554
|
86.0
|
9.
|
Göran Andersson
|
S 516
|
94.0
|
10.
|
P. Mondéteguy
|
F 713
|
100.0
|
11.
|
Bernt Johnsson
|
S 521
|
101.0
|
12.
|
Lennart Gustafsson
|
S 589
|
109.0
|
13.
|
Kees Douze
|
H 7
|
109.0
|
14.
|
Jürgen Wolff
|
DDR 29
|
116.0
|
15.
|
David Howlett
|
K 341
|
118.4
|
16.
|
Jacques Rogge
|
B 2
|
120.7
|
17.
|
Robert Butler
|
KC 89
|
133.0
|
18.
|
Andrzej Zawieja
|
PZ 321
|
133.0
|
19.
|
Tom Sandberg
|
S 637
|
136.0
|
20.
|
D. Breitenstein
|
L 183
|
144.7
|
21.
|
J.-P. Boumans
|
B 1
|
150.0
|
22.
|
Walter Mai
|
G 1341
|
152.0
|
23.
|
Claudio Biekarck
|
BL 69
|
156.2
|
24.
|
Thomas Jungblut
|
G 1
|
157.0
|
25.
|
Robert A.H. Holbrook
|
K 351
|
161.0
|
26.
|
Minski Fabris
|
Y 50
|
162.0
|
27.
|
Jörgen Lindhardtsen
|
D 126
|
167.0
|
28.
|
Mikael Brandt
|
S 389
|
170.0
|
29.
|
Ed Bennett
|
US 403
|
173.0
|
30.
|
Luciano Lievi
|
I 517
|
181.0
|
31.
|
A. Fravezzi
|
I 526
|
183.0
|
32.
|
Gerd Hübner
|
G 1298
|
183.0
|
33.
|
Jacques Busquet
|
F 496
|
183.0
|
34.
|
Wolfgang Gerz
|
G 1519
|
184.0
|
35.
|
Romuald Knasiecki
|
PZ 49
|
186.0
|
36.
|
Werner Sülberg
|
G 1511
|
188.0
|
37.
|
B.Gros
|
H 412
|
189.0
|
38.
|
Svante Björkman
|
S 550
|
192.0
|
39.
|
Egbert Vincke
|
G 1300
|
193.0
|
40.
|
Gus Miller
|
US 275
|
196.0
|
41.
|
M. Lidholm
|
S 583
|
198.0
|
42.
|
Harro Jäger
|
G 1428
|
200.0
|
43.
|
John Bertrand
|
KA 151
|
201.0
|
44.
|
Sandy Riley
|
KC 143
|
205.0
|
45.
|
Thomas Lundquist
|
S 532
|
205.0
|
46.
|
Richard Grönblom
|
L 171
|
206.0
|
47.
|
Graeme Woodroffe
|
KZ 9
|
209.0
|
21. Gold Cup 1976
Brisbane, Australia, January 2-10
82 entries from 14 countries
Despite the travelling difficulties but because of the hospitality of the organiser 76 boats from 13 nations finally gathered for the first start. Most of the races were in very strong wind and a short bumpy sea. Chris Law who had been preparing himself for months to beat his Olympic rival David Howlett, showed exceptionally skilful boat handling in these exceptionally rough conditions and went into an early lead overall. In the sixth race the wind shifted and the race committee signalled a change of course for the last beat. In accordance with the sailing instructions this required a rounding of the mark the opposite way. Only Ed Bennett and Jacques Busquet did so. When Ed finished fourth and got the gun, Farmer, Riley, Law and the rest of the fleet recognised their mistake, rushed back to the leeward mark to unwind and reround the mark, careful not to inform those still labouring upwind, that they had rounded incorrectly. After a heated protest hearing the International Jury overruled the Race Committee and threw the race out. In the last race only Farmer could have taken the Cup from Law. But Chris managed a second behind superb John Bertrand in hair-raising survival conditions with Farmer 4th. Law in 1st, Farmer in 2nd and Howlett in 4th sailed the new double-bottom fibreglass hulls by Peter Taylor, which were extremely fast downwind.
Final Results Gold Cup 1976
1.
|
Chris Law
|
K 321
|
11.7
|
2.
|
Jonty Farmer
|
KZ 149
|
22.0
|
3.
|
John Bertrand
|
KA 151
|
26.7
|
4.
|
David Howlett
|
K 341
|
40.0
|
5.
|
Lennart Gustafsson
|
S 589
|
47.8
|
6.
|
J. S. Douglas
|
KZ 169
|
63.0
|
7.
|
Robert Butler
|
KC 89
|
70.4
|
8.
|
Sandford Riley
|
KC 143
|
73.7
|
9.
|
Bret de Thier
|
KZ 163
|
78.0
|
10.
|
Hans Werner Zachariassen
|
G 1399
|
84.7
|
11.
|
Kent Carlsson
|
S 509
|
86.0
|
11.
|
Craig Thomas
|
US 963
|
86.0
|
13.
|
James Hahn
|
US 973
|
87.0
|
14.
|
John Ferguson
|
KA 133
|
97.0
|
15.
|
Nick Oundjian
|
KC 145
|
100.0
|
16.
|
Bryan Treleaven
|
KZ 176
|
107.0
|
17.
|
Peter Vollebregt
|
H 4
|
110.7
|
18.
|
H. G. EhIers
|
G 1277
|
113.0
|
19.
|
Barry Thom
|
KZ 174
|
120.7
|
20.
|
Magnus Olin
|
S 600
|
127.0
|
21.
|
Gus Miller
|
US 975
|
137.0
|
22.
|
Tommy Sandberg
|
S 591
|
145.0
|
23.
|
Ed Bennett
|
US 403
|
150.0
|
24.
|
David Schmidt
|
KZ 179
|
155.0
|
25.
|
Richard Grombloom
|
L 171
|
157.0
|
26.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 554
|
160.0
|
27.
|
Ron Jenyns
|
KA 132
|
169.0
|
28.
|
Tom Anderson
|
KA 142
|
173.0
|
22. Finn World Week 1977
Palamos, Spain, October 6-17
129 entries from 26 countries
Because the Spanish Government refused to accept the participation of one competitor from South Africa, the IFA withdrew the Gold Cup from competition in 1977 and renamed the event as Finn World Week. The week was distinguished by feeble breezes and only five of the total of seven planned races could be sailed. 21 year old Joaquin Blanco won two races, was always among the top 10 and finished with 23.3 points ahead of another Spaniard José Doreste. They both used older Roga boats. The leading sails in these, days were Musto and North. A few Boyce Spars were still among the predominant Needlespars.
Final Results World Week 1977
1.
|
Joaquin Blanco
|
E 1
|
19.7
|
2.
|
José Luis Doreste
|
E 109
|
.43.0
|
3.
|
Claudio Biekarck
|
BL 89
|
43.0
|
4.
|
Andrei Balashov
|
SR 2
|
47.0
|
5.
|
Lennart Heselius
|
S 589
|
52.4
|
6.
|
Kent Carlsson
|
S 677
|
69.0
|
7.
|
Magnus Olin
|
S 644
|
61.0
|
8.
|
Tomasz Rumszewicz
|
PZ 379
|
62.0
|
9.
|
Mauro Pelaschier
|
I 509
|
69.0
|
10.
|
David Howlett
|
K 341
|
69.0
|
11.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 665
|
69.7
|
12.
|
David Buemi
|
US 965
|
71.7
|
13.
|
Paul Higgins
|
KC 156
|
80.0
|
14.
|
Hans Werner Zachariassen
|
G 1559
|
80.0
|
15.
|
Chris Boumans
|
B 1
|
81.0
|
16.
|
Christopher Law
|
K 321
|
86.0
|
17.
|
Paul Rudling
|
KZ 186
|
95.0
|
18.
|
August Miller
|
US 975
|
105.0
|
19.
|
Werner Sülberg
|
G 1511
|
110.0
|
20.
|
Peter Vollebregt
|
H 535
|
112.0
|
21.
|
Graham Deegan
|
KZ 185
|
112.7
|
22.
|
Jean Grandchamp
|
F 730
|
117.7
|
23.
|
Zakhorow
|
SR 3
|
119.0
|
24.
|
Kiepa
|
SR 8
|
127.0
|
25.
|
Anthony Hermann
|
US 989
|
127.7
|
26.
|
Douglas
|
KZ 35
|
133.0
|
27.
|
Minski Fabris
|
Y 53
|
134.7
|
28.
|
Ryszard Skarbinski
|
PZ 28
|
134.7
|
29.
|
Derek Breitenstein
|
L 96
|
146.0
|
30.
|
A. Lochbrunner
|
G 1478
|
148.0
|
31.
|
Marteau
|
F 702
|
149.0
|
32.
|
A. Hellbrügge
|
G 1513
|
150.0
|
33.
|
Theodis
|
GR 69
|
155.0
|
34.
|
Elias Hatzipavlis
|
GR 180
|
164.0
|
35.
|
Hanbrook
|
B 11
|
167.0
|
36.
|
Gerd Hübner
|
G 1562
|
167.0
|
37.
|
Martensson
|
S 655
|
167.0
|
38.
|
Delfs
|
S 633
|
171.0
|
23. Gold Cup 1978
Manzanillo, Mexico, November 16-26
69 entries from 14 countries
There were light to medium winds in the most beautiful setting for a Gold Cup up to now. Most of the sailors had problems coping with the heat in November. Generally the wind was shifty and there was no pattern to follow, so nobody knew what to do. There were also strong currents appearing and disappearing. Consequently, many sailors had erratic results. A few old faces met a large number of young new ones. John Bertrand, up to then an unknown US newcomer from the Laser class, was not granted the chance to beat the well known John Bertrand from Australia but only the rest of the top skippers. In the fourth race there were 5 General Recalls. Therefore the race committee invoked a one-minute rule with a DSQ, but did not notify the boats which were thrown out. 24 boats were disqualified, including Blanco and Law, who in subsequent starts pushed other boats over the line. After the race Law protested the entire race, which would have given him the Cup. The appeal went to the IYRU but was finally refused. For the first time 9 of the top 10 boats were Vanguards.
Final Results Gold Cup 1978
1.
|
John Bertrand
|
US 1007
|
46.7
|
2.
|
Joaquin Blanco
|
E 1
|
59.7
|
3.
|
Carl Buchan
|
US 1015
|
61.0
|
4.
|
Loui Nady
|
US 150
|
64.7
|
5.
|
Lawrence Lemieux
|
KC 201
|
75.0
|
6.
|
Buzz Reynolds
|
KC 996
|
80.7
|
7.
|
August Miller
|
US 975
|
84.0
|
8.
|
Ed Bennett
|
US 3
|
84.0
|
9.
|
Minski Fabris
|
Y 53
|
89.0
|
10.
|
Cam Lewis
|
US 971
|
90.0
|
11.
|
Chris Law
|
K 321
|
91.0
|
12.
|
Rick Hewitt
|
KC 179
|
92.0
|
13.
|
Peter Higgins
|
KC 156
|
96.7
|
14.
|
Jere White
|
US 999
|
98.0
|
15.
|
Jesus Turro
|
E 77
|
107.7
|
16.
|
Sanford Riley
|
KC 143
|
112.0
|
17.
|
Jim Santroch
|
US 111
|
117.0
|
18.
|
Kent Carlsson
|
S 677
|
122.4
|
19.
|
Ed Baird
|
US 419
|
125.0
|
20.
|
Brian Todd
|
KC 164
|
126.7
|
21.
|
Craig Healy
|
US 422
|
127.0
|
22.
|
Tony Herrmann
|
US 989
|
141.0
|
23.
|
Randy McLaren
|
US 1013
|
141.0
|
24. Gold Cup 1979
Weymouth, England, September 5-15
135 entries from 27 nations
After the disaster of Whitstable in 1964 the British had finally recovered from their shock and asked to organise the Gold Cup again. In contrast to the reputation of Weymouth the wind was light and shifty the entire week. The current was frequently the strongest factor for sailing. In the first race it separated three boats at the leeward mark who had just managed to round, when the entire fleet started to drift back to the windward mark. In the second race the current going against the wind collected about 100 boats at the gybe mark packed together like logs. Whoever tried to sail outside, around the pack, had no wind behind the pack and drifted without hope, right into the other boats.
This Gold Cup was dominated by a gang of new US ex Laser sailors. John Bertrand, the 1978 winner, lost the Cup in the third race, when he did not make it passed Lester on port tack. John Bertrand, who had dominated the North American and European races of that year previously, was leading overall up to the last beat of the last race, but finally had to relinquish the Gold Cup to his team mate 21 year old Cameron Lewis.
Final Results Gold Cup 1979
1.
|
Cameron Lewis
|
US 1027
|
38.0
|
2.
|
John Bertrand
|
US 1037
|
41.0
|
3.
|
Mark Neeleman
|
H 555
|
51.0
|
4.
|
Andrew Menkart
|
US 1028
|
57.0
|
5.
|
Stewart Neff
|
US 1004
|
66.0
|
6.
|
Carl Buchan
|
US 1015
|
78.0
|
7.
|
Wolfgang Gerz
|
G 1573
|
82.0
|
8.
|
Joaquin Blanco
|
E 1
|
85.0
|
9.
|
Thomas Jungblut
|
G 1
|
88.0
|
10.
|
Alex Smigelski
|
US 1002
|
92.0
|
11.
|
Michael Nissen
|
G 1706
|
95.0
|
12.
|
Serge Khoretski
|
SR 23
|
110.0
|
13.
|
Minski Fabris
|
Y 53
|
122.0
|
14.
|
Juan Mägli
|
GU 1
|
127.0
|
15.
|
Miroslav Rychcik
|
PZ 75
|
127.0
|
16.
|
Kent Carlsson
|
S 679
|
133.0
|
17.
|
Jörg Vetter
|
DDR 12
|
140.0
|
18.
|
Magnus Liljedahl
|
S 569
|
140.0
|
19.
|
Larry Lemieux
|
KC 201
|
150.0
|
20.
|
Jorgen Lindhardtsen
|
D 141
|
150.0
|
21.
|
Paul Rudling
|
K 452
|
164.0
|
22.
|
Mike McIntyre
|
K 423
|
173.0
|
23.
|
Erik Braathen
|
H 111
|
174.0
|
24.
|
Jacques Rogge
|
B 2
|
176.0
|
25.
|
Geoffrey Davidson
|
KA 165
|
182.0
|
26.
|
Guy Liljegren
|
S 675
|
183.0
|
27.
|
Claudio Biekarck
|
BL 88
|
183.0
|
28.
|
Patrick Spängs
|
S 666
|
189.0
|
29.
|
Buzz Reynolds
|
US 936
|
195.0
|
30.
|
Otto Pohlmann
|
G 1650
|
201.0
|
31.
|
Lue Van Keirsblick
|
B 24
|
201.0
|
32.
|
Chris Law
|
K 321
|
202.0
|
33.
|
Willy Hambrouck
|
B 11
|
207.0
|
34.
|
Rob Woodbury
|
KC 190
|
203.0
|
35.
|
Frank Butzmann
|
DDR 19
|
203.0
|
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