Finn Gold Cup 1970 to 1979

History of the Finn Gold Cup 1970 to 1979

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 mast 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