Newcomers Fare Well In RenRe Jr Gold Cup
[Written by Christina Sgobba]
With 45 sailors entered and 15 countries represented, many familiar countries are here competing in the 2015 RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup.
Debuting their countries flags for the first time, Spain’s Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Davila finished day one 1st overall with Norway’s Mathias Berthet in fourth and the British Virgin Island’s Rayne Duff rounding the top of the newcomer field finishing in fifth place.
After a wet and thunderous start to the day, the race committee decided to hold the first races of the day in the Hamilton Harbour in case a another squall should blow through.
Once the weather settled a bit the fleet moved further out to Granaway deep to finish the day completing five races. Spain’s Davila and Norway’s Berthet reported unexpected shifty winds in the harbour and more consistent conditions in Granaway.
Although the weather made for challenging races, both sailors were very pleased with the warm water temperatures.
While Duff felt the waters were colder than his home of the British Virgin Islands, the level of competition also impressed him. “There are a lot of countries represented with a lot of competitive sailors. It feels like I’m at the Worlds Championships – the top of the pack is the same level of talent.”
Light winds are forecasted for day two of racing. This may lead to longer wait times and the possibility of a long race day on Saturday. There are 7 more races scheduled with the final race in Hamilton Harbour on Sunday.
For full results go to www.juniorgoldcup.com
These are a few of the things Bermuda needs to see more of if we’re to get more international exposure than what we,re receiving from that damn Bda. Triangle
Well done youth sailors – great initiative for Bermuda’s youth to get some high profile sailing exposure! Thank you Renaissance Re!