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Photos/Report: Argo Gold Cup Action Continues
[Written by Talbot Wilson and Laurie Fullerton] Francesco Bruni [ITA] Luna Rossa and Ian Williams [GBR] Team GAC Pindar, both ended the Stage 1 Qualifying matches with 8-1 records in their groups. By rule, as the top seed in Group 2, Williams got first pick of the skipper he would race in the Quarter Finals. Williams surprised everyone by choosing to... Read more of this article
Argo Gold Cup Qualifying: Williams Beats Ainslie
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Ian Williams [GBR] Team GAC Pindar, Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion and current leader on the Tour, had another perfect day in Group 2 racing. He stands undefeated at 8-0. This morning in the first match of the day, Alpari World Match racing defending Champion and current Tour leader Williams defeated Sir Ben Ainslie... Read more of this article
Photo Slideshow: Argo Group Gold Cup Sailing
Some of the top sailors from around the world have converged on Bermuda for this year’s Argo Group Gold Cup. With 20 teams entered this year, the fleet is divided into two groups of 10 teams. Skippers in each group are ranked and divided by Alpari World Match Racing Tour officials and the organizers at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. They are sailing... Read more of this article
Williams and Ainslie Tied In Gold Cup Qualifying
[Written by Talbot Wilson] In Argo Group Gold Cup action Tuesday [Oct 8], Ian Williams [GBR] Team GAC Pindar, Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion and current leader on the Tour, had a top day in Group 2 racing. He stands undefeated at 4-0. Ainslie, fresh from the super fast, high flying Oracle AC72, is locked at the top with his countryman at 4-0... Read more of this article
Andrew Simpson Argo Group Gold Cup Benefit
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The Andrew Simpson Gold Cup Benefit is set to take place at during Argo Group Gold Cup on Thursday 10th October 2013 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM in the company of sailing stars from the America’s Cup and the Agro Group Gold Cup. Andrew, affectionately known as “Bart” saw the best in everything and was the person that many... Read more of this article
Argo Gold Cup Newcomers To Test Their Skills
[Written by Talbot Wilson] With 20 teams meeting at the start of the Argo Group Gold Cup event this week, one of the unique aspects of this regatta is that it offers an opportunity to amateur sailors to truly get their start in the world of professional match racing on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour main stage. This year is no exception and it includes... Read more of this article
Argo Group Gold Cup Stage One Unveiled
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Argo Group Gold Cup Sailing Instructions have been posted on the event website and with them the all important 10-team Groups for the qualifying Round Robin have been set. Taylor Canfield [ISV] USone, the reigning champion and #1 in the ISAF Open Rankings leads Group 1. Ian Williams [GBR] Team GAC Pindar, #2 by ISAF, current... Read more of this article
Sailing: Sir Ben Ainslie Wows 51 Kids At RBYC
[Written by Talbot Wilson] 51 kids and a score of adult guests cheered when Sir Ben Ainslie and his Argo Group crewman Matt Cornwall entered the Royal Bermuda YC [RBYC] dining room. The British America’s Cup and Olympic hero and his longtime bowman were there to answer questions about sailing careers and experiences and to coach the kids on Hamilton... Read more of this article
Gold Cup Is 2013 Who’s Who Of Match Racing
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Returning champion Taylor Canfield [ISV] Team USone will lead the world’s top 11 ISAF match race skippers in next week’s Argo Group Gold Cup. They will be joined by Adam Minoprio [NZL] Team Alpari FX, ranked third on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour [AWMRT], and unranked Sir Ben Ainslie [GBR] BART in their quest for... Read more of this article
America’s Cup To Gold Cup, Leap For Ainslie
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Sir Ben Ainslie [UK] will be sailing next week for the Ben Ainslie Racing Team [BART] sponsored by Argo Group. He returns to match racing in Bermuda fresh from the rush of Team Oracle’s America’s Cup history making comeback. The British hero will have to change gears big time as he steps aboard the classic International... Read more of this article
Digicel Bermuda Sponsors Argo Gold Cup Team
Digicel Bermuda will be sponsoring the Digicel Business Match Racing team in this year’s Argo Group Gold Cup, taking place October 8-13. The Digicel Business Match Racing team, formerly known as Fraser Match Racing, has competed since 2009 in numerous international events. Lance Fraser, Adam Barboza, Michael Rehe, and Nico Stefani are sailing with... Read more of this article
Stars Returning For Argo Group Gold Cup
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] For match race sailors, the coveted King Edward VII Gold Cup Trophy, awarded to the winner of the Argo Group Gold Cup, is a golden road to one of sailing’s holy grails, the America’s Cup. The legacy of this event has its unique rewards as we witness the return this year of Sir Ben Ainslie. He’ll join four other previous... Read more of this article
