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Gian Piovanetti Wins RenaissanceRe Gold Cup
Gian Marco Piovanetti, a 15-year-old Optimist sailor from Puerto Rico, won the 2023 RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup with a dominant performance, particularly in the heavier winds of Day 2. A spokesperson said, “Piovanetti [below] counted seven top-three finishes, including four race wins, in the eight-race series and finished with the low net score... Read more of this article
RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Gets Underway
After a three-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Regatta has returned. Italy’s Leandro Scialpi emerged as the leader after day one, securing 8 net points by winning the first two races and finishing 6th in the final race. Puerto Rico’s Gianmarco Piovanetti sits in second place with 10 net points,... Read more of this article
RenRe Junior Gold Cup Invitational Regatta
The RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Regatta is set to return after a three-year hiatus due to a break during Covid, with the event to be held next month featuring youth sailors from Bermuda and around the world. A spokesperson said, “Started in 2002, the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Invitational Regatta invites some of the best Optimist sailors... Read more of this article
RenRe Junior Gold Cup Postponed To 2021
The RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A spokesperson said, “With great regret the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club announces that the 18th annual RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup has been postponed to 2021 due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. “First held in 2002, the RenaissanceRe Junior... Read more of this article
New Zealander Wins RenRe Junior Gold Cup
George Lee Rush of Takapuna, New Zealand, put forth a commanding performance to win the 17th RenRe Junior Gold Cup. Rush led the regatta from start to finish. Rush, the 14-year-old from the Wakatere Boating Club, previously competed in 2017 and placed 13th overall. This year he stormed out of the gate, won three of the first four races and never looked... Read more of this article
RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Gets Underway
The 17th year of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup got underway on the Great Sound. Four races were held on Day One, with George Lee Rush from New Zealand leading with 9 Points. Rush won the first two races before finishing 6th in the third race, before winning the final race of the day. In second place is the first female sailor Maria Gracia Vegas... Read more of this article
RenaissanceRe Jr Gold Cup To Get Underway
The RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup returns for the 17th year of forging friendships and testing seamanship for youth sailors around the world. The goal of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club organizers and sponsor RenaissanceRe was to create a world class youth regatta in Bermuda to give local sailors the opportunity to race against some of the best in the... Read more of this article
Baker Dominates RenRe Junior Gold Cup
Stephan Baker of the U.S. won the 16th annual RenRe Junior Gold Cup. The 14-year-old Baker, from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dominated the regatta with the low score of 14 points and finished 20 points ahead of Bermudian Christian Ebbin. Baker has been almost untouchable on the Optimist circuit. He currently holds the title of overall winner at the South... Read more of this article
BODA National Squad Sailors Surge Into Top 10
Another tough, breezy day on the Great Sound along with a few scattered rain showers did nothing to dampen the spirits of the 38 RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup sailors. Upon completion of six races, and at the halfway mark, Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association [BODA] National Squad sailors Magnus Ringsted, Sebastian Kempe, Ahzai Smith and Christian Ebbin... Read more of this article
RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Gets Underway
The opening races of the 15th annual RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup were held in “glamour” conditions out on the Great Sound today [Oct 25]. Breeze was 20-22 knots from the ESE all day under mostly sunny skies. Straight out of the gate in it looked to be a South American drag race with Jose Rother from Argentina and Santiago Pacheco from Uruguay... Read more of this article
Nicolosi Wins Jr Gold Cup, First Female Winner
On the final day of racing in the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup, Azhai Smith walked away in 7th place, the top Bermudian sailor in a fleet populated by some of the best in the world. With two wins over four days of racing, the 13-year-old, who has been sailing for only two years, proved he can not only compete with the best, but can actually beat them... Read more of this article
RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Gets Underway
Sailors competing in the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup were given a special hello from the three America’s Cup teams practicing in the Great Sound on Wednesday [Oct 26]. After the first day of racing – which saw winds increase to around 18 knots by the fourth and final race – Bermudian Ahzai Smith, age 12, said he and the other Optimist... Read more of this article
