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RenRe Junior Gold Cup Down To The Wire
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] For Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup sailor Douglas Elmes of Ireland, it all comes down to the last race as he is leading the regatta with 35 points over Tomas di Luciano of Argentina with 41 points. This is the first time Ireland has been to the Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup and both Elmes and di Luciano have emerged as... Read more of this article
Stage Set At RenRe Junior Gold Cup
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] Thomas di Luciano of Argentina – who is in first place with 10 points after one day of racing in the 10th annual Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup, had a great start to this Optimist Class Championship of Champions. “Each race got better and better for me,” he said. “At first, I was adapting to conditions, but... Read more of this article
Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup Kicks Off
The Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup begins today [Oct 4], running alongside the Argo Group Gold Cup in Hamilton Harbour. Whilst the world class teams compete for their slice of Alpari World Match Racing Tour [AWMRT] glory at the main event, young guns from around the world arrive to stake a claim to being the top up-and-coming Opti dinghy racers. 38... Read more of this article
International Opti Sailors Head For Bermuda
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] The Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup beginning Oct. 4 will bring 16 international guest skippers— 13 are national champions— to compete against Bermuda’s top Opti sailors in what is truly a championship of champion’s event that showcases the world’s best young sailing talent. Now celebrating its 10th year, this... Read more of this article
Wade Waddell Wins RenRe Jr Cup
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] The RenRe Junior Gold Cup wrapped up Sunday afternoon [Oct.9] as a true champion of champions event. The world’s best young sailors met each other for some premiere Opti sailing with 11 national champions facing off from 17 countries, including 22 Bermudian sailors. Taking home the Junior Gold Cup this year is American... Read more of this article
Waddell Pleased To Be In First
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] American Wade Waddell remains in first place after two days of racing. His steady finishes at the top of the fleet have given him a six-point lead over the competition. With two bullets Thursday [Oct.6], and two seconds, a third and a fifth place, he says he struggled with the wind shifts and keeping his boat flat. With... Read more of this article
Day #1: RenRe Junior Gold Cup
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] Day one of the RenRe Junior Gold Cup started with winds gusting to nearly 30 knots in the Great Sound favoring the heavier sailors on the course. The winds were so strong and variable that the 38-strong fleet of sailors were only able to complete two full races today putting 14-year old American Wade Waddell in first place... Read more of this article
Champions Meet Champions in Jr Gold Cup
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] The world’s best young Opti sailors, ages 11 to 15, set out in Bermuda’s Hamilton harbor for a first practice race before the start of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup on Thursday. Meeting each other on the water and on the docks for the first time today, these youngsters come from all corners of the world – from... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] The Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup is now set for October 6-9 and will cap off the sailing season for young Optimist sailors in Bermuda by giving them a shot at competing against the world’s best. Fifteen countries in addition to Bermuda will have youngsters in the competition sailed in Bermuda’s Great Sound and Hamilton... Read more of this article
Video: 2010 RenRe Sailing Junior Gold Cup
Courtesy of Somers Cooper, below is a video of the Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup, which was held alongside the Argo Group Gold Gup earlier this month. Diogo Pereira, 14, of Portugal won by eight points. 12-year-old Odile van Aanholt from Curacao placed second and 14-year old Bermuda sailor Sam Stan nabbed third place. Related Stories Gian Piovanetti... Read more of this article
Portuguese Teen Sailor Wins 2010 Junior Gold Cup
[Written by Laurie Fullerton] Diogo Pereira, 14, of Portugal won The Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup by eight points. Pereira had a strong regatta throughout the week. The four-day international Opti class regatta wrapped up Sunday after the twelfth and final race sailed on the Argo Group Gold Gup course in front of a huge spectator fleet on Hamilton... Read more of this article
Final Race For RenRe Jr Gold Cup Champion
A grueling 6 race day in excellent sailing conditions left a lot of young sailors tired but also saw a great battle emerge for the top spot. Portuguese sailor Diogo Pereira [pictured below] regained the top spot finishing the day with a slim one point lead over Netherlands Antilles’ Odile van Aanholt. Bermuda’s Sam Stan sits eleven points... Read more of this article
Sailing: 2010 RenRe Jr Gold Cup Day 2
Perfect sailing conditions enabled the 2010 RenRe Jr. Gold Cup organizers to easily complete 4 races yesterday with time to spare. Northerly winds ranging from 14 – 18 knots made for quick races and the Race Committee ended up lengthening the course 3 times over the course of the day. They have subsequently amended the Sailing Instructions to... Read more of this article
Sailing: First Day Of 2010 Jr Gold Cup
The first day of the Jr Gold Cup was challenging for the race organizers as the the wind came and went along with the rain showers. The first attempt at a race was foiled during the last windward beat as the wind disappeared to a point where it no longer became a fair contest. After a bit of waiting (and swimming) another race was started around 1pm... Read more of this article
US Twins: Bermuda’s RenRe Sailing Junior Gold Cup
[Written by Talbot Wilson] A pair of US twins, Chris and Duncan Williford, look like the pre-regatta choices of the Optimist Dinghy sailors to beat in the 2010 Renaissance Reinsurance Junior Gold Cup. With four days of racing in this international invitational Opti regatta, three are scheduled for Bermuda’s Great Sound October 7th through October... Read more of this article
