| HAMILTON, BERMUDA-(12-10-2002) Three skippers are undefeated after
the first day of racing in the Qualifying Round of the 54th annual Bermuda
Gold Cup. Round robin match racing for the 16 skippers and teams took place
in International One Design (IOD) class sloops on Hamilton Harbour in
perfect conditions. Racing continues through Monday and the top six
skippers will advance into Round One of the Bermuda Gold Cup, the fourth
stop on the Swedish Match Tour, which begins on Wednesday.
The fleet of 16 international teams was divided into two groups, with Group
1 completing two flights of matches and the Group 2 completing three
flights.
In Group 1, Marten Hedlund of Sweden and Andy Horton of Annapolis, Md. won
both of their matches and are the only two undefeated skippers in their
group.
“It all comes down to timing,” said Hedlund of the complex IOD. “We had
some issues to work out on the timing of the starts and the mark roundings,
but we will work on that tomorrow before racing.”
Glenn Astwood of Hamilton, Bermuda, who is sailing as “Team Bacardi” after
qualifying through Bermuda’s National Match Racing Championship, the Bacardi
Cup, won all three of his Group 2 matches and as the only undefeated skipper
in his group, he goes into tomorrow’s racing with an unspoken advantage.
“It was all good,” said Astwood. “We won three and there were some tough
races, but I really need to thank my crew for keeping us going and for
making us win.”
The Bermuda International Women’s Match Race Championship made its debut in
Hamilton Harbour this morning with Lotte Pedersen of Denmark, Paula Lewin of
Bermuda, and Marie Björling of Sweden all undefeated with two wins each.
Round robin racing continues tomorrow.
Results and photos will be posted on www.bermudagoldcup.com.
The event is hosted by the RBYC and the Bermuda Department of Tourism.
Renaissance Reinsurance and Investors Guaranty are the Presenting Sponsors.
Primary Sponsors are Bacardi, Colorcraft, Continental Airlines and Swedish
Match Tour. Supporting sponsors are Cellular One, Coral Beach and Tennis
Club, Horizons and Cottages, Izod, Northrock, Office Solutions, Smatt’s
Cycles, Sonesta, Telecom, Waterloo House and Wedgwood.
The Bermuda Gold Cup is an Octagon-managed event.
Results: Day 1, October 11, Round Robin:
Skipper, Hometown, Win-Loss Record
Group 1
Adam Barboza, Team Bacardi, (Paget, Bermuda), 0-2
Sally Barkow (Nashotah,Wis., USA), 1-1
Bill Buckles (Lorain, Ohio, USA), 0-2
Peter Bromby, Team ACE Group (Somerset, Bermuda), 1-1
Michael Green (Castries, St. Lucia), 1-1
Marten Hedlund, Team Victory Lane, (Genarp, Sweden), 2-0
Andy Horton (Annapolis, Md./Shelburne, Vt., USA), 2-0
Mason Woodworth (West Sussex, U.K./ Westerly, R.I., USA), 1-1
Group 2
Glenn Astwood, Team Bacardi, (Hamilton, Bermuda), 3-0
Scott Dickson (Long Beach, Calif., USA), 1-2
Tino Ellegast (Konstanz, Germany), 0-3
Anthony Kotoun (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands), 0-3
Chris Law, “The Outlaws” (Petersfield, Hampshire, U.K.), 1.5*-1
Andy Lovell (New Orleans, La., USA), 2-1
Tucker Thompson (Annapolis, Md., USA), 2-1
Karl Ziegler (Rowayton, Conn., USA), 2-1
*one half point deducted for penalty
Round Robin Results:
Group 1, Flight 1
M. Hedlund def P. Bromby
M. Green def. B. Buckles
A. Horton def. S. Barkow
M. Woodworth def. A. Barboza
Group 1, Flight 2
M. Hedlund def. B. Buckles
S. Barkow def. M. Woodworth
P. Bromby def. M. Green
A. Horton def. A. Barboza
Group 2, Flight 1
A. Lovell def. T. Ellegast
C. Law def. A. Kotoun
T. Thompson def. S. Dickson
G. Astwood def. K. Ziegler
Group 2, Flight 2
A. Lovell def. A. Kotoun
K. Ziegler def. S. Dickson
C. Law def. T. Ellegast
G. Astwood def. T. Thompson
Group 2, Flight 3
S. Dickson def. C. Law
K. Ziegler def. T. Ellegast
G. Astwood def. A. Lovell
T. Thompson def. A. Kotoun
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