| 31. Gold Cup
1986 |
Palma
de Mallorca, Spain, July 5-13, 82 entries from 21 countries |
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The event was clouded by problems. To start with there were measurement
problems after a Vanguard with an illegal centreboard was disqualified
from the first race. Many sailors were then seen with their boats
on their sides working on their centreboards. Then there was the weather
conditions which proved very tricky with corridors of stronger wind
over the course which favoured those who knew where they were. Then
there were protests of team racing in the final deciding race when
any of four boats could have won the Gold Cup. Of the five sailors
who could have won going into the last race Paolo Semeraro blew his
chances by being PMS. Peter Vilby, Frank Butzmann and Jose Doreste
(winner of two races) had a bad race, as did the overall winner Stig
Westergaard, who didn't win a single race but was ahead on points
after the final count.
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32. Gold Cup 1987 |
Kiel, West Germany, June 26 - July 7, 57 entries from 17 countries |
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Straight after Kiel Week were held the 'Kiel Worlds '87', a joint
World Championship for several classes. The Finns shared a course
with the 470s, a two hour sail from the beach. Measurement problems
again overshadowed the racing, with several boats being found illegal,
even after several years of competition, and protests were numerous.
In the fifth race, Doreste was already the sure winner of the Gold
Cup, finishing second. In the sixth race, Doreste did not have to
sail and Lasse Hjortnas managed a 4th, thus finishing as runner up
to Brian Ledbetter.
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33. Gold Cup 1988 |
Ilha Bela, Brazil, January 31 - February 11, 48 entries from 11 countries |
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Almost all the sailors arrived a week early, but unfortunately the boats
arrived late because of a queue of ships in Santos harbour. However all
boats arrived on time for the Championship. As soon as the Championship
began, with measurement and registration, the sun didn't come out any more
and it rained every day. The racing was hard and the sailors were faced
with all kinds of different situations and wind strengths. The winner, Thomas
Schmid, was the best on the water, leading from race 3 onwards and winning
race 4. No sailor won more than one race and going into the last race only
Roy Heiner could beat Schmid. But Schmid finished 27th to Heiner's 28th
and after the prizegiving paid for 300 beers for everyone.
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Final Results Gold Cup 1986 |
Final Results Gold Cup 1987 |
Final Results Gold Cup 1988 |
|
| 1. |
Stig
Westergaard |
D
155 |
90.0 |
| 2. |
Brian
Ledbetter |
US
1080 |
97.0 |
| 3. |
Jose
Luis Doreste |
E
109 |
101.0 |
| 4. |
Dirk
Lowe |
DDR
14 |
107.0 |
| 5. |
Johan
Hedberg |
S
700 |
111.0 |
| 6. |
Jali
Makila |
L
207 |
112.7 |
| 7. |
Peter
Vilby |
D
156 |
116.0 |
| 8. |
Paolo
Semeraro |
I
6 |
120.0 |
| 9. |
Frank
Butzmann |
DDR
16 |
123.1 |
| 10. |
Christoph
Bergmann |
BL
96 |
129.7 |
| 11. |
Jacek
Sobkowiak |
PZ
7 |
135.0 |
| 12. |
Heiko
Birke |
DDR
19 |
138.0 |
| 13. |
Joaquin
Blanco |
E
179 |
143.0 |
| 14. |
Stuart
Childerley |
Ê
503 |
146.0 |
| 15. |
Lauri
Rechardt |
L
185 |
148.0 |
| 16. |
Ralf
Kadenbach |
G
6 |
149.7 |
| 17. |
Lasse
Hjortnas |
D
143 |
151.7 |
| 18. |
Peter
Truslow |
US
47 |
173.0 |
| 19. |
Gordie
Anderson |
ÊÑ
171 |
173.0 |
| 20. |
Thomas
Schmid |
G
1793 |
175.0 |
| 21. |
John
Cutler |
KZ
234 |
175.7 |
| 22. |
Roddy
Bridge |
Ê
493 |
177.0 |
| 23. |
Lawrence
Lemieux |
ÊÑ
201 |
184.7 |
| 24. |
Bart
Zielhuis |
H
544 |
185.0 |
| 25. |
John
Hofland |
H
622 |
193.7 |
| 26. |
Mark
Lammens |
ÊÑ
19 |
194.0 |
| 27. |
Miguel
Noguer |
E
162 |
194.7 |
| 28. |
S.
Fleckenstein |
ÊÑ
8 |
197.0 |
| 29. |
Derek
Mess |
ÊÑ
115 |
199.0 |
| 30. |
Timothy
Tavinor |
Ê
504 |
205.0 |
| 31. |
Henryk
Blaszka |
PZ
6 |
212.0 |
| 32. |
Kristian
Sjoberg |
L
201 |
221.0 |
| 33. |
Henrik
Hammelso |
D
158 |
223.0 |
| 34. |
Enrico
Passoni |
I
722 |
223.7 |
| 35. |
Anders
Lundmark |
S
708 |
225.7 |
| 36. |
Peter
Peet |
Í
630 |
229.0 |
| 37. |
Ch.
van Voorhis |
US
1052 |
231.0 |
|
| 1.
|
Jose
Luis Doreste |
E
109 |
19.7 |
| 2. |
Lasse
Hjortnas |
D
143 |
61.0 |
| 3. |
Brian
Ledbetter |
US
1080 |
83.0 |
| 4. |
Ralf
Kadenbach |
G6 |
95.0 |
| 5. |
Roy
Heiner |
H
638 |
102.0 |
| 6. |
0
M von Blumencron |
G
1892 |
103.0 |
| 7. |
Mark
Neeleman |
H
555 |
115.7 |
| 8. |
Welf-Bodo
Lixenfeld |
G
1706 |
127.7 |
| 9. |
Hans
Spitzauer |
OE
218 |
129.7 |
| 10. |
Armando
Ortolano |
GR
211 |
139.0 |
| 11. |
Lawrence
Lemieux |
ÊÑ
201 |
148.0 |
| 12. |
Emmanuele
Vaccari |
I
727 |
154.4 |
| 13. |
Stuart
Childerley |
Ê
503 |
154.7 |
| 14. |
Henryk
Blaszka |
PZ
8 |
161.7 |
| 15. |
John
Cutler |
KZ
234 |
164.0 |
| 16. |
John
Irvine |
KZ
235 |
167.0 |
| 17. |
Louis
Verloop |
US
1066 |
169.0 |
| 18. |
Mike
Milner |
ÊÑ
4 |
172.0 |
| 19. |
Peter
Vilby |
D
156 |
181.0 |
| 20. |
Lawrence
Crispin |
Ê
498 |
182.0 |
| 21. |
Gordon
Anderson |
ÊÑ
171 |
183.7 |
| 22. |
Mark
Littlejohn |
Ê
481 |
185.0 |
| 23. |
Lauri
Rechardt |
L
185 |
191.0 |
| 24. |
Kristian
Sjoeberg |
L
201 |
192.0 |
| 25. |
Thomas
Schmid |
G
1793 |
197.0 |
| 26. |
Wolfgang
Gerz |
G
1573 |
197.0 |
| 27. |
Bart
Zielhuis |
Í
544 |
200.0 |
| 28. |
Michael
Fischer |
OE
223 |
203.0 |
| 29. |
Nicolai
Suchorokov |
SR
1 |
205.0 |
| 30. |
Ruben
Serra |
E
106 |
210.0 |
|
| 1. |
Thomas
Schmid |
G
1903 |
48.8 |
| 2. |
Roy
Heiner |
H
638 |
58.4 |
| 3. |
Gordon
Anderson |
ÊÑ
171 |
78.7 |
| 4. |
Welf-Bodo
Lixenfeld |
G
1706 |
81.0 |
| 5. |
Lasse
Hjortnas |
D
143 |
85.0 |
| 6. |
Stuart
Childerley |
Ê
503 |
92.0 |
| 7. |
Lauri
Rechardt |
L
185 |
105.0 |
| 8. |
Peter
Tanscheit |
BL
68 |
106.7 |
| 9. |
Lawrence
Lemieux |
ÊÑ
201 |
107.0 |
| 10. |
Brian
Ledbetter |
US
1080 |
110.0 |
| 11. |
Othmar
M v Blumencron |
G
1892 |
110.7 |
| 12. |
Fred
Kennedy |
ÊÑ
221 |
116.0 |
| 13. |
Emanuele
Vaccari |
I
727 |
117.0 |
| 14. |
John
Hofland |
H
622 |
121.0 |
| 15. |
Arnoud
Hummel |
H
577 |
122.7 |
| 16. |
Lawrence
Crispin |
Ê
498 |
126.7 |
| 17. |
Paolo
Semeraro |
I
716 |
128.0 |
| 18. |
Peter
Vilby |
D
156 |
130.0 |
| 19. |
Peter
Shope |
US
1000 |
130.0 |
| 20. |
Kristian
Sjoberg |
L
201 |
134.0 |
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