| 10. Gold Cup
1965 |
Gdynia,
Poland, July 22-29, 93 entries from 21 countries
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For the first time in its history the Gold Cup was held in an East
European country The racing was held in Danzig Bay. World measurer
Vernon Forster took care of the strict measurement of 93 Finns. In
the practice race a gate start proved to be unsatisfactory and the
real racing was conducted with conventional starts. The wind was generally
very strong causing many capsizes and much gear failure. The event
was won by Jurgen Mier from the German Democratic Republic by consistent
sailing in the difficult conditions.
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His countryman Bernd
Dehmel won two races and finished second. Richard Hart from the UK won two
other races. But the moral winner was Miroslav Vejvoda from the CSSR who
had won one race, abandoned one whilst leading because of a minor collision
and capsized twice in the windy last race after twice regaining the lead. |
11. Gold Cup 1966 |
La
Baule, France, August 21-29, 150 entries from 26 countries
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150 participants from a record 26 countries had to face a strict measurement
in accordance under the new set of rales. This Gold Cup brought about
a renaissance of wooden boats made by Raudaschl. Willy Kuhweide was
a lucky winner followed by Jorg Bruder, both with boats, masts and
sails from Hubert. There was general agreement that the Newport Finn
of Ed Bennett from the USA was the finest plastic boat by far, but
it was very close to tolerance at the sheer - extremely narrow. Willy
Kuhweide did not win any races but always had fairly good results.
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In very difficult shifty
wind conditions he proved to have an outstanding knowledge of meteorology.
He was always looking around at the other boats, the sky and the weather
and water conditions to gather information on which way to go. At the same
time he sailed very fast while not giving boat speed his absolute attention.
Germany with 1/3/4/5 dominated the fleet, but Jorg Bruder 2nd and Henry
Sprague going top speed into the wrong direction indicated the awakening
of a young continent for Firm sailing. |
12. Gold Cup 1967 |
Hanko,
Finland, August 6-12, 130 entries from 22 countries
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A force 9 gale on the first scheduled day of racing gave Vernon Forster
one more day of telling 130 sailors what rules are made for. Hardly
any boat had a rudder narrow enough to fit into the then 20 mm slot
of Vernon's template. Most of the booms had hard wood extending further
than 560 mm from the leading edge of the mast. The biggest deal however
was the planing ceremony of the famous Raudaschl Finns (including
those of Kuhweide, Mares and Bruder) at station 1 to get them straight
and not concave.
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The event was dominated
by wooden Raudaschl hulls, wooden Bruder masts and Raudaschl sails. The
plastic GRP hulls had lost their glory which they had gained at the beginning
of the sixties. The Germans Dehmel, Kuhweide, Mares and Mier lead 4 out
of the 6 races from start to finish. The surprise was the Japanese sailor,
Matsyuama, who won one race but was disqualified for a PMS and almost won
another. After two races with light shifty wind the 3rd race was blessed
with a steady force 5. Before the last race Mankin was leading by two points
over Kuhweide. But Willy won because of his incredible speed and his steel |
Final Results Gold Cup 1965 |
Final Results Gold Cup 1966 |
Final Results Gold Cup 1967 |
|
| 1. |
Jurgen
Mier |
DDR
232 |
7587 |
| 2. |
Bernd
Dehmel |
DDR
98 |
7152 |
| 3. |
Richard
Hart |
К
131 |
6860 |
| 4. |
Valentin
Mankin |
SR
636 |
6231 |
| 5. |
Miroslav
Vejvoda |
CZ
111 |
6205 |
| 6. |
Hans
Fogh |
D
84 |
6131 |
| 7. |
Hubert
Raudaschl |
OE
31 |
5802 |
| 8. |
Arne
Akerson |
S
321 |
5644 |
| 9. |
G.
Schwarz |
DDR
27 |
5632 |
| 10. |
Brian
Saffery-Cooper |
K214 |
5432 |
| 11. |
H.
Hermann |
DDR
113 |
5271 |
| 12. |
Gyorgy
Finaczy |
M
40 |
5090 |
| 13. |
Arnold
von Grunewaldt |
S
366 |
4837 |
| 14. |
P.
Letcher |
KZ
54 |
4724 |
| 15. |
N.
Everett |
KZ
58 |
4635 |
| 16. |
Phillipe
Soria |
F
374 |
4432 |
| 17. |
F.
Cordshagen |
DDR
32 |
4428 |
| 18. |
Bruce
McCurrach |
SA
272 |
4339 |
| 19. |
Per
Werenskiold |
N
57 |
4296 |
| 20. |
Miklos
Tuss |
M
50 |
4126 |
| 21. |
Borge
Sall |
S
392 |
4061 |
| 22. |
Boris
Jacobsson |
S318 |
4002 |
| 23. |
M.
Skalisz |
PZ
377 |
3869 |
| 24. |
G.
Dahlgard |
D
80 |
3705 |
| 25. |
P.
Luttgart |
G
584 |
3665 |
| 26. |
B.
O. Frimansson |
S
328 |
3653 |
| 27. |
H.
Raben |
DDR
72 |
3612 |
| 28. |
Thomas
Lundquist |
S
438 |
3555 |
| 29. |
Goran
Andersson |
S
365 |
3497 |
| 30. |
Fabio
Albarelli |
I
306 |
3424 |
|
| 1. |
Willy
Kuhweide |
G711 |
48.7 |
| 2. |
Jorg
Bruder |
BL
3 |
62.0 |
| 3. |
Bernhard
Straubinger |
G416 |
81.7 |
| 4. |
Burghardt |
G
341 |
82.0 |
| 5. |
Uwe
Mares |
G
635 |
91.0 |
| 6. |
V.
Kozlov |
SR
381 |
95.0 |
| 7. |
G.
Devillard |
F
471 |
99.0 |
| 8. |
Henry
Sprague |
US
707 |
101.0 |
| 9. |
Valentin
Mankin |
SR
636 |
103.0 |
| 10. |
Bernd
Dehmel |
DDR
9 |
108.7 |
| 11. |
Bruce
McCurrach |
SA
272 |
132.0 |
| 12. |
S.
Golser |
I
371 |
132.0 |
| 13. |
Goran
Andersson |
S516 |
134.7 |
| 14. |
Arnold
von Grunewaldt |
S
366 |
135.4 |
| 15. |
Richard
Hart |
K231 |
141.0 |
| 16. |
Miroslav
Vejvoda |
CZ
111 |
145.0 |
| 17. |
Twist |
US
532 |
148.7 |
| 18. |
Pierre
Poullain |
F
430 |
163.0 |
| 19. |
A.
Bally |
Z
145 |
166.7 |
| 20. |
Hubert
Raudaschl |
OE
81 |
171.7 |
| 21. |
Schwan |
S
330 |
176.0 |
| 22. |
Arne
Akerson |
S
321 |
183.0 |
| 23. |
M.
Skalisz |
PZ
377 |
189.0 |
| 24. |
B.O.
Frimansson |
S
328 |
194.0 |
| 25. |
Peter
Malm |
D51 |
196.7 |
| 26. |
Baudouin
Binkhorst |
H
299 |
207.0 |
| 27. |
Ed
Bennett |
US
534 |
209.0 |
| 28. |
Lemanissier |
F
424 |
211.0 |
| 29. |
R.
Bergsten |
S
473 |
212.0 |
| 30. |
Dick
Tillman |
US
419 |
214.0 |
| 33. |
Hans
Willems |
H
75 |
217.0 |
| 34. |
Jorgen
Mier |
DDR
3 |
218.7 |
| 35. |
P.
Lippert |
DDR
6 |
222.0 |
| 36. |
Lucian
Christl |
OE
70 |
223.0 |
| 37. |
Burrows |
IR
8 |
225.0 |
| 38. |
Fabio
Albarelli |
I
306 |
226.0 |
| 39. |
Gerhard
Huska |
OE
20 |
228.0 |
| 40. |
Cole |
К
245 |
232.0 |
| 41. |
Ghiglia |
F
436 |
236.0 |
| 42. |
Miller |
US
606 |
240.0 |
| 43. |
F.
Jammes |
F
473 |
254.0 |
| 44. |
Alain
Maury |
F
461 |
261.0 |
| 45. |
Mike
Astley |
К
177 |
268.0 |
| 46. |
H.
Raben |
DDR
7 |
269.0 |
| 47. |
Wim
Maarse |
H
331 |
270.0 |
| 48. |
B.E.
Treleaven |
KZ
62 |
270.0 |
| 49. |
Appel |
G
570 |
271.0 |
| 50. |
Nilsson |
S
384 |
275.0 |
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1. Willy
Kuhweide |
G711 |
24.7 |
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2. Valentin
Mankin |
SR 636 |
34.4 |
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3. Uwe
Mares |
G 800 |
63.0 |
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4. Peter
Tallberg |
L 145 |
75.7 |
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5. Jorg
Bruder |
BL 3 |
80.7 |
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6. Robert
Andre |
US 618 |
89.0 |
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7. Borge
Sall |
S 392 |
95.7 |
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8. Miroslav
Vejvoda |
CZ 111 |
110.0 |
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9. Patrick
Pym |
К 174 |
110.0 |
|
10. Hubert
Raudaschl |
OE 81 |
113.0 |
|
11. V. Dordora |
SR 1415 |
116.0 |
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12. G. Devillard |
F 503 |
123.0 |
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13. Jurgen
Mier |
DDR 3 |
128.0 |
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14. Boris
Jacobsson |
S318 |
132.0 |
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15. Per Werenskiold |
N 57 |
134.0 |
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16. Arne
Akerson |
S 321 |
140.0 |
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17. S. Stork |
S 543 |
141.0 |
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18. Fabio
Albarelli |
I 406 |
141.0 |
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19. Henning
Wind |
D 93 |
146.7 |
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20. G. Aasblom |
S 521 |
168.0 |
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21. Jonty
Farmer |
KZ9 |
173.7 |
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22. A. Bally |
Z 145 |
177.0 |
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23. Hans
Werner Zachariassen |
G 635 |
177.0 |
|
24. Bernd
Dehmel |
DDR 9 |
177.4 |
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25. Arnold
von Grunewaldt |
S 366 |
179.0 |
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26. John
Maynard |
К 154 |
179.0 |
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27. Lucian
Christl |
OE 70 |
181.0 |
|
28. V. Kozlov |
SR 381 |
183.0 |
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29. H. Tallberg |
L 122 |
189.0 |
|
30. Thomas
Lundquist |
S 532 |
194.0 |
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31. Hans
van Elst |
H 13 |
198.0 |
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32. Bernhard
Straubinger |
G416 |
204.0 |
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33. F. Poullain |
F 430 |
211.0 |
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34. S. Golser |
I 371 |
212.0 |
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35. Walter
Mai |
G 614 |
213.0 |
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36. Clive
Roberts |
KZ 60 |
217.0 |
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37. Jan Winquist |
L 119 |
218.0 |
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38. Carl
van Duyne |
US 245 |
227.0 |
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39. Baudouin
Binkhorst |
H 357 |
227.0 |
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40. H. Andersson |
S 462 |
229.0 |
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41. Bernhard
Reist |
Z 224 |
230.0 |
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42. J. Brecht |
G 603 |
232.0 |
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43. Kai Kruger |
G 703 |
234.0 |
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44. D.C.
Hardy |
К 153 |
240.0 |
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45. A.A.
Hofland |
H 348 |
247.0 |
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