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13. Gold Cup 1968
Whitstable, Kent, England, July 8-13, 138 entries from 38 countries

The commodore of Whitstable Yacht Club summed up the event in his speech at the prize giving by starting: "Companions in disaster, at least nobody was drowned". The regatta just didn't work out. By deed of gift the Gold Cup had to be organised every Olympic year in Great Britain. Many British Finn sailors themselves debated the wisdom of going to Whitstable. The small size of the Yacht Club, the crowded dinghy park, the lack of hotels, restaurants and mainly pubs, and the high tide were deplorable. Finally the actual racing was so unsatisfactory. At times some skippers had to sail with unshipped rudders. Others - less scrupulous - went overboard and dragged their boats towards the next mark. At the end of one race the crew of a rescue boat reported to have been able to walk across the finishing line without getting his knees wet. And the competitors had to pull back their boats over miles of mud because of the outgoing tide. At the end of the week only four races still stood and two of them had to survive protests to be abandoned. The best thing about this unhappy troubled week was that Henning Wind, the Danish Tokyo Bronze Medalist, was the best sailor and the winner. He won the first race, came fifth in the second and afterwards lost neither his hair nor his points average, though all about him were losing theirs. Raudaschl hulls, Bruder masts and Raudaschl sails dominated the fleet. But during the week it was found that Raudaschl's 1968 sails contravened the rules, inserting 4 oz cloth in the prevalent 3 oz sail.
Gold Cup Winner 1968 Henning Wind

14. Gold Cup 1969

Hamilton, Bermuda, October 2-10, 132 entries from 27 countries


For the first time the Finn Gold Cup was organised outside Europe. A very generous invitation for food and lodging and vast support for transportation of the boats attracted a large number of entries. Even Paul Elvstrom decided to return to the Finn at age 41. All competitors agreed, that this was one at the best organised world championships ever.
Start line in Bermuda Paul Elvstrom (D 106)
leads away from the starboard end
Thomas Lundquist leads
into the gybe
The only disruptions were Hurricanes Inga and Kara, pushing wind velocity as high as 30 to 40 knots. Because of Inga racing was postponed from October 3 to 7. Andy Zawieja was delivered by a crane from a Polish freighter, which did not enter Bermuda's territorial waters, and paddled with all his gear ashore, to be picked up again by the same freighter two weeks later in the middle of the ocean after he had cleared through customs. Lundquist, a 22 year old Student at Gothenburg University, won the Gold Cup. Jorg Bruder became runner up for the second time. Peter Barrett could have still won the trophy while leading in the last race, but capsized and ended up third. To any sane man the last race should not have been sailed with gusts up to 30 knots and above.
But there is something mad about Finn sailors anyway. That last race Henry Sprague III was leading all the way but had a PMS. Finally Walter Mai got line honours, with Bruder second. Bruder masts with Raudaschl sails still dominated the fleet. Jack Knights introduced the first aluminium mast into the Gold Cup scenery.

15. Gold Cup 1970
Cascais, Portugal, August 14-22, 180 entries from 34 countries

The biggest fleet in any Finn Gold Cup most likely forever gathered in 1970 It was won and dominated by American sailors with Jorg Bruder winning for his first time, Sprague second and Andre third. After twice finishing as runner up, Bruder - already 37 - feared that this might be his last Gold Cup because of leg injuries.
In the last race Bruder had to finish fifth or better in order to win the Cup, no matter what Sprague did. At the start Sprague used every match-race tactic he could in the huge fleet. Trying to hold Bruder back, Sprague luffed the Brazilian into the spectator fleet. But an the last beat Bruder was again leading. Sprague went up what he thought was the wrong side, but it turned out to be the right one.
Now Sprague started a tacking duel until Bruder went head to wind because his rudder pintle broke. But Bruder lifted his centreboard in order to take off the pressure from his rudder and twisted the tiller with his bare but mighty hands. Sprague finished fourth and only could watch as the crippled Bruder crossing the line seconds before Andre and Mares, who had both overstood the line, crossed planing an a screaming reach. It was the most dramatic win of any Gold Cup.

Final Results Gold Cup 1968

Final Results Gold Cup 1969
Final Results Gold Cup 1970
1.   Henning Wind D 93 35.0
2.  Uwe Mares G 800 60.0
3.  Jorg Bruder BL 3 64.7
4.  Bernd Dehmel DDR 9 80.0
5.  Baudouin Binkhorst H 369 88.0
6.  Borge Sall S 392 108.0
7.  A. Hofland H 382 119.4
8.  Patrick Pym К 274 122.0
9.  Hans Werner Zachariassen G 635 124.0
10. Arne Akerson S 321 127.7
11. P.O. Gustavsson S 546 137.0
12. Walter Mai G 875 137.7
13. J. Stutterheim G 904 139.0
14. Willy Kuhweide G 888 140.0
15. B. Frimansson S 328 143.0
16. Thomas Lundquist S 532 145.0
17. Richard Hart К 131 146.0
18. Mauro Pelaschier I 388 148.0
19. Miroslav Vejvoda CZ 111 148.0
20. R. Bergsten S 473 151.7
21. Andreas van Eicken G 567 153.0
22. John Maynard К 284 156.0
23. G. Dahlstrom S 156 163.0
24. Valentin Mankin SR 636 168.0
25. Hans Joachim Fritze G711 168.0
26. Serge Maury F 496 171.0
27. S. Golser I 418 177.0
28. Henry Sprague US 707 181.0
29. J. Liandier F 552 182.0
30. E. Quass I 387 186.0
31. Nigel Sharpies К 286 190.0
32. V. Kozlov SR 381 191.0
33. L. Coccoloni I 403 193.0
34. Lucian Christl OE 70 194.7
35. Jurgen Mier DDR 3 211.0
36. Goran Andersson S516 217.0
37. D. Hardy К 153 229.0
38.R. Ketelaar H 199 234.0
39. Desmond Stratton К 200 236.0
40. Tiemen Vries H 367 239.0
1.    Thomas Lundquist S 532 15.0
2.    Jorg Bruder BL 3 21.4
3.    Peter Barrett US 888 25.7
4.   Walter Mai G 991 39.7
5.    Peter Conrad US 530 51.7
6.   Uwe Mares G 1041 53.7
7.    Bret de Thier KZ 133 60.0
8.    Andy Zawieja PZ 321 60.7
9.    Valentin Mankin SR 36 64.0
10. Willy Kuhweide G 1044 69.0
11. Fritz Beck H381 69.0
12. Paul Elvstrom D 106 70.0
13. G. Aasblom S 521 77.7
14. Guy Liljegren S 554 80.0
15. Phillipe Soria F 374 82.0
16. Borge Sall S 392 87.0
17. Iain Macdonald-Smith К 321 99.0
18. Fabio Albarelli I 433 101.0
19. Andreas von Eicken G 969 104.0
20. Gordy Bowers US 83 104.0
21. Jurgen Mier DDR 3 106.0
22. Hubert Raudaschl OE 110 107.0
23. Arnold von Grunewaldt S 366 114.0
24. Baudouin Binkhorst H4 119.0
25. Ernie Shaw SA 182 120.0
26. Hans Joachim Fritze G711 122.0
27. Vernon Stratton К 334 126.0
28. Bjoern Ribbhagen S 540 129.0
29. Kim Weber L 151 133.0
30. Anthony Herrmann US 225 140.0
31. F. Huber G 1014 144.0
32. A. John Clarke КС 78 150.0
33. B.O. Frimansson S 328 150.0
34. Oleg Shilov SR 4 154.0
35. Bernhard Straubinger G916 155.0
36. D. R. Kollock US 780 157.0
37. Jonty Farmer KZ 137 161.0
38. Kai Kruger G 1003 165.0
39. P. Kouligas GR 122 166.0
40. Peter Tallberg L 145 175.0
41. S.Golser I 418 176.0
42. Bernt Andersson S 550 182.0
43. Christian Schroeder DDR 8 187.0
44. Miroslav Vejvoda CZ 111 191.0
1. Jorg Bruder BL 3 23.7
2. Henry Sprague US 868 24.0
3. Robert Andre US 830 44.0
4. Thomas Lundquist S 530 53.7
5. Guy Liljegren S 554 55.0
6. Bernd Dehmel DDR 9 57.7
7. Per Werenskiold N 83 58.7
8. Baudouin Binkhorst H4 58.7
9. Pieter Keyzer H 404 62.7
10. Magnus Olin S 509 65.7
11. Uwe Mares G6 69.4
12. Iain Macdonald-Smith К 341 73.0
13. Peter Conrad US 530 75.0
14. Willy Kuhweide G711 83.7
15. Jacques Rogge В 87 86.0
16. S. Golser I 418 86.0
17. Serge Maury F 96 89.0
18. Fabio Albarelli I 3 98.0
19. Kees Douze H7 99.0
20. Fritz Beck H 449 11.0
21. Andy Zawieja PZ 321 115.0
22. Hubert Raudaschl OE 121 120.0
23. B. Frimansson S 328 122.0
24. Jurgen Mier DDR 3 128.0
25. P. Akerson S 32 128.0
26. Patrick Pym К 274 134.0
27. Miroslav Vejvoda CZ 111 13.40
28. Thomas Jungblut G 1146 142.0
29. Michael Hupin В 90 150.0
30. Uwe Heinzmann G 1122 156.0
31. Elias Hatzipavlis GR 122 157.0
32. Lennart Gustavsson S 558 161.0
33. Hans Werner Zachariassen G 1133 161.0
34. Paul Phelan КС 61 163.0
35. Phillipe Soria F6 172.0
36. Ernie Shaw SA 182 172.0
37. A. Leenstra SA 410 179.0
38. Victor Potapov SR 15 181.0
39. D. Kollock US 780 183.0
40. J. Eggers US 814 184.0
41. Jamiz Knasiecki PZ 335 185.0
42. J. Leistikow G 1050 186.0
43. Borge Sall S 392 192.0
44. G. Ehlers G 1102 195.0
45. Chris Law К 321 196.0
46. Achim Turklitz G 556 200.0
47. Vernon Stratton К 334 202.0
48. Nitall Dirdira SR 4 203.0
49. Bjorn Ribbhagen S 540 205.0
50. Ian Brown К 350 207.0
51. J. P. Boumans В 76 218.0
52. B. Bergsten S 557 218.0
53. John Clarke КС 78 223.0
 
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