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Mark Nicholls, Gerry Mitchell, Ian Williams and Bill Hardesty (from left), winners of the Gold Cup. (Gold Cup/Charles Anderson photo)
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Ian Williams leads Mathieu Richard towards the start line in the final of the Gold Cup. (Gold Cup/Charles Anderson photo)
Image © Bermuda Gold Cup Charles Anderson
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Event title: King Edward VII Gold Cup
Host club: Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Location: Hamilton, Bermuda
Next occurrence: Oct 7-12 2008
Event Web site: King Edward VII Gold Cup
Prize purse: $100,000
Boat: International One-Design
2008 Event Coverage
Top Seeds Knoocked Out
Eight Rise To The Top
Brits and Swedes Lead The Charge To Quarter Finals
Ainslie Gearing Up For America's CupBlustery Breeze Greets Gold Cup Competitors
Blustery Breeze Greets Gold Cup Competitors
Gold Cup Holds Formal Opening Reception
2008 Bermuda Gold Cup Crew List
Gold Cup Groups Announced
World Tour Battle Continues In Bermuda
Ainslie Aims To Add Gold Cup To Gold Medals
Bermuda Festival Of Sail
Top Sailors to Gather for Second Century Of Bermuda Gold Cup Sailing
2007 Event Coverage
Results and Flight Schedules
Bermuda Gold Cup Crew List
Classic Conditions Kick Off Gold Cup
Bermuda Gold Cup
Astwood, Walker Carry Bermuda Hopes
2006 Event Coverage
Gold Cup Photo Gallery
Gold Cup Crew List
Gold Cup Flight Schedule
Williams Wins First Championship at Gold Cup (Oct. 15, 2006)
Briton Wins RenRe Junior Gold Cup (Oct. 15, 2006)
Richard, Williams to Meet for Gold Cup (Oct. 14, 2006)
Quarterfinals Put on Hold at Gold Cup (Oct. 13, 2006)
Spithill, Richard Lead Eight to Quarters (Oct. 12, 2006)
Electrifying Start to 58th Gold Cup (Oct. 11, 2006)
Bermuda Gold Cup Regatta Announcement (Oct. 9, 2006)
Lewin, Walker Take Aim at Gold Cup (Oct. 5, 2006)
4th Annual Junior Gold cup Features 37 Teams (Sept. 27, 2006)
Spithill Looks to Add Second Gold Cup (Sept. 14, 2006)
Reigning Champion
Ian Williams/GBR
Williams won his first championship of a World Tour event with a 3-1 victory over Mathieu Richard of France. Williams was impeccable in the pre-start during the Final, which helped swing the outcome in his favor.
2006 KING EDWARD VII GOLD CUP FINAL RESULTS
Prize Purse: $50,000
Skipper (Country) Team, Record, Prize Money
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Williams Sail Racing, 13-6, $25,000
(Crew: Bill Hardesty, Gerry Mitchell, Mark Nichols)
2. Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team, 13-4, $10,000
(Crew: Greg Evrard, Olivier Herledant, Yannick Simon)
3. Blythe Walker (BER), 10-10, $5,000
(Crew: Adam Barboza, Carola Cooper, Somers Kempe)
4. Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Monnin, 9-11, $3,500
(Crew: Simon Brugger, Fabien Froesch, Alain Marchand, Marc Monnin)
5. James Spithill (AUS) Luna Rossa Challenge, 10-4, $2,750
(Crew: Magnus Augustson, Torben Grael, Christian Kamp)
6. Björn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.net, 8-6, $2,000
(Crew: Martin Angsell, Pontus Meijer, Johan Tempelman)
7. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team, 8-6, $1,250
(Crew: Nils Bjerkas, Robert Skarp, Carl-Johan Uckelstam)
8. Chris Law (GBR) The Outlaws, 5-7, $500
(Crew: Karl Anderson, Mark Ivey, Scott Norris)
Past Champions
2005 James Spithill/AUS (defeated Russell Coutts/NZL, 3-2; not part of World Tour)
2004 Russell Coutts/NZL (defeated James Spithill/AUS, 2-1)
2003 Peter Gilmour/AUS (defeated Chris Dickson/NZL, 3-2)
2002 Jesper Radich/DEN (defeated Jes Gram-Hansen/DEN, 3-1)
2001 Peter Holmberg/ISV (defeated Gavin Brady/NZL)
2000 Russell Coutts/NZL (defeated Chris Dickson/NZL)
Summary
The King Edward VII Gold Cup is the oldest match-racing trophy in the world for competition involving one-design yachts. It was given at the Tri-Centenary Regatta at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1907 by King Edward VII in commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the first permanent settlement in America. C. Sherman Hoyt won the regatta and was the first to accept the now historic cup.
After three decades of holding the Cup, Mr. Hoyt gave it to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and proposed a regular one-on-one match-race series in 6-Meter yachts. In his letter he expressed the propriety of “my returning a British Royal trophy to the custody of your club, with its long record of clean sportsmanship and keenly contested races between your Bermuda yachts and ours of Long Island Sound, and elsewhere...” The first winner of the Cup in its new format was the celebrated Briggs Cunningham, who was also the first skipper to win the America’s Cup in a 12-Meter.
In the post-war years, the Club placed the Cup in competition in 1956 for match-racing in yachts of the International One Design Class. Bert Darrell had the honor of being first to defend the Cup in this class and won it a total of six times.
By winning his seventh championship in 2004, Russell Coutts surpassed Darrell to become the event’s all-time winner.
Through the years Bermuda has won the Cup 21 times, the United States 17 times, New Zealand 10 times, Australia 5 times, the United Kingdom twice, and in 2002 Denmark claimed the King Edward VII Gold Cup for the first time.
The Bermuda Department of Tourism is an Official Host Sponsor of the Gold Cup. Event sponsors include Renaissance Re, Max Re, Bermuda Telephone, Bermuda Premium Spirits and Oleander Cycle.
2006 Prize Money Distribution
1st $25,000
2nd $10,000
3rd $5,000
4th $3,500
5th $2,750
6th $2,000
7th $1,250
8th $500
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