| WORLD TOUR - BERMUDA GOLD CUP |
| Monday, 08 October 2007 |
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59th annual event celebrates 100th anniversary of revered trophy
What: King Edward VII Gold Cup, Stage 13 of the World Match Racing Tour
Where: Hamilton, Bermuda
When: Oct. 9-14, 2007
Organizing Authority: Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Prize Purse:$100,000 (first place, $35,000)
Boat: IOD (33 feet length overall)
Racing Area: Hamilton Harbour
Who’s Entered: 21 teams including the reigning event champion and runner-up, the America’s Cup-winning helmsman, the world’s top three and six of the top 10-ranked match-racers and the No. 4-ranked women’s match-racer
ENTRY LIST
Robbie Allam (GBR) — Competing in first Gold Cup
Brian Angel (USA) King Harbor Match Racing Team — Winner of 2007 US Match Racing National Championship
Glenn Astwood (BDA) — Winner of 2007 Bermuda National Match Racing Championship
Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi — America’s Cup-winning helmsman for Alinghi
Sally Barkow (USA) Team Seven — Women’s No. 4-ranked match-racer
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) — World No. 18-ranked match-racer
Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Shosholoza — World No. 3-ranked match-racer
Scott Dickson (USA) — Competing in seventh consecutive Gold Cup
Jon Eriksson (FIN) — Competing in first Gold Cup
Daniel Glomb (BRA) — Competing in first Gold Cup
Björn Hansen (SWE) — World No. 6-ranked match-racer
Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Victory Challenge — Skipper of Sweden’s Victory Challenge
Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team — World No. 5-ranked match-racer
Alvaro Marinho (POR) — Competing in second Gold Cup
Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Monnin — Placed 4th at 2006 Gold Cup
Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team — Placed 2nd at 2006 Gold Cup
David Tabb (GBR) — Competing in first Gold Cup
Chris Van Tol (USA) — Competing in first Gold Cup
Blythe Walker (BER) — Placed 3rd at 2006 Gold Cup
Peter Wibroe (DEN) — World No. 10-ranked match-racer
Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar — Reigning Gold Cup champion and World No. 1-ranked match racer
GOLD CUP FORMAT
The 21 teams will be split into three groups of seven. The three groups sail a single round robin with the top two from each group advancing to the Quarterfinal Round. The third- and fourth-place skippers from each round robin advance to a Repechage Round consisting of a single round robin, with the top two advancing to the Quarterfinal Round. The winners of the quarterfinal matches advance to the Semifinal Round, and those winners advance to the Final. There are also consolation rounds for teams eliminated from the quarterfinals and semifinals. Matches in the quarterfinals, semifinals and final could be either the best-of-three or best-of-five race series.
ABOUT THE GOLD CUP
The King Edward VII Gold Cup is the oldest match racing trophy in the world for competition involving one-design yachts. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the trophy. It was first presented at the Tri-Centenary Regatta at Jamestown, Va., in 1907 by King Edward VII in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the first permanent settlement in America. In 1956 the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club placed the Cup in competition for match racing in yachts of the International One-Design Class (IOD). Bert Darrell had the honor of being the first to defend the Cup in this class and won it a total of six times. New Zealander Russell Coutts became the event’s all-time winner when he surpassed Darrell in 2004 with his seventh championship.
GOLD CUP SPONSORS
Locally based global insurance companies Renaissance Re and Max Capital Group Ltd. are the Presenting Sponsors of the Gold Cup. The Bermuda Department of Tourism is the Host Sponsor. Primary sponsors include Ace Ltd., Bermuda Premium Spirits, Bermuda Telephone Co., Correia Construction and Oleander Cycles. Supporting Sponsors are Office Solutions, Izod, Wedgwood, ECL, The Bermuda IOD Class Association, The Fairmont Hamilton Princess and T2P Productions.
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