![]() ![]() Not far behind is Antonio Bailey, 14, finishing 63rd at IODA South Americans. "But following in his footsteps is Makai Joell, 14, who has had the best Bermudian record at International (IODA)events this year finishing 75th at the IODA Worlds and 30th at the IODA South Americans in Chile. "Bermudians will surely miss current Bermuda National Champion Sam Stan who has retired from Optimist racing," Cooper continued. Gold Cup be part of Bermuda's qualification series for the five-sailor Bermuda Team going to the Worlds in New Zealand. Singapore is an incredibly strong and deep sailing country so this is fantastic for the event."Īdditionally, the Jr. "We are exited to have Singapore compete for the 1st time in JGC history. Additional competitors include Scott McKenzie of the US Virgin Islands, Matt Whitfield of Great Britain and Bart Lambreix of the Netherlands as well as Matthew Scott of Singapore." Dede added. "Three-time RenRe Jr Gold Cup female competitor Odile Van Aanholt representing Netherland Antilles who finished in ninth place in the World Championships and was 3rd girl as well will also be racing. "In particular," Cooper pointed out, "German National Champion Marvin Frisch who was also 1st at both the Swiss and Polish Open regattas this Fall as well as 5th at the 2010 IODA Worlds" and New Zealand national champion Leonard Takahashi-Fry, winner of the US and UK Nationals will be here as well as Wade Waddell of the USA who is the 2011 US National Champion and placed 11th at the IODA Worlds." "At press time we have sixteen top sailors coming and ten are members of their nation's 2011 Opti World's Team and will be going to New Zealand for the IODA World Sailing Championship in late December," said Dede Cooper, director of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup." To make the foreign sailors feel comfortable and welcome the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association (BODA) host the international visitors in private homes. For all the sailors involved, it offers a unique chance to both compete on the water and bond as friends off the water. With the skipper's age ranging from twelve to fifteen, the 2011 teams will come from sixteen different countries including New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, Great Britain, Germany, Mexico, the US Virgin Islands, Poland, Singapore and the United States of America to compete.įor some of the youngsters living in Bermuda, the RenRe Jr Gold Cup will mark their first time participating in a major international regatta. This is never more evident than in the final race on Hamilton Harbour when Bermuda's young sailors get to compete against an international cache of champions in front of the spectator fleet gathered to watch the finals of the Argo Group Gold Cup. The RenaissanceRe Jr Gold Cup showcases the talent and potential of the island's youth and their international guests. Fifteen countries plus Bermuda will have youngsters in the competition sailed in Bermuda's Great Sound and Hamilton Harbour. Hamilton, Bermuda, SeptemThe Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup, set for October 6-9, caps off the sailing season for young Optimist sailors in Bermuda by giving them a shot at competing against the world's best. Sailors come from the Caribbean, North America, Europe, Asia, Scandinavia and Oceania. Eleven of the sixteen sailors made their country's Worlds Team for 2011 Worlds this December in New Zealand. ![]() ![]() FAST FACTS for GUEST SAILORS: Sixteen international sailors, aged 12-15, twelve boys, four girls, sixteen countries, ten National Champions, four sailors finished within the top fifteen at IODA 2010 Worlds, one IODA European Champion.
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