The 2012 Finn Gold Cup
Organised by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, the 2012 Finn Gold Cup will be sailed in the wide expanses of Falmouth Bay between the 13th and 18th of May, preceded by registration/measurement on the 11th and 12th. A total of 11 races will be sailed, comprising a series of normally 2 races per day for 5 days followed, on the sixth and final day, by a “Medal Race” featuring the top 10 placed competitors and a final race for competitors not in the Medal Race. The Medal Race will count for double-points, will be non-discardable, and will be umpired. The final top 10 positions in the championship will be filled by the boats in the Medal Race irrespective of how other competitors score in the final fleet race.
In winds over 15 knots, the course configuration will be windward/leeward/triangle, finishing at the end of the second reach. In winds below 15 knots the course configuration will be windward/leeward, finishing at the leeward mark.
The target time for each race will be 75 minutes.
The regatta will be centred at the Falmouth Watersports Centre. Boats will be berthed on the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners boat park in front of the Watersports Centre.
18 May 2012 Ben Ainslie secures sixth Finn Gold Cup as Falmouth Finn Festival closes
It has been a week of extremes at the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup in Falmouth, UK and the final day was no different. Though a medal race was attempted, it was soon abandoned and an hour later racing was completely abandoned for the day as the wind disappeared. This left Ben Ainslie (GBR) as Finn World Champion for the sixth time. Ed Wright (GBR) took the silver while Jonas Hogh-Christesen (DEN) took the bronze.
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- 18 May 2012 Ainslie scores hat-trick in mammoth conditions on day five at J.P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Awesome is an overused word, but today it doesn't really come close to adequately describe the performance of Ben Ainslie (GBR) on day five of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup in Falmouth. In the toughest, roughest conditions that much of the fleet have sailed in for many years he took three race wins and is now within a whisker of his sixth Finn World title. Ed Wright (GBR) remains in second while Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN) moves up to third
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- 16 May 2012 No racing on Day Four in Falmouth There was no racing on day four of the J.P. Asset Management Finn Gold Cup in Falmouth, UK, after the wind spent most of the day spinning circles around the race committee. Three races will now be sailed on Thursday, to conclude the opening series, before Friday's medal race and final race.
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- 18 May 2012 Ben Ainslie secures sixth Finn Gold Cup as Falmouth Finn Festival closes It has been a week of extremes at the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup in Falmouth, UK and the final day was no different. Though a medal race was attempted, it was soon abandoned and an hour later racing was completely abandoned for the day as the wind disappeared. This left Ben Ainslie (GBR) as Finn World Champion for the sixth time. Ed Wright (GBR) took the silver while Jonas Hogh-Christesen (DEN) took the bronze.
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- 18 May 2012 Ainslie scores hat-trick in mammoth conditions on day five at J.P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Awesome is an overused word, but today it doesn't really come close to adequately describe the performance of Ben Ainslie (GBR) on day five of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup in Falmouth. In the toughest, roughest conditions that much of the fleet have sailed in for many years he took three race wins and is now within a whisker of his sixth Finn World title. Ed Wright (GBR) remains in second while Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN) moves up to third
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- 16 May 2012 No racing on Day Four in Falmouth There was no racing on day four of the J.P. Asset Management Finn Gold Cup in Falmouth, UK, after the wind spent most of the day spinning circles around the race committee. Three races will now be sailed on Thursday, to conclude the opening series, before Friday's medal race and final race.
Title sponsor:
Other sponsors:
- Cornwall Council
- GUL International
- Falmouth Town Council
- Volvo Car UK - Official vehicle supplier to the Finn gold cup.
- St Michaels Hotel
- St Austell Brewery
Supporting Partners:
- Royal Cornwall Yacht Club
- Cornwall Development Company
- Visit Cornwall
- Falmouth town managment
- Falmouth Harbour Commissioners
- Falmouth Watersports Association
- National Maritime Museum Cornwall
- Falmouth Festivals
- British finn association
- International finn assocation
- International finn assocation
- http://www.falriver.co.uk/frl/ferries/st_mawes_ferry
- falmouth packet
- Harken
- Southwest Powerboating
- ISAF
- savills
- motionx
- Sainsbury's
- okdinghy
- nci-technologies