Falmouth will be getting the party started for this Summer’s Olympics with the J. P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Festival, when top sailors from around the world will be competing in the last Olympic qualifier for the Finn Class dinghy ahead of the 2012 Games.
He only needed one race and that was all it took. Giles Scott (GBR) won the opening race of the day at the JP Morgan Asset Management Open UK Finn Nationals to seal his third UK title with a race to spare Ben Ainslie (GBR) finished second while Jonathan Lobert (FRA) placed third.
Despite race wins for Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) and Jonathan Lobert (FRA) on day two of the JP Morgan Asset Management Open UK Finn Nationals, Giles Scott (GBR) still leads the fleet into the final day by four points from Postma. Ben Ainslie (GBR) sits in third place, on equal points with Postma.
After the first two races at the JP Morgan Asset Management Open UK Finn Nationals, the warm up regatta to next week's Finn Gold Cup, current world champion Giles Scott has got off to a good start with a small margin over main rival Ben Ainslie, each winning one race each. Ivan Klakovic Gaspic (CRO) sits in third on equal points with Ainslie.
The long wait is almost over. Three years of planning for one of the most important Finn sailing events ever held in the UK is about to become reality in Falmouth, UK. The JP Morgan Asset Management Finn Festival combines the Open UK National Championships from 5-7 May and the Finn Gold Cup, the class world championship, from 13-18 May.
St Michael’s Hotel & Spa in Falmouth will throw open its doors to welcome sailors from across the globe, competing in the J P Morgan Asset Management Finn Festival in May.
The World’s press will be focused on Falmouth for the J P Morgan Asset Management Finn Nationals and Gold Cup in May this year.
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Coastlines around the country dream of lapping up international sailing talent and the vibrant Cornish town, with its spirit of the sea, is excited to be doing just that. In little over two months’ time the first Olympic class sailing regatta held in the UK during 2012, The J.P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Festival, is set to make a splash on Falmouth’s shores.
Sky Sports News spoke to Neil Andrew, Sailing Secretary of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club about the Finn Gold Cup coming to Falmouth this year as part of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Falmouth Finn Festival 2012.
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Neil Andrew, Sailing Secretary of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth was invited to officiate at the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Championships in Perth.