0 Sailing Team NL in Marstrand for GKSS Match Cup Sweden
- Regatta news
- by Team Racing-Yachts.com
- 05-07-2017
Marstrand, Sweden: Qualifying at GKSS Match Cup Sweden concluded in magnificent conditions on Marstrand Arena today with northwesterly winds gradually building to 15 knots by mid-afternoon. With the teams divided into three groups of six teams, all sailed five races and the stand-out performer was Ian Williams' Team GAC Pindar. The British six time World Match Racing Tour champion scored consecutive bullets in the first three races with no result off the podium.
Elsewhere competition was much closer.
In their group Australian Matt Jerwood came out on top, but tied on points with two time Tour champion Taylor Canfield from the US Virgin Islands. Jerwood enjoyed three race wins, but consistency failed them.
The tightest group was the last to race and ended up topped by three antipodean teams - Phil Robertson, Chris Steele and Torvar Mirsky - all tied on points.
Sailing Team NL sailed some good races with 2 times a 1 a 4, 5 and 6th place ending up at 4th position day 1.
Wednesday and Thursday will be the first-to-three Super 16 elimination round, while the three bottom-ranked teams from Qualifying will race to decide the 16th team to go through: Harry Price will face Eric Monnin, the victor then lining up against Evan Walker.
Qualifying - results
Group 1
1. Phil Robertson, NZL, China One Ningbo, 14
2. Chris Steele, NZL, 36 Below Racing, 14
3. Torvar Mirsky, AUS, Mirsky Racing Team, 14
4. Pieter-Jan Postmam NED, Sailing Team NL, 17
5. Mans Holmberg, SWE, Team Sweden, 19
6. Evan Walker, AUS, KA Match, 27
Group 2
1. Matt Jerwood, AUS, Redline Racing, 11
2. Taylor Canfield, USVI, US One, 11
3. Sam Gilmour, AUS, Neptune Racing, 16
4. Sally Barkow, USA, Team Magenta 32, 20
5. Nevin Snow, USA, 13FIFTY Racing, 21
6. Harry Price, AUS, Down Under Racing, 28
Group 3
1. Ian Williams, GBR, GAC Pindar, 8
2. David Gilmour, AUS, Team Gilmour, 14
3. Yann Guichard, FRA, Spindrift Racing, 14
4. Johnie Berntsson, SWE, FLUX Team, 20
5. Nicklas Dackhammar, SWE, ESSIQ Racing Team, 22
6. Eric Monnin, SUI, Albert Riele Swiss Team, 27