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Bermudian joins Baird, Hansen and Richard in Semifinal Round
Hamilton, Bermuda (Oct. 12, 2007) — Bermudian Blythe Walker kept alive the hope of a Royal Bermuda Yacht Club member winning the $100,000 King Edward VII Gold Cup when he won a five-set quarterfinal match against Brian Angel of the U.S.
Walker, who finished third last year, trailed Angel 2-0 before running off three straight for a 3-2 victory.
"We wanted to provide max spectator value," said Walker. And he did, crossing the finish line in the last race to a cacophony of horns, whistles and screams on a rainy day in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Walker advanced to tomorrow's Semifinal Round where he'll square-off against Björn Hansen of Sweden. Hansen continued his incredible run from yesterday's near elimination.
Hansen won the Repechage Round with a 5-0 record and then claimed a 3-1 victory over fellow Swede Johnie Berntsson in the quarterfinals. After starting 2-2, Hansen has won 10 of 11 races and stands a formidable challenge for Walker.
"He's one of the more aggressive match racers," said Walker.
In the bottom half of the ladder America's Cup winner Ed Baird of the U.S. will meet Frenchman Mathieu Richard. In the quarters Baird defeated Italy's Paolo Cian 3-0, the same score which Richard, last year's runner-up, defeated Bermudian Glenn Astwood.
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Local heroes qualify for quarters with America’s Cup sailors, match race vets
Hamilton, Bermuda (Oct. 11, 2007) — Bermudians Glenn Astwood and Blythe Walker joined four others in advancing to the Quarterfinal Round of the $100,000 King Edward VII Gold Cup match race regatta in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Today all three groups completed their initial rounds robin racing, with the top two from each group advancing to the quarterfinals.
Afterwards, the first three flights of the Repechage Round were completed. The second-chance round features the third- and fourth-place finishers from the three groups, and the top two advance to the quarterfinals.
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Day 2 of King Edward VII Gold Cup sees delays and penalties
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Oct. 10, 2007) — As the rounds robin at the King Edward VII Gold Cup wind down, time's running out for some crews in Hamilton, Bermuda.
The three group leaders - American Ed Baird, Staffan Lindberg of Finland and Italy's Paolo Cian - are all undefeated at 4-0.
Second in each group - Bermudian Blythe Walker, Mathieu Richard of France and Glenn Astwood, also of Bermuda - have one loss each and control their destiny.
Behind the top two in each group a mad scramble's about to ensue.
The top two from each group at the end of round robin racing advance to the Quarterfinal Round. Third and fourth from each group advance to the second chance Repechage Round, from which the top two advance to the quarterfinals.
That means that accomplished skippers such as New Zealander-cum-Californian Scott Dickson, Sweden's Magnus Holmberg and Bjorn Hansen, and American Sally Barkow, a past Women's Match Racing World Champion, could be eliminated tomorrow.
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