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Update 4:55 PM -- Ben Ainslie has defeated Ian Williams, going 3-1 over four flights to advance to the finals where he'll meet Adam Minoprio. A full report on today's racing later this evening.

Update: 4:25 PM: Adam Minoprio has advanced to the finals, going 3.- over Eric Monnin. Ian Williams won his match against Ben Ainslie and they will now sail a Flight 4 match. Williams must win this to stay in the game...

Update 3:46 In flight 2 Ainslie has taken the match against Ian Williams. Both Willams and Monnin are now in "must win to stay alive" mode for Flight 3.

Update: 3:40 PM: In flight 2, Minoprio has taken another match and is now 2.- over Monnin. The match between Ainslie and Williams has yet to finish, Williams has a penalty.

Update 3:30 PM In flight 1 of the semi finals, Adam Minoprio over Eric Monnin, Ben Ainslie over Ian Williams.

Update: 2:40 PM: Racing for places 5-8 has finished.
5th Place: Johnie Berntsson
6th Place: Mathieu Richard
7th Place: Blythe Walker
8th Place: Torvar Mirsky

Update 2:15 PM: Change in the schedule... racing for places 5-8 is before the semi finals.

In the racing for places 5-8, the matches are:
Torvar Mirsky vs. Johnie Berntsson
Blyth Walker vs Mathieu Richard

Berntson over Mirsky and Richard over Walker in the first flight.

The second flight will see the winners (Berntsson and Richard) sailing for places 5 and 6, Walker and Mirsky sailing for places 7 and 8.

Update: 12:42 PM: The pairings for the Semi Finals are Eric Monnin vs. Adam Minoprio, Ben Ainslie vs. Ian Williams. The boats are about to head out, winds are from the west at 8 -10 knots under sunny skies.

Update 12:15 PM: Flight 4 is finished, and that's it for the quarterfinals. Advancing to the semifinals are Eric Monnin, Ben Ainslie, Ian Williams and Adam Minoprio. Sailors are heading in now for the boat draw for the semi's. Racing for places 5-8 will take place simultaneously.

Update 11:30: Well, it's an all-underdog morning, as Johnie Bertsson takes a match against Ian Willams and Mathieu Richard wins his over Adam Minoprio!

Monnin is now 2-1 over Walker, Ainslie 2-1 over Mirsky, Williams 2-1 over Berntsson and Minoprio 2-1 over Richard.

Update 11:15: Bermudian Blythe Walker stays alive with a win against Eric Monnin in Flight 3 Match 1. Torvay Mirsky also stays in the hunt with a win over Ben Ainslie.

See our Saturday Results Page for updates.

Very light winds on Hamilton Harbour this morning. At the 8 AM skippers meeting, they were told to come back at 10. And now at 10 AM the boats are finally heading out. Winds are from the NNW at 5 to 7 knots.

Marine Synopsis from the Bermuda Weather Service:

High pressure now centered near to our southwest will build and move eastward, passing to our south, resulting in light to moderate winds and slight seas for the weekend. A cold front will move off the eastern U.S. today, becoming nearly stationary over Bermuda Monday, then move off to the northeast Tuesday. Another cold front will bring strong winds and rough seas Wednesdsay.

Today -
Winds northwesterly 5 knots, backing westerly 8 to 12 knots by this afternoon... Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft... Outside the reef 5 to 8 ft, decreasing... Sunrise: 7:19 am.

Tonight -
Winds westerly 8 to 12 knots... Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft... Outside the reef 4 to 6 ft, decreasing... Sunset: 6:52 pm.

Sunday -
Winds westerly 8 to 12 knots, veering northwesterly overnight... Chance of showers developing overnight with fair visibility... Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft... Outside the reef 3 to 6 ft... Sunrise: 7:19 am; Sunset: 6:51 pm.

Ren Re Junior Gold Cup - Day 2

It was quite a contrast from the day before with 8 -12 knots from the NW. The race committee and mark boat team did a great job getting 5 full trapazoid courses set and sailed in very shifty conditions on the Great Sound. The leaderboard saw some "ups and downs" and some new faces. One exception, Ignacio "Nacho" Rogala (ARG), stayed squarely on top and has left himself with a comfortable 26 point cushion. The German duo of Max Hibler and Severin Rothlauf had very consistent races throughout the day to catapult themselves into 2nd and 3rd. The Bermuda duo of Owen Siese and Kalin Hiller dropped slighty to 4th and 5th but are very much on their game and prepared to defend their home turf (sea?) fiercely. First place "Bullet" finishes today came from Argentine "Nacho" Rogala (2),Fredrik Nygaard (DEN), Kalin Hillier (BER) and Dimitri Stevens (BER). 4 races are scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday). Live updates from the racecourse can be viewed at 2009renrejrgoldcup.blogspot.com after 10am.

Top 10 after 8 races (1 drop)
1st Ignacio Rogala ARG 18 pts.
2nd Maximilian Hibler GER 44
3rd Severin Rothlauf GER 47
4th Owen Siese BER 47
5th Kalin Hillier BER 48
6th Axel Munkby SWE 56
7th Dimitri Stevens BER 62
8th Mackenzie Cooper BER 68
9th Annabel Vose GBR 70
10th Paloma Esteban 71

Complete results at; bermudagoldcup.com/pdf/2009jgc_results_day2.pdf

Photos at: s864.photobucket.com/albums/ab206/somerscooper/2009%20Jr%20Gold%20Cup/

Ainslie shines in quest for King Edward VII Gold Cup

by Talbot Wilson

Hamilton, Bermuda (October 9, 2009): Ben Ainslie (GBR) is still undefeated as Argo Group Gold Cup quarterfinal racing got underway Friday afternoon with just two flights being completed. Current World Match Race Tour leader Torvar Mirsky (AUS) must win three matches in a row tomorrow to keep his team on the top of the Tour leader board.

Ainslie was behind Mirsky once today in their first race, but put a penalty on him at the second windward mark and went on to win that flight. "The conditions were tough," Ainslie said. "In the light shifty winds we just had to keep the boat moving."

Ian Williams was behind Johnie Berntsson in both races, but managed to come back and win both. "We were on the wrong side of the course several times," Williams said, "but managed to minimize the losses. When we got the correct side we had stayed close enough to pass."

After two flights in the quarters today, Eric Monnin leads Blythe Walker in Match 1 by 2-0, Ben Ainslie leads Torvar Mirsky 2-0, Ian Williams leads Johnie Berntsson by 2-0 and Adam Minoprio leads Mathieu Richard 2-0 as well. It is do or die for all the trailing skippers who face a 'knockout' when their opponent scores three wins.

There was a pause Friday afternoon in match racing for the Argo Group Gold Cup Pro-Am fleet racing regatta. Following those three races the completion of the quarterfinal stage of the World Match Racing Tour event will be delayed and scheduled for Saturday morning. Principal Race Officer David Campbell-Jones said the wind was just too light and shifty to have fair racing so late in the day.

Overall winner of the Argo Group Gold Cup Pro-Am regatta was Argo Group CEO Mark Watson and Ian Williams sailing with the Argo Group Team of Diana Mitchell and Ryan Brown. Earlier this summer Watson represented the Royal Bermuda YC at the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup regatta in Newport, Rhode Island.

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