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Renaissance Reinsurance Junior Gold Cup Final Results

The final race has been sailed in front of the crowds at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Argentinian sailor Ignacio "Nacho" Rogala, who took third in the last Optimist Worlds in Brasil, had already won the Junior Gold Cup going into today's race... which he won. An astonishing 59 points separates him from second place finisher, local boy Owen Siese. Ignacio's scores across the 13 races are 1, 2, 1, 1, 10 (discard), 1, 14 (discard), 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1.

The race today was for second place, with Owen sailing into 19th place and Axel Munkby sailing into 21st, both of them discarded today's results which kept Owen 5 points ahead for second place.

Congratulations to all the sailors for a well sailed series, and thanks to Renaissance Reinsurance for it's sponsorship of this world class event.

Final top ten after 13 races, 2 discards:

1. Ignacio Rogala, ARG, 13 points
2. Owen Siese, BER, 72
3. Axel Munkby, SWE, 77
4. Kalin Hillier, BER, 81
5. Severin Rothlauf, GER, 81
6. Dimitri Stevens, BER, 97
7. Paloma Esteban, DOM, 101
8. Mathias Robertson, CHI, 101
9. MacKenzie Cooper, BER, 104
10. Maximilian Hibler, GER, 106

See the full results (PDF)

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/

Renaissance Reinsurance Junior Gold Cup

High gusts, squalls and potential thunderstorms Thursday morning kept the Jr Gold Cup sailors off the water until 11 am after which it became a perfect sailing day in the Great Sound. Sailed in 16 - 20 knot westerly's left Argentine Ingnacio "Nacho" Rogala in first place firing off a 1,2,,1 followed by solid performances by Bermudians Owen Siese and Kalin Hillier. Dominican Paloma Esteban is in 4th place and is the leading female in the group of 35 sailors.

Rounding out the top 10 was
5th Axel Munkby SWE
6th Mathias Robertson CHI
7th Maximilian Hibler GER
8th Douglas Campbell AUS
9th Sam Stan BER 1060
10th Federik Rask DEN 8250

Nineteen Local Sailors and 16 Visiting Sailors...

19 Local sailors and 16 Visiting sailors have officially entered the 2009 Ren Re Jr. Gold Cup. After registration and before

dinner, the Jr Gold Cup skippers spent some time with two of the best sailors in the world. Peter Gilmour (AUS) and Adam Minoprio (NZL) chatted with the kids and gave them pointers to becoming successful adult sailors.

Peter Gilmour is one of the most respected and feared competitors on the World Match Racing Tour. He is a four-time World Champion of Match Race Sailing (1990, '97, '98, 06). He is also one of the most experienced and knowledgeable skippers on the match racing circuit today. He has participated in five America's Cup challenges winning with the Alinghi syndicate in 2007. He currently represents the Yanmar Racing Team and most recently won the Monsoon Cup in 2008. Peter has competed in several Gold Cup regattas and will be aiming to give the younger skippers a run for their money in the 2009 event. ISAF RANKING: 11

Adam Minoprio, joined the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadrons Youth Training Academy in 2002 and has been rising up the ranks quickly ever since. Adam, now aged 23, along with his team "Black Match Racing" won the Marseille International Match Race this year and came 2nd in the Portugal Match Cup. In 2008 the team were successful in the Toyota Sopot Match Cup, Blurimini Match Race Italy and the Open Match Race Austria. They also placed 2nd in the Monsoon Cup and the Bermuda Gold Cup. Other achievements include winning the 2007 Hardy Cup and the 2006 and 2007 Asian Match Race Championships. Adam was 4th in the 2008 World Match Racing Tour. This will be Adam's second time competing in the Bermuda Gold Cup following his spectacular Gold Cup debut in 2008 when he faced Johnie Berntsson in the final. His main goal for this year is to win the World Match Race Tour. ISAF RANKING: 1

Notice of Race

The 2009 RenRe Junior Gold Cup Notice Of Race is now available for download:

Sixteen International Juniors Confirmed

Ten national champions and the European champion head the group invited to sail against Bermuda’s best Optimist Dinghy sailors. Skipper photos and accomplishments are at www.bermudagoldcup.com/content/view/88/48/.

Hamilton, Bermuda (September 29, 2009): The Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup attracts a spectacular group of young international sailors to compete against Bermuda’s top opti sailors. Bermudians include the top four in Bermuda’s team trials... Mackenzie Cooper, Owen Siese, Dimitri Stevens and Sam Stan. Eighteen young Bermudians in all will compete bringing the fleet to thirty-four competitive sailors.

Invitations were sent to the Optimist Dinghy associations of sixteen countries on five continents to lure their best "Opti" sailors to Bermuda. Organizers hope to have twelve international youngsters sailing against Bermuda’s best for the four-day regatta. International entries to date are Ignacio Rogala (ARG), Douglas Campbell (AUS), Frederick Nygaard (DEN), Paloma Esteban (DOM), Annabel Vose (GBR), Max Hibler (GER), Taylor Burn (NZL), Axel Munkby (SWE). Many people think the next Olympic medal for Bermuda will come from the ranks of the Bermuda sailors tested against the best international competition at a young age.

Hamilton, Bermuda (September 20, 2009): 2009 marks the seventh year in a row that Renaissance Reinsurance has sponsored the prestigious Junior Gold Cup in Bermuda. Run in conjunction with the Argo Group Gold Cup professional World Match Racing Tour event, this mini “world cup” invitational brings some of the most accomplished youth sailors from around the world to Bermuda for a youth sailing event contested in International Optimist dinghies.

Headlining the fleet of international guests is Ignatio Rogala (ARG). He was third at the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) world championship and is Argentina’s national champion. Max Hibler (GER) is the winner of the IODA European Championship and is Germany’s national champion, too. Annabel Vos (GBR), Taylor Burn (NZL), Douglas Campbell (AUS) and Frederick Naygaard (DEN) are also national champions in their countries.

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