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Argo Group Gold Cup - Qualifying Groups set

by Talbot Wilson on 22 Oct 2014
Francesco Bruni moves into the semi finals in racing in the Argo Group Gold Cup at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club on Hamilton Harbour. Charles Anderson /Argo Group Gold Cup
In spite of Hurricane Gonzalo's thrashing of the Onion Patch last week, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the people of Bermuda are ready to host the 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup, Stage 6 of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). All 20 teams have arrived safely from their corners of the world and will practice for a day and race on Wednesday.

Thirteen countries are represented in the 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup. The teams have been divided into two groups of 10 for the Qualifying Session round-robin knockout matches:

Group 1 features Tour leader leader Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar, Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team, Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX, Francesco Bruni (ITA) Luna Rossa, Pierre Antoine Morvan (FRA) Equipe de France, Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Stena sailing Team, Arthur Herreman (FRA) Match the World, David Storrs (USA) Pequot Racing Team, Somers Kempe (BER) Raymarine/Ocean Electronics, and Dirk-Jan Korpershoek (NED) Opportunity Team.

Group 2 is led by second on the Tour Taylor Canfield (ISV) Team One, Mathieu Richard (FRA) Luna Jet, Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing, David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour, Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team, Eric Monnin (SWI) Swiss Match Racing Team, Marek Staqnczyk (POL) www.470sailing.org.pl, Chris Poole (USA) Riptide Racing, Lance Fraser (BER) DigiCel Bermuda, and Nathen Outteridge (SWE) Artemis Racing.

Seedings in the groups are based on AWMRT and ISAF rankings and other performance factors. Teams sail a 10-team Round-Robin knock-out elimination within their group. Then the top four teams from each group move on to directly to the knockout phases with Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and Finals scheduled. There is no second-chance Repechage sail-off in the Argo Group Gold Cup... 12 teams are beached at the end of the Round-Robin Qualifying matches.

The 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup will be sailed with the same 20-team format used in 2013. This Argo Group Gold Cup format is unique on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour. It starts with Qualifying in two 10-team groups. Skippers in the groups are ranked and divided by Alpari World Match Racing Tour officials and the organizers at the RBYC.

Group 1 Skipper

ISAF Rank

Tour Rank

Nation

Racing Team

Williams, Ian

2

1

GBR

GAC Pindar

Hansen, Bjorn

4

4

SWE

Hansen Sailing Team

Swinton, Keith

9

5

AUS

Team Alpari FX

Morvan, Pierre-Antoine

12

8

FRA

Equipe de France

Berntsson, Johnie

16

18

SWE

Stena Sailing Team

Herreman, Arthur

20

13

FRA

MATCH THE WORLD

Bruni, Francesco

37

 

ITA

Luna Rossa

Korpershoek,Dirk-Jan

42

 

NED

Opportunity Team

Storrs, David

43

 

USA

Pequot Racing Team

Kempe, Somers

 

 

BER

Raymarine/Ocean Electronics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group 2 Skipper

ISAF Rank

Tour Rank

Nation

Racing Team

Canfield, Taylor

1

2

ISV

US One

Richard, Mathieu

3

3

FRA

LunaJets

Robertson, Phil

5

6

NZL

WAKA Racing

Monnin, Eric

6

13

SUI

Swiss Match Race Team

Gilmour, David

10

7

AUS

Team Gilmour

Linberg, Staffan

11

 

FIN

Alandia Sailing Team

Poole, Chris

19

 

USA

Riptide Racing

Stanczyk, Marek

32

 

POL

www.470sailing.org.pl

Fraser, Lance

64

 

BER

Digicel Bermuda

Nathan Outteridge

 

 

SWE

Artemis Racing

2014 Alpari World Match Racing Tour Standings after Stage 5

1 Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar 94pts
2 Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One 88pts
3 Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets 76pts
4 Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing 63pts
5 Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX 58pts
6 Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing 56pts
7 David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour 39pts
8 Francesco Bruni (ITA) Luna Rossa 20pts Event website
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