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World Match Racing Tour and Garrard Unveil New World Championship Trophy The World Match Racing Tour and Garrard, the new Official Jeweller and Silversmith to the Tour, presented the new, ISAF Match Racing World Championship trophy at Garrard’s flagship store in Mayfair, London, on the 7th November. Joined by a host of special guests, Eric Deardorff - CEO of Garrard, Patrick Lim - Executive Chairman of the World Match Racing Tour and Peter Gilmour - President of the World Match Racing Tour unveiled the unique silver, nautical inspired trophy which was both designed and created by Garrard. The collaboration continues the jeweller’s rich sporting heritage where its famous hallmark can be found on renowned trophies including the America’s Cup, the Cricket World Cup and the FA Premier League trophy. The new trophy will be awarded at the season finale, the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia in November, to the 2011 ISAF Match Racing World Champion.
Australian Youth Match Racing Championships It was a case of ‘like father, like son’ at the 2011 Australian Youth Match Racing Championships, held in Perth in early September. Representing the hosts, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, David Gilmour (son of 4-time Match Racing World Champion
Peter
David Gilmour leads Jay Griffin in the final of the Australian Youth Match Racing Championships.
Gilmour) took a tough final 3-2 against Jay Griffin, from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Third place also went to New South Wales, as the Royal Prince Alfred YC’s Reece Tailby dispatched local boy, RFBYC’s Mark Spearman 2-0.
WMRT President Peter Gilmour Receives BrandLaureate Award Peter Gilmour, President of the World Match Racing Tour and Race Advisor to the Monsoon Cup, received The BrandLaureate Brand Icon Leadership Award 2011 by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF) at a glittering awards ceremony in November. The BrandLaureate Brand Icon Leadership Awards 2011 were launched by the APBF to honour the most outstanding icons in Malaysia and around the world. Gilmour was instrumental in making the Monsoon Cup, the final event on the World Match Racing Tour, a reality in 2005 and has since been one of the driving forces to have developed it into Malaysia’s second biggest annual sporting event.
Busan Cup, International Women’s Match Race A lack of wind held up the start of the finals in Busan, but eventually there was enough breeze to get the racing underway. The Petite Final for third and fourth was won by the Netherlands’ Renee Groeneveld, leaving Canada’s Sharon Ferris in fourth by a 1-0 scoreline. While in the final Europe triumphed again, this time in the shape of Camilla Ulrikkeholm of Denmark, beating New Zealand’s Stephanie Hazard 2-0. Camilla and her crew of Christel Jappe Teglers, Josefine Boel Rasmussen, Louise Ulrikkeholm and Sara Keir Wright took home the 2011 Busan Cup and shared US$20,000 in prize money.
Peter Gilmour celebrates winning his award with the
team behind the Monsoon Cup. Photo: Monsoon Cup
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