MR360° News: Hardy Cup RFBYC David Gilmour (boat 3) leading the NZL team of Josh Junior to the top mark
Gilmour hits back
“It was revenge for being beaten by Josh in Perth last week.”
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS 2012 Hardy Cup winners David Gilmour, Ted Hackney and Luke Payne
photos by ALINE VAN HAREN David Gilmour showed the heart of a champion when he bounced
back from losing the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta final to become the first West Australian yachtsman to win the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s prestigious Hardy Cup under 25, ISAF Grade 3 match racing regatta.
Victory was especially sweet for the
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club sailor as he defeated New Zealand’s Josh Junior 3-1 in the final in Sydney, a week after losing by the same score to the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club skipper in Perth.
Over the past four years, Australian and New Zealand crews have
each won the Hardy Cup twice, with William Tiller from Auckland’s Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron regaining the trophy last year A soaking wet Gilmour, who was tossed into the Sydney Harbour
by his elated crew, comprising Ted Hackney and Luke Payne, admitted he had revenge on his mind. “It was revenge for being beaten by Josh in Perth last week,” said
Gilmour, son of former America’s Cup helmsman and four-time world match racing champion, Peter. “In Perth, we finished at the top of the round-robin scoreboard and lost the final. In Sydney, Josh won the round-robin, but we won the final and Cup.” Te two young skippers are seen as the future of the sport and their developing rivalry will certainly push each other to achieve greater results.
Position change in Finals as David Gilmour (boat 3) gets rolled by Josh Junior MATCH RACING 360° | page 15 | March 2012
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