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This win makes it Canfield’s fifth in his Congressional Cup career, and qualifies him for the World Match Racing Tour Finals in Shenzen China.
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Stars+Stripes Team Wins 56th Congressional Cup By: JORDAN B. DARLING
LONG BEACH — Taylor Canfield’s USA
Team, Stars+Stripes, have won the 56th Congressional Cup at Long Beach Yacht Club, making this Canfield’s fifth Congressional Cup victory. “It’s incredible, but it feels just like every other win,” said Canfield in a Sept. 19 press release. “Fantastic! And to win with the Stars+Stripes Team again: I’m on top of the world.” Mike Buckley, CEO of
Stars+Stripes, was racing with Canfield, plus Mac Agnese, Leo Boucher, Victor Diaz De Leon, George Peet, and Erik Shampain. In the semi-final round, Canfield took on Eric Monnin, Capvis Swiss Match Race Team, who had advanced to the semi-finals for this first time in his eight years at the Congressional Cup. Monnin won his initial match against Canfield but was turned back in the next three matches, including one black-flagged match. Monnin then beat Chris Poole of the USA in the best-of-three series in the petite finals and captured his first podium
win. Finally, Canfield was up against Johnie Berntsson of Berntsson Sailing Team Sweden in the finals. The lightest day of the series with patchy southerly breezes coming to about seven knots. Stars+Stripes swept the series with three wins in a row. Berntsson took home the second-place trophy for the fourth time in 15 years. “It was great to come and beat an incredible field of sailors, including some great up-and-coming young guys,” said Canfield. “But at 32, I think I’ve got a few more years left in me.” The top eight teams in the Congressional Cup will
qualify for the World Match Racing Tour Finals in Shenzhen, China, Dec. 15-19. The event will have a $200,000 prize purse. The World Match Racing Tour was founded in 2000 and promotes match racing worldwide. When the tour was established, the Congressional Cup was in its 45th year and became one of the flagship events for the championship. For complete results, visit the Congressional Cup website at https://www.matchracingresults.com/2021/congressional-cup//.
By: JORDAN B. DARLING
CORONA DEL MAR— The Balboa Yacht Club is hosting a two-part event with a clinic and a regatta on Oct. 17. This event is open to all Lido 14 Class Association members who have not sailed in a Lido 14 One Design regatta as an “A” sailor. Only those entities that have participated in the clinic component of this event can compete in the regatta. Participants will meet up at the Balboa Yacht Club Flag Deck for the clinic which will start at 10 a.m., on the water activities will be held in Newport Harbor near BYC. The schedule for the day will be based on
the input of the participants to balance the clinic events, on and off the water, versus the racing events. There are three races scheduled for the regatta portion of the event, the event will use a low point scoring system and the first-place boat will be awarded the Ullman B perpetual trophy. The event is estimated to run until 4 p.m. To register for this event, complete the entry form found on the BYC website at www.balboayachtclub.com the entry fee is $5. For more information contact Ullman B Regatta Chairman Denise Ogier at (858) 3545541 or daogier@gmail.com.
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2021 Ullman B Lido 14 Racing Clinic and Regatta
Clinic on-water events and the regatta will be held in Newport Harbor near Balboa Yacht Club
