New Zealander wins RenRe Junior Gold Cup in second attempt
HAMILTON, Bermuda (May 13, 2019) — George Lee Rush of Takapuna, New Zealand, put forth a commanding performance to win the 17th RenRe Junior Gold Cup. Rush led the regatta from start to finish.
Rush, the 14-year-old from the Wakatere Boating Club, previously competed in 2017 and placed 13th overall. This year he stormed out of the gate, won three of the first four races and never looked back. Rush finished with the low score of 32 points in the 12-race regatta and had the championship wrapped up before the final race on Hamilton Harbour.
“It feels great to win,” said Rush at the awards ceremony. “When I got here, I didn’t expect to win. And then after the first day I thought it was possible.”
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RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Back for 17th Edition
Bermudians to take on world’s elite youth in Optimist dinghy on Great Sound
HAMILTON, Bermuda (May 7, 2019) — The RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup returns for the 17th year of forging friendships and testing seamanship for youth sailors around the world.
The goal of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club organizers and sponsor RenaissanceRe was to create a world class youth regatta in Bermuda to give local sailors the opportunity to race against some of the best in the world on their home waters alongside the world’s best match racers sailing the Argo Group Gold Cup.
The entry criteria mirrors that of the Olympics where only one entry per nation is permitted to race, making the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup more select than even the Optimist World Championship.
Due to this format the young sailors make new friendships that might not otherwise happen when travelling with a team of compatriots.
“The uniqueness of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup means that friendships are forged that last well into the sailors’ lives,” said event chairwoman Dede Cooper, who has run the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup since 2009. “The sailors forge friendships and carry memories that last well beyond their years in the Optimist.”
Professional sailors such as Taylor Canfield, originally from the US Virgin Islands, sailed the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup and now is in line to skipper and America’s Cup challenging syndicate. Another, Nicklas Dackhammar of Sweden, raced last year’s Volvo Ocean Race.
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