The final results are now posted after strong winds prevented any sailing on Saturday. Gianmarco Piovanetti of Puerto Rico is this year's RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup winner.
Gianmarco Piovanetti solidified his lead on day two of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup in the Great Sound on Thursday.
The Puerto Rican sailor won three of the four races contested in blustery conditions to stretch his advantage from two to 20 points after discarding his worst score to date (sixth) in the opening race of the 13-race series.
Moving up to second was Mariana Pinto, of Portugal, who finished second among the female sailors and 28th overall at this year’s International Optimist World Championships in Spain in June.
Also on the move was Denmark’s Frederick Hastrup, who jumped six spots from ninth to third, a farther point adrift of the leader.
The lead among the local fleet swapped hands with Nina Gotfredsen replacing national champion Miguel Power at the summit.
The RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup regatta returns after a three-year hiatus due to a break during Covid.
Started in 2002 the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup invitational regatta invites some of the best Optimist sailors in their country to come to Bermuda and sail against the Bermudians.
The 19th edition of the regatta will be held at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club October 3-7, 2023, with invitations to 14 sailors from 14 different countries. Dede Cooper, Regatta Chair, says she is thrilled to see this regatta return to the Bermuda sailing calendar.
Expected on the start line will be sailors from Antigua, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA. Six of the sailors are female. They will be joined by 26 of Bermuda’s best youth sailors.