Monday 18 August 2008

Baltic Match Cup 2008 Won by Björn Hansen


Björn Hansen and the winning Swedish team at the Baltic Match Cup, ISAF Grade 2 match race, Nyländska Jaktklubben, Helsinki. Image copyright protected by Match Race Center, Nyländska Jaktklubben.

by Niklas Lindqvist

Today the 3 remaining flights were sailed in the round robin for the ISAF match race Grade 2 Baltic Match Cup, held in J/80s from the Nyländska Jaktklubben (NJK) in Helsinki. Many exciting matches took place on the water. The wind was very shifty, but still the races went well.

After the round robin, Walker as winner of the RR chose Pasini as his opponent in the semifinals for the afternoon. The other semifinal pair was Hansen and Minoprio.

After 3 flights Hansen and Pasini met in the finals, with Hansen (Sweden) winning the event. Walker and Minoprio sailed against each other in the petit-final, with Minoprio gaining the upper hand.


First (middle of picture), second (left of image) and third (right of image) placed teams, respectively Hansen from Sweden, Pasini from Italy, and Minoprio and the BlackMatch crew from New Zealand, at the prizegiving of the Baltic Match Cup 2008. Image copyright protected by Match Race Center, Nyländska Jaktklubben.

Final Results:

1. Björn Hansen (Sweden)
2. Jacopo Pasini (Italy)
3. Adam Minoprio (New Zealand)
4. Evan Walker (Australia)

NJK Match Race Center

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