Helsinki 2013

Helsingfors Segelsällskap, on island Liuskasaari in Helsinki as the organizing club of the 2013 8mR World Cup, delivered fantastic racing in beautiful surroundings and with a warm welcome ashore for the teams.

Hollandia NED-1 owned by Ruud van Hilst took control of the event on day one and sailed a consistent series to beat of rivals Yquem II SUI-2 owned by Jean Fabre and Lafayette GBR-2 owned by Murdoch Mc Killop. The top three boats were showing their superior sailing on modern boats as the difference between the third and fourth position was 18 points.

The same top three remained also in Coppa d’Italia, with only one point difference between second and third position.

The winner of the Sira Cup was clear already before the final race on Saturday. After eight races completed Raven CAN-25 helmed by Brian Gooderham could have  skipped the ninth race as they secured the lead position already before that. second position was Finnish Luna FIN-17 with Harri Roschier on helm. The battle between the third and fourth position ended up with equal 62 points. In the end, the bronze medal was claimed by Sira in tough competition with Silja.

Regatta Details
Year 2013
Number of entries 29
Average wind speed 17
Number of races 9
Date 10-20 august 2013
Hosting Yacht Club
Website https://helsinkisailing.com/

2013 Helsinki WorldCup

Boat nameSail #RankResultsnet resultsRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7Race 8Race 9Remarks
HollandiaNED-111512122113122
Yquem IISUI-2245174312831311RDG R3, DNF R4
LafayetteGBR-232017213222233RDG R2
RAVENCAN-25445355553454410
JuanitaAUS-854436344654864
JuanitaFIN-1765951768576578
SiraN-3377762696411159116
SiljaFIN-989062117986286105DSQ R6
WandaNOR-38991711087792011127RDG R6
FalconK-20109379141010101414759
WyvernGER-81110588817131312910914
SagittaFIN-21211698151614988161812
Anne SophieGER-1513125105919182019712813
Catina VISUI-114132112191311152013151511
AunJ-115131114171212141712131717
WindyFIN-816144116121119281611191315OCS R4
CarronK-217139119181415111510201620
IlderimFIN-1618161137202120122417141419
KatrinaFIN-1419171143131816161028242818DSQ R6, DNC R8
BirgitSWE-4420177155222222192118172016
Astra IIRUS-421180156161517242220232221
SphinxFIN-422198170282326171823182124DSQ R1
IroquoisFIN-1223198172212624211316262526
VagspelFIN-624199174232425182319212422
IfGBR-2725202176252023222622221923
LaraFIN-1026212187242521232521252325
Elfe IIH-927239211262828252724272628DNF R2,DNF R3, DNC R9
Helsinki Worldcup, Finland
INTERNATIONAL EIGHT METRE ASSOCIATION
2013 Helsinki World Cup overall results

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