Home - Matchrace.ch - Walker goes to max to advance in ...

Walker goes to max to advance in Bermuda

Posted 1 year, 1 month ago

Walker goes to max to advance in Bermuda
source by: Sean McNeillBermudian Blythe Walker kept alive the hope of a Royal Bermuda Yacht Club member winning the $100,000 King Edward VII Gold Cup when he won a five-set quarterfinal match against Brian Angel of the U.S.Walker, who finished third last year, trailed Angel 2-0 before running off three straight for a 3-2 victory.Final Repechage Round Standings(After 5 of 5 flights)1. Björn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.net, 5-02. Brian Angel (USA) King Harbor Match Race Team, 3-23. Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Victory Challenge, 3-24. Alvaro Marinho (POR) Seth.pt Team, 2-35. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Team Alandia, 2-36. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar, 0-5 Quarterfinal Round MatchesMatch 1Blythe Walker (BER) Team Max Capital, 0-0-1-1-1—3Brian Angel (USA) King Harbor Match Race Team, 1-1-0-0-0—2Match 2Björn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.net, 1-1-0-1—3Johnie Berntsson (SWE), 0-0-1-0—1Match 3Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi, 1-1-1—3Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Shosholoza, 0-0-0—0Match 4Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team, 1-1-1—3Glenn Astwood (BER), 0-0-0—0Semifinal Matches(First to 3 points wins)Match 1Blythe Walker (BER) Team Max CapitalBjorn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.netMatch 2Ed Baird (USA) AlinghiMathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing TeamRead more at Match Race Events Full Story »

Comments are currently disabled