Image: "International Indeed, Close Action.. Alistair Warren (GBR317), Chris Maas (USA246) and Peter Ullmann (GER79) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: International Canoe
Image: Robin Wood on his way to winning the 2008 Billy No Mates
© James Close, JEC Creative.
Image: Canoes starting at the 2008 Billy No Mates. From Left, Gareth Caldwell, Robin Wood, John Nixon. © James Close, JEC Creative.
Image: "Alasdair Alston (GBR196) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: Michael Leitch at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
New York Canoe Club International Challenge Cup 2014
From
the event press release
Point Richmond, CA, September 15, 2014 � The New York Cup,
established in 1885 and the second oldest international sailing trophy
after the America�s Cup, was won by the USA International Canoe (IC)
team today. IC sailors from any country can challenge the current
trophy holder, and Great Britain followed tradition by challenging the
USA, the cup holder since 2011. As is also tradition, the challenge
itself took place the day following the IC World Championships.
Different in format from today�s team racing, the New
York Cup Challenge is a competition between two teams, each racing
three boats, with the Cup awarded to the first team with a boat
crossing the finish line first in two out of a possible three races.
Great Britain�s team was composed of Alistair Warren from
Saxmundham, Suffolk, Phil Robbin from Barnes, London, and Robin Wood,
from Newport South Wales. The US team was composed of the new IC World
Champion Mikey Radziejowski from Santa Cruz, CA, Chris Maas, from
Anacortes, WA, and Del Olson, from Point Richmond, CA.
The conditions for the days' racing couldn't have been better,
having moderated from the 21+ kt conditions that forced the
abandonment of yesterday's final race of the IC World Championship.
The first race today began in 8-knot winds and USA racer Olson led for
several legs, but Warren slipped ahead to win for Great Britain. The
wind was building slowly by the start of race two, and after some
fairly aggressive maneuvering on the start line, USA's Maas and
Radziejowski quickly took the lead, with Maas finishing first. With
the wind building to 16 kts, the same two USA boats again led
throughout race three, this time with Radziejowski first across the
finish line, cementing the win for the USA.
Image: Todd Twigg, Simon Allen at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: "Michael Brigg sailing his 50 year old veteran (K102) alongside Peter Ullmans state of the art Maas design canoe (GER79) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "Michael Brigg and his 50 year old veteran, (K102) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: USA 246 at the 2011 Worlds © Robert Muller ex German web site
Image: Mikey Radziejowski, Chris Maas at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: "Just about the most dramatic IC photo I've ever seen. Emma Grigull (GER65) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: Peter Ullman and Dave Clark fighting hard for a place at the 2014 Worlds in San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: Chris Hampe and Phil Robin at the 2014 Worlds © David Thompson
Image: Chris Maas at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: "Steve Fleming (GBR158) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "Blue Horizon Behind Blue Horizon John Ellis (GBR318) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "Windward Mark Action Colin Brown (GBR319) Peter Ullmann (GER79) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"