| 4.
Gold Cup 1959 |
Hellerup,
Denmark, August 4-9, 109 entries from 18 countries
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Paul Elvstrom had taken the Gold Cup home to Denmark and organised the 1959
event in Hellerup. 119 boats from 18 countries entered, 109 started in the
first race, and caused up to 8 General Recalls. Elvstrom won the practice
race, races 1, 3, 4 (with 4 minutes over the next boat) and 6, and was second
in race 5 arriving 10 seconds after Andre Nelis. Finally Paul had a lead
of 2600 points over Nelis in second place. In race 6 for the first time
in the history of the Gold Cup the strict 5 minute rule was in force.
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There
was not a single premature starter, but after only 12 seconds the
entire fleet was across the line, proving the extremely high standard
of Finn sailing only 10 years after the design of the boat. The final
results reflect the division of the Class into one superhuman and
a bunch of tough but ordinary sailors. Nevertheless Paul was angry,
that he had not won all the individual races but only four of them. |
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| Paul
Elvstrom's perfect start in the 5th race of the 1959 Gold Cup |
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5. Gold Cup 1960 |
Torquay, England, June 4-10, 38 entries from 7 countries
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In accordance with the sponsor's wishes the event had to be staged
in Great Britain in 1960. The date was in conflict with Kiel Week
and the preparation of many nations for the Olympics. Vernon Stratton
took advantage of the circumstances and won the Cup against 19 foreigners
from 6 nations and 18 British competitors. Elvstrom did not defend
his title but concentrated upon his preparations for the Olympics.
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| Gold
Cup Winner 1960 Vernon Stratton |
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6. Gold Cup 1961 |
Travemunde, Federal Republic of Germany, August 14-19, 109 entries
from 17 countries
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Wind conditions in the Bay of Lubeck were excellent but the political
climate frosty. The organiser did not allow the participants from
the German Democratic Republic to fly their flag and therefore they
remained ashore. The Russians took advantage of that misery and borrowed
the unused boats, because their own crafts had gone astray somewhere
between east and west. With Paul Elvstrom absent, the victory of Andre
Nelis was certain by the end of the 4th race. Hans Fogh, silver medalist
in the FD in Naples, established himself by winning the practice race.
He convinced the fleet, that he had no intention to leave without
the cup. Fred Miller, the first editor of FINNFARE, was the first
participant in any Gold Cup from the US and finished third. He had
the best equipment and speed of the entire fleet but poor tactics.
Andre Nelis used a very simple plastic boat, the first plastic boat
to win the Gold Cup. The fact, that the first three boats were made
from GRP shocked the Class.
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| Andre
Nelis |
Fred
Miller |
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Final Results Gold Cup 1959 |
Final Results Gold Cup 1960 |
Final Results Gold Cup 1961 |
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| 1. |
Paul
Elvstrom |
D |
10579 |
| 2. |
Andre
Nelis |
В |
7972 |
| 3. |
Pierre
Poullain |
F |
7216 |
| 4. |
Jurgen
Vogler |
DDR |
6826 |
| 5. |
R.
Frandestam |
S |
6494 |
| 6. |
Hans
Sleeswijk |
H |
6462 |
| 7. |
Alexander
Chuchelov |
SR |
6444 |
| 8. |
Jan
Olov Stork |
|
6393 |
| 9. |
Yves-Louis
Pinaud |
F |
6232 |
| 10. |
Borge
Schwarz |
D |
5802 |
| 11. |
Henning
Wind |
D |
5700 |
| 12. |
Leo
Gerhards |
H |
5603 |
| 13. |
Erik
Rudstrom |
N |
5106 |
| 14. |
Richard
Creagh-Osborne |
К |
5076 |
| 15. |
Harald
Bredo Eriksen |
N |
5041 |
| 16. |
Keith
Musto |
К |
4941 |
| 17. |
Vernon
Stratton |
К |
4917 |
| 18. |
Wim
Maarse |
H |
4865 |
| 19. |
Hans
Gerhard Flint |
G |
4723 |
| 20. |
Adelchi
Pelaschier |
I |
4652 |
|
| 1. |
Vernon
Stratton |
К |
7979 |
| 2. |
Andre
Nelis |
В |
7132 |
| 3. |
Desmond
Stratton |
К |
6060 |
| 4. |
Harald
Bredo Eriksen |
N |
5935 |
| 5. |
R.
Creagh-Osborne |
К |
5591 |
| 6. |
Hans
Sleeswijk |
H |
5046 |
| 7. |
Keith
Musto |
к |
4834 |
| 8. |
Richard
Murray |
к |
4673 |
| 9. |
Per
Jordbakke |
N |
|
| 10. |
Peter
Danby |
К |
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|
| 1. |
Andre
Nelis |
В
24 |
10088 |
| 2. |
Hans
Fogh |
D
11 |
8093 |
| 3. |
Fred
Miller |
US
90 |
7444 |
| 4. |
Vernon
Stratton |
К
44 |
7261 |
| 5. |
Bjorn
Rosen |
S
250 |
6682 |
| 6. |
Goran
Andersson |
S
144 |
6583 |
| 7. |
Willy
Kuhweide |
G
303 |
6261 |
| 8. |
Herbert
Reich |
G
142 |
6138 |
| 9. |
B.
Straubinger |
G
16 |
5988 |
| 10. |
Bernt
Andersson |
S
225 |
5900 |
| 11. |
H.B.
Reist |
Z
99 |
5357 |
| 12. |
Bruce
McCurrach |
SA
50 |
5314 |
| 13. |
Per
Jordbakke |
N
19 |
5219 |
| 14. |
Lennart
Wallin |
S
276 |
5046 |
| 15. |
Peter
Stulcken |
G
235 |
5041 |
| 16. |
Wim
Maarse |
H115 |
4800 |
| 17. |
Hans
Sleeswijk |
H
125 |
4652 |
| 18. |
Jacqui
Rogge |
В
13 |
4648 |
| 19. |
Per
Werenskiold |
N
25 |
4648 |
| 20. |
Gerald
Leverland |
H
80 |
4574 |
| 21. |
U.
Jornmark |
N |
4318 |
| 22. |
P.Josephsen |
D |
4274 |
| 23. |
Kurt
Ladendorf |
G |
4122 |
| 24. |
Rudolf
Ugelstad |
N |
3980 |
| 25. |
D.
Wayboer |
H |
3970 |
| 26. |
Jouki
Valli |
L |
3859 |
| 27. |
H.
Schuldt |
G |
3852 |
| 28. |
H.
Andersson |
S |
3696 |
| 29. |
Dirdira |
SR |
3642 |
| 30. |
P.
Gorelikov |
SR |
3474 |
| 31. |
Nicolino
Fago |
I |
3386 |
| 32. |
Peter
Canham |
К |
3297 |
| 33. |
O.M.
Johannussen |
N |
3285 |
| 34. |
I.
R.W. van Noordt |
H |
3238 |
| 35. |
Arne
Akerson |
S |
3229 |
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