Stolze Cup

Stolze Cup

Aug 22, 2019

holding the gold flag – winning skipper Lance Fraser

The Stolze Cup is awarded annually to the regatta’s winning match racing skipper from a LYRA member club. This year’s event was held at RCYC Aug 10-11, 2019 in Sonars. There were eight teams competing from four countries including an all-women team from RCYC.

The winning skipper also receives an automatic invitation to compete in the Richardson Cup Match Racing Championship of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes for 2020 (the following year).

 

 

 

 

Results:

1st – Lance Fraser (sailing out of RCYC) representing Bermuda

2nd- Jordan Angsar representing Canada

3rd – Magnus Sandberg (sailing out of National YC) representing Sweden

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