{"id":3533,"date":"2018-07-22T07:44:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T07:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2018-08-02T07:47:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T07:47:16","slug":"3533","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=3533","title":{"rendered":"GovCup 2018 Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Price Takes Takahashi and Governor\u2019s Cup 2018
\nNEWPORT BEACH, CA (Saturday, July 21, 2018) \u2013 Cementing his position atop the world of
\nmatch-race sailing, Harry Price (AUS, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) showed his prowess in
\nboat handling and tactics in a challenging 3-2 win over 20th ranked Leonard Takahashi (NZL,
\nRoyal New Zealand YS) in the 2018 Governor\u2019s Cup.
\nThe final day of racing started with the same four sailors as last year\u2019s semi-finals. But at the end
\nof the day, it was not Killian and Takahashi, as in 2017, but Price and Takahashi facing off in the
\nfinals.
\nWith strong winds and a sizeable ground swell, making a big impact on sailing and rigging, Price
\nand Takahashi traded victories after two races. But in race number three, after a close start and
\nboth sailors beating hard off the line on starboard tack, Price suddenly found himself with half a
\nmast. With Takahashi looking on, umpires quickly signaled the black flag, indicating that
\nTakahashi would claim the race.
\nAfter both skippers moved to new boats, Price was trailing 1-2, needing a win to stay in the hunt
\nfor his second GovCup championship. After tenuous jockeying, both sailors started on the line on
\nstarboard tack. After Price tacked away for clear air, Takahashi and Price met again and again in
\na tacking duel to the windward mark. Managing a slight advantage, Price made the turn first, then
\nused expert jibing to increase his lead to three boat lengths at the leeward mark. With both
\nskippers staying left on the final upwind leg, Price maintained the lead at the turn and on the final
\nleg to pull even with Takahashi at 2-2.
\nIn the deciding race, the start is another example of amazing match racing tactic, with Price
\nchasing Takahashi through the spectator fleet. Unable to achieve an overlap, both sailors reached
\nthe line together for a last dial-up, Takahashi nearly got stuck in \u201ccoffin corner,\u201d but escaped as
\nPrice tacked away on starboard tack. At the first cross, Takahashi had the lead, crossing ahead of
\nPrice. But instead of covering, he allowed Price to go right in clear air. This might have been the
\ndecision of the race as Price managed to force Takahashi to tack at the next crossing. At the
\nwindward mark, Price extended a small lead with an expert spinnaker set, while Takahashi
\nstruggled to set his chute. At the gate, Prices\u2019 advantage grows, as it does again at the last
\nwindward mark. Little changed on the downwind leg, as Price claimed his second GovCup
\nchampionship, securing his place among some of the best sailors in the world.
\nChristophe Killian (USA, College of Charleston YC) sailed past Christopher Weis (USA, Del Rey
\n2
\nYC) 2-1 in the Petit Final having put Weis in the \u201ccoffin corner\u201d at the start of their race, leaving
\nWeis with little speed and two penalties to give. Weis never recovered.
\nIn consolation racing, sailing was decisive for the remainder of the fleet:
\n1 Price
\n2 Takahashi
\n3 Killian
\n4 Weis
\n5 Parkin
\n6 Boulden
\n7 Costanzo
\n8 Whitfield
\n9 Sinks
\n10 Jacobsen
\n11 Wood
\n12 Wilson<\/p>\n\n

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