At the top on the close of day three, we saw the Danes (Per Buch and Soren Kaestel)
slugging it out with the Swedes (Jerry Hakansson) and the Germans of Walther
Furthmann in contention, now having the ability to discard their OCS from race one.
Walther had competed in the Swedish championship the previous week, and was
the first non-Swedish boat, having actually won the regatta.
The final day brought bright sunshine, so this report ends as it began. As for the wind,
it was persistently light and extremely patchy across the race course, only 4-5mph.
This was a test for anyone, especially for those slugging it out for the outright title.
It became a race of opposites. Per Buch DEN 926 who had led the regatta for the
entire event could only score a 28, and with Soren Kaestel DEN 873 taking the race
win, this gave the Gold Cup title to Soren with a three point advantage. It's important
to note that these two have swapped these wins in alternate years for the past four
competitions. The Swedish team SWE 1373 couldn’t quite manage the win on home
soil, finishing third and six points off DEN 926 Per Buch in second.
Everyone now looks forward to the next major Folkboat regatta (RFF) in Flensburg
August 14th – 18thAugust. With 55 boats already entered this event is the Danish and
German Open Championship.
The Gold Cup next year is scheduled in Aarhus, Denmark, 7th – 14th July.
Simon Osgood
Nordic Folkboat Gold Cup 2018
Rank Boat Sail No Helm Name Club Name Crew Name
26th So!
GBR673 Simon Osgood Royal
Thames
Yacht Club
Jamie Lea
Gemma Osgood
Full results can be found at:
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