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As the gales subsided so returned the fluky charm of Hamilton Harbour, lending to the excitement of the quarter-final stage of the Colorcraft Gold Cup yesterday.
Guaranteed following the day's battles was that there will be an unseeded skipper contes...
DATE: Oct 28, 2000
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It used to be that the match racing circuit comprised a loosely configurated series of localised races that relied heavily on the securing of sponsors.
Today the tour is an entity unto itself, a self supporting arm of Swedish Match designed to ensure...
DATE: Oct 27, 2000
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Wednesday at the Colorcraft Gold Cup was one of high drama, where several match racing giants saw their dreams of championship glory sunk in the choppy waters of Hamilton Harbour.
World match racing champion Dean Barker, 1999 Gold Cup winner Andy Gre...
DATE: Oct 26, 2000
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Cup it was Peter Holmberg making the most noise in Hamilton Harbour yesterday.
The `island cool' helmsman with the curly dark locks and perennial smile made a pointed opening statement in winning the Escape Challenge Cup round robin, a warm-up for to...
DATE: Oct 25, 2000
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from the ranks of Team New Zealand to that of billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli's new Swiss challenge.
Speaking during the first official America's Cup press conference since the competition earlier this year, the two-time champion at first joked about ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2000
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Dalton Bergan may be short on match racing experience, however the talent shown by the Colorcraft Gold Cup neophyte is unmistakable.
Such were the discoveries of five unseeded skippers that found themselves at the losing end of qualifying matches aga...
DATE: Oct 25, 2000
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One day shall there be famine, another there shall be a feast.
The phrase may be poorly transposed, but it illustrates perfectly the difference a day can make when the subject is the Colorcraft Gold Cup.
While Sunday saw competitors openly appealing ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2000
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Harbour yesterday, but rather than bringing welcome, steady breezes, her offerings were meddlesome showers and fluky winds that served to befuddle and torment the unseeded skippers.
And, while the skies typically cleared towards the conclusion of the...
DATE: Oct 23, 2000
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Hence when the revered sailing figure of Dennis Conner came seeking the assistance of one Paula Lewin as crew for next week's Colorcraft Gold Cup the answer was a no brainer.
Or was it? For Lewin, one of the top female sailors in the world and havin...
DATE: Oct 18, 2000
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North Village's league championship aspirations look set for a major test tomorrow, as the league leaders travel to the west end to face Devonshire Colts in a top-of-the-table clash.
Fresh off a shock mid-week loss to Wolves that eliminated them from...
DATE: Oct 14, 2000
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