Giles Scott says he will “regroup” for the upcoming Olympic Games after a “disappointing” ninth-place finish at the Finn world championships.
Scott, the reigning Olympic champion, headed into the Finn Gold Cup eyeing his fifth world title, fresh from winning silver at the European Championships last month.
But it wasn’t to be, as he fell victim to tricky conditions in Porto, Portugal, that resulted in racing on only three of the five regatta days.
The win went to New Zealand’s Andy Maloney, winner of the 36th America’s Cup with Team New Zealand, with Joan Cardona of Spain taking silver and fellow Kiwi and ETNZ team member Josh Junior winning bronze.
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2021 Finn Gold Cup Day 4: Maloney and Junior run the show on penultimate day by Robert Deaves 11 May 21:31 BST 8-12 May 2021
New Zealand s Andy Maloney has extended his lead at the 2021 Finn Gold Cup in Porto, Portugal, to take a five-point lead into the final day on Wednesday, with three races possible. Zsombor Berecz, the 2018 champion, from Hungary, moves up to second, while defending champion Josh Junior, also from New Zealand, climbs to third.
Race wins went to Brazil s Jorge Zarif, in the very light first race, before Nenad Bugarin, from Croatia, and Junior won the next two races in winds of up to 16 knots.
2021 Finn Gold Cup Day 1: Andy Maloney takes early lead as Porto delivers on opening day by Robert Deaves 8 May 23:32 BST 8-12 May 2021
New Zealand s Andy Maloney has grabbed the early lead at the Finn Gold Cup in Porto, Portugal, after three races on Saturday, the first day of racing.
Joan Cardona, from Spain, won the second race and the European Champion from Hungary, Zsombor Berecz, ran away with the final race to sit in second and third overnight. USA s Luke Muller won the first race.
Three races were scheduled on the opening day in response to the forecast for unsafe conditions on Sunday and Monday because of heavy rainfall and a huge ocean swell caused by a passing storm. However the opening day brought near perfect conditions with wall to wall sunshine and wind ranging from 7-8 knots in the first race up to 12-14 in the next two. Few sailors found consistency across all three races setting up a fascinating week ahead.