Andy Maloney and Josh Junior aren't getting carried away after making impressive starts to their Finn Gold Cup campaigns in Porto overnight (NZ time). Maloney leads after the first day, one point ahead of Joan Cardona of Spain with European champion .
2021 Finn Gold Cup Day 2: Nature wins the day, World s best young sailors speak out by Robert Deaves 9 May 19:55 BST 8-12 May 2021
Racing was cancelled on the second day of the 2021 Finn Gold Cup in Porto, Portugal, with huge waves battering the harbour entrance in the afternoon and a complete lack of wind in the morning, following overnight storms.
While the start time had been brought forward, at 10.30 the huge ocean swell was breaking over the top of the breakwater and it was still raining hard with no wind on the course area. Local authorities had imposed a 14.00 deadline to be back ashore because of concern the strong ebb tide would cause conditions at the entrance to deteriorate further, so at 11.30, with still no wind at sea the decision was taken to abandon for the day.
Kiwi sailor Josh Junior doesn t see the Finn Gold Cup as a competition against his best mate
Kiwi sailor Josh Junior doesn t see the Finn Gold Cup as a competition against his best mate 8 May 2021
He and fellow Kiwi Andy Maloney go head to head in the 10 race Finn class series in Portugal starting tonight, doubling as Olympic selection.
Junior is the defending champion of the regatta, and he won the battle over Maloney to represent New Zealand at the 2016 Rio Games.
He says they both push each other to be better.
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 12:05 pm
Dan
Willcox and Paul Snow-Hansen celebrate with their coach
Geoff Woolley. Photo: Joao Costa
Ferreira
Paul Snow-Hansen
and Dan Willcox couldn t have asked for a better result
heading into the Tokyo Olympics after winning the open men s
470 title at the European championships in Portugal
overnight (NZ time).
The pair went into the
top-10 medal race in second, eight points behind Kevin
Peponnet and Jeremie Mion and needing to finish at least
four boats ahead of the the French combination. They managed
to do that in the double points showdown, with Snow-Hansen
and Willcox fourth and the French ninth in the light 5-8
Josh Junior and Andy Maloney have a symbiotic relationship when it comes to sailing
Josh Junior and Andy Maloney have a symbiotic relationship when it comes to sailing 8 May 2021
But there s a catch, Olympic selection is up for grabs for the Finn class.
Junior says it s not a competition between he and his best mate, it s a competition against the rest of the world.
He says they benefit from each other.
The first two races get underway tonight.