Scandinavian Gold Cup
Scandinavian Gold Cup is a sailing race held annually for 5.5 metre yachts. It is a nation race, meaning that each participant nation can send only one boat/team. Despite its name, it has been an international competition almost through its entire history, and participating is not limited to Scandinavian nations. The event has been held every year since 1919 (with exception of 1920 and 1940–46) making it one of the oldest active sailing trophies.[1]
History
The Cup was originally established by one of the oldest Finnish yacht clubs, Nyländska Jaktklubben (NJK)[2] in 1919, to celebrate newly achieved Finnish independence, promote sailing and improve relations between Finnish and Swedish yacht racers. As such, it was a Cup for Scandinavian yachts only.[2]
At first, the Cup was a challenge competition between Finland and Sweden and it was raced with 40m² Skerry cruisers. The first event was won by Swedes. In 1922, the event was handed over to the Scandinavian Yacht Racing Union (SYRU), which created an international competition based on the now-popular International 6 Metre class.[2] It was intended to replace older One Ton Cup as an international prize for smaller, more affordable racing yachts.
1926 was the first year when competitors from outside the Nordic countries were allowed to enter and the Cup was soon established as one of the most coveted in the sailing world, attracting famous designers and competitors, including America's Cup winners.[3]
By end of the 1930s, increasing costs began to decrease popularity of the 6mR class and it was gradually replaced by cheaper 5 Metre and 5.5 Metre classes. The Gold Cup was raced with 5.5 metre boats from 1953 onwards. It has continued to be raced annually, with the exception of 1986, when two competitions were held. The 2006 Cup was held in the Netherlands, involved 11 nations and was for the first time won by a Dutch team.
The Cup held its centennial edition in July 2019.[4]
Editions
40m² Skerry cruiser
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1919 | |||
| 1920 | not held | ||
| 1921 | |||
6 metre
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1922 Horten |  E. Lunde |
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| 1923 Horten | |
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| 1924 Hankø |  G. Lofmark |
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| 1925 Marstand | |
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| 1926 Hankø |  Herman Whiton |
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| 1927 Oyster Bay | Sven Salén |
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| 1928 Sandhamn | Claus Frimann-Dahl |
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| 1929 Horten | Hakon Reuter |
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| 1930 Gothenburg | Arvid Schulz |
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| 1931 Marstand | Johan Anker |
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| 1932 Hankø | Magnus Konow |
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| 1933 Hankø | Sven Salén |
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| 1934 Sandhamn | Magnus Konow |
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| 1935 Hankø | Magnus Konow |
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| 1936 Hankø | Herman Whiton |
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| 1937 Oyster Bay | B. Cunningham |
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| 1938 Oyster Bay | Georg Nichols |
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| 1939 Helsinki | Georg Nichols, Jr. |
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| 1940 | not held | ||
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| 1944 | |||
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| 1946 | |||
| 1947 Oyster Bay | B. Cunningham |
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| 1948 Oyster Bay | B. Cunningham |
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| 1949 Hankø | Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld |
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| 1950 Sandhamn | Arvid Laurin Sven Rinman Jan Georgii Gunnar Rydholm Lars Lundström |
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| 1951 Helsinki | F. Ferner |
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| 1952 Hankø | F. Ferner |
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5.5 metre
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1953 Hankø | Claes Turitz |
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| 1954 Marstrand | Claes Turitz Hans Nilsson Lars Nilsson |
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| 1955 Sandhamn |  Massimo Oberti |
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| 1956 Genua | Finn Christian Ferner |
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| 1957 Hankø | Robert Mosbacher |
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| 1958 Kemah | E. B. Fay |
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| 1959 Sandhamn | Lars Thörn |
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| 1960 Marstand | Per Gedda |
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| 1961 Helsinki | Folke Wassén |
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| 1962 Marstand | E. B. Fay |
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| 1963 Galveston Bay | E. B. Fay |
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| 1964 Sandhamn | Albert Fay |
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| 1965 Long Island Sound | Albert Fay |
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| 1966 Hankø | E. B. Fay |
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| 1967 Montagu Bay | Sundelin brothers |
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| 1968 Sandhamn | Crown Prince Harald of Norway Stein Föjen Eirik Johannesen |
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| 1969 Hankø | .svg.png){kind=small} Gordon Ingate Mick Morris Ian Nathan |
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| 1970 Sydney | R. E. Turner III |
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| 1971 Long Island Sound | R. E. Turner III |
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| 1972 Hankø | Frank Tolhurst |
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| 1973 Lysekil | E. B. Fay |
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| 1974 Sydney |  Robert Symonette |
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| 1975 Hankø | Mick Morris |
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| 1976 Hankø | Frank Tolhurst |
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| 1977 Benodet | Robert Symonette Gavin McKinney |
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| 1978 Sandhamn | Frank Tolhurst |
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| 1979 Hankø | Albert Fay |
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| 1980 Sydney | Frank Tolhurst |
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| 1981 Nassau | Albert Fay |
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| 1982 Hankø | Robert Symonette Gavin McKinney |
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| 1983 Hankø | Robert Symonette Gavin McKinney |
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| 1984 Portocervo |  Willy Vollenweider |
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| 1985 Newport Beach |  Tom Jungell Markus Mannström Sakari Harima |
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| 1986 Newport (58th) | Bruce Ritchie |
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| 1986 Helsinki (59th)[lower-alpha 1] | Jussi Gullichsen Peter Fazer Robert Mattsson |
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| 1987 Hankø | Robert Mosbacher |
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| 1988 Lausanne | Ronald Pieper |
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| 1989 Houston | Henrik Lundberg Tom Borenius Brage Jansson |
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| 1990 Torquay | Kalle Nergaard |
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| 1991 Newport | Michael Haines |
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| 1992 Nassau | Kalle Nergaard Kristian Nergaard Harry Melges |
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| 1993 Hankø | Kalle Nergaard |
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| 1994 Crouesty | Kristian Nergaard Kristen Horn Johannesen Espen Stokkeland |
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| 1995 Hanko | Henrik Dahlman Henrik Lundberg Tom Borenius |
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| 1996 Hankø | Glen Foster |
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| 1997 Key Biscayne | John Platou |
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| 1998 Cowes | Glen Foster Mark Cowell Bill Bennett |
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| 1999 Torbole | Glen Foster Ron Rosenberg Bill Bennett |
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| 2000 Medemblik | Gavin McKinney Lars Petter Fjeld Craig Symonette Harald Baars |
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| 2001 Flensburg | Gavin McKinney Craig Symonette Lars Horn Johannesen |
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| 2002 Helsinki | Jürg Menzi Jürg Christen Daniel Stampfli |
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| 2003 Thun | Kristian Nergaard Harry Melges Petter Fjeld |
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| 2004 Hankø | Kristian Nergaard Ralph Junker Peter Hauff |
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| 2005 Sydney | Bruno Marazzi Flavio Marazzi Renato Marazzi |
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| 2006 Medemblik |  Hans Nadorp Erik Wesselman Frans van Schellen |
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| 2007 Sanremo | Bruno Marazzi Stefan Haftka Renato Marazzi |
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| 2008 Nassau | Kristian Nergaard Johan Barne Petrus Eide |
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| 2009 Hanko | Kristian Nergaard Johan Barne Petrus Eide |
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| 2010 Torbole | Kristian Nergaard Peer Moberg Petter Mørland Pedersen |
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| 2011 Helsinki | Kenneth Thelen Thomas Hallberg Robert Nyberg |
Kristian Nergaard Trond Solli-Sæther Peer Moberg |
 Bernard Haissly Nicolas Berthoud Daniel Stampfli |
| 2012 Boltenhagen | Johan Gullichsen Henrik Lundberg Timo Telkola |
Kristian Nergaard |
Bernard Haissly |
| 2013 Curaçao | Kristoffer Spone Johan Barne Trond Solli-Sæther |
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| 2014 Porto Santo Stefano |  Markus Wieser Thomas Auracher |
Juerg Menzi |
Kristian Nergaard |
| 2015 Nynäshamn | Bernard Haissly Daniel Stampfli Nicolas Berthoud |
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| 2016 Copenhagen |  Bo Selko Rasmus Knude Mikael Petersen |
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| 2017 Benodet | Jürg Menzi Rasmus Knude Christof Wilke |
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| 2018 Cowes | Kristian Nergaard Kristoffer Spone Trond Solli-Sæther |
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| 2019 Helsinki | Kristian Nergaard Johan Barne Trond Solli-Sæther |
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| 2020 Pittwater | Kristian Nergaard Johan Barne Anders Pedersen |
- Scandinavian Gold Cup was held twice in 1986
References
- http://www.5.5class.org/regattas
- "Dedicated sailors and historic events >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "Williams and Co. Defend Gold Cup Title". Sailing World. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "NJK | The Scandinavian Gold Cup 100th Anniversary Regatta" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-01-03.