SPAIN: Sailing has its own World Cup, and the SSL Gold Cup is designed to crown the best sailing nation of all. The World’s Top 56 countries, selected on their SSL Nation ranking, battled their way through to raise the coveted and only Sailing World Cup trophy. The 1/4 Finals started calmly but came to a crescendo early on Thursday in Gran Canaria.
The golden double points finale started in the highest, gustiest, and shiftiest winds seen so far in the SSL Gold Cup, but settled into a more stable rhythm soon after. In the evening at the 1/4 Finals Closing Ceremony, Regatta Director Paul Hutton-Ashkenny summed up the feeling of everyone by saying that each round had incredible drama, only to be surprised when the next round surpasses it. The semifinals promise to bring even more excitement on Saturday.
The SSL Gold Cup is the football world cup of sailing, and the 1/2 Finals of the Finals series start on Saturday, December 2nd, at 12 pm GMT local time. The full report for the 4th day of the 1/4 Finals is available, along with the full results, on the SSL Gold Cup website.
The SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals witnessed a tough and tempestuous golden day of sailing, with the world’s top 56 countries battling it out to raise the coveted Sailing World Cup trophy. The Regatta Director summed up the feeling of everyone, saying that each round had incredible drama, only to be surprised when the next round surpasses it. The semifinals promise to bring even more excitement on Saturday.
