{"id":519,"date":"2012-12-10T08:36:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T08:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yachtracing.biz\/life\/?p=519"},"modified":"2012-12-10T08:36:24","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T08:36:24","slug":"taylor-canfield-wins-monsoon-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yachtracing.biz\/life\/2012\/12\/taylor-canfield-wins-monsoon-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Future of US Match Racing Buoyed by Canfield Win in Malaysia."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some good news for the future of competitive sailing in the US this weekend as wildcard entry for the Monsoon Cup<\/a>, Taylor Canfield won his second Alpari World Match Racing<\/a> event in a row.<\/p>\n

In a year when the US Sailors didn’t impress at the Olympics and the last American skipper in the America’s Cup<\/a> left Artemis Racing, the form of Canfield should give US fans something to look forward to.<\/p>\n

Taylor said after beating Phil Robertson in the final:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis win is the best we have achieved in our careers so far and the guys I\u2019m sailing with, Hayden Goodrick, Mike Rehe, Dan Morris and Rob Dawson did a fantastic job here today. We\u2019re the second US Virgin Islanders to win this after Peter Holmberg in 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure we could have done any more this year, we\u2019ve been really pleased with how we\u2019ve performed at the three Tour events we were invited to. This is a great way to finish the season and sets the bar for next year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The result in the Monsoon Cup and the Argo Challenge in Bermuda puts Canfield in a good position to be one of the ‘Tour Card’ holders for the Alpari World Match Racing Tour in 2013. Canfield said:<\/p>\n

We definitely want a Tour Card and if this doesn\u2019t prove [what we can do] I don\u2019t know what does. Whatever happens, we\u2019ll put in a strong effort next year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reflecting on his defeat, Robertson of WAKA Racing, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good event for us, despite feeling like we gave that Final away a little bit. We sailed really, really well and we were getting stronger and stronger every race. I think this season we\u2019ve proved what we can do and even though there is a little bit to improve on, we can challenge at these big events. A podium finish on the Tour is a great achievement.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Petit Final was, perhaps fittingly, contested by joint ISAF Match Racing World Championship record holders Ian Williams and Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing.<\/p>\n

Ian Williams, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came to the Monsoon Cup to win the World Championship<\/a> and we got that, which is a great. As far as the Monsoon Cup is concerned, it\u2019s match racing and sometimes things don\u2019t go your way. Still, we enjoyed the event and can be happy with our season.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An emotional Peter Gilmour, who now bows out of professional match racing<\/a>, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really had a good time out here. It was another wonderful event.\u201d<\/p>\n

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