{"id":4442,"date":"2024-04-30T17:23:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T17:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=4442"},"modified":"2024-05-01T00:15:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:15:10","slug":"chris-poole-wins-the-59th-congressional-cup-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/30\/chris-poole-wins-the-59th-congressional-cup-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Poole Wins the 59th Congressional Cup Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Long Beach, CA (28 April, 2024) \u2013 The intensity of the 59th Congressional Cup, the opening event for the 2024 World Match Racing Tour, reached its peak today as USA\u2019s Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing team won his second consecutive Congressional Cup and Crimson Blazer. Poole and his Riptide Racing team of Joachim Aschenbrenner, Bernardo Freitas, Mal Parker, Luke Payne, and Harry West defeated five-time Congressional Cup winner Ian Williams 3-1 in a tense final.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Audio 265) Sail Sport Talk with Rick Tittle and Patti Mangan: Chris Poole\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/941437449?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Showing dominance early, Poole claimed the first point of the event. With so much talent and experience in these boats, Williams and Poole pushed the match racing rules and boats to their maximum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflecting on the victory, Chris Poole said, \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible feeling. It would be impossible without my team. We didn\u2019t start the week the way we wanted to, but once we started sailing like we did last year, we were pretty confident it was going to be ours to win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/48b2cf6b-01d1-3f10-672c-4ee04d6e2a1f.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4449\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/48b2cf6b-01d1-3f10-672c-4ee04d6e2a1f.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/48b2cf6b-01d1-3f10-672c-4ee04d6e2a1f.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/48b2cf6b-01d1-3f10-672c-4ee04d6e2a1f.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/48b2cf6b-01d1-3f10-672c-4ee04d6e2a1f.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/48b2cf6b-01d1-3f10-672c-4ee04d6e2a1f.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2024 Congressional Cup Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ian Williams (46, Lymington, England)\/ Gladstone\u2019s Long Beach<\/strong><br>World No. 11 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Richard Sydenham, Gerry Mitchell, Ricky McGarvie, Ted Hackney, Oisin Mcclelland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris Poole (35, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA) \/ Riptide Racing<\/strong><br>World No. 1 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Joachim Aschenbrenner, Bernardo Freitas, Mal Parker, Luke Payne, Harry West<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eric Monnin (48, Immensee, Switzerland)\/ Capvis Swiss Match Racing<\/strong><br>World No. 2 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Simon Br\u00fcgger, Maxime Mesnil, Julien Falxa, Ute Monnin-Wagner, Mathie\u00fc Renault, Jean-Claude Monnin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nick Egnot-Johnson (25, Auckland, New Zealand)\/ KNOTS Racing<\/strong><br>World No. 8 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Sam Barnett, Zak Merton, Alastair Gifford, Taylor Balogh, Jorden Van Rooijen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jeppe Borch (26, Copenhagen, Denmark)\/ Borch Racing<\/strong><br>World No. 4 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Thor Malthe Andersen, Mathias Rossing, Gustav Wantzin, August de la Cour, Sebastien Pieters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dave Hood (66, Long Beach, USA)\/ DH3 Racing<\/strong><br>World No. 37 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Nick Blackman, Chris Main, Chris Steele, Steve Natvig, Will Tiller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gavin Brady (50, USA)\/ True Blue Racing USA<\/strong><br>World No. 13 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Chris Cowan, Harry Hall, Ryan Houston, Chris Larson, Joshua Wijohn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johnie Berntsson (51, Stenungsund, Sweden)\/ Berntsson Sailing Team<\/strong><br>World No. 3 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Filip Karlsson, Herman Andersson, Fredrik Laangstr\u00f6m, Erik Malmberg, Jespre St\u00e5lheim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rocco Attili (27, Rome, Italy)\/ RBYS<\/strong><br>World No. 7 Open Match Race Rankings<br>Crew: Alberto Corneli, Andres Guerra, Edoardo Mancinelli Scotti, Luca Camilli, Gianluca Perasole, Ludovico Mori<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cole Tapper (21, AUS)\/ CYCA Youth Sailing Academy<\/strong><br>Crew: Jordan Reece, George Richardson, Hamish Vass, Charlotte Carmichael, Max Brennan, Nathan Gulliksen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Megan Thomson (25, NZL)\/ 2.0 Racing<\/strong><br>Crew: Charlotte Porter, Josi Andres, Bastian Sorensen, Sebastian Olsen, Cormac Murphy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scotty Dickson (53, Long Beach, USA) Dickson Racing Team<\/strong><br>Crew: Erik Berzins, Garrett Brown, Steve Flam, Zack Hanna, Greg Dair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB<\/strong><br>Established in 1929, Long Beach Yacht Club is recognized as a leading organization in the international yachting community for its commitment to excellence in yacht racing and innovation in race management. In addition to hosting the Congressional Cup and numerous other local, national and international yachting events, the Club\u2019s member families enjoy a year-round calendar of social, yachting and junior activities at its beautiful clubhouse on the shore of Alamitos Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT WMRT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1999, the <a href=\"https:\/\/wmrt.com\/\">World Match Racing Tour<\/a> (WMRT) is the longest running global professional series in the sport of sailing, featuring world class sailors including America\u2019s Cup and Olympic champions. WMRT is exclusively sanctioned with \u2018Special Event Status\u2019 by World Sailing, the sport\u2019s world governing body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner of the WMRT each year is crowned official Match Racing World Champion.The World Match Racing Tour has long been regarded by professional sailors as a pathway to the America\u2019s Cup and as an opportunity for teams to hone their match racing skills and teamwork at the highest level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WMRT was originally founded as a match racing series for monohull yachts, and multihulls were introduced to the Tour in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Match Racing is the same discipline of sailing used by the sport\u2019s oldest sporting trophy since 1851, the America\u2019s Cup. It is one of the easiest types of sailing to understand with just two boats around a race course in a winner-take-all duel of tactics, strategy and teamwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams compete in different boats at each stage of the World Match Racing Tour, however the boats supplied at each event are identical. To keep the competition 100% fair and equal, teams rotate boats during the event. This way, competing on the WMRT becomes purely about the skill and strategy of the sailors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race courses are short with intense close to shore action providing host venues with an excellent opportunity to attract public spectators and hospitality guests to enjoy the racing up close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous WMRT Champions include six-time world champion Ian Williams (GBR), Peter Gilmour (AUS), Adam Minoprio (NZL), Phil Robertson (NZL), Taylor Canfield (ISV) and Torvar Mirsky (AUS).<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long Beach, CA (28 April, 2024) \u2013 The intensity of the 59th Congressional Cup, the opening event for the 2024 World Match Racing Tour, reached its peak today as USA\u2019s Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing team won his second consecutive Congressional Cup and Crimson Blazer. Poole and his Riptide Racing team of Joachim Aschenbrenner, Bernardo Freitas, Mal Parker, Luke Payne, and Harry West defeated five-time Congressional Cup winner Ian Williams 3-1 in a tense final. Showing dominance early, Poole claimed the first point of the event. 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