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76th Edinburgh Cup at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club - Overall

by Emma York 14 Jul 2024 06:44 BST 7-12 July 2024

Lawrie Smith has claimed his fourth Edinburgh Cup win, surpassing Graham Bailey's three titles and, placing him within the prestigious group of most wins along with Tony O'Gorman, Poul-Richard Høj-Jensen and Rory Bowman.

The final day of the 76th Edinburgh Cup was a true celebration of the annual British Dragon National Championship but sadly delivered no racing. Race six was unable to take place due to insufficient wind, so on count back Lawrie claimed the win over Grant Gordon GBR 833, on equal points.

Congratulations to the 76th Edinburgh Cup winners:

1st Alfie GBR 815 Lawrie Smith, Goncalo Ribeiro, Rualridh Scott, Martin Wrigley
2nd Louise GBR 833 Grant Gordon, Luke Patience, Elliot Hanson, Faye Chatterton
3rd Saturn POR 89 Pedro Reiberio de Andrade, Miguel Leitmann, Martin Westerdahl

Corinthian Champions
1st Little Fella IRL 211 Cameron Good, Henry Kingston, Shaun Kingston
2nd Jaguar Sailing Team IRL 201 Martin Byrne, Adam Winkleman, John Simms
3rd Fit Chick GBR 753 Jono Brown, Chris Grosscurth, Andrew Norden

Jordan Bell Trophy - Jaguar Sailing Team
Seagull Trophy, Best lady foredeck crew - Faye Chatterton
Classic Trophy - Fit Chick
BDA Vintage Trophy - Ran

Full results at www.britishdragons.org/76th-edinburgh-cup-results

The 76th Edinburgh Cup will be held in July 2025 in Torquay by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club.

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