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Royal Thames Yacht Club came, fought and won
After 48 completed sailing matches on Stockholm's inland waters, the Stockholm International Team Race 2022 ended on Sunday in beautiful spring weather with light winds.
The winner was the distinguished Royal Thames Yacht Club from London after a thrilling final sailing against the youth team in the home club Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap, GSYS.
Third was Newport Harbor Yacht Club from California when they by a 2 meter margin beat their compatriots from New York Yacht Club in the match for the third prize.
The award ceremony was held in the beautiful spring sun with Fredrik Lindstål, chairman of the Ports of Stockholm.
“We welcome these unique races that are sailed in the middle of our big city. For Stockholm, it is important that we show our marine environment and that we have such prominent teams from all over the world sailing side by side with our port traffic in an excellent way, highlighting the strength of our culture as one of the world's busiest cruise ports. ”
This year's regatta was the sixth time GSYS managed to attract the elite in Team Racing to Stockholm to compete for the highly coveted GSYS Team Race Cup. This year we had the honor of welcoming the New York Yacht Club with, among others, Bill Tripp III, one of the USA's most famous boat designers, the Newport Harbor Yacht Club, the Royal Thames Yacht Club and The Royal Yacht Squadron.
"It was a wonderfully intense weekend with the world's best Team Racing sailors who are more than happy to come to Stockholm to sail in our completely unique environment," says Patrick Ståhle, chairman of GSYS.
The final results list for the six teams:
- Royal Thames Yacht Club
- GSYS Juniors
- Newport Harbor Yacht Club
- New York Yacht Club
- GSYS Seniors
- Royal Yacht Squadron
Finally, we would like to thank our sponsors again, the City of Stockholm who has been the main sponsor, Princess Svanevit, Bernadotte & Kylberg, Skultuna, Ocean Works and Exotic Snacks.
For more information or interviews please contact:
Jill Bederoff, press and communications manager 072-5368788
Patrick Ståhle, Chairman 073-6208040
Or go to the GSYS site: https://www.gsys.nu/