Five-time winner Ian Williams of Great Britain is runner up in classic finish on postcard-perfect day
Christopher Poole and his crew celebrate winning the Congressional Cup in Long Beach on Sunday,. April 28. Photo: Jo Murray, for SCNG
“Winning the second time in a row is absolutely incredible,” said Poole. “I don’t stop and I won’t stop. You know hard work pays and that’s what we are showing here every year.” American Chris Poole, left, and Ian Williams of Great Britain and their teams go head to head in the finals of the 59th Congressional Cup on Sunday, Apr. 28, 2024, at the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier in Long Beach.
Spectators are close to the action for the 59th Congressional Cup on Sunday, Apr. 28, 2024, at the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier in Long Beach. American Chris Poole , left, and Ian Williams of Great Britain and their teams go head to head in the finals of the 59th Congressional Cup on Sunday, Apr. 28, 2024, in the 59th Congressional Cup at the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier in Long Beach.
Hosted by the Long Beach Yacht Club, the Congressional Cup is a high-intensity contest of sailing strategy pitting the world’s top skippers against one another in Catalina 37 boats. This year boasting a total purse of $75,000, the stalwart five-day event is part of the World Match Tour, which has doled out more than $24 million in prize money since its founding in 2000.
Ironically, Williams was initially not invited to Long Beach’s big dance. Gladstone’s Managing Partner John Sangmeister lobbied for the Brit’s inclusion after his seventh World Match Racing Tour Championship win earlier this year. Monnin, a 48-year-old with a PhD in physics, said his goal this year was to “change his momentum.’’ And he did just that, improving from last year’s fifth-place finish. His crew included Simon Brügger, Maxime Mesnil, Julien Falxa, Ute Monnin-Wagner, Mathieü Renault and Jean-Claude Monnin.
Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson, third-ranked in Open Match Race Rankings, won the six-way scramble. Berntsson, racing for the 14th time at the Long Beach event, won the Congressional Cup in 2009.
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