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Peter Gilmour and the Pizza-La
Sailing Team gained a measure of revenge today with
a thorough victory over Bertrand Pacé’s
French crew in the final of Match Race Germany,
the penultimate event on the Swedish Match Tour
2003-’04.
Gilmour and the Pizza-La crew defeated Pacé,
3-2, to claim the ninth annual event sailed on Lake
Constance in southern Germany. After losing to Pacé
in the Swedish Match Tour final at Croatia two weeks
ago, Gilmour came to Germany with a vengeance, and
left with a slew of accolades.
Peter Gilmour didn’t lose his first race of
the regatta until the second flight of the final
against Pacé, in winds that were around 12
knots. Gilmour shook off the loss and won the next
two for a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven (first to
4 points) final series.
A two-hour delay ensued while the wind shifted more
the 200 degrees and came and went as rain squalls
passed over the lake bordering Germany, Switzerland
and Austria.
When Flight 5 was held, the breeze was blowing 16
to 20 knots from the east/southeast, the most breeze
of the week. Pacé won the flight to get to
3-2, but then the 4:00 p.m. time limit expired and
Gilmour claimed his first Match Race Germany title.
Gilmour clinched the Swedish Match Tour Championship
for 2003-’04 with his second at Croatia, but
this week he padded his lead even more. He earned
25 points by finishing first and increased his total
to 142 points. He leads second place by 72 points.
His team’s victory was its third in seven events
on the 2003-’04 Tour.
In the Petit Final, Gavin Brady’s BMW Oracle
Racing crew defeated Jes Gram-Hansen’s Team
Denmark 3-1 to capture third, and place Team Denmark
fourth.
The Swedish Match Cup is the final event on the
2003-'04 Tour. Held in Marstrand, Sweden, it is
scheduled July 5-11.
Final Results
Peter Gilmour def. Bertrand Pacé
Bertrand Pacé def. Peter Gilmour
Peter Gilmour def. Bertrand Pacé
Peter Gilmour def. Bertrand Pacé
Bertrand Pacé def. Peter Gilmour
Petit Final Results
Gavin Brady def. Jes Gram-Hansen
Gavin Brady def. Jes Gram-Hansen
Jes Gram-Hansen def. Gavin Brady
Gavin Brady def. Jes Gram-Hansen
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