Gavin Brady, a native of New Zealand but a resident of Annapolis, Md. for 14 of his 32 years, felt right at home in Long Beach Saturday when he won his third Crimson Blazer in the Long Beach Yacht Club's 42nd Congressional Cup.

Brady's first two wins were in 1996 and '97, and since then he had been in the semifinals six times and the finals four times before this victory that put him one behind Rod Davis and Peter Holmberg, who have won four Congressional Cups each.

Once Brady got on a roll this week he was next to invincible. He won 16 of his last 17 races, including the last 13 in a row and all four Saturday when he swept local hope Scott Dickson in the semis and Great Britain's Ian Williams in the finals, 2-0 each.

Williams, ranked No. 7 in the world, said he was not disappointed in second place and $5,700.

"We were just discussing how our crew has sailed in three Congressional Cups [among them] and Gavin's team has what---40?" Williams said..

Final

Gavin Brady def. Ian Williams (0:21)
Gavin Brady def. Ian Williams (0:17)

Petit Final

Scott Dickson def. Mathieu Richard (0:04)
Mathieu Richard def. Scott Dickson (0:23)
Mathieu Richard def. Scott Dickson (0:15)

Semifinals

Flight 1 : Mathieu Richard def. Ian Williams (0:10) - Gavin Brady def. Scott Dickson (0:13)

Flight 2 : Ian Williams def. Mathieu Richard (0:08)- Gavin Brady def. Scott Dickson (0:13)

Flight 3 : Ian Williams def. Mathieu Richard (0:30)