From the Skandia Sail For Gold website: www.sailracer.co.uk/events/18401/

There was a gold medal for the Dutch in the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta Women’s Match Racing, when Renee Groeneveld, Annemieke Bes and Brechtje van der Werf beat the British crew of Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Ally Martin by two races to one to take gold.

Groeneveld said: “This is a new team, so we didn’t really know what to expect, but we’ve done a good job in training and we’ve been learning fast this summer.

“We’re very happy,” she added. “This is the last World Cup of the year and it’s a nice way to go into the winter.”

Macgregor said: “We’re delighted with the result, but we were a bit frustrated with our racing, although we pulled together well as a team.

“Today the wind was lighter and we weren’t quite as strong in those conditions.”

Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer and Alice Manard beat Claire Leroy’s French crew 2-1 in the battle for bronze.

Final Results:
1st Renee Groeneveld, Annemieke Bes, Brechtje van der Werf NED
2nd Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush, Ally Martin GBR
3rd Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer, Alice Manard USA
4th Claire Leroy FRA
5th Katie Spithill AUS
6th Mary Rook GBR
7th Lucinda Whitty AUS
8th Anna Kjellberg SWE
9th Julie Bossard FRA
10th Silja Lehtinen FIN
11th Silke Hahlbrock GER
12th Mandy Mulder NED
13th Genevieve Tulloch USA
14th Linda Rahm SWE
15th Charlotte Lawrence GBR
16th Trine Abrahamsen DEN
17th Silvia Roca GER
18th Ekaterina Skudina RUS
19th Juliana Senftt BRA
20th Katie Archer GBR
21st Paula Lewin BER
22nd Anne Le Helley FRA
23rd Ulrike Schuemann GER
24th Ida Nielsen DEN