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World Match Racing Tour > News > Marstrand > Day 1 Highlights – WMRT Marstrand 2016

Day 1 Highlights – WMRT Marstrand 2016

July 5, 2016
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Bjorn Hansen,Chris Steele,Eric Monnin,Evan Walker,Hans Wallén,Ian Williams,Iker Martinez,Johnie Berntsson,Keith Swinton,Marstrand,Matt Jerwood,Mattias Rahm,Murray Jones,Nicklas Dackhammar,Nicolai Sehested,Phil Robertson,Sally Barkow,Sam Gilmour,Steven Thomas,Taylor Canfield,Yann Guichard
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GKSS MATCH CUP SWEDEN CHAMPIONS CROWNED 🇩🇰👑 Jeppe Borch and his stellar crew – Matias Rossing, Gustav Wantzin, and Bastian Sørensen – are your 2025 GKSS Match Cup Sweden champions! Taking down 7-time champ Hansen 🇸🇪, the Danish crew delivered when it mattered most.⚡️Securing Jeppe Borch’s first win on the tour! . .. … …. #GKSSMatchCup #matchracing #sailing #marstrand2025 #wherechampionsaremade #borchracing #champions
STAGE SET FOR FINALS SHOWDOWN IN MARSTRAND Marstr STAGE SET FOR FINALS SHOWDOWN IN MARSTRAND Marstrand, Sweden (4 July 2025) – With just one day to go at the 2025 GKSS Match Cup Sweden and Nordea Women’s Trophy, the stage is set for a thrilling finale in both the Open and Women’s classes. Seven-time winner of the event Björn ‘Master of Marstrand’ Hansen once again showed his teams experience to secure their spot in tomorrow’s final, defeating Oscar Engström 3-1 in a tense semi-final. Denmark’s Jeppe Borch joins Hansen in the final after winning over local favourite Johnie Berntsson 3-2 in their semi-final match. In the Nordea Women’s Trophy, women’s match racing world champion Pauline Courtois/ Match in Pink from France leads Sweden’s Martina Carlsson/ Beyond Sailing Team 2-0 in the first-to-three points match. Defending champion Anna Östling/ Wings Sailing are levelled 1-1 against Dutch team Out of the Box led by skipper Julia Aartsen. The remaining women’s class semi-final matches will be completed on Saturday #gkssmatchcupsweden #wmrt #matchracing #sailing #WhereChampionsAreMade
BORCH VS HANSEN 🎯 FINAL SET. Borch 🇩🇰 ta BORCH VS HANSEN 🎯 FINAL SET. Borch 🇩🇰 takes the win over Berntsson 🇸🇪 in a 5 race thriller, while Hansen 🇸🇪 secured a 3–1 victory over fellow Swede, Engström 🇸🇪 It’s the Marstrand legend vs Denmark’s finest for the trophy. Let’s go 👊 . .. … #matchracing #gkssmatchcup #marstrand2025 #sailing #wherechampionsaremade #headtothewind
*LATEST NEWS* HIGH STAKES FOR MATCH CUP SWEDEN SEM *LATEST NEWS* HIGH STAKES FOR MATCH CUP SWEDEN SEMI-FINALISTS Marstrand, Sweden (3 July 2025) – The third day of racing at GKSS Match Cup Sweden saw the completion of the quarter-final matchups in both the Open and Women’s class, locking in the final four teams in each division for tomorrow’s semi-finals. Danish skipper Jeppe Borch/ Borch Match Race join the Swedish trio of Björn Hansen/ Hansen Sailing Team, Johnie Berntsson/ Berntsson Sailing Team and Oscar Engström/ Team Liros for the Open class final four. Defending Women’s Trophy champion Anna Östling / Team Wings leads the line-up for the Nordea Women’s Trophy final four, joined by France’s Pauline Courtois/ Match in Pink by Normandy Elite, Sweden’s Martina Carlsson/ Beyond Racing Team, and Julia Aarsten/ Team Out of the Box from the Netherlands. #gkssmatchcupsweden #wmrt #matchracing #sailing #wherechampionsaremade
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FINAL FOUR CONFIMED 🔒 Berntsson 🇸🇪 and B FINAL FOUR CONFIMED 🔒 Berntsson 🇸🇪 and Borch 🇩🇰 battled through tight flights to secure their tickets to the semis - while Engström 🇸🇪 held his nerve in a three-match thriller against Westerlind 🇸🇪 to claim the last spot. Three Swedes in the semis - the home crowd couldn’t have asked for more 🇸🇪🔥 . .. … …. #matchracing #gkssmatchcup #sailinglife #crewlife #swedishsailing #wherechampionsaremade #teamwork
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