For the third time in his career http://www.authenticraiderssale.com/shop-by-players-seth-roberts-je... and the first time since 2012, Ian Williams of Great Britain took home the Crimson Blazer after defeating Johnie Berntsson of Sweden in the final round at the 53rd annual Congressional Cup hosted by the Long Beach Yacht Club.
“It’s fantastic,” Williams said, after winning his third Congressional Cup. “It’s been a long time coming, and it’s great to come back with Kyle Wilson Womens Jersey some of the old guys from the olden days.”
Williams led Berntsson 2-1 in the best of five final, but in the fourth round, Williams received a black flag after his boat touched the officiating boat and Berntsson was given an automatic point.
“Honestly, we got the black flag, and we kind of knew it was coming,” Williams said.
Williams defeated Berntsson by over a minute in the fifth and final round and immediately celebrated with his crew. Not only had Williams http://www.authenticsteelerssale.com/shop-by-players-ramon-foster-j... defeated some of the top skippers in the world, but right before the final round, a heavy dose of fog arrived and decreased the visibility substantially.
“It’s pretty rare to race when you can’t see the top mark,” he said. “I think we dealt with it reasonably well.”
Williams knocked out three-time defending champion Taylor Canfield of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the semifinals. Canfield defeated Phil Robertson of New Zealand in the third- place match.
Chris Steele of New Zealand won the Fleet http://www.authenticsteelersshop.com/shop-by-players-john-stallwort... Race and, more importantly, the $2,000 prize. The Fleet Race featured the six crews that did not advance to the semifinals.