By World Match Racing Tour
20/10/2026 - 09:57

From debutant to champion: Hamilton makes Bermuda Gold Cup history

Hamilton, Bermuda (19 October 2026) Bermuda Gold Cup debutant Christian Hamilton (GBR) and his Khumbu Racing Team of Ian Williams, Richard Sydenham and Jon Gundersen stunned World No 1 Chris Poole (USA) to lift the King Edward VII Trophy on Sunday as champions of the 74th edition of the Bermuda Gold Cup, the penultimate stage of the 2026 World Match Racing Tour

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By World Match Racing Tour
18/10/2026 - 09:00

Poole and Hamilton set for Gold Cup Showdown

Hamilton, Bermuda (17 October 2026) A new champion will be crowned at the 2026 World Match Racing Tour Bermuda Gold Cup with first-time finalists Chris Poole [USA] and Christian Hamilton (GBR) making it into the final two.

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By World Match Racing Tour
18/10/2026 - 08:54

Poole and Hamilton set for Gold Cup showdown

Poole beat Oscar Engstrom (SWE) 3-1 in the quarter-finals before defeating Denmark’s Jeppe Borch by the same score in the semi-finals, and he is delighted to be in action in the final match of the regatta

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By World Match Racing Tour
17/10/2026 - 09:00

Gold Cup heavyweights fight back to secure final eight spots

Hamilton, Bermuda (16 October 2026) The big fish in the Bermuda Gold Cup repechage pond all made it through to the quarter-finals on day three of competition in Hamilton Harbour.

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By World Match Racing Tour
16/10/2026 - 08:42

Bermuda Gold Cup newcomers thrive to make quarter-finals

But it was not until the last of the 17 flights and the 66th match that the top-four could celebrate a spot in the knockout stages, with Chris Poole’s [USA] loss to Tom Picot [AUS] leaving him stranded on seven points to miss out on a qualification spot by one win

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