Eric Monnin SUI and Cole Tapper AUS face-off in the 61st Congressional Cup matchrace Final.
Both of the finalists came back from 2 – 0 ‘sudden-death‘ positions in their semi-finals on Sunday.
Eric Monnin recovering to take a 3 – 2 victory over Johnie Berntsson SWE and Cole Tapper taking a 3 – 2 win against Chris Poole USA.
Berntsson and Poole will meet in a petite-final.
Founded by Long Beach Yacht Club in 1965, the Congressional Cup set the standard for top-level match racing worldwide, and pioneered the concept of on-the-water umpiring.