# 2012 Finn Gold Cup

The 2012 Finn Gold Cup, and the official Finn World Championships, were held in Falmouth, United Kingdom, between 13 and 18 May 2012. The hosting yacht club was Royal Cornwall Yacht Club.

## Results

Results of individual races :
| Pos | Helmsman | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | Tot | Pts |
| | Ben Ainslie | Great Britain | 1 | 3$^†$ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| | Edward Wright | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14$^†$ | 4 | 44 | 30 |
| | Jonas Høgh-Christensen | Denmark | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18$^†$ | 17 | 82 | 64 |
| 4 | Ivan Kljaković Gašpić | Croatia | 26$^†$ | 16 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 72 |
| 5 | Tapio Nirkko | Finland | 6 | 22$^†$ | 9 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 94 | 72 |
| 6 | Piotr Kula | Poland | 9 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 18$^†$ | 98 | 80 |
| 7 | Mark Andrews | Great Britain | 33$^†$ | 23 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 114 | 81 |
| 8 | Andrew Mills | Great Britain | 4 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 30$^†$ | 20 | 15 | 112 | 82 |
| 9 | Pieter-Jan Postma | Netherlands | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | DSQ 95$^†$ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 180 | 85 |
| 10 | Zach Railey | United States | 15 | 15 | 10 | 32$^†$ | 8 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 125 | 93 |
| 11 | Deniss Karpak | Estonia | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 7 | OCS 95$^†$ | 15 | 13 | 190 | 95 |
| 12 | Daniel Birgmark | Sweden | 24$^†$ | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 124 | 100 |
| 13 | Brendan Casey | Australia | 13 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 4 | DNC 95$^†$ | 196 | 101 |
| 14 | Greg Douglas | Canada | 34$^†$ | 7 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 141 | 107 |
| 15 | Jonathan Lobert | France | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 27$^†$ | 25 | 25 | 12 | 139 | 112 |
| 16 | Dan Slater | New Zealand | 12 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 32$^†$ | 10 | 7 | 14 | 148 | 116 |
| 17 | Eduard Skornyakov | Russia | 20 | 42$^†$ | 24 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 161 | 119 |
| 18 | Rafael Trujillo | Spain | 31 | 39$^†$ | 14 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 176 | 137 |
| 19 | Rafał Szukiel | Poland | 3 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 41$^†$ | 28 | 22 | 201 | 160 |
| 20 | Matthias Miller | Germany | 23 | 13 | 30 | 54$^†$ | 20 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 217 | 163 |
| 21 | Oleksiy Borysov | Ukraine | 30 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 32$^†$ | 21 | 19 | 197 | 165 |
| 22 | Matt Coutts | New Zealand | 45$^†$ | 35 | 36 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 221 | 176 |
| 23 | Florian Raudaschl | Austria | 29 | 11 | 21 | 35$^†$ | 33 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 217 | 182 |
| 24 | Michael Maier | Czech Republic | 10 | 37$^†$ | 31 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 229 | 192 |
| 25 | Christopher Cook | Canada | 8 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 40 | DNS 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | 292 | 197 |
| 26 | Björn Allansson | Sweden | 64$^†$ | 26 | 19 | 42 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 26 | 265 | 201 |
| 27 | Caleb Paine | United States | 37 | 27 | 27 | 20 | DSQ 95$^†$ | 16 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 298 | 203 |
| 28 | Timo Hagoort | Netherlands | 35 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 40$^†$ | 14 | 22 | 35 | 251 | 211 |
| 29 | Alican Kaynar | Turkey | 32 | 30 | 25 | 64$^†$ | 40 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 287 | 223 |
| 30 | Gong Lei | China | 21 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 28 | 48$^†$ | 33 | 275 | 227 |
| 31 | Tomas Vika | Czech Republic | 17 | 19 | 39 | 44$^†$ | 25 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 272 | 228 |
| 32 | Hein van Egmond | Netherlands | 11 | 41 | 42$^†$ | 17 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 40 | 32 | 279 | 237 |
| 33 | Andrii Gusenko | Ukraine | 43 | 18 | 40 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 47$^†$ | 26 | 24 | 285 | 238 |
| 34 | Jorge Zarif | Brazil | 50 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 23 | OCS 95$^†$ | 34 | 25 | 334 | 239 |
| 35 | Josip Olujic | Croatia | 36 | 55$^†$ | 34 | 23 | 39 | 21 | 36 | 19 | 36 | 299 | 244 |
| 36 | Martin Robitaille | Canada | 18 | 33 | 29 | 45 | 24 | DSQ 95$^†$ | 31 | 23 | 44 | 342 | 247 |
| 37 | Anders Pedersen | Norway | 44 | 46 | 18 | 55$^†$ | RDG 20 | RDGa 34.3 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 308.3 | 253.3 |
| 38 | Tudor Bilic | Croatia | 48$^†$ | 47 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 37 | 27 | 35 | RDGa 35.3 | 317.3 | 269.3 |
| 39 | Alexey Selivanov | Russia | 7 | 34 | 52 | 48 | DSQ 95$^†$ | 30 | 22 | 53 | 39 | 380 | 285 |
| 40 | Haris Papadoupoulos | Cyprus | 47 | 44 | 48 | 33 | 50$^†$ | 38 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 359 | 309 |
| 41 | Łukasz Lesiński | Poland | 61 | 52 | 70$^†$ | 40 | 29 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 399 | 329 |
| 42 | Egor Terpigorev | Russia | BFD 95$^†$ | 60 | 32 | 28 | 48 | 44 | 53 | 39 | 31 | 430 | 335 |
| 43 | Nachhatar Johal | India | 38 | 38 | 62$^†$ | 52 | 43 | RDG 29 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 398 | 336 |
| 44 | Gaszton Pál | Hungary | 39 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 34 | 49 | 51 | DNC 95$^†$ | 433 | 338 |
| 45 | James Hadden | Great Britain | 70$^†$ | 36 | 47 | 41 | 49 | 60 | 37 | 42 | 37 | 419 | 349 |
| 46 | Peter McCoy | Great Britain | 42 | 59 | 37 | 47 | 42 | 47 | 43 | 43 | DNF 95$^†$ | 455 | 360 |
| 47 | Andreas Axelsson | Sweden | 41 | 63 | 60 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 47 | DNC 95$^†$ | 467 | 372 |
| 48 | Ross Hamilton | Ireland | 73$^†$ | 40 | 45 | 58 | 38 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 46 | 452 | 379 |
| 49 | Marton Beliczay | Hungary | 54 | 51 | 64$^†$ | 29 | 57 | 43 | 45 | 61 | 41 | 445 | 381 |
| 50 | Brendan Wilton | Canada | 46 | 32 | 55 | 39 | BFD 95$^†$ | 48 | 38 | 29 | DNF 95 | 477 | 382 |
| 51 | Kaspar Andresen | Denmark | 66$^†$ | 66 | 41 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 46 | 42 | 460 | 394 |
| 52 | Harry Briddon | Great Britain | 49 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 36 | DNC 95$^†$ | 57 | 50 | 47 | 500 | 405 |
| 53 | Oliver Tweddell | Australia | 16 | 43 | 23 | 24 | 61 | 61 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 513 | 418 |
| 54 | Efe Kuyumcu | Turkey | 53 | 78 | 50 | 59 | 37 | 42 | 56 | 44 | DSQ 95$^†$ | 514 | 419 |
| 55 | Li Zhen | China | 40 | 45 | 44 | 71 | 62 | 53 | 58 | 52 | DNC 95$^†$ | 520 | 425 |
| 56 | Michał Jodłowski | Poland | 67 | 65 | 54 | 84$^†$ | 55 | 54 | 44 | 41 | 48 | 512 | 428 |
| 57 | Thomas Mohren | Netherlands | 84$^†$ | 67 | 63 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 514 | 430 |
| 58 | Benjamin Montagut | France | 59 | 54 | 61 | 51 | 59 | 62$^†$ | 59 | 49 | 40 | 494 | 432 |
| 59 | Rob Coutts | New Zealand | 57 | 58 | 72$^†$ | 60 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 45 | 505 | 433 |
| 60 | Adam Nicholson | Canada | 60 | 48 | 58 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 76 | 57 | DNC 95$^†$ | 555 | 460 |
| 61 | Silvan Hofer | Switzerland | 55 | 74 | 56 | 75 | 44 | 52 | 54 | DNF 95$^†$ | 53 | 558 | 463 |
| 62 | Fordon Lamphere | United States | 69 | 56 | 67 | 68 | 53 | 58 | 51 | DNF 95$^†$ | 54 | 571 | 476 |
| 63 | Marc Allain des Beauvais | France | 75 | 69 | 69 | 82$^†$ | 58 | 55 | 63 | 54 | 51 | 576 | 494 |
| 64 | Allen Burrell | Great Britain | 51 | 50 | 49 | 80 | 63 | 49 | 64 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | 596 | 501 |
| 65 | Rob Hemming | Canada | 58 | 62 | 53 | 67 | 64 | DNC 95$^†$ | 46 | 67 | DNC 95 | 607 | 512 |
| 66 | Valentin Nedylakov | Bulgaria | 56 | 75 | 74 | 79$^†$ | 72 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 612 | 533 |
| 67 | Tauras Rymonis | Lithuania | 85 | 77 | 71 | 43 | 46 | 59 | 62 | DNS 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | 633 | 538 |
| 68 | Ben Leibowitz | United States | 72 | 72 | 80 | 87$^†$ | 67 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 52 | 627 | 540 |
| 69 | Mikael Minos | France | 65 | 68 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 66 | 55 | 65 | DNC 95$^†$ | 639 | 544 |
| 70 | Dimitar Vangelov | Bulgaria | 19 | 64 | 65 | 73 | 66 | DNC 95$^†$ | 68 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 640 | 545 |
| 71 | Dirk Seret | Australia | 76 | 61 | 86$^†$ | 85 | 75 | 69 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 633 | 547 |
| 72 | Patrik Deutscher | Czech Republic | 63 | 57 | 85 | DNF 95$^†$ | 68 | 68 | 72 | 58 | DNC 95 | 661 | 566 |
| 73 | George Cooper | Great Britain | 86 | 82 | 66 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 69 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | 662 | 567 |
| 74 | Akif Muslubas | Turkey | 27 | 28 | 51 | 83 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 664 | 569 |
| 75 | Thomas Gautschi | Switzerland | 62 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 63 | 79 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | 676 | 581 |
| 76 | Julian Smith | Great Britain | 79 | 85 | 73 | 61 | 60 | 65 | 65 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | 678 | 583 |
| 77 | Simon Percival | Great Britain | 71 | 79 | 78 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 71 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | 690 | 595 |
| 78 | Rob McMillan | Australia | 28 | 49 | 46 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 693 | 598 |
| 79 | Henrik Elmer Nielsen | Denmark | 77 | 92 | 79 | 69 | 74 | DNC 95$^†$ | 61 | 63 | DNC 95 | 705 | 610 |
| 80 | Martin Hughes | Great Britain | 52 | 70 | 59 | 57 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNF 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 713 | 618 |
| 81 | Simon Pettit | Great Britain | 78 | 90 | 77 | 72 | 69 | DNF 95$^†$ | 73 | 66 | DNC 95 | 715 | 620 |
| 82 | Andy Denison | Great Britain | 81 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 70 | DNC 95$^†$ | 74 | DNS 95 | DNC 95 | 733 | 638 |
| 83 | Damien Boulan | France | 68 | 76 | DNF 95$^†$ | 53 | DNF 95 | DNC 95 | 75 | DNS 95 | DNC 95 | 747 | 652 |
| 84 | Philippe Lobert | France | 74 | 81 | 82 | 66 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | 78 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 761 | 666 |
| 85 | John Mackie | Great Britain | 80 | 73 | 76 | 78 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 782 | 687 |
| 86 | Regis Baumgarten | France | 89 | 84 | 89 | 81 | 77 | DNC 95$^†$ | 77 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 782 | 687 |
| 87 | Christophe Jean | France | 87 | 91 | 81 | 86 | 76 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNF 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 801 | 706 |
| 88 | Richard Hart | Great Britain | 93 | 86 | 87 | 74 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 815 | 720 |
| 89 | Philippe le Frapper | France | 92 | 88 | 84 | 76 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNF 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 815 | 720 |
| 90 | Jack Arnell | Great Britain | 83 | 80 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNF 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 828 | 733 |
| 91 | Tony Lock | Great Britain | 82 | 87 | DNC 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 834 | 739 |
| 92 | Cedric Hollier | France | 88 | 89 | DNS 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNF 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 842 | 747 |
| 93 | Rory Barnes | Great Britain | 91 | 94 | 88 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 843 | 748 |
| 94 | Mark Harper | Great Britain | 90 | 93 | DNF 95$^†$ | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | DNC 95 | 848 | 753 |
Legend: BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; RDGa – Redress given with average points; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;