Congratulations to Chris Van Tol, his brother John, Mike Rehe and Mike Hoey who stunned the match race world yesterday by winning the Knickerbocker Cup against a gaggle of world ranked sailors.

With 7 of the 12 teams ranked in the top 50 in the world by ISAF, Chris Van Tol and crew fought their way through the round robin with a 6-5 record good enough to get into the quarter finals. Finishing 3rd in the quarters won them a ticket to the big dance and they converted that into the win. We'll have an update and more information from the winners in the next few days.