BRA SSL GOLD CUP – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

**FINAL SERIES** | 10 November-3 December 2023 | BAHRAIN

Events (Provisional dates)

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 1

13:00

08 November 2023

BAHRAIN

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Results

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 2

14:00

08 November 2023

BAHRAIN

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Results

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 3

13:00

10 November 2023

BAHRAIN

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Results

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 4

14:00

10 November 2023

BAHRAIN

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Results

Upcoming

1/8 FINALS

G2 - Race 5

12:00

12 November 2023

BAHRAIN

Participants

POL

BRA

TBD

Results

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BRAZILIAN STORM

A ''SELEÇÃO'' OF WINNERS IN THE SAME BOAT

Brazilian Storm on attack mode

Brazil is known worldwide for its world and Olympic titles in football, volleyball and sailing. The nickname ‘Brazilian Storm’ comes from the recent history of success at the same time as the best results on Star Sailors League with Robert Scheidt, Bruno Prada & Jorge Zarif. The “Brasucas” as they are known have a history of sailing victories in major offshore and inshore races. With 18 Olympic medals and world titles in various classes, Brazilian sailors who compete in the events are always among the best in the ranking and they will leave their mark also on the first SSL Gold Cup in 2023, when the Brazilian Storm will sail altogether on the same 47 long boat.

Brazil invests in youth sailing every year. Not only does it boast 7.367 km of coastline, it has European heritage in the clubs and a line of famous families competing in the sport, best known are the Graels. Every January, more than 300 boats participate in the Optimist Championship. Brazilians also know how to host sailing events, such as the 2016 Olympics in Rio, world-class events such as Star and Snipe, 11 stopovers from The Ocean Race, arrivals from Transat Jacques Vabre and the traditional Sailing Week in Ilhabela.

Statistics

THE COUNTRY

50.000 sailors
40 Club & Marinas
135 Schools of sailing
18 Olympic medals
7.000 km de costa (7.367 km)

ACHIEVEMENTS

7 Olympic gold medals
3 Olympic silver medals
8 Olympic bronze medals
1 The Ocean Race title

Ssl ranking

Year's best ranked woman:
Year's best ranked man:
Year Nation's best ranking

MAIN EVENTS

Ilhabela Sailing Week - 150 boats participants
Brasil Sailing Cup - 200 boats participants

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Robert Scheidt has won 125 titles at world-class sailing events, including the Olympics and world championships. At 48 years old, the athlete is confirmed to take part in his seventh Olympics, having medaled in five Games to date.

The captain

ROBERT SCHEIDT

The local hero Robert Scheidt is the most victorious Brazilian medalist in the Olympic Games with five podiums. He has more than 120 titles, including World Championship in Star and Laser, Pan Am Games, ISAF Youth Sailing and Star Sailors League. Robert Scheidt will run his 7th Olympic edition in Tokyo 2021 at 48 years old.

THE LEADERS

EDUARDO SOUZA RAMOS

Eduardo Souza Ramos is the largest investor in Brazilian sailing, having promoted major competitions and campaigns such as Ilhabela Sailing Week (an event he has won more than anyone else) and Team Onda in TP52. He was the flag bearer of Brazil at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics. Souza Ramos is also responsible for developing classes such as HPE25 and SOTO40.

BRUNO PRADA

Bruno Prada was nominated for several seasons as the best bowman in the world. With Robert Scheidt, he won two Olympic medals and is the current world champion of the Star class. Not only is Prada a professional sailor, he has also been the CEO of major events, such as L’Étape Brasil de ciclismo and now in the SSL Gold Cup.

JOCA SIGNORINI

João Signorini is an Olympic athlete who has gained prestige in offshore sailing. Known as Joca, he was one of the pillars of ‘Brasil 1’ at The Ocean Race. He was part of the winning team of the 2005-06 edition of the event, alongside Torben Grael and was technical coordinator of the 100% female campaign at The ocean Race, with ‘Team SCA’.

THE YOUTH FACTOR

With Olympic Champions Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze and always the favorite for any competition, Jorge Zarif, the Brazilian squad in the SSL Gold Cup promises to bring energy and a lot of quality to the races. The names mentioned above are all campaigning for the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games and are recognized as firm favorites for the gold medal in their respective classes.

Confirmed Athletes

CAPTAIN | 10

FLOATER | 3

TRIMMER | 5

TACTICIAN | 9

MAIN TRIMMER | 7

TRIMMER | 6

HELMS | 8

PIT | 2

GRINDER | 4

Potential Team Position

1 BOW Alfredo Rovere	2 MID-BOW
3 PIT Mario de Jesus	4 GRINDER Henry Boening
5 TRIMMER Kahena Kunze	6 TRIMMER Gabriel Borges
7 MAIN TRIMMER Mario Trindade	8 HELM Henrique Haddad
9 TACTICIAN Joao Signorini	10 CAPTAIN Robert Scheidt
11 FLOATER Martine Grael

BOW

Alfredo Rovere

MID-BOW

PIT

Mario de Jesus

GRINDER

Henry Boening

TRIMMER

Kahena Kunze

TRIMMER

Gabriel Borges

MAIN TRIMMER

Mario Trindade

HELM

Henrique Haddad

TACTICIAN

Joao Signorini

CAPTAIN

Robert Scheidt

FLOATER

Martine Grael

SQUAD

Robert Scheidt	Joao Signorini
Mario Trindade	Martine Grael
Jorge Zarif	Gabriel Borges
Henrique Haddad	Kahena Kunze
Alfredo Rovere	Mario de Jesus
Henry Boening	Geison Mendes Dzioubanov
Marco Soffiati Grael	Gustavo Nascimento
Bruno Prada	Pedro Trouche
Guilherme Hamellman	Mario Tinoco