Leonard Takahashi, Finn Tapper lead fleet on first day of Governor’s Cup

The 53rd annual Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship, which is being hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach, does not have a defending champion. Read more here.

The boats skippered by Leonard Takahashi, center, and Nick Egnot-Johnson, right, compete in the 53rd Governor’s Cup in Newport Beach on Tuesday. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot / Staff Photographer )