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2003
Trophy Recipients
For the history of
each trophy please click on the name of the award.
| Trophy |
Description |
2003
Winner |
| Season
Championship |
Awarded
to the yacht with lowest score for the entire season with throw outs. |
Peter
Vessella 1168 |
| Eldridge
Cup |
Awarded
to the yacht with lowest score for the entire season with "no
throw outs". |
Vessella/Gordon/Carter/Usher
1168 |
| 2nd
Half |
Awarded
to the yacht with lowest score for the 2nd half of the season with
throw outs. |
Chris
Raney |
| Shillalah |
Rookie
of the year |
667
Dignan/Zuiches/Brooks |
| Demolition
Driver |
To
the skipper who suffers, or causes the most damage, in financial terms.
|
Myron
Erickson |
| Fleet
Captain Award |
Awarded
by the Fleet Captain to the member who is the biggest challenge to
deal with in that calendar year. |
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| W.B.
Clausen Award |
Acknowledges
the contributions toward building a superior sailing fleet of Etchells
on San Francisco Bay. |
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| Resin
Regatta |
|
Bill
Barton 666 |
| Albert
Simpson Trophy |
Named
after a member of the StFYC who died in the Christmas Fire. |
Peter
Vessella 1168 |
| 7
Knots to Heaven |
|
Peter
Vessella 1168 |
| Elite
Keel |
|
Bill
Barton 666 |
| Marin
Regatta |
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| Easom
Founders Cup |
In
honor of Hank Easom, who first brought an Etchells to San Francisco
Bay. |
Craig
Healy 946 |
| Master
Blaster |
Boat
with most bullets during the season donated by Scott Gorden |
Peter
Vessella 1168 |
| SF
Bay Championship |
|
Vince
Brun |
| Fall
One Design |
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Bill
Barton 666 |
From Ken Read, 2003
Etchells World Champion: (Regarding the Etchells ranking system)
Etchells sailing for
me is fun because it is a great class and we have a terrific local fleet
here in Newport, RI. Karl Anderson and I bought a boat while I was in
New Zealand last year, rigged it ourselves in the Spring and sailed it
in the events we wanted to sail in. This included the local Tuesday night
beer can racing here in Newport with my six year old daughter Tory. And,
we made a goal early on that we wanted to qualify for and win the Etchells
Worlds. Mission accomplished on all counts. Especially with regard to
having fun on the water again, something I was told repeatedly that I
needed to do.
My personal opinion
is that anyone who is sailing Etchells for their "ranking" is
doing it for all the wrong reasons - but that is their prerogative. To
me it is the little things that matter. Like Tory having fun and her Dad
being competitive enough to accomplish his goals and bring home a few
trophies. One design sailing is all about sailing with friends, christening
a new boat, tweaking the layout, playing with different rig tunes, sharpening
skills and winning some races. As far as I am concerned I can be ranked
1,829,044 in the world - or whatever it is. It isn't important as long
as I am accomplishing the goals I create for myself.
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