Regatta History & Trophies

Donation Criteria and Forms
Half Hull Donation Criteria
Half Hull Donation Form

Perpetual Trophies Winners
List of Prior Winners

Perpetual Trophies - Deeds & Descriptions 

Active Perpetual Trophies *In-Progress*
name	currently awarded to	photograph	document
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACING
Charles Dell Trophy	Best Performance in Fleet
Harvey Clap Memorial Trophy	Best Performance in the Etchells Fleet
Fred W. Carlson Perpetual Trophy	1st place ORC overall
Daniel M. Spadone Perpetual Trophy	Best Overall Performance in Herreshoff 12.5 Fleet
Geiger Memorial Perpetual Trophy	PHRF Overall
ANNAPOLIS TO NEWPORT
Chip Thayer Perpetual Trophy	Awarded to the non-foiling mono-hull yacht with the best elapsed time of all yachts starting on the first day of the Race.
Gaither Scott Trophy	Awarded to the boat or individual who in the opinion of the Race Committee has demonstrated the spirit of Corinthian Competition as promoted by Commodore Gaither Scott in his lifetime.
Commodore Peter H. Magruder Memorial Trophy	Awarded to the Monohull boat in the Annapolis-Newport with the best elapsed time of boats starting on Saturday.
City of Annapolis Trophy	Awarded to the yacht club with a team of three boats with the lowest combined score of corrected finish positions
James Allsopp Seafarer Trophy	Presented to individuals whose boats have the best combined performance in the current Annapolis-Newport Race and the previous year’s Newport-Bermuda Race.
DISTANCE RACES
Sherman Hoyt Perpetual Trophy	Spring Race to Oxford, best overall corrected time in ORC
Pavana Perpetual Trophy	Best overall corrected time in ORC in the Fall Race to Solomons
Hinckley Trophy	Best overall performer among all finishers in the Spring Race to Oxford
ANNUAL REGATTA
J. M. Elizalde Perpetual Trophy	J/105 Class - 1st place
Commodore P. H. Magruder Perpetual Trophy	Harbor 20 Class - 1st place
Severn Boat Club	ORC 1 - 1st place
Commodore Arturo Fernandez Perpetual Trophy	ORC 2 - 1st place
William H. Kruse	ORC 3 - 1st place
William H. Labrot Perpetual Trophy	ORC Overall - 1st place
FALL SERIES
Charles S. Dell Perpetual Trophy	J/105 Class - 1st place
Commodore William G. Sullivan	J/30 Class - 1st place
Chesapeake Trophy	ORC 1 - 1st place
Commodore H. H. J. Benson Perpetual Trophy	ORC 2 - 1st place
Harwood S. Strange Perpetual Trophy	ORC 3 - 1st place
Viking Trophy	ORC Overall - 1st place
FROSTBITE SERIES
Commodore’s Cup	Best Overall Performance in Frostbite
Frostbite Best Overall PHRF Award	PHRF - 1st place overall
Buck Smith Perpetual Trophy for Frostbite	Cal 25 Class - 1st place overall
Clark Memorial	ORC Overall - 1st place
FLEET & OVERALL SEASON
America Trophy	ORC season overall
Steve Gale Memorial Trophy	Bowman of the winning J/105 in the major J/105 regatta held in the fall at AYC
Howard L. Lippincott Perpetual Trophy	Winner of the annual Lippincott Memorial Regatta in the Star Class
Etchells Fleet 28 Award
Howard A. Brooks Perpetual Trophy	High Point Championship Award Harbor 20 Fleet Five. Presented annually to the overall winning boat of all seasonal race events as designated by The Fleet Five Board of Directors
G. di Marzo Centennial Cup	Winner of the Harbor 20 Class - Fleet 5 Annual Championship.
Fawcetts Perpetual Trophy	Presented by Fawcett Boat Supply for the J/22 East Coast Championship
Arnie Gay Trophy	Top Chesapeake Bay Finisher at J/22 World Championship.
J/22 Club Championship
Don Backe Memorial Trophy	Winner of the Don Backe Memorial CRAB Regatta

AYC Wednesday Night Race Series
After seeing the Wednesday Night Races (WNR) at East Greenwich Yacht Club in Rhode Island in 1958, Past Commodore Gaither Scott inaugurated midweek racing at the Annapolis Yacht Club in 1959. There was no Race Committee for the initial events, nor were the races scored or prizes awarded. There was, however, a picnic supper after sailing.

Today, more than 125 yachts compete in the midweek festivities in a variety of handicap and one design classes. Eligibility for entry is based on the Notice of Race (NOR) and includes members of AYC and sister clubs in the greater Annapolis area, as well as various CBYRA sanctioned classes. WNR, which runs from April through August, is made up of three series all scored separately with class trophies and overall performance awards presented in the fall. The first start is scheduled just after 6:00 pm near the mouth of Spa Creek. A large number of spectator boats follow the racers around government and drop marks in the Bay, then head back into Spa Creek to watch the finish in front of the Clubhouse at 2 Compromise Street. The finish draws a large spectator crowd both inside the Club and on the nearby Spa Creek drawbridge, as well as various points of land within Annapolis Harbor.

AYC Frostbite Series
The exact date for the genesis of the idea of the Frostbite Series seems to have been lost in a long line of martinis at the infamous Third Table, but there is little doubt about its originators, Larry Newark and Al Bruce. While tossing around ideas on how to expand the Special Events Program sometime during the winter of 1962-1963, these members were bemoaning the wasted winter when most of the time the water was open. Then it came…why not have a Winter Series? Starting with the local Rainbow fleet, the first year five short-course races were run each day in the immediate harbor. The starting line and finish was the Club Dock off of the porch.

The second year, five Gladiators were added and the rest is history. Over one hundred boats annually register for Frostbite which is split into two series, the First Half beginning in early November and running through early December; it starts up again with the Second Half the first weekend of February, going through mid March. Anywhere from 8-10 classes, including both one design and PHRF fleets, are split into individual or blended class starts and it is rare that there are fewer than 40 boats on the starting line any given Sunday. Two races are run beginning midday, and in between the Club keeps the bar open and offers a buffet with chili, soups, etc., to keep everyone cozy and warm.

The “Hangover Bowl” is an offshoot of Frostbite but is scored separately. Starting on January 1, 1966, it has continued to be sailed on New Year’s Day. At the end of the Second Half an Awards party is held at the Club with class trophies and the awarding of perpetual trophies.