1997 InvestorLine MARBLEHEAD-TO-HALIFAX OCEAN RACE
PRIZE PRESENTATIONS (10 July 1997)
THE HERALD AND MAIL CUP (1935), awarded to
the first monohull yacht crossing the finish line.
| Yacht: TRADER |
Skipper: FRED DETWILER |
THE RALPH L. KELLER MEMORIAL TROPHY (1991),
awarded to the first multihull yacht crossing the finish line.
| Yacht: TOSHIBA |
Skipper: DEBORAH DRUAN |
THE NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS LIMITED TROPHY,
awarded to the Canadian yacht making the best elapsed time over the course.
| Yacht: SEA HAWK |
Skipper: DOUGLAS ROY |
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CUP (1935),
awarded to the yacht making the best overall corrected time in the IMS Division.
| Yacht: RABBIT |
Skipper: DAN DYER |
THE CAPTAIN J. ALBERT CHAMBERS MEMORIAL TROPHY
(1967), awarded to the yacht making the best corrected time in Class A of
the IMS Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: PEQUOT |
Skipper: BEVIN CHEROT |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: ALIX |
Skipper: LEWIS WALLNER |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: ARBELLA |
Skipper: AL D'ALESSANDRO |
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THE H. MARY POWERS MEMORIAL TROPHY (1985), awarded to the yacht making
the best corrected time in Class E of the IMS Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: RABBIT |
Skipper: DAN DYER |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: BANGALORE |
Skipper: CARVEL TEFFT |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: SEGUIN |
Skipper: W. MURRAY BUTTNER |
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THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA TROPHY (1959), awarded to the yacht making
the best overall corrected time in the PHRF Racing Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: CROCODILE |
Skipper: BOB CROCKER |
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THE FRANCIS P. DUFFY TROPHY (1995), awarded to the yacht making the best
corrected time in Class B of the PHRF Racing Division
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: JAVELIN |
Skipper: TOM MOTLEY |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: TRADER |
Skipper: FRED DETWILER |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: ECHO |
Skipper: JOHN EILLS |
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THE ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON TRUSTEE BOWL, awarded to the yacht
making the best corrected time in Class F of the PHRF Racing Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: DELAWANA |
Skipper: HANS HIMMELMAN |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: MANDATE |
Skipper: JOHN CUMMING |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: JAM SESSION |
Skipper: JEFF MARGER |
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THE WRIGHT CUP, awarded to the yacht making the best corrected time in
Class G of the PHRF Racing Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: OBSESSION |
Skipper: JAMES WARD |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: NO JUSTICE |
Skipper: WARREN WEBBER |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: KEEWAYDIN |
Skipper: JACK MAY |
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THE BOSTON YACHT CLUB - L. M. FOWLE TROPHY, awarded to the yacht making
the best corrected time in Class H of the PHRF Racing Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: RIMFAXE |
Skipper: ANDREW VON HIRSCH |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: ORION |
Skipper: STEPHEN DOANE |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: MIRAGE |
Skipper: WARREN WOODWORTH |
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THE GUILFORD MEMORIAL TROPHY (1979), awarded to the yacht making the best
overall corrected time in Class J of the PHRF Racing Division
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: CROCODILE |
Skipper: BOB CROCKER |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: SONNET |
Skipper: JAMES BROWN |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: KEMANCHA |
Skipper: CARTER CORDNER |
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THE HALIFAX TOURIST BUREAU CUP (1935), awarded to the yacht making the
best overall corrected time in Class K of the PHRF Racing Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: BACCHUS |
Skipper: JEFF DELONG |
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THE BOSTON YACHT CLUB COMMODORE’S TROPHY (1959), awarded to the yacht
making the best corrected time in Class D, the Multihull Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: GREAT AMERICAN |
Skipper: RICH WILSON |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: GREENWICH PROPANE |
Skipper: JOHN BARRY III |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: ALEGRA |
Skipper: PETER GARCIA |
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THE HUGH BELL - HOLCOMBE BROWN TROPHY (1981), awarded to the yacht making
the best corrected time in Class E of the PHRF Cruising Division.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: TICONDEROGA |
Skipper: L. SCOTT FRANTZ |
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| Second Place Trophy |
Yacht: WHEN AND IF |
Skipper: JAMES LOBDELL |
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| Third Place Trophy |
Yacht: VA LA QUE |
Skipper: SAMUEL STONE |
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THE GABRIELLA'S WOMEN'S TROPHY (1991), awarded to the yacht with an
all-female skipper and crew with the best corrected time.
Not awarded
in 1997
THE GEORGE F. LAWLEY MEMORIAL CUP (1983), awarded to the schooner, ketch,
or yawl making the best corrected time.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: CROCODILE |
Skipper: BOB CROCKER |
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THE CONCORDIA CUP (1983), awarded to the classic Concordia yacht making
the best corrected time.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: CROCODILE |
Skipper: BOB CROCKER |
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THE ACADEMY CUP, awarded to the maritime academy or sail training yacht
making the best corrected time.
| First Place Trophy |
Yacht: EDDYSTONE LIGHT |
Skipper: Lt. BORDEN USCG |
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THE RACE COMMITTEE TROPHY, awarded for a team competition between Canada
and the United States with teams of three yachts (one each from the IMS, PHRF
Racing, and PHRF Cruising Divisions) chosen by the Commodores of the Boston
Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, has been won by the UNITED
STATES with the following team:
| Yacht: CONDOR |
Skipper: CHRIS CANNON |
| Yacht: CROCODILE |
Skipper: BOB CROCKER |
| Yacht: MIRAGE |
Skipper: WARREN WOODWORTH |
THE PARKER C. HATCH MEMORIAL TROPHY, awarded for a competition among
clubs having three or more entries in the race, has been won by the CRUISING
CLUB OF AMERICA (ESSEX STATION> with the following team:
| Yacht: CILISTA |
Skipper: JEFF EBERLE |
| Yacht: RABBIT |
Skipper: DAN DYER |
| Yacht: TATTLER |
Skipper: FRANK BOHLEN |
The 1997 competition included eleven (11) teams
as follows: the BEDFORD BASIN YACHT CLUB, the BLACK TONGUE DISEASE
FOUNDATION, the BOSTON YACHT CLUB, the CORINTHIANS, the
CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA (ESSEX STATION), the CRUISING CLUB OF
AMERICA (NEW YORK STATION), the INDIAN HARBOR YACHT CLUB, the
ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON, the SHEARWATER YACHT CLUB, the
STORM TRYSAIL CLUB, the WATCH HILL YACHT CLUB.
THE BRAS D’OR LAKES TROPHY, awarded to the double handed entry in the
PHRF Racing Division making the best corrected time.
| Yacht: KEMANCHA |
Skipper: CARTER CORDNER |
THE COOK'S TROPHY, awarded in the true spirit of yacht racing to the Chef
of the last yacht to finish the race.
| Yacht: VA LA QUE |
Skipper: MARY OLIVE STONE |
Last revised April 13, 1998 Posted to new website September 30, 2006