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RACINGRick Lancaster, FMSC, Morgan 28; 3. Island Time, Joe Barrett, GCSC,Catalina 320; CMCS Class: 1. Gopher Baroque, Gerry Pim, CMCS,Pearson 35; 2. Ariel, Gordon Coffman, CMCS, Pearson 33; 3. SeaPuppy, Mel Rudd, CMCS, Santana 30.The Summerset Regatta. Photo by Mary Naylor.thoroughly enjoyed by all. That included the skipper meetingsand after race socials with beverages and plenty offood. West Marine’s contribution was significant withnumerous door prizes. Other sponsors included OlsenMarine (donating a haul-out), Offshore Sailing School(donating a sailing course for two people) and numerousnautical supply vendors contributing. A portion of the proceedsof Summerset ’06 will be contributed to youth sailingprograms in southwest Florida.Highlights of the racing included Tom Bragan onBahama Hunter, a Farrier 33, winning his first Summerset inthe Multihull class. Peter Sulick in Rocket Board, a HobieMagic 25, was victorious for the second year in a row inSportboat class, and Dan Kendricks on his Farr 395,Tippecanoe, from Marco Island won in the Spinnaker class.Essence, skippered by Paul Macdill and Lauri Li, sailed byArnie Pfalz, both of the Fort Myers Sailing Club won inNon-spinnaker and True Cruising B respectively. The CMCSclass winner was Gerry Pim in Gopher Baroque, a Pearson 35.Steve Romaine and his crew from the Southwest FloridaBoat of the Year crew on board Air Supply (not entered),sailed Rex Goods’ Sabre 402, Jabu, to victory in TrueCruising A class. Awards were presented at the NaplesSailing and Yacht Club dinner to the top three finishers inthe coastal race and overall winner by CMCS RearCommodore of Racing Tom Gore.Results (For complete results, go www.cmcs-sail.org):Multihull: 1. Bahama Hunter, Tom Bragan, PGSC, Farrier 33; 2. PassionIII, Net Christensen, CMCS, TRT200CR; 3. Rapture, John Kremski,CMCS, Corsair 28R; Sport Class: 1. Rocketboard, Peter Sullick, NYC,Hobie Magic 25; 2. Judy, Tom Gore CMCS, Henderson 30; 3. Silver,Sam Johnson/Bob McElwain, GCSC, Melges 24; Spinnaker Class: 1.Tippecanoe, Dan Kendrick, SAMI, Farr 395; 2. Midnite Rider, ForrestBanks, CMCS, Tartan 4100; 3. Maria, Joe Bonness GCSC Soverel 33;Non-Spinnaker Class: 1. Essence, Paul McDill, FMSC, Pearson 35; 2.Fair Trade, Joe Martinez, FMSC, Catalina 27; 3. Sand Dollar, DaveNaumann CMCS, C&C 27; True Cruising A Class: 1. Jabu, SteveRomaine CMCS, Sabre 402; 2. Chase the Clouds, Bob Duff, CMCS,Catalina MKII 42; 3. Margareta, Alan Mitchell CMCS, Hunter 42; TrueCruising B Class: 1. Lauri Li, Arnie Pfalz, FMSC, Pearson 35; 2. Valkalele,Bay-Waveland Defends Title ofSir Thomas Lipton ChallengeBy Julie B. ConnerleyAs they have for more than 85 years, sailors from the GulfYachting Association sent teams to compete in the annualLabor Day weekend interclub Sir Thomas LiptonChallenge. This year’s regatta was held at Bay-WavelandYacht Club in Bay St. Louis, MS.Named after self-made millionaire Sir Thomas Lipton,founder of the Lipton Tea Company, the trophy is one ofmany bequeathed to yacht clubs by him to be “of service inencouraging and stimulating a love for the glorious sport ofyacht racing…”In August 1919, Southern Yacht Club’s then secretarytreasurer,William H. Parham, petitioned this particular trophy.He had become friends with Lipton when Lipton hadWinners of the Lipton Cup. Photo by Bob Maher.resided in New Orleans (and worked driving a streetcar),before returning to his native Scotland where he amassed afortune.In 1898, Lipton indulged one of his sporting passions byissuing a challenge to the New York Yacht Club for theAmerica’s Cup. In all, he made five unsuccessful attempts towin the cup back for Britain, but his love of sailing has beenpassed down to new generations of sailors, thanks to hisgenerosity.The inaugural series, held in October 1920, was sailed inthe SYC’s new Fish Class sloops. Pensacola Yacht Club wonthe series. For the 50th anniversary of the Sir Thomas LiptonChallenge, the Fish Class was retired and replaced by the19-foot Flying Scot with spinnaker as the interclub competitionboat.Only once since 1920 has the Lipton Cup been cancelled—andthat was last year.Competition rules provide that the winning club shallhost the next year’s event. In 2004, Bay-Waveland won thecompetition against 23 other GYA clubs. B-WYC had rolledout the red carpet for 2005’s event when Hurricane Katrina58 October 2006 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com