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Morgan Cup Team Race Invitational 2008 		Team McLube

 


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Aug 24, 2008, 4:12 PM

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New York Yacht Club 1 Wins Morgan Cup Team Race Invitational




NEWPORT, RI, (Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008) – New York Yacht Club 1 won the Morgan Cup Team Race Invitational, hosted at the NYYC's Harbour Court, August 22-24. New York was tied with Pequot Yacht Club, of Southport, CT, but won by virtue of a tie-breaker. After Pequot were Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, of Oyster Bay NY, and then Newport Harbor Yacht Club. In fifth place was Southern Yacht Club, of New Orleans, that beat New York Yacht Club 2 by virtue of a tie-breaker. Then came Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY, and Boston Yacht Club.

Sailing for NYYC 1 were Colin Gordon, team captain, Ben Kinney, Ned Jones, Martha Carleton, Robbie Richards, Senet Bischoff, Stu Saffer, Monique Roeder, Clay Bischoff, Joe Aleardi, Brit Bischoff and Brian Fox. This is the NYYC's fourth win in as many years.

The Morgan Cup was presented by the members of the New York Yacht Club to J. P. Morgan as a token of esteem and mark of appreciation for his service to the club as commodore, 1919-1921. It is dedicated as the perpetual award for the winning team of the New York Yacht Club Morgan Cup Team Race Invitational.

Event website: http://nyyc.org/morgancupaug




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Aug 27, 2008, 4:37 PM

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A little history:

The Morgan is a biggie - the "Best of the Best" by resume equal to the Hinman for dinghies, and is filling a hole in the post-college (and post-post-college) sailors' high-level competitive offerings. Many World and National champs in various classes as well as Sailors of the Year come from all around. It was filmed (gimbaled on-boards, chase boat plus hi-res camera on shore) by Gary Jobson (direct from his Olympic duties) and the umpire roster was as impressive.

As a newer/broader category of team racing (keel boats) it is the model event that has really sparked a lot of interest and requests for participation, as well as a lot of follow-on keelboat team racing such as events and program at Newport Harbor, Boston Harbor, St. Pete, Southern, Seawanhaka, and soon Chicago.


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Aug 28, 2008, 7:02 AM

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Keelboat team racing is really catching on. On Long Island Sound, they are using all the Ideal 18 fleets for week night team racing and it is bringing many members out for competitive racing. Because it is team racing, all levels of sailors can play together; as long as the overall team is balanced, you can have a mix of experience across each team. New and old sailors can work together and have a good time.


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