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The Cup Weekend
The Jackson Cup, named in honor of
the late Past Commodore Dr. Robert F. Jackson,
(1993-'94), is an annual invitational team race
challenge by the Boston Yacht Club to other clubs and
organizations. The teams selected for the challenge are
chosen for having demonstrated high racing skill and the
Corinthian spirit. The event was inaugurated in 1999 and
is held in April each year. It is sailed in Sonar class
boats.
This year was the 10th anniversary
annual Jackson Cup Invitational Team Racing Regatta,
raced on April 18 and 19 with dinner on Saturday evening
and awards on Sunday afternoon. Eight teams of three
raced with one or two round robins followed by final
rounds to keep everyone racing over the two days. In
2009 we had 61 race starts, and in 2008 we managed 68
races.
2009 attracted top team racing
talent, spanning three countries:
Boston Yacht Club,
Marblehead, MA
Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA
Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY
New York Yacht Club, Newport, RI
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax
(Canada)
Royal Thames Yacht Club, London (UK)
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster
Bay, NY
Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA
Saturday’s racing saw a northerly
wind with lots of shifts, 7-10 knots, and warm
temperature of around 70F in Marblehead Harbor. Sunday’s
racing started off with gusts to 23 knots and chop in
the harbor, races were postponed until the wind blew a
constant 10-12 knots from the north.
The racing: we can easily say this
was the best Jackson Cup team racing since inception.
The competition was fierce, traps laid, traps avoided,
competitive strategies, and finishes called by inches to
determine winners. The level of competition and
strategies were in full swing from the first flight of
race 1 all the way through the finals in the medal
rounds. We raced a full round robin on Saturday (28
races), started the second round robin which continued
into Sunday (completed 26 of 28 races), then the medal
rounds.
The medal rounds: top four teams
reached the medal rounds with Seawanhaka Corinthian YC
leading in points so they chose to race against the
Boston YC in the semi-final round. New York YC and Royal
Thames YC raced for the final spot. The final round was
a best of three races with Seawanhaka Corinthian YC vs
New York YC (defending champions), Seawanhaka Corinthian
easily took the first race, in the second race New York
YC had a 1-2 approaching the leeward mark and Seawanhaka
Corinthian YC came from behind to win The Jackson Cup
2:0 in the final.
2009 Results
1st place: Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club
2nd place: New York Yacht Club
3rd place: Boston Yacht Club
4th place: Royal Thames Yacht Club
5th place: Eastern Yacht Club
6th place: Larchmont Yacht Club
7th place: Southern Yacht Club
8th place: Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
For a taste of the
action, see
2009
photos,
2008
photos, and
2007 photos.
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