Congressional Cup is an annual match racing sailing competition and event on the World Match Racing Tour. It is sailed in Catalina 37 yachts.[1]
| First held | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Organizer | Long Beach Yacht Club |
| Type | World Sailing grade 1 match racing event on the World Match Racing Tour |
| Classes | Catalina 37 |
| Venue | Pacific Ocean off the Belmont Veteran's Memorial Pier in Long Beach, CA, United States |
| Competitors | Top ranked match racing skippers from around the world |
| Champion | Chris Poole (2024) |
| Most titles | Taylor Canfield (5), Ian Williams (5) Peter Holmberg (4), Gavin Brady (4) |
| Website | https://thecongressionalcup.com/ |
Winners
edit| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Gerry Driscoll |
Willis Boyd |
Robert Allen |
Arthur Knapp Jr.
|
| 1966 | Gerry Driscoll |
Bill Ficker |
Barney Flam |
Harry Moloscho
|
| 1967 | Scott Allan |
Robert Bavier |
Ted Turner |
Arthur Knapp Jr.
|
| 1968 | Skip Allan |
Ted Turner |
Bob Musbacher |
Jake Wosser
|
| 1969 | Henry Sprague |
Buzz Boettcher |
Burke Sawyer |
Lowell North
|
| 1970 | Argyle Campbell |
Barney Flam |
Buzz Boettcher |
Ted Turner
|
| 1971 | Tommy Pickard |
John Jennings |
Henry Schofield |
Robert Burns
|
| 1972 | Argyle Campbell |
Dennis Conner |
William Widnall |
Doug Rastello
|
| 1973 | Dennis Conner |
Henry Schofield |
Graham Hall |
Tim Hogan
|
| 1974 | Bill Ficker |
 Hugh Treharne |
Ted Turner |
Tom Pickard
|
| 1975 | Dennis Conner |
Tony Parker |
Graham Hall |
Bill Buchan
|
| 1976 | Dick Deaver |
Tony Parker |
Graham Hall |
Ted Turner
|
| 1977 | Ted Turner |
Dick Deaver |
Tony Parker |
Ted Hood
|
| 1978 | Dick Deaver |
Scott Allan |
Dennis Durgan |
Ted Turner
|
| 1979 | Dennis Durgan |
Dick Deaver |
Scott Allan |
Henry Schofield
|
| 1980 | Dennis Durgan |
Rod Davis |
Ted Turner |
Dick Deaver
|
| 1981 | Rod Davis |
Dick Deaver |
Russell Long |
James Hardy
|
| 1982 | Scott Perry |
Rod Davis |
Dick Deaver |
 Terry McLaughlin
|
| 1983 | Dave Perry |
Doug Rastello |
John Kostecki |
Dick Deaver
|
| 1984 | Dave Perry |
John Kostecki |
 Harold Cudmore |
Dick Deaver
|
| 1985 | Rod Davis |
John Kolius |
Dave Perry |
 Chris Dickson
|
| 1986 | Harold Cudmore |
Dave Perry |
Chris Dickson |
Dave Dellenbaugh
|
| 1987 |  Edward Owen |
Peter Isler |
John Shadden |
Chris Dickson
|
| 1988 | Peter Gilmour |
John Bertrand |
Bill Lynn |
John Kolius
|
| 1989 | Rod Davis |
Peter Gilmour |
Peter Isler |
John Bertrand
|
| 1990 | Chris Dickson |
Robbie Haines |
Russell Coutts |
Peter Isler
|
| 1991 | Chris Dickson |
Russell Coutts |
Rod Davis |
 Olle Johansson
|
| 1992 | Terry Hutchinson |
 Pedro Campos |
 Bertrand Pace |
Robbie Haines
|
| 1993 | Rod Davis |
Steve Grillon |
JJ Isler |
Terry Hutchinson
|
| 1994 | Chris Law |
Rod Davis |
Mike Elias |
Mark Golison
|
| 1995 | Harold Cudmore |
Dave Perry |
Henry Sprague |
Scott Allan
|
| 1996 | Gavin Brady |
Scott Dickson |
 Peter Holmberg |
JJ Isler
|
| 1997 | Gavin Brady |
Paul Cayard |
Scott Dickson |
Peter Holmberg
|
| 1998 | Peter Holmberg |
 Francesco De Angelis |
Andy Green |
Magnus Holmburg
|
| 1999 | Peter Holmberg |
Betsy Allison |
Gavin Brady |
Scott Dickson
|
| 2000 | Dean Barker |
Scott Dickson |
Peter Holmberg |
Luc Pillot
|
| 2001 | Peter Holmberg |
Rod Davis |
Sebastien Destremau |
Andy Green
|
| 2002 | Peter Holmberg |
Ed Baird |
Rod Davis |
Sebastien Destremau
|
| 2003 | Ken Read |
Gavin Brady |
James Spithill |
Paolo Cian
|
| 2004 | Ed Baird |
Terry Hutchinson |
Gavin Brady |
Peter Gilmour
|
| 2005 | Dean Barker |
Russell Coutts |
Chris Dickson |
Mathieu Richard
|
| 2006 | Gavin Brady |
Ian Williams |
Mathieu Richard |
Scott Dickson
|
| 2007 | Mathieu Richard |
Johnie Berntsson |
Damien Iehl |
Simon Minoprio
|
| 2008 | Gavin Brady |
Johnie Berntsson |
Philippe Presti |
Scott Dickson
|
| 2009 | Johnie Berntsson |
Francesco Bruni |
Terry Hutchinson |
Mathieu Richard
|
| 2010 | Francesco Bruni |
Gavin Brady |
Johnie Berntsson |
Bill Hardesty
|
| 2011 | Ian Williams |
Francesco Bruni |
Mathieu Richard |
 Staffan Lindberg
|
| 2012 | Ian Williams |
Gavin Brady |
Simone Ferrarese |
Taylor Canfield
|
| 2013 | Simone Ferrarese |
Ed Baird |
Ian Williams |
Mathieu Richard
|
| 2014 | Taylor Canfield |
Ian Williams |
Francesco Bruni |
Keith Swinton
|
| 2015 | Taylor Canfield |
Phil Robertson |
Ian Williams |
Björn Hansen
|
| 2016 | Taylor Canfield
|
 Nicolai Sehested
|
Sam Gilmour
|
Scott Dickson
|
| 2017 | Ian Williams
|
Johnie Berntsson
|
Taylor Canfield
|
Phil Robertson
|
| 2018 | Taylor Canfield
|
Dean Barker
|
Sam Gilmour
|
Johnie Berntsson
|
| 2019 | Ian Williams
|
Scott Dickson
|
Johnie Berntsson
|
Taylor Canfield
|
| 2020 | No race | |||
| 2021 | Taylor Canfield
|
Johnie Berntsson
|
 Eric Monin
|
Chris Poole
|
| 2022 | Ian Williams
|
Taylor Canfield
|
Chris Poole
|
Johnie Berntsson
|
| 2023 | Chris Poole
|
Jeppe Borch
|
Nick Egnot-Johnson
|
Ian Williams
|
| 2024 | Chris Poole
|
Ian Williams
|
Eric Monin
|
Nick Egnot-Johnson
|
References
edit- ^ "Congressional Cup | About the Catalina 37s". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
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