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RICHARDSON CUP WINNERS

The Union has served a useful purpose through the years in fostering yacht racing on the Great Lakes, and in unifying the racing and measurement rules governing all three lakes.

The usefulness of the Union was further enhanced by the promotion of inter-lake racing which was made possible by Commodore S. O. Richardson, Jr. of the Toledo Yacht Club presenting a cup for international racing. The first of such races took place in 1912 at Chicago when the class "P" yacht "Patricia" representing the L.Y.R.A. was successful against the Yacht "Michicago" representing the L.M.Y.A. (Now LMSRF).

It was the expectation that such races would be held every other year but World War 1 intervened and there were no races until 1922, when the Deed of Gift was amended to allow for racing in class "R", the cup to be known as the "Yacht Racing Union Cup."

Races were held alternately on each of the three lakes until 1940 when World War II made racing unfeasible. There was no further racing until 1951 when "crew racing" was substituted for "boat racing". Such races have continued each year on each lake alternately.


YEAR     HOST YRA / YC YACHT SKIPPER SKIPPER's YRA/YC

2012 LMSRF / CMRC Tom 28 ? LMSRF / Chicago Match Race Center
2011 LMSRF / CMRC Tom 28 Don Wilson LMSRF / Chicago Match Race Center
2010 LMSRF / CMRC Tom 28 Chris Van Tol DRYA / Bayview Yacht Club

2009 LSYA / Wayzata Yacht Club J 22 Chris Van Tol DRYA / Bayview Yacht Club
2008 LSYA / Wayzata Yacht Club J 22 Steve Lowery LMSRF / Highland Park Yacht Club
2007 LYRA / RYC Sonar Terry McLaughlin LYRA/RCYC
2006 I-LYA / BYC J 22 Adam Burns LYRA / Youngstown YC
2005 DRYA / Bayview Yacht Club Ultimate 20 Bill Abbott, Jr. LHYA / Sarnia YC
2004 LMSRF / RYC S2-7.9 Justin Hood LMSRF / Spring Lake YC
2003 LHYA / PHYC & SYC S2-7.9 Sarah Buckley LMSRF / Sheridan Shore YC
2002 LSYA / DYC J 24 Rod Syck LSYA / DYC
2001 LYRA / RCYC Ideal 18 Nathan & Adam Hollerbach DRYA / Bayview YC
2000 I-LYA / North Cape YC Hobie 33 Cliff Vaughan I-LYA / NCYC

1999 DRYA / Bayview YC Ultimate 20 Bill Abbott, Jr. LHYA / Sarnia YC
1998 LMSRF / Milwaukee YC Tartan 10 Heidi Bachus Riddle I-LYA / Lorraine YC
1997 LHYA / Bark Shanty SC Abbott 33 Scott Collinson LYRA
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1996 LSYA / DYC Tartan 10 David Onan LSYA / Wayzata YC
1995 LYRA / National YC, Toronto Laser 28 Kevin Brown/Colin Andrews LYRA / NYC
1994 I-LYA / Edgewater YC Dragon Mike Mahar I-LYA / EYC
1993 DRYA / Bayview YC Santana 35 Bill Abbott, Jr. LHYA / Sarnia YC
1992 LMSRF / Chicago YC Tartan 10 David Onan LSYA / Wayzata YC
1991 Lake City YC, Lake Pepin, MN Tartan 10, J/30 Ben Stormes DRYA
1990 Rochester YC C&C 35-3 Marc Fischer LYRA / RYC

1989 Edgewater YC Tartan 10 Marc Fischer LYRA / RYC
1988 Bayview YC Tartan 10 Doug Scheibner DRYA
1987 Chicago YC Tartan 10 Ben Stormes DRYA
1986 Columbia YC, Chicago Tartan 10 Doug Scheibner DRYA
1985 National YC, Toronto C&C 34, EXP 30 Mike Thompson DRYA / BYC
1984 Sarnia YC Abbott 33 Bill Abbott, Jr. LHYA / Sarnia YC
1983 I-LYA / Edgewater YC Tartan 10 Eugene Mondry DRYA / BYC
1982 DRYA / Bayview YC   Peter E. Shumaker DRYA
1981 Chicago YC   Elmer J. Doyle, Jr. LYRA / YYC
1980 Duluth YC Tar 10, Rng 37, Isl 30 John Odenbach, Jr. LYRA / RYC

1979 Youngstown YC C&C 29 Eric T. Hollerbach DRYA
1978 Sarnia YC C&C 33 John Odenbach, Jr. LYRA
1977 Mentor Harbor YC Tartan 30, C&C33, C&C35-2 John Aras I-LYA
1976 Bayview YC C&C 35 Marc Hollerbach DRYA
1975 Chicago C&C 33 Marc Hollerbach DRYA
1974 Toronto C&C 35 Mike Thompson DRYA / BYC
1973 Grosse Pointe YC Islander 36 David S. Howard LYRA / RCYC
1972 Cleveland C&C 35 Frank Piku/ Lee Tout DRYA
1971 Sturgeon Bay, WI PJ-43 Jack C. Beatson LYRA / RCYC
1970 Rochester YC RedLine 41 John Odenbach, Sr. LYRA / RYC

1969 Mentor Harbor YC Black Watch Thomas K. Fisher DRYA / BYC
1968 Grosse Pointe YC Cal 40 Thomas K. Fisher DRYA / BYC
1967 Chicago YC Cal 40 Harry G. Nye LMYA
1966 Cleveland R Class Jere D. Sullivan I-LYA
1965 Royal Hamilton YC, Ont. 6 Metre Class Jere D. Sullivan I-LYA
1964 Chicago R Class H.T. Van Mell LMYA
1963 Cleveland R Class H.T. Van Mell LMYA
1962 Royal Hamilton YC, Ont. 6 Metre Class Jerry Castle LYRA / RYC
1961 LMYA/CYC R Class James Crang LMYA / CYC
1960 Cleveland R Class J.A. Shomer I-LYA

1959 Toronto 6 Metre Class Alexander Winton, Jr. I-LYA
1958 Chicago R Class N. W. Gooderham LYRA / RCYC
1957 Cleveland R Class N. W. Gooderham LYRA / RCYC
1955 Youngstown YC, NY 6 Metre Class A. Ver Brugghen LMYA
1954 Cleveland R Class J.A. Shomer I-LYA
1953 Chicago R Class A. Ver Brugghen LMYA
1952 Toronto R Class Ken Castle LYRA / RYC
1951 Cleveland R Class A. Ver Brugghen LMYA

1940 Rochester YC Ardelle (R) Clare Udell LMYA / CYC
1938 Cleveland Gossoon II (R) Malcolm D. Vail LMYA / CYC
1936 Chicago Kathea II (R) Philip Farnham LYRA / RYC
1934 Toronto Kathea II (R) Philip Farnham LYRA / RYC
1932 Detriot Gossoon II (R) Wm. S. Faurot, Malcolm D. Vail LMYA / CYC
1930 Chicago YC Atalanta (R) William S. Faurot LMYA / CYC

1928 Rochester YC, NY Gossoon II (R) E.L. Kurtswarth  
1926 Toledo Eleanor (R) Norman R. Gooderham LYRA / RCYC
1924 Chicago Nayada (R) Norman R. Gooderham LYRA / RCYC
1923 Toronto Ariel (R) O. T. McClurg LMYA / CYC
1922 Rocky River YC, Cleveland Goblin (R) J. T. Vandorn I-LYA / RRYC
1912 Chicago YC Patricia (P) Norman R.Gooderham LYRA / RCYC



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