Congressional Cup
| 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/ |
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]
Winners
| 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
- ^ "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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