Clifford Day Mallory Cup

The Clifford Day Mallory Cup, or Mallory Cup for short, is the competition for the United States Men's Sailing Championship.^[1] In a sport with hundreds of different classes of boats and a national champion for each, the point of the Mallory Cup is to determine an overall champion for the sport of sailing. Run by the U.S. Sailing Association^[2] (as opposed to any given class), eliminations are held throughout the country, and the finals are raced in a different type of boat each year to eliminate any advantage a sailor from any particular class might otherwise have. Competitors sail boats that are provided by the host club, and teams are required to race each boat at the event once so that nobody will have an advantage in terms of equipment.

As with national championships in other sports, the top three finishers receive gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. The winner likewise holds the Clifford Day Mallory Cup itself until the following year's champion is crowned. A piece of history in and of itself, the Mallory Cup was originally gifted by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to the family of Lord Nelson in appreciation of his command over the English fleet that defeated Napoleon in the Battle of the Nile.^[1]

Champions

Prior Mallory Cup champions include Cornelius Shields, Buddy Melges, Frederick Hood, George O'Day, John Kolius, David Ullman, Paul Foerster, Jeff Madrigali and Scott Young, who with six wins (four as skipper, two as crew) is the winningest competitor in the history of the event. A complete list of Mallory Cup champions follows^[3]:

2011 Babylon Yacht Club David M. Hyer, David A. Hyer, Gregory Schneller

2010 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Paul Wilson, John Plominski, William Stevens

2009 Bay Waveland YC Andrew Eagan, Marcus Eagan, Katherine Santa Cruz

2008 Austin YC- Scott Young, John Morran, Doug Kern, Mike Haggerty

2007 San Diego, YC - Brian Camet, Alex Camet, Daniel Camet

2006 Austin YC - Scott Young, John Morran, Douglas Kern

2005 Bay Waveland YC - Zak Fanberg, Sara Fanberg, Marcus Eagan

2004 Bay Waveland YC - Zak Fanberg, Dave Blouin, Kippy Chamberlain

2003 Bay Waveland YC - Zak Fanberg, Eugene Shmitt & Kippy Chamberlain

2002 Boston YC - Charles Quigley, David Bryan, Leo Fallon, Bill Hooper

2001 Not Sailed - [Patriots Cup: Brock Schmidt, David Bolyard, Tom Baker]

2000 Gulfport YC - Robert Schmidt, David Bolyard, Hew Hamilton

1999 Gulf YA - Benz Faget, Michael Mark, David Zahn, David Bolyard

1998 Seattle, WA - Dalton Bergan, Kevin Guitron, Mike Visser

1997 Royal Victorian YC - Michael Turner, Olaf Thyvold, Brian Lister

1996 Royal Victorian YC - Michael Turner, Jeff Eckard, Olaf Thyvold

1995 Niantic Bay YC, CT - Bill Healy, Tim Healy, Adam Walsh

1994 New Orleans YC - Benz Faget, Tom Baker, David Bolyard

1993 Eastern YC - John Slattery, Brad White, Bob Slattery

1992 San Francisco YC - Jeff Madrigali, Gary Grande, Jeff Wayne

1991 Lake Hopatcong YC - Alex Smigelski, Brent Barbehenn, Lloyd Kitchin

1990 YRU of Southern California - Scott Deardorff, Matt Wilson, Kirk Arndt

1989 Texas YA - Paul Foerster, Mark Rylander, John Bartlett

1988 Gulf YA - Dennis Stieffel, Bubby Eagan, Peter Merrifield

1987 Texas YA - Scott Young, Mike Haggerty, Doug Kern, John Moran

1986 Pacific International YA - Jack Christiansen, Charlie McKee, Cheryl Lanzinger

1985 Texas YA - Scott Young, Jody Smith, Doug Kern

1984 Gulf YA - Marc Eagan, Corky Hadden, Beau Le Blanc

1983 YRA of Long Island Sound - Peter Coleman, Paul Coleman, Barry Purcell

1982 Southern California YA - Mark Golison, Bruce Golison, Jay Golison

1981 Texas YA - Mark Foster, Chuck Wilk, Scott Young

1980 Southern California YA - Dave Ullman, Bill Herrschaft, Paul Murphy

1979 Texas YA - Glenn Darden, Kelly Gough, Scott Young

1978 Texas YA - Glenn Darden, Kelly Gough, Jay Raymond

1977 Texas YA - Marvin Bleckman, Curt Oetking, Tommy Simms

1976 Southern California YA - David Crockett, Sid Exley, Kurt Nicolai

1975 YRA of Long Island Sound - Christopher W. Pollak, Lisa Hamm, William Ehrhorn

1974 YRA of San Francisco Bay - Vann Wilson, Nate Russel, Frank Thompson

1973 Florida SA - Dr. John W. Jennings, James L. Pardee, Barbara Pardee

1972 Florida SA - Edwin H. Sherman, Jr., Harvey A. Ford, Hubert Rutland, III

1971 Texas YA - John Kolius, Bill Hunt, Scott Self

1970 Florida SA - Dr. John W. Jennings, James L. Pardee, Barbara Pardee

1969 YRA of Long Island Sound - Graham M. Hall, John Luard, Jack G. McAllister

1968 Southern Massachusetts YRA - James A. Hunt, Bourne Knowles, Joshua Hunt

1967 Barnegat Bay YRA - Clifford W. Campbell, Howard Wright, Ann Campbell

1966 YRA of Long Island Sound - William S. Cox, Thomas Hume, Robert Barton

1965 YRA of Long Island Sound - Cornelius Shields, Jr., Dr. George Brazil, Jr., Craig Walters

1964 Gulf YA - G. Shelby Freidrichs, Jr., Tommy Dreyfuss, Ray Troendle, Sr.

1963 YRA of San Francisco Bay - James DeWitt, Jocelyn Mash, Jacob VanHeeckeren

1962 Inland Lake YA - James S. Payton, Peter Barrett, Chuck Miller

1961 Inland Lake YA - Harry C. Melges, Jr., Dr. A.R. Wenzel, John B. Shethar, Jr.

1960 Inland Lake YA - Harry C. Melges, Jr., Gloria Melges, John B. Shethar, Jr., Edward Smith

1959 Inland Lake YA - Harry C. Melges, Jr., John B. Shethar, Jr., Edward Smith

1958 Texas YA - Robert Mosbacher, George C. Francisco, III, C.B. Masterson

1957 YRU of Massachusetts Bay - George D. O'Day, David J. Smith, Charles A. Forsberg

1956 YRU of Massachusetts Bay - Fred E. Hood, Bradley P. Noyes, Charles Pingree

1955 Pacific International YA - William Buchan, Jr., William Buchan, Sr., Ron McFarlane

1954 Gulf YA - Eugene H. Walet, III, Allen McClure, Jr., Gilbert Friedreichs, Jr.

1953 Gulf YA - Eugene H. Walet, III, John Ryan, Ralph Christman, Eugene H. Walet, II

1952 YRA of Long Island Sound - Cornelius Shields, Cornelius Shields, Jr., William Leboutillier

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://championships.ussailing.org/Championships_Home/Championship_Histories/U_S__Men_s_Championships.htm
2. ^ http://home.ussailing.org/
3. ^ http://championships.ussailing.org/Adult/USMensandWomensChampionships/Previous_Winners_-_Men_s_Championship.htm