Posted on: Friday, May 28, 2004
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Maui yacht club wins prestigious sailing cup
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For the first time in its 47-year history, a team from Maui captured the Lipton Cup, Hawai'i's historic sailing trophy.
In last weekend's two-day series, yacht Ho'okipa, of the Maui Boat and Yacht Club, out sailed three O'ahu yachts, including three-time defending champion Waikiki Yacht Club. The other contenders were Hawai'i Yacht Club and Kane'ohe Yacht Club.
The event is named after Sir Thomas Lipton, the tea merchant and shipping tycoon who presented the Lipton Cup to Hawai'i in 1930.
With the exception of the World War II years, when private vessels were not allowed out on the open water for racing, the Cup has been a much sought-after prize by the state's best racing yachts.
Each year the yacht clubs select their best racing boat and best crew, one boat per club. Although the annual competition is open to yacht clubs on all the islands, O'ahu clubs have dominated the races.
"The Maui Boat and Yacht Club is proud and pleased to have at last become a part of the Lipton Cup tradition," said Geoff Bourne, the club's commodore.
RESULTS
1, Yacht Ho'okipa, Maui Boat and Yacht Club, Mike Rothwell, skipper; Geoff Bourne, James Wadsworth, Kea Ho, Dave Tucker, Bobbo Stanford, Charlie Buckingham, Jonathan Livingston.
2, Yacht Boomerang, Hawai'i Yacht Club, John Spadaro, skipper.
3, Yacht Troubador, Kane'ohe Yacht Club, Ray Sanborn, skipper.
4, Yacht Hagar II, Waikiki Yacht Club, Dan Doyle, skipper. Hawai'i anglers fish with best
Five anglers from Hawai'i were among a record 66 teams from 28 countries who competed in the fifth annual Rolex/International Game Fish Association Offshore Championship Tournament in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The five competed on various teams. They were Jim Severson and Carl Adams of Kailua, Hawai'i, John Miner of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, Mick Childs of Princeville, Kaua'i, and Joe Yee of Honolulu.
Here's how they finished:
• Severson was a member of the team from the Ixtapa Sailfish Tournament in Mexico. The team finished 15th.
• Adams and Childs were team members representing the Presidential Challenge in Costa Rica. The team tied for 23rd with eight others.
• Yee was on the team representing the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament that finished 42nd.
• Miner participated on the Bacardi Rum tournament team that finished 51st.
The tournament was a four-day, catch-and-release event.
