Sailboat Results

Following are 1959's major class-boat champions and deep-water-race winners

CLASS BOAT CHAMPIONS

A Scow: Inland Lakes YA Regatta, Minneapolis; Ernst Schmidt, Lake Geneva, Wis.

Atlantic: National, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.; Hoyt Perry Jr., Southport, Conn.

Beetle Cat: National Junior, New Bedford, Mass.; Stanley Moore, Hyannis, Mass.

Blanchard: Seattle Fleet Season, Seattle; Douglas L. Footh, Seattle.

Blue Jay: Open Invitation, Babylon, N.Y.; Joe Neiner, Perth Amboy, N.J.

Comet: International, Ithaca, N.Y.; John M. MacCausland, Drexel Hill, Pa.

C Scow: Inland Lakes YA Regatta, Minneapolis; William L. Wallen, Delavan Lake, Wis.

Dragon: International Gold Cup, Copenhagen; Walter Windeyer, Toronto.

D Scow: Inland Lakes YA Regatta, Minneapolis; W. C. Welch, Lake Harriet, Minn.

E Scow: Inland Lakes YA Regatta, Minneapolis; Harry Melges Jr., Lake Geneva, Wis.

El Toro: National, Lake Merced, Calif.; Paul Collette, Hayward, Calif.

Firefly: North American, Montreal; Harold Brown, Boston.

5.5 Meter: National, Oyster Bay, N.Y.; Arthur Knapp Jr., Larchmont, N.Y.

Fish: Stratford Shoal Race, Eastchester Bay, N.H.; John S. Vansant, Huntington Valley, Pa.

Flying Dutchman: World, Whitstable, England; Mario Capio, Italy.

Hampton O-D: National, Annapolis, Md.; George Conrad, Norfolk, Va.

Highlander: International, Perth Amboy, N.J.; Mark Bratton, Corpus Christi, Texas.

International One-design: World, Hamilton, Bermuda; Herman Whiton, Oyster Bay, N.Y.

International Flattie: World, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Austin Peeples, Los Angeles.

International 14: International, Annapolis, Md.; George Moffat, Toms River, N.J.

Jet 14: National, Beachwood, N.Y.; Max Culpepper, Toms River, N.J.

Jolly Boat: National, Westhampton Beach, N.Y.; Dave Smith, Marblehead, Mass.

K-38: National, San Diego; Peggy Slater, San Diego.

Lehman Dinghy: National, Newport Harbor, Calif.; John De Rosa, Newport Beach, Calif.

Lightning: International, Detroit; Herman Nickels, Fenton, Mich.

Luders 16: International, Hamilton, Bermuda; Cyril Cooper, Hamilton, Bermuda.

Moth: International, Miami; Ken Klare, Miami.

National One-design: World, Milwaukee; John Christianson, Milwaukee.

110: International, San Diego; Al Frost Jr., San Diego.

PC: National, Newport Harbor, Calif.; Hilyard Morris Brown, West Los Angeles.

Pelican: National, Coconut Grove, Fla.; Frederick Merritt Jr., Coconut Grove, Fla.

Penguin: International, Long Beach, Calif.; Jay Markham, Gardena, Calif.

Raven: National, Cleveland; Al Bartoletti, Detroit.

Rebel: National, Vermilion, Ohio; Mrs. Bobbie Herndon, Springfield, Ill.

Rhodes Bantam: National, Skaneateles, N.Y.; A. Nicholson, Skaneateles, N.Y.

Sabot: National, Long Beach, Calif.; John Gilbert, San Diego.

Six-meter: North American, Center Island, N.Y.; James C. Crang, Toronto.

Snipe: World, Pôrto Alegre, Brazil; Paul Elvstroem, Denmark.

Snow Bird: National, Newport Beach, Calif.; Cal Preston, Newport Beach, Calif.

Star: International, Newport Beach, Calif.; Lowell North, San Diego.

Thistle: National, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Jerry Jenkins, Grosse Pointe, Mich.

Turnabout: National Midget, Lake George, N.Y.; Michael Davies, Brookline, Mass.

210: National, Cohasset, Mass.; Edwin A Hills, Hingham, Mass.

Wood Pussy: National, Fair Haven, N.J. Borden Hance, Navesink, N.J.

Y-Flyer: National, Lake Allatoona, Ga. Bill Berry, Marietta, Ga.

Zephyr: National, Clear Lake, Calif. Larry Wright, Alameda, Calif.

DEEP-WATER-RACE WINNERS

Lipton cup: 31 miles, Miami (SORC), Jan. 30-31, Tioga, Bradley P. Noyes, Marblehead, Mass.

Miami-Nassau: 184 miles, Bahamas (SORC), Feb. 3-4; Rhubarb, Benjamin B. duPont, Essex, Conn.

Nassau Cup: 35 miles, Bahamas (SORC), Feb. 7; Callooh, Jack Marvin Brown, New York City.

St. Petersburg-Havana: 284 miles, March 14; Callooh, Jack Marvin Brown, New York City.

Newport-Ensenada: 140 miles, May 8-9; Carousel, Ashley G. Brown, San Diego.

Storm Trysail: L.I. Sound, 200 miles, May 30; Memory, Robert N. Bavier Jr., Noroton, Conn.

Swiftsure Lightship: 136 miles, Puget Sound, May 29-31; Rebel, A. Douglas Sherwood, Seattle.

Mills Trophy: 75 miles, Toledo, June 20; Last Straw, C. H. Baker, Detroit.

Annapolis-Newport: 468 miles, June 20; Caper, H. Irving Pratt, Oyster Bay, N.Y.

Los Angeles-Honolulu: 2,225 miles, July 4; Nalu II, Peter Grant, Newport Beach, Calif.

Marblehead-Halifax: 366 miles, July 12; Magic Carpet, Peter Richmond, Riverside, Conn.

Chicago-Mackinac: 333 miles, July 18; Feather II, W. G. Peacock, Chicago.

Port Huron-Mackinac: 235 miles, July 25; Apache, Wilfred Gmeiner, Grosse Pointe, Mich.

Portland-Monhegan Island: 120 miles, Aug. 15-16; Palawan, Thomas J. Watson Jr., Greenwich, Conn.

Rochester Race: 305 miles, Aug. 23; Mallard, Frank Shumway, Rochester.

Stamford-Vineyard: L.I. Sound, 231 miles, Sept. 5; Storm, A. E. Luders Jr., Stamford, Conn.

Tampa-Sarasota: 50 miles, Sept. 5; Mogu II, Fred Guggenheimer, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg-Clearwater: 40 miles, Sept. 28; Osprey II, William Burchenal, Clearwater, Fla.

Tampa-Fort Myers: 120 miles, Nov. 6; Mogu II, Fred Guggenheimer, St. Petersburg.

Ahmanson Trophy: Newport Harbor, Calif.; Legend, Charles Ullman, Newport Beach, Calif.

Whitney Trophy: Los Angeles; Barlovento, Don C. Chilcott, Los Angeles.

Rumsey Trophy: San Diego; Amorita, Fred Liebhardt, San Diego.

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MALLORY CUP was won by Harry Melges Jr., a scow sailor from Lake Geneva, Wis.

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ADAMS CUP winner for third time was Mrs. Allegra Knapp Mertz of Rye, N.Y.

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SEARS CUP went to John Welch, skipper of the Hudson (Quebec) Yacht Club crew.

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MORSS TROPHY was won by the Harvard University team, Bill Saltonstall, skipper.