2012 Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Results
June 23 - 24, 2012
The Sir Thomas Lipton Cup is one of the oldest, and certainly among the largest at the Seattle Yacht Club. While visiting Seattle in 1911 Sir Thomas Lipton was so impressed with the physical beauty of the area, the hospitality of his hosts and what he saw as perfect sailing waters, that he promised to commemorate his visit by donating a perpetual challenge cup to the Seattle Yacht Club. Upon his return to London, Sir Thomas commissioned the cup, which arrived in 1913 and was first contested in 1914 by the "R" boats "Sir Tom" of Seattle YC and "Turenga" of Royal Vancouver YC, Canada. With the demise of the "R" class, the Lipton Cup became the main trophy for the International 6 Metre Class in the Northwest post WWII. Winners of the Cup, including boat name, skipper, and crew, have been inscribed on the Cup or on small plaques encircling the base, for the past 90+ years.
The 2012 Lipton Cup was sailed out of the Port Madison Yacht Club June 23 - 24, 2012. The morning forecast was for light winds, which would die later in the day and many left their heavy weather sails and equipment at the dock. Soon after leaving the inner harbor the true weather for the day set in - 20+ knots and driving rain for much of the day. Much damaged equipment, including a dismasting on US 72 Lulu, plus several trips back the dock for several boats ensued. Difficult conditions and visibility made for a challenging day on the race course. The Goose crew ended the day in the lead and everyone was glad to survive. As soon as the racing ended, the skies cleared, the sun came out and everyone enjoyed a nice evening at the Summer Solstice Dinner at PMYC. The second day could hardly have been more different. Mild temperatures and 8-10 knots with smooth conditions for the final 2 races sealed the event with Eric Jespersen sailing Peter Hofmann's US 81 Goose to his 4th Sir Thomas Lipton Cup victory. Special thanks to father and son race committee., Dan & Pat Taylor, and to Andy Parker for arranging awards for the event.
| Boat | Sail | Skipper | 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
pts |
place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose | US 81 | Eric Jespersen | 1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
| Frenzy | USA 107 | Rodger Phillips | 3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
| Finnegan | USA 123 | Andy Parker | 2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
3 |
| Fokus3 | US 90 | Jim Metteer | 5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
4 |
| Hanko | US 96 | Ron Keys | 7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
34 |
5 |
| Pacemaker | USA 126 | Adam Henley | 9 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
38 |
6 |
| May Be VII | US 87 | Joth Davis | 6 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
41 |
7 |
| Lulu | US 72 | Craig Downey | 4 |
8 |
DNF |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
48 |
8 |
| Sockeye | USA 119 | Dave Linger | 8 |
7 |
8 |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
50 |
9 |