We were pleased to be part of the Bedford Pitcher last wekeend. This is an open regatta for the Star class. This year, the timing was such that the Bedford Pitcher fell immediatley before the Star North American Championship at the same venue. Many of the championship sailors came to town early, using the Bedford Pitcher as a warm-up for the NA's. That made for a great fleet with a hot-list of local, national and international sailors mixed in together.
David Bolles provides an interesting history of the Bedford Pitcher on the event website. He tells us that "In 1949 Frederick T. Bedford donated the Bedford Pitcher, once in actual use as the water pitcher on Wilson Marshall's 185-foot three-masted schooner Atlantic which set a trans-Atlantic crossing speed record in 1903. The crossing time was 14 days. An elaborate piece of solid silver, it is a meaningful symbol of the way of life of a bygone era as well as one of the Star Class's finest trophies.The Bedford Pitcher has been sailed for in various fleets. It started in CLIS. Then for the years 1965 and 1966 it was sailed for in the WLIS, and from 1967 to 1973 it was sailed for in the ELIS fleet. It made a big move when from 1974 to 1982 it was sailed for in BH fleet. In 1983 it was returned to the CLIS fleet."
Congrats to Jud Smith & Stuart Delisser (star #8177) and John MacCausland & Kevin Murphy (#8195) for a stellar regatta. these tow duked it out and it came down to the last race, with 8177 winning the regatta by a point!
David Bolles provides an interesting history of the Bedford Pitcher on the event website. He tells us that "In 1949 Frederick T. Bedford donated the Bedford Pitcher, once in actual use as the water pitcher on Wilson Marshall's 185-foot three-masted schooner Atlantic which set a trans-Atlantic crossing speed record in 1903. The crossing time was 14 days. An elaborate piece of solid silver, it is a meaningful symbol of the way of life of a bygone era as well as one of the Star Class's finest trophies.The Bedford Pitcher has been sailed for in various fleets. It started in CLIS. Then for the years 1965 and 1966 it was sailed for in the WLIS, and from 1967 to 1973 it was sailed for in the ELIS fleet. It made a big move when from 1974 to 1982 it was sailed for in BH fleet. In 1983 it was returned to the CLIS fleet."
Congrats to Jud Smith & Stuart Delisser (star #8177) and John MacCausland & Kevin Murphy (#8195) for a stellar regatta. these tow duked it out and it came down to the last race, with 8177 winning the regatta by a point!
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