The Mattapoisett Yacht Club crew won the Buzzards Bay Trophy.
Jim Barnes and the crew of Hamburglar took racing honors in the Spinnaker Class of the 2024 Buzzards Bay Trophy
In the Corinthian spirit of yachting, with the goal to increase and sustain PHRF Yacht Racing on Buzzards Bay, the following yacht clubs: Beverly Yacht Club, Buzzards Yacht Club, Mattapoisett Yacht Club, New Bedford Yacht Club, and Quissett Yacht Club, have come together in cooperation to increase participation and competition on Buzzards Bay.
The Buzzards Bay Trophy is awarded to any PHRF-NE rating yacht which has the best combined score (Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker divisions) in four of the following eight races:
New Bedford YC Whaler’s Race June 1, 2024
Mattapoisett YC Spring RTB June 8, 2024
Beverly YC Parker Converse Tower Race July 27, 2024
New Bedford YC Dick Fontaine Race August 4, 2024
Buzzards YC RTB August 17, 2024
Quissett YC RTB September 7, 2024
Mattapoisett YC Fall RTB September 14, 2024
Beverly YC Hurricane Cup September 21, 2024
A yacht must race in at least four of the eight races to be eligible for the prize and must have a valid rating certificate for each race in which it competes. Each boat’s race score shall be her finish position score divided by the number of boats starting in her division. Each boat’s series score shall be the total of her four lowest race scores. The lowest total points wins. Yachts may choose to sail in either cruising division or racing division. A perpetual trophy will be awarded along with the Buzzards Bay Trophy. The perpetual trophy will be adorned with the burgee of each participating club.
Come to The Inn at Shipyard Sunday, October 20 at 4:00 pm for the trophy presentation.
Hamburglar also competed in the ORC World Championships at the New York YC in Newport in late-September along with 19 boats in her Class.