Congressional Cup is an annual match racing sailing competition and event on the World Match Racing Tour. It is sailed in Catalina 37 yachts.[1]

Congressional Cup
First held1965
OrganizerLong Beach Yacht Club
TypeWorld Sailing grade 1 match racing event on the World Match Racing Tour
ClassesCatalina 37
VenuePacific Ocean off the Belmont Veteran's Memorial Pier in Long Beach, CA, United States
CompetitorsTop ranked match racing skippers from around the world
ChampionChris Poole (2024)
Most titlesTaylor Canfield (5), Ian Williams (5) Peter Holmberg (4), Gavin Brady (4)
Websitehttps://thecongressionalcup.com/

Winners

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Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1965   Gerry Driscoll   Willis Boyd   Robert Allen   Arthur Knapp Jr.
1966   Gerry Driscoll   Bill Ficker   Barney Flam   Harry Moloscho
1967   Scott Allan   Robert Bavier   Ted Turner   Arthur Knapp Jr.
1968   Skip Allan   Ted Turner   Bob Musbacher   Jake Wosser
1969   Henry Sprague   Buzz Boettcher   Burke Sawyer   Lowell North
1970   Argyle Campbell   Barney Flam   Buzz Boettcher   Ted Turner
1971   Tommy Pickard   John Jennings   Henry Schofield   Robert Burns
1972   Argyle Campbell   Dennis Conner   William Widnall   Doug Rastello
1973   Dennis Conner   Henry Schofield   Graham Hall   Tim Hogan
1974   Bill Ficker   Hugh Treharne   Ted Turner   Tom Pickard
1975   Dennis Conner   Tony Parker   Graham Hall   Bill Buchan
1976   Dick Deaver   Tony Parker   Graham Hall   Ted Turner
1977   Ted Turner   Dick Deaver   Tony Parker   Ted Hood
1978   Dick Deaver   Scott Allan   Dennis Durgan   Ted Turner
1979   Dennis Durgan   Dick Deaver   Scott Allan   Henry Schofield
1980   Dennis Durgan   Rod Davis   Ted Turner   Dick Deaver
1981   Rod Davis   Dick Deaver   Russell Long   James Hardy
1982   Scott Perry   Rod Davis   Dick Deaver  Terry McLaughlin
1983   Dave Perry   Doug Rastello   John Kostecki   Dick Deaver
1984   Dave Perry   John Kostecki   Harold Cudmore   Dick Deaver
1985   Rod Davis   John Kolius   Dave Perry   Chris Dickson
1986   Harold Cudmore   Dave Perry   Chris Dickson   Dave Dellenbaugh
1987   Edward Owen   Peter Isler   John Shadden   Chris Dickson
1988   Peter Gilmour   John Bertrand   Bill Lynn   John Kolius
1989   Rod Davis   Peter Gilmour   Peter Isler   John Bertrand
1990   Chris Dickson   Robbie Haines   Russell Coutts   Peter Isler
1991   Chris Dickson   Russell Coutts   Rod Davis   Olle Johansson
1992   Terry Hutchinson  Pedro Campos   Bertrand Pace   Robbie Haines
1993   Rod Davis   Steve Grillon   JJ Isler   Terry Hutchinson
1994   Chris Law   Rod Davis   Mike Elias   Mark Golison
1995   Harold Cudmore   Dave Perry   Henry Sprague   Scott Allan
1996   Gavin Brady   Scott Dickson   Peter Holmberg   JJ Isler
1997   Gavin Brady   Paul Cayard   Scott Dickson   Peter Holmberg
1998   Peter Holmberg   Francesco De Angelis   Andy Green  Magnus Holmburg
1999   Peter Holmberg   Betsy Allison   Gavin Brady   Scott Dickson
2000   Dean Barker   Scott Dickson   Peter Holmberg   Luc Pillot
2001   Peter Holmberg   Rod Davis   Sebastien Destremau   Andy Green
2002   Peter Holmberg   Ed Baird   Rod Davis   Sebastien Destremau
2003   Ken Read   Gavin Brady   James Spithill   Paolo Cian
2004   Ed Baird   Terry Hutchinson   Gavin Brady   Peter Gilmour
2005   Dean Barker   Russell Coutts   Chris Dickson   Mathieu Richard
2006   Gavin Brady   Ian Williams   Mathieu Richard   Scott Dickson
2007   Mathieu Richard   Johnie Berntsson   Damien Iehl   Simon Minoprio
2008   Gavin Brady   Johnie Berntsson   Philippe Presti   Scott Dickson
2009   Johnie Berntsson   Francesco Bruni   Terry Hutchinson   Mathieu Richard
2010   Francesco Bruni   Gavin Brady   Johnie Berntsson   Bill Hardesty
2011   Ian Williams   Francesco Bruni   Mathieu Richard  Staffan Lindberg
2012   Ian Williams   Gavin Brady   Simone Ferrarese   Taylor Canfield
2013   Simone Ferrarese   Ed Baird   Ian Williams   Mathieu Richard
2014   Taylor Canfield   Ian Williams   Francesco Bruni   Keith Swinton
2015   Taylor Canfield   Phil Robertson   Ian Williams   Björn Hansen
2016   Taylor Canfield  Nicolai Sehested   Sam Gilmour   Scott Dickson
2017   Ian Williams   Johnie Berntsson   Taylor Canfield   Phil Robertson
2018   Taylor Canfield   Dean Barker   Sam Gilmour   Johnie Berntsson
2019   Ian Williams   Scott Dickson   Johnie Berntsson   Taylor Canfield
2020 No race
2021   Taylor Canfield   Johnie Berntsson  Eric Monin   Chris Poole
2022   Ian Williams   Taylor Canfield   Chris Poole   Johnie Berntsson
2023   Chris Poole  Jeppe Borch   Nick Egnot-Johnson   Ian Williams
2024   Chris Poole   Ian Williams  Eric Monin   Nick Egnot-Johnson

References

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  1. ^ "Congressional Cup | About the Catalina 37s". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2015-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)