All,
This is a rumination from a grumpy old coach. I find it inappropriate that
the Arthur Knapp Trophy is now presented to the highest placed service
academy finisher in the Eastern Old Guard Trophy regatta. The Knapp Trophy
was established for competition amongst Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. It
may no longer seem relevant in the current scheme of ICSA competition, but,
if so, the trophy should simply be retired. It honors one of the early
great college sailors, three time winner of the Oliver May Cup, predecessor
to the McMillan Cup. Knapp sailed for Princeton, and Harvard and Yale
joined with Princeton in promoting college sailing in its earliest years.
The Knapp Trophy used to stand alone and later was contested concurrently
with the Mosbacher Trophy, which happens to honor another early college
sailing great. Rolling the Knapp and Mosbacher into one with the Owen just
should not be done.
In the last few years, more and more trophies with historic significance
have had their conditions altered. I would suggest that this practice ought
to be curtailed. Were there accurate records of deeds of gift - for most
trophies were donated by individuals - such changes would be seen clearly to
violate those deeds. Again, the proper approach would be to establish new
trophies for events with new formats and retire the old.
Mike Horn
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From: "Mollicone, John" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 7:26 PM
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Subject: [NEISA] Old Guard Trophy @ Brown - Final Results
Old Guard Trophy @ Brown
for the Owen, Mosbacher, and Knapp Trophies
March 27-28, 2010
Saturday:
A cold but sunny day with temps in the low 40's and a dying N/NE breeze to
start the day. One set in each division in the N/NE wind at 4-12 knots.
Two abandoned races in sketchy conditions with lots of time waiting for
the breeze to stabilize. More than a two hour delay on land as we waited
for the seabreeze to fill in at around 4pm. One more set in each division
from 4pm-til 6pm in a southerly at 7-10 knots. All courses were
windward/leewards with an offset and gates. No protests or breakdowns.
Sunday:
Another very cold day but with great breeze from S/SE at 12-16 knots. 8
races sailed in each division on windward/leeward courses. No protests or
breakdowns.
A huge thanks to our judges Kim Hapgood and Ted Green. Thanks as well to
the Brown sailors who helped out:
Tommy Fink '13, Tucker Adams '11, Evan Gill '12, Jessica Claflin '13, and
Brent Lunghino '12, Niki Osvalds '11, and Jacob Tower '11.
Yale wins the Owen (Overall winner) and Mosbacher (Top Ivy League school)
Trophies over Brown. The USMMA-King's Point wins the Knapp Trophy as the
top service academy in sixth overall. Final Results can be found at
http://regatta.mit.edu/s10/old-guard/
<http://regatta.mit.edu/s10/old-guard/>
John Mollicone
Head Sailing Coach
Brown University
[email protected]
phone 401-413-1439
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