Congressional Cup

Congressional Cup
First held	1965
Organizer	Long Beach Yacht Club
Type	World Sailing grade 1 match racing event on the World Match Racing Tour
Classes	Catalina 37
Venue	Pacific Ocean off the Belmont Veteran's Memorial Pier in Long Beach, CA, United States
Competitors	Top ranked match racing skippers from around the world
Champion	Chris Poole (2024)
Most titles	Taylor Canfield (5), Ian Williams (5) Peter Holmberg (4), Gavin Brady (4)
Website	https://thecongressionalcup.com/

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]

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

^ "Congressional Cup | About the Catalina 37s". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
^ "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)

[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)

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