SWIFTSURE 2016 Trophy and Division Winners Data current to 2015 Swiftsure Race Results Royal Victoria Yacht Club Victoria, British Columbia Canada DIVISION WINNERS 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 SWIFTSURE COMMITTEE Royal Victoria Yacht Club 3475 Ripon Road Victoria, BC V8R 6H1 Canada (250) 592-9098
[email protected] www.swiftsure.org 2 DIVISION WINNERS TROPHIES AND PRIZES TROPHIES A trophy donated by the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club was the sole prize in the first Swiftsure Lightship Classic Race in 1930. It was not 1956 through 1959 that additional trophies were donated to recognize class or division winners and first to finish. More trophies were acquired with the start of the Juan de Fuca Race and increased participation in all events. Even so, the explosive growth of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race in the late 70s and early 80s meant there were not a sufficient number of awards to cover all the divisions. The start of the Cape Flattery Race and the participation of multihull yachts in the later 1980s led to a further growth in the Swiftsure trophy collection. It now numbers 45. Each year, trophies are assigned for specific achievements, based on their past use, conditions in their deeds of gift, the number of divisions and other factors. From time to time it has been necessary to reallocate trophies as Swiftsure evolves. PRIZES While winners were permitted to retain trophies for a year, it is customary to also provide them with "keeper" prizes as permanent mementos of their achievements. For the past several years, many of these have been West Coast First Nations carvings mounted on a wood base with a suitably engraved plaque.