Club 420 Triple Crown Championship

After three weeks, two countries and over individual 26 races at three major events, the Club 420 Association has awarded the coveted Triple Crown Awards for the 2013 summer season.  This is the first season of the series championship which recognizes the top teams and the top individual athletes, both skippers and crew, who accumulate the most points throughout the series of three high-level competitions; the Club 420 Nationals, Club 420 North Americans and the Buzzards Bay Regatta.

Ninety- eight boats accumulated points in the series representing 196 Association members and all regions of the Association including the US, Canada and the US Virgin Islands.  The award for top team was presented to Charlie Lomax and Evan Morgan of Annapolis Yacht Club in Annapolis, Maryland; in second place is the team of Elena Vandenberg and Lili Salvesen of Annapolis as well; Third place went to Ty Ingram from Larchmont YC and Ian Morgan of Annapolis YC.

Association Executive Director, John Vandemoer, said “ In this, the inaugural year of the point series, we are excited to have had so many excellent youth sailors participate, the quality of the competition is quite high and I think that this has made this season long competition quite exciting. “

The Club 420 Association congratulates all the winners and all the athletes for their participation and for supporting the class association throughout the year.  Click here for full results.

About the Club 420 Association – The Club 420 Association was established in 1980 to promote, foster, encourage and sponsor one-design sailing for youth sailors. The Association annually sponsors a North American Championship, US and Canadian National Championships and a team racing Championship as well as regional championships across North America while promoting the class to all ability and experience levels of youth sailing.

For additional information please contact the C420 class at www.C420.org or John Vandemoer, Class Executive Director, jnvandemoer@gmail.com