The “Bartlett Cup”, a beautiful silver repousse’ punch bowl, was originally presented to the Commodore of the Baltimore Yacht Club in 1905. When donated to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, it was re-purposed as a perpetual trophy for a museum-sponsored log canoe race, typically the last race of the log canoe season on the Miles River. CBMM has sponsored this race since 1972 which is supported on the river by the Miles River Yacht Club’s Sail Committee.
How befitting that the close of the 2013 season is highlighted by the most senior active skipper, John C. North, II winning ‘the Cup’ on log canoe “Island Bird”, Sunday, September 15, 2013. The awards ceremony at MRYC was a very merry occasion. “Island Blossom” skippered by Corbin Penwell took second place and “Island Lark” skippered by Mike Keene was third.
Other end of season trophies awarded were:
- First Overall on the Miles River – James H. Wilson Trophy, won by Island Blossom, skipper Corbin Penwell
- First Gun – Miles River Yacht Club Top Gun Trophy, won by Jay Dee, skipper Dan North
- Year Overall – High Point Trophy, won by Island Blossom, skipper Corbin Penwell
- High Point Main Sheet Tender – Charles Ulmer Trophy, won by Karra Gibbins-Neff, Island Blossom
The first weekend of Log Canoe racing in 2014 is the “4th of July Series”, June 28 & 29, 2014.
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