Lipton Challenge Cup History

Listed below Is a record of each and every Lipton skipper and crew member with their finishes and series results, participating yacht clubs, host clubs and PROs, plus significant parts of regatta programs for most events, and miscellaneous other observations.

This record was initiated and maintained by past commodore and Gulfport YC past Commodore and historian Joe Alfonso until his retirement in 2000, and it was taken over by GYC past Commodore and historian Dr. Tommy Hewes, who enlisted past GYA Commodore Harry Chapman to assist. Following Tommy’s death in 2017, past GYA and GYC Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge CentennialCommodore and historian Michael Hage joined Harry and the two of them now maintain this record.

Some of you will enjoy seeing finishes of spouses, children, grandchildren, parents and grandparents as well as those they sailed against.

For questions concerning results on this page, contact PC Harry Chapman and/or PC Michael Hage

Introduction: 1920-1998

December 1, 1920 Lipton Letter (from SYC Telltale)

The Fish Class by Rathbone DeBuys

Results Program Books
1920-1929 1929
1930-1939 1936
  1938
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1940-1949 1940
  1941
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1950-1959 1950
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1960-1969 1960
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1970-1979 1970
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1980-1989 1980
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1990-1999 1990
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2000-2009 2000
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2010-2019 2010
  2011
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  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017
  2018
  2019
2020 Not Sailed – COVID-19
2021 2021
2022 2022
2023 2023
2024 2024

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