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By Bill Lieberman
On Saturday, June 27, Sea Scout Northwest Region 1 of the Boy Scouts of America held the Kelly Cup regatta to determine the Region 1 (Alaska, Washington and Oregon) Sailing Championship and qualify an entry to the International Sea Scout Championship, the Koch Cup, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., August 2010.
Competitors in the Kelly Cup regatta lined up for a start in Lake Washington.
photos by Bruce Sherman
Eric Johnson, driving at right, and crew Levi White
The 2009 Kelly Cup was hosted and sponsored by the Sea Scout Ship Corinthian and the Chief Seattle Council of BSA. It was held at Sail Sand Point using Vanguard F-J dinghies. Six races were held in bright sunshine and 8-10 knots of steady wind. The winning crew of Eric Johnson and Eli White, both CYC junior members, also attended the Koch Cup regatta in 2008 and won the B fleet Kiwi Cup.
This Kelly Cup win was the third consecutive Northwest championship won by CYC Scouts and junior club members. There will be 50 teams competing for the Koch and Kiwi Cups from the U.S. and approximately 10 foreign countries. This time our team will be in the A fleet and hopes to bring home the Koch Cup.