The 1947 L16 National Regatta

In August of 1947, the first Luders 16 National Regatta was held in Bar Harbor Maine. This was prior to it involving participation from Bermuda, and thus becoming the International Championship.

Team Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total Points
Chicago Yacht Club -- Samuel M. Clarke 80 60 100 80 40 360
Northeast Harbor Yacht Club -- McElviney 40 100 60 40 80 320
Bar Harbor Yacht Club -- James G. Ducey 20 40 80 20 100 260
Detroit -- Bruce Davenport 100 80 0 60 20 260
Indian Harbor Yacht Club -- George R. Swift, Jr. 60 0 0 100 60 220

In the table below are images of original correspondence and documents from the Chicago Luders 16 Fleet archives, pertinent to this regatta.

Original Documents
1947 Correspondence between
Sam Clarke and James Ducey
Feb 23, Mar 12, May 23,
Jul 14, Jul 26
Notice of Race (may be missing a page) page 1, page 2
Handwritten results page 1, page 2

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