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Island Heights Yacht Club - Ensign Regatta Winner

Gordon M. Nelson Trophy

George M. Nelson was commodore of the BBYRA and Island Heights yacht Club. Gordon was a long standing supporter of the Ensign Fleet and owner of Nelson Marine Basin. From early on most of the fleet was housed and cared for by Gordon and ‘The Boatyard’. He owned Ensign 135, Yardbird, which is still in his family.

The Nelson Trophy was a special race for Fleet 63 hosted by Island Heights Yacht Club and is followed by a party hosted by Martha Nelson-Moore and Nelson Marine Basin.

The trophy is now sailed for at the Island Heights host BBYRA race day

Trophy Winners History
YearBoatSkipperClub
2023Wild Card 1060William WienckeBYC
2022No Second Race
2021LORELEI 1085Bud BrownTRYC
2020 Lorelei 1085Bud Brown / Ted WiedekeTRYC
2011Leading Edge 1247Robert WarnerTRYC
2010Irish Mist 710Fred WiedekeTRYC
2009Marista 491Thom Healey/Stan SherbellIHYC
2008Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
2007Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
2006Leading Edge 1247Robert WarnerTRYC
2005Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
2004Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
2003Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
2002Leading Edge 1247Robert WarnerTRYC
2001Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
2000Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
1999Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
1998Galetea 690Ford GriggIHYC
1997Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
1996Leading Edge 1247Robert WarnerTRYC
1995Yardbird 135Brian GabrielIHYC
1994Sting 970Micheal FrankovichIHYC
1993Pixilated 859Roy A. KrausTRYC
1992Irish Mist 710Dick TorpeyTRYC
1991Pixilated 859Roy A. KrausTRYC
1990Yardbird 135Brian GabrielIHYC
1989Leading Edge 1247Robert WarnerTRYC
1988Double Trouble 1165Leonard EgeeIHYC
1987Triune 493Robert DuffTRYC
1986Pixilated 859Roy A. KrausTRYC