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Bay Head Yacht Club
Women's Sandpiper Regatta
William Gordon Ver Planck Trophy
This trophy was donated by BHYC Commodore Zoé Wells to be awarded annually to the winner of a women's regatta in Sandpipers. It is a one-day event consisting of three races open to all BBYRA member clubs. The skipper and crew must be women. The trophy, a silver platter, originated in 1949 as a women's Lightning class award named for Bay Head Yacht Club member William Gordon Ver Planck (1861-1931), a trustee from 1912-1919 and 1924-1925. The trophy was won by the Wells sisters three straight years and retired. With the advent of the Sandpiper class, Commodore Wells placed the trophy back into competition in 1994.
| Year | Skipper | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Martha Graff | BHYC |
| 2022 | Becky Wetzel | |
| 2021 | Margo Quinn | |
| 2020 | Emily Fuller | |
| 2019 | Jane Lizell | BHYC |
| 2018 | June Pendino | BHYC |
| 2017 | Katie Iverson | BHYC |
| 2016 | June Pendino | BHYC |
| 2015 | Amy Iverson | BHYC |
| 2014 | No Race | |
| 2013 | Connie Pilling | MYC |
| 2012 | Amy Iverson | BHYC |
| 2011 | Connie Pilling | MYC |
| 2010 | Gail Dunn | BHYC |
| 2009 | Gail Dunn | BHYC |
| 2008 | Connie Pilling | MYC |
| 2007 | Connie Pilling | MYC |
| 2006 | Gail Dunn | BHYC |
| 2005 | Tay adams | BHYC |
| 2004 | Tay adams | BHYC |
| 2003 | Gail Dunn | BHYC |
| 2002 | Mimi Dimon | MCYC |
| 2001 | Gail Dunn | BHYC |
| 2000 | Jackie Cutting | MCYC |
| 1999 | Nancy Walton | BHYC |
| 1998 | Gail Dunn | BHYC |
| 1997 | Gail Dunn | BHYC |
| 1996 | Mimi Dimon | MCYC |
| 1995 | Tay adams | BHYC |
| 1994 | Gail Dunn | BHYC |
Lightning Class - Woman | ||
| 1951 | Edith C. Wells | BHYC |
| 1950 | Zoé V.A. Wells | BHYC |
| 1949 | Zoé V.A. Wells | BHYC |