William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup

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William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup
Founder Bill Koch
Founded2002
Affiliation Boy Scouts of America
Website
seascoutcup.org
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The William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup is a biannual Sailing Regatta put on by the William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup Association, Inc. in conjunction with the Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America). The event was founded by Bill Koch in 2002 in order to allow Sea Scouts from around the world to compete. The original National Sea Scout Sailing Championship began in the 1930s but went dormant when Sea Scouts left the program to serve in World War II. [1] Today Sea Scouts from around the world gather for a week of friendly competition. Scouts from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, and the United States have participated. [2]

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History

After nearly half a century since there was a Sea Scout national sailing competition, the Sea Scouts program asked Bill Koch if he would be interested in reviving the championship that had been dormant since World War II. Koch requested that the regatta be open to Scouts from around the world in order to foster international understanding and camaraderie.

The Koch Cup

Bill Koch president of the America³ Foundation, Inc. commissioned Asprey’s of London, the silversmith who made the original America's Cup trophy, to manufacture the William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup. The trophy referred to as The Koch Cup is made of silver and stands thirty-four inches tall. America³ Foundation, Inc. transferred the Cup to the National Scouting Museum where it is on display in the national Boy Scout Office in Irving, Texas [3] when not on loan to the Koch Cup or the America³ Foundation, Inc.

Kiwi Cup

Teams qualify on the first few days of the cup. Sea Scouts in the top half of the fleet qualify for the Koch Fleet and the rest qualify for the Kiwi Fleet. The Kiwi Cup was donated by the Sea Scouts of New Zealand in 2000. It is an authentic Maori carved statue that is presented to the winners of the Kiwi Fleet. [4]

Results

YearLocationHostWinner of Koch CupWinner of Kiwi Cup
2002Chicago, ILColumbia Yacht Club Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Hartman and Trevor Gurley [5] Flag of the United States.svg P Cotera and J Cotera
2004Buzzards Bay, MA Massachusetts Maritime Academy Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Gurley and Corey Kemp [6] Flag of Norway.svg Erling Guderud and Siri Neslein
2006Miami, FLCoral Reef Yacht Club Flag of the United States.svg Corey Kemp and John Harada [7] Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Scheuermann and Danielle Meeker
2008Annapolis, MD United States Naval Academy Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Arrington [8] Flag of the United States.svg Eric Johnson and Levi White
2010New London, CT United States Coast Guard Academy [9] Flag of the United States.svg Cody Stansky and Andrew Britton [10] [11] Flag of the United States.svg Barchan Rodgers and Abby King
2012Vallejo, CA California Maritime Academy [12] Flag of the United States.svg Jack Donnell and Brooke Stinson [13] [14] Flag of the United States.svg Mathew Rozario and Colin Bartels
2014Long Beach, CA Long Beach Yacht Club [15] Flag of the United States.svg Ben Brough and Laura Roudebush [16] Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Berkowitz and Isabella Rudrow
2016Long Beach, CA Long Beach Yacht Club Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicholas Gardiner and Nicholas Williams [17] Flag of the United States.svg Teagan Foley and Mick Foley
2018Galveston, TX Sea Star Base Galveston Flag of the United States.svg Max Katz-Christy and Thomas Craciun Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gustke and Andrew York
2020Galveston, TX Sea Star Base Galveston Canceled due to COVID‐19Pandemic

References

  1. ↑ "2006 Koch Cup Press Release" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Sea Scouts from around the world match skills in the 10th Koch Cup help on Carquinez Strait". Contra Costa Times.
  3. ↑ "California Team Takes 2014 William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup". Sea Scouts, BSA.
  4. ↑ "2006 Koch Cup Press Release" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "2002 Koch Cup Champions". William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup.
  6. ↑ "2004 Koch Cup Champions". William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup.
  7. ↑ "2006 Koch Cup Champions". William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup.
  8. ↑ "2008 Koch Cup Champions". William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup.
  9. ↑ "Quest for the Cup in New London". The Day.
  10. ↑ "2010 Koch Cup Champions". William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup.
  11. ↑ "Teen sailors win Sea Scout Cup sailing championship". The Palm Beach Post.
  12. ↑ "Sea Scouts the world over sail for glory at Vallejo's Cal Maritime". Vallejo Times Herald.
  13. ↑ "2012 Koch Cup Champions". William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup.
  14. ↑ "Donnell, Stinson win Koch Cup". The Daily Pilot. 4 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "ON THE WATER: Flying Junior Sailboats Scout For Cup". The Long Beach Gazette.
  16. ↑ "2014 Koch Cup Champions". William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup.
  17. ↑ "Marlborough duo claim William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup sailing trophy in California". Marlborough Express.
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