The event will consist of a pursuit race on Saturday followed by a cruise back to Padanaram on Sunday. Dock space can be reserved for contestants to stay overnight at Menemsha.
The perpetual trophy in memory of Demarest Lloyd and his son, Demarest Lloyd, Jr. was donated by the Lloyd family in 1950. Both father and son were enthusiastic sailors. Demarest Lloyd successfully campaigned his yawl “Angelica” in the early 1900′s. He repeated this success with his subsequent yacht “Musketeer”, which he raced and cruised until his death in 1937.
Demarest Lloyd, Jr. began racing “O” boats at age 12. He went on to sail in the S-boat class where his “Arrow” was a well-respected competitor in Buzzards Bay. Shortly after graduating from Harvard College, he joined the navy and served as a fighter pilot with the Pacific fleet. He was killed in action over Guam on June 12, 1944.
Awarded from 1950 to 1986 to the winner of the NBYC Memorial Day Race, this trophy since then has been awarded to the overall winner of the June “Menemsha” race.
This trophy will be awarded at the annual Awards Dinner on October 21, 2011.
2008 – Faial – John Pinheiro
2009 – Seefest – Ira Perry
2010 – Maravilha – Victor Pinheiro
