Commodore Frederick H. Hovey, Jr. Trophy

Club Championship

The flag officers of the Stage Harbor Yacht Club placed the Hovey Trophy up for competition in 1971 to honor the club's founding Commodore, Frederick H. Hovey, Jr. The trophy is awarded to that member of SM Sailing whose crews accumulate the lowestpoint score in the association's ladder championships of the U.S. Sailing Association's National Championships - Sears, Bemis, Smythe, Adams, Mallory, O'Day, and Prince of Wales. The name of the winning Yacht Club and the year are engraved upon the permanent trophy.

SM Sailing has not awarded the Hovey Trophy since 2001, which was the last time the Association held ladder events (now all National qualifiers are open regattas).  This year, we are bringing back the Hovey trophy.  The plan is to use the results from the C420 and Opti Grand Prix standings.  To be eligible, a club must counts their two best C420 Skipper, two best C420 Crews, and four best Opti sailors - the club with the lowest total points wins.