SM Sailing Junioe Womens' Championship (Gill Trophy)
 

2023 Regatta at New Bedford YC July 19-21, 2023
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Gill Trophy: July 19-21,2023:  SM Sailing hosted the Gill trophy at New Bedford YC. Cailyn Murphy & Amelia Gassner (Chatham YC) were one point behind Julia Scipione & Sophie Dart (Chatham YC) going into day two, but won all three races on Friday to secure a victory again. This is the first back to back winner since Sonia Lingos-Utley/ Nellie Stidham (Wianno YC) in 2015 & 2016.  Shay Bridge / Abbie Catalano (Hyannis YC), Eliza Corral /Maisy Sperry (New Bedford YC), Brooke Bartlett /Ava Anderson (Nantucket All Island Team) and Jancy Grayson /Lily Bourell (Quissett YC) all took home trophies.
Margaret Gill (1996 winner) spoke to the competitors before racing began on Thursday about how the regatta was started by her grandmother in 1994 and the early years of the competition. For a complete history of the Gill Trophy and access to this year's results, click here.

In 1994, SM Sailing organized the first Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship to promote doublehanded sailing amongst young women in the Souther Massachusetts area with 22 crews participating.