Entries Open to Win the 2023 Wosser Trophies
The 2023 racing season is ending, and whether you’ve won a single race or not, some trophies are still within your grasp.
The three annual trophies include the Jake Wosser Trophy, which goes to the winner of the largest one-design regatta held on San Francisco Bay. The Ruth Wosser Trophy goes to the owner whose boat has raced (or started) in the most individual YRA-sanctioned or Coast Guard-approved race days in a year. The Susie Wosser Trophy goes to the owner who takes the highest total number of different people racing on his/her boat during the year.
We are soliciting nominations for the Jake Wosser Trophy, which, at this time, we suspect is going to the winners of the 60-boat fleet in this year’s 5O5 Worlds, Mike Martin and Adam Lowry. If there has been a larger one-design fleet victory on the Bay, email your nomination to Laura Munoz here.
To win the Ruth Wosser award for the most races raced in 2023 fill out this form here. To win the Susie Wosser Trophy for bringing the most crew racing in 2023 fill out this form here.
The trophies were not awarded in 2022, but they are polished and ready to sit in your yacht club display cabinet if you get your entries in. The 2021 winners were Charlotte Rose of the Houston Yacht Club, who won in the ILCA Radial Gold Fleet in the ILCA North Americans. The winner of the Ruth Wosser Trophy for the most races raced was Ron Young, whose boat Youngster raced in 64 races in 2021. The winner of the Susie Wosser Trophy was Cinde Lou Delmas, who won by taking 51 different people racing in 2021. Taking crew members under age 19 gets two points per crew.
There are a few races left in the season. You can find them in the 2023 Latitude 38/YRA Sailing Calendar. You can add those last few crew for the year by looking in the Latitude 38 Crew List.
We again thank Ron Young, the Wosser family and the YRA for creating the opportunity to recognize the active racers who are dedicated to Bay Area racing. Deadline for entries is December 15.