The Mug Race is an annual sailing race held on St. Johns River in the US state of Florida. Billed as the "World's Longest River Race", the course starts in Palatka and ends in Jacksonville. To compete, masts must be under 44 feet in order to clear all bridges along the course. The Mug Cup is awarded to the first boat to complete the 38.5 mile course from the starting line at Memorial Bridge to the finish line at Buckman Bridge.. Additionally, there are over 100 class specific trophies ..
Mug Cup winners
YearHome townCaptainModel1954. Jacksonville, Florida Al HoltCat Scow1955 Charleston, South CarolinaGeorge Lockwood50 ft sloop1956Jim VanvoastFlying Dutchman1957. Palatka, FloridaGene O'ConnorRaven1958Jim VanvoastFlying Dutchman1959Oscar HubbertC Scow1960 Columbia, South CarolinaGeorge Walters1961 Titusville, FloridaHugh McClain1962 Jacksonville, FloridaHerb ElphickCatamaran1963William Miller1964 Cocoa Beach, FloridaLuc MartinShark1965Charles Holt1966 Orlando, FloridaAl NikolaienHelcat 251967Harold BalcomHelcat 251968 Merritt Island, FloridaDavid CareyTornado1969 Cocoa Beach, FloridaRuss GregoryTornado1970 Cocoa Beach, FloridaRuss GregoryTornado1971 Orlando, FloridaJim McCannTornado1972 Cocoa Beach, FloridaRuss GregoryTornado1973 Orlando, FloridaJim McCannTornado1974 Orlando, FloridaJim McCannTornado1975 Orlando, FloridaJim McCannTornado1976 Miami, FloridaChris ChristensenNacra 5.21977 W. Palm Beach, FloridaChuck CairnesTornado1978 W. Palm Beach, FloridaChuck CairnesTornado1979 Jacksonville, FloridaMike WalshHobie 181980 Boca Raton, FloridaEric Arens18 Square1981 W. Palm Beach, FloridaBill RobertsSupercat 201982 Boca Raton, FloridaEric Arens18 Square1983 W. Palm Beach, FloridaBill RobertsSupercat 201984 W. Palm Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271985 W. Palm Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271986 Jupiter Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271887 Jupiter Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271988 Jupiter Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271989 Jupiter Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271990 Fort Walton Beach, FloridaRandy SmythNACRA 6.01991 Jupiter Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271992 Montreal, CanadaPhilip JamesMystere 6.01993 Jupiter Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271994 Jupiter Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271995 Jupiter Beach, FloridaBill RobertsRC 271996 Flowery Branch, GeorgiaDoug HarkriderSupercat 221997 Flowery Branch, GeorgiaDoug HarkriderSupercat 221998 Flowery Branch, GeorgiaDoug HarkriderSupercat 221999 Jupiter, FloridaEric RobertsRC302000 Orlando, FloridaLloyd BeerySupercat 222001 Miami, FloridaClive MayoHobie 212002 Jupiter, FloridaEric RobertsRC302003 Orlando, FloridaLloyd BeerySupercat 222004 Jupiter, FloridaEric RobertsRC302005 Jacksonville, FloridaMike TierneyRC272006 Jacksonville, FloridaRobert LymanRC272007 Jupiter, FloridaEric RobertsRC302008 Jupiter, FloridaEric RobertsRC302009 Charleston, South Carolina Robby WilkinsE-scow2010 Jupiter Beach, FloridaEric RobertsRC302011 Jupiter Beach, FloridaEric RobertsRC302012 Jupiter Beach, FloridaEric RobertsRC302013 Napier, New Zealand Paul ScoffinFlying Dutchman2014 Jacksonville, FloridaChris CordesA-Cat2015 Jupiter Beach, FloridaEric RobertsRC302016 Jupiter Beach, FloridaEric RobertsRC302017 Jacksonville, FloridaRich BrewRC272018 Miami, FloridaRalph ColeF20 Carbon2019 Tequesta, FloridaEric RobertsRC30
External links The Rudder Club
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