Boston Teapot Trophy

Boston Teapot Trophy
Boston Teapot Trophy
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnual
CountryVarying
Inaugurated1964 (1964)
FounderSail Training Association
Most recent2023
ActivitySail Race
Organised bySail Training International
Websitesailtraininginternational.org

The Boston Teapot Trophy is an annual international award given to the sail training vessel that covers the greatest distance under sail within a 124-hour period - 5 days and 4 hours. A vessel must have a waterline length exceeding 30 feet (9.14 m) with a majority of the crew under 25 years of age.[1][2]

The race was first established in 1964 by the Sail Training Association (STA) after a two-boat ‘race’ back to Europe from the US following OpSail 1964. It was originally structured for a more traditional yardstick, the greatest distance covered in 24 hours, won by the Italian yacht Corsaro II, under the command of 1952 Olympics sailing gold medalist Agostino Straulino. It was later expanded to 124 hours to create a more challenging race dependent on the skill of the crew to maintain speed rather than simply stumbling into a short term gust of wind.[3]

The teapot now recognized as the trophy was sponsored by Brooke Bond Tea Ltd. Prince Philip was an early patron of STA and its then biennial Tall Ships Races. He presented the first perpetual trophy to CF Ricardo Franke, Captain of ARA Libertad, in 1966. Libertad travelled 1,335 nautical miles (2,472 km; 1,536 mi) for an average of 10.7 knots (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph), a record she would hold for 24 years until broken by Kaiwo Maru in 1990.[4]

In 2016, Captain Marcus Seidl set the Guinness World Record aboard Statsraad Lehmkuhl, with an average speed of 12.49 knots (23.13 km/h; 14.37 mph), running a total of 1,556 nautical miles (2,882 km; 1,791 mi). During that run, she saw a high speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph).[5][6] Overall, Statsraad Lehmkuhl has taken home the trophy a total of 9 times, matching ARA Libertad and second to Juan Sebastián de Elcano with 10 wins. Kaiwo Maru previously held the speed record with 1,394 nautical miles (2,582 km; 1,604 mi) travelled at an average speed of 11.2 knots (20.7 km/h; 12.9 mph).[2]

The trophy is a replica of a simple drum-shaped silver tea pot now found at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[7] Made in 1782 by noted silversmith Paul Revere, best known for his midnight ride immortalized by Longfellow, it is one of six known surving samples of this style made by him.[8] Original teapots by Paul Revere of this style are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.[9]

The replica trophy is approximately 30 centimetres (12 in) high and 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter with an additional silver base engraved with "The Boston Teapot",[10] and housed in a custom protective wooden box, 40cm x 40cm x 20cm (16in x 16in x 8 in), with a blue velvet lining.[11]

The trophy is currently presented to the winning ship by Sail Training International at their International Sail Training and Tall Ships Conference held in November of each year. The winning ship keeps the trophy for the year.[12]

Trophy winners

Year Name of ship Ship registry Running distance (nm) Average speed (knots) Notes
1964 Corsaro II Italy 1121 nm 9 kts [3]
1965 Gorch Fock Germany 1079 nm 8.7 kts [3]
1966 ARA Libertad Argentina 1335 nm 10.7 kts [13][14]
1967 Gorch Fock Germany 1040 nm 8.3 kts [3]
1968 Gorch Fock Germany 977 nm 7.8 kts [3]
1969 Gorch Fock Germany 1191 nm 9.6 kts [3]
1970 ARC Gloria Colombia 1058 nm 8.5 kts [3]
1971 Esmerelda Chile 1026 nm 8.2 kts [3]
1972 USCGC Eagle United States 1100 nm 8.8 kts [15]
1973 USCGC Eagle United States 1019 nm 8.2 kts [3]
1974 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain 952 nm 7.6 kts [16]
1975 no entry [3]
1976 ARA Libertad Argentina 1248 nm 10 kts [13]
1977 no entry [3]
1978 no entry [3]
1979 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain 1029 nm 8.3 kts [16]
1980 no entry [3]
1981 ARA Libertad Argentina 1115 nm 8.9 kts [13]
1982 Cisne Branco Brazil 1101 nm 8.8 kts [3]
1983 Gorch Fock Germany 1098 nm 8.8 kts [3]
1984 no entry [3]
1985 ARA Libertad Argentina 684 nm 5.5 kts [13]
1986 Nippon Maru Japan 955 nm 7.7 kts [2]
1987 ARA Libertad Argentina 1174 nm 9.4 kts [13]
1988 Dar Młodzieży Poland 1241 nm 10 kts [3]
1989 Nippon Maru Japan 1134 nm 9.1 kts [2]
1990 Kaiwo Maru Japan 1350 nm 10.8 kts [2]
1991 Kaiwo Maru Japan 1244 nm 10 kts [2]
1992 ARA Libertad Argentina 1041 nm 8.4 kts [13]
1993 Nippon Maru Japan 1201 nm 9.6 kts [2]
1994 Kaiwo Maru Japan 1312 nm 10.5 kts [2]
1995 Kaiwo Maru Japan 1394 nm 11.2 kts [2]
1996 no entry [3]
1997 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain 1126 nm 9 kts [16]
1998 ARA Libertad Argentina 1158 nm 9.3 kts [13]
1999 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain 1088 nm 8.7 kts [16]
2000 ARA Libertad Argentina [13]
2001 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain [16]
2002 ARM Cuauhtémoc Mexico [17]
2003 ARM Cuauhtémoc Mexico [17]
2004 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain [16]
2005 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain [16]
2006 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain [16]
2007 ARA Libertad Argentina [18]
2008 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway [18]
2009 NRP Sagres Portugal [18]
2010 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway [18]
2011 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway [18]
2012 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway [18]
2013 ARM Cuauhtémoc Mexico 1189 nm 9.7 kts [17][19]
2014 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway [18][20]
2015 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain [18][16]
2016 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway 1263 nm [18][21]
2017 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway 1556 nm 12.5 kts [5][18][20]
2018 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway 1254 nm 10.1 kts [18][12]
2019 Fryderyk Chopin Poland 1218 nm 9.8 kts [18][22]
2020 ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano Spain 1013 nm [3][16][23]
2021 Fryderyk Chopin Poland 1288 nm [3][24]
2022 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Norway 1125 nm 9.1 kts [18][3]
2023 BAP Unión Peru 1261 nm 10.7 kts [18][25][26]
2024 ARM Cuauhtémoc Mexico 1171 nm 9.4 kts [18][17]

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