Hi Mike -

Of course nobody at US SAILING (don't they still require the volunteers to write it in all caps?) knows - it was the Multihull Council that started the event with no support. After a time, we got a great Championships Manager in Lindy Christopherson for a long time - she supported all 10 qualifiers and the finals, and gave the volunteers anything they needed with a smile and a wink. She got canned, though.

I've asked the one guy that knows the whole story to make an appearance here - hope he does. In the meantime, to whet the appetite and set the stage, all of the original documentation referred to "U.S. Yacht Racing Union's Alter Cup." Even the post-conception typed "deed" isn't the original.

I have a terrific reverence for this trophy and the man that created it. In his humbleness, he named it for someone he admired, and the Council enthusiastically followed suit.