or a Volvo 40 (you can dream ... can't you)
First to the beach rewards those who invest in technology or the biggest boat in the fleet or in the case of unusual weather patterns... who was in the right place at the right time. (I never thought it made much sense to do more then award a single trophy for this feat)
First on handicap
First on spin or non spin
First in class
All make sense to me and reward sailing your boat in similar conditions against your competitors.
May I also throw single-handed first (corrected) into the pot. Single-handing in a distance race requires a special kind of masochism.
Where some distance races ban them The Statue of Liberty race rewards the fastest masochist with his name etched in perpetuity on the Jackson Trophy. So single-handers come join the insanity - 88 boats so far!!
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