From collection Northeast Harbor Fleet Collection
Seamanship Trophy
An award consisting of three wooden plaques containing the names of those who have received this award in recognition of their seamanship skills. The award was given in in memory of Frederic C. Towers, Jr. The first plaque (X.2022.03.048A) consists of a mahogany board, upon which a brass plaque at the top gives the name. Below, 21 brass plaques contain the winners of this award between 1979 and 2000. The second plaque (X.2022.03.048.B) consists of a mahogany board with XXX brass plaques, each of which is engraved with the names of winners. The third plaque (X.2022.03.048.C)consists of a mahogany board with 12 brass plaques, each of which is engraved with the names of winners. The names of the winners are engraved on metal plates on the plaque. Engraved on the first plaque: The Northeast Harbor Fleet Seamanship Trophy In Memory of Frederic C. Towers, Jr. 1979 Skipper - Kristin B. Humphreys Crew - Alison T. Schafer 1980 Skipper - John S. Clunan Crew - Willard Gardiner 1981 Skipper - Bruce W. Gregory Crew - Margery M. Trimble 1982 Skipper - Vaughn T. Clark, Jr. Crew - Gregory M. Dennis 1983 Skipper - B. Wilmsen Fox, II Crew - Thomas A. Kennedy 1984 Skipper - Eric S. Champlin Crew - Lewis K. Cheryl 1985 Skipper - B. Wilmsen Fox, II Crew - Benjamin C. Moore 1986 Skipper - Benjamin C. Moore Crew - Nicholas M. Rutherford 1987 Skipper - Eliza Wilmerding Crew - Nell C. Fox 1988 Skipper - Benjamin C. Moore Crew - Oliver T. Rutherford 1989 Skipper - William B. vA. Welles Crew - Bayard C. Bell 1990 (No plaque) 1991 Skipper - William B. vA. Welles Crew - Nicholas C.E. Pollard 1992 No contest 1993 July - Lynn Fitch and Elizabeth Loring August - No Contest 1994 July - Michael Smith, Helen Grassi, Sam Gogolak August - Sam Cocks, Ryan Brown, Andrew Joseph, Gaby Guiliemetti 1995 Amory Loring Stephen Gogolak 1996 Michael Bienkowski Adam Wibby 1997 Sam Gogolak Alex Miller 1998 Skipper - Eric Bisgyer Crew - Michael Bienkowski 1999 James Dunham Gibson McCullagh 2000 Daphne Lyman Helen Grassi Brass tags on the SECOND PLAQUE read 2001 Team- Boat Busters Skipper - Kate Reeve Crew - Anne Rivers Allegra van Zuylen Marina Gibson 2002 Alice Kehoe Marina Michelson Lindsay Carlson 2003 Katherine Bienkowski 2004 Marther Somes (sic) Tiller Tillinghast 2005 Parker Brown Robin Harris William Kimball 2006 David Eacho Sinclair Target Emily Kehoe 2007 Parker Brown Carlo Keep Jolien Gesink Saskia Heinemann Cameron Target 2008 Weaver Lilley Oliver Gardiner Parker Brown Leander Trotter Ned Herrington 2009 Bardy Roberts 2010 Bardy Roberts Ellie Neilson Lily Schutt 2011 Weaver Lilley Mimi Isle Alexa Lefkowitz Olivia Johnson Sofia Contomichalos 2012 Bryan Trammell Flynn Blake Chester Boynton Robert Hudson John Hurch Norah Adler 2013 Hale Murch John Murch Peter Barrett Maggie Pearson Lucy Pearson 2014 Augie Barrett Peter Barrett J.P. Grace Teddy Grace Karl Karst Peter Lehram (sic) Zander Lincoln 2015 Annabel Austen Cooper Austen Tim Lapsley Alex Lefebure Ellie Nathan Hayley O’Connor Brass tags on the THIRD PLAQUE read 2016 Peter Barrett Teddy Orthwein Jay Henry Tally Jervis Melanie Sanborn Jessica Bourne Maddy Marron Amelia Ross 2017 Charlotte Gardiner Kiki Grace Phoebe Sisson Julia Beeman Stokes Mellon Olivia Sisson 2019 James Van Alen Jake Benster Laura Austen Grace Van Alen Abe Harris-Sturges Ellen Barret(sic) Piper Shepherd Audrey Harris Bella Hauck
