The level of competition remains
Lipton Cup
high in the Six Metre class after
more than 100 years, as the
Puget Sound fleet is enjoying
2009
a resurgence in preparation
for the 2009 World Cup
By Dennis Palmer
Fokus III and HankØ III
© 2009 Dana E. Olsen.
Imagine this scene: The crew putting the finishing touches on Fokus Pacemaker to racing condition after an
releases the mooring lines and the III, a beautiful classic, designed and absence of more than a decade. Andy
sleek racing yacht is towed out to the built by Bjarne Aas in Norway in 1948. Parker has his “modern” (built after
race course by a Protector tender. After Canadian boats Saskia II, owned by 1965) Six Metre Finnegan in top shape,
a major investment in a radical new Don Martin, and Gallant, owned by but she missed the Lipton Cup because
keel and rudder, the owner enters this Eric Jespersen, look like they just rolled of work being done to get her ready for
important regional regatta to test new out of the boatbuilder’s shop. Ron the World Cup. Kudos to Andy and the
sails. Between races, the coach and sail Keys has consistently kept his boat crew of Finnegan for expertly handling
maker aboard the tender offer racing HankØ III in the same Bristol condition race committee duty for the Lipton
tips and swap out sails that will be it was in when it was built in 1955 for Cup.
optimal for the next race. After this the King of Norway. Bob Cadranell I had the good fortune to crew in
regatta, the boat will be transported has extensively upgraded Arunga, the the Lipton Cup this year aboard a Six
thousands of miles to the World boat described in the opening scene of Metre named Sockeye, owned by skipper
Championship. Can you guess the this article. Adam Henley has returned Pat Mitchell. Sockeye, originally named
class in which this yacht races? TP 52?
Farr 40? Guess again. This actual scene
was played out by an International Six
Metre yacht at the Lipton Cup Regatta,
hosted by Port Madison Yacht Club on
Bainbridge Island near Seattle on June
20 and 21, 2009.
The level of competition remains
high in the Six Metre class after more
than 100 years, as the Puget Sound fleet
is enjoying a resurgence in preparation
for the 2009 World Cup that will be
held in Newport, Rhode Island, from
September 8 through 12, hosted by Sail
Newport.
Owning and racing a Six Metre is
Skipper Ron Keys keeps a weather
a labor of love. Several of the boats in
eye at the helm of HankØ III
the Puget Sound fleet have recently
© 2009 Dana E. Olsen.
been totally refitted. Jim Metteer is
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