John Long Memorial Trophy
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The John Long Memorial Trophy

The John Long Memorial Trophy - Awarded to the Yacht finishing in 2nd Place in the Javelin Nationals.

In Memory of John Andrew Long (J.L)
26.2.54 - 3.12.83
A keen yachtsman who loved his boats fast and wet... Johns yachting career began at the age of 10 yrs sailing Sunbursts with the Wakatere Boating Club - 3.7s, 12ft Q Class, Rank Xerox 18ft ('78-'80) representing NZ Internationally - 'Eskimo Pie' 'Javelin' (3rd Auckland Champs '82 - 2nd Nationals '82). Johns last race won him the Phil Holland Memorial Trophy in a Sunburst Oct '83 with the Torbay Boating Club.

The ashes of John Long are scattered over Waiake Beach, Torbay.

John Long Memorial Trophy Winners (1983 - 2010)

Year Yacht Skipper / Crew
1983 - 1984 Wild Fire S Mitchell, P Mitchell
1984 - 1985 Summer Breeze  G Cheyne, B vdPost Clement
1985 - 1986 Night Nurse A Hayman, G Coleman
1986 - 1987 Blunderbus R Vernon, P Vernon
1987 - 1988 Blunderbus R Vernon, P Vernon
1988 - 1999 No Name Required P McNeill, C McNeill
1990 - 1991 Hot Gossip G Cochrane, C Dagley
1991 - 1992 Desperado H Hey, M Bloomfield
1992 - 1993 Bad Blood G Earle, C Valentine
1993 - 1994 Desperado M Bloomfield, H Hey
1994 - 1995 Cannon Hill Flyer M Heffer, J Currie
1995 - 1996 Vertigo B Faulkner, S Estcourt
1996 - 1997 Vertigo J Trow, S Estcourt
1998 - 1999 Magic Bus G Wilding, C Gilberd
1999 - 2000 Just Perfick G Earle, C Reid
2000 - 2001 Blunderbus R Vernon, B Webb
2001 - 2002 Freckle Deckle A Vallings, H Hey (NOT ON CUP)
2002 - 2003 No Name Required P McNeill, M Smith
2003 - 2004 Freckle Deckle N Taylor, R Brailey
2004 - 2005 Bungholio R Fordyce, C Gilberd
2005 - 2006
Riders On The Storm R Shanks, C Shanks
2006 - 2007
Phlipnhel P McNeill, M Smith
2007 - 2008 The Unknown Ben Bax, Adam Scott-Mackie
2009
Bay Nissan
Ben Bax, Adam Scott-Mackie
2010
Bay Nissan
Ben Bax, Adam Scott-Mackie