Club Champions
Note: This list is a special group of sailors. They were all members of Riverton Yacht Club at some time during their lives. All have brought world wide fame to our little pier at the end of Main Street. All are true Corinthians.
Printable List of Champions
World Champions |
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| Finn | Star |
| Paul Van Cleve 1983 | Robert Lippincott 1950 John A. MacCausland 2013 |
International Champions |
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| Comet | |||
Edward Merrill |
1938 | Bob Seidelmann |
1964, 1965 |
Phillip Sommerville |
1940, 1941, 1946, 1952 |
Dave Oberg |
1971, 1976 |
Jim Merrill |
1947, 1948 |
Jim Lippincott |
1977, 1979 |
Howard Lippincott |
1949, 1950, 1954, 1955 |
John A. MacCausland |
1984 |
| Penguin | |||
Gardner Cox |
1958, 1960, 1964 |
John A. MacCausland |
2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Mike Hecky | 2008 | ||
Western Hemisphere Champions |
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| Star | |
| Robert Lippincott 1953, 1956, 1967 | John A. MacCausland 1998 |
North American Champions |
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| GP-14 | |||
| John A. MacCausland 1980, 1981, 1982 | |||
| Comet | |||
| Dan Curran | 2018 | Dave Oberg |
1986 |
John A. MacCausland 1982, 1983, 1985 |
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| Moth | |||
| Jim Greenfield 1960, 1962 | |||
| Lightning | |||
| Bob Seidelmann 1964, 1966 | |||
| RC Laser | |||
| Rob Seidelmann 2018 | |||
| Star | |||
Robert Lippincott |
1953 | John A. MacCausland |
1983, 1984, 1987, 2004, 2008, 2012 |
Howard Lippincott |
1956 |
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South American Champion |
| Star |
Jim Lippincott 1976 |
National Champions |
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| College Sloop | |||
| Bob Oberg 1993 | |||
| Comet Junior Nationals | |||
| Tom Slook 1984 | |||
| Duster | |||
John Knight |
1946 |
Peter Mullen |
1966 |
Bob Lunstedt |
1947 |
David Styer III |
1969 |
Frederick Steiner |
1948 |
Robert Martin |
1979, 1993, 1994 |
Marter Carhart |
1949, 1950, 1951 |
Barbara Martin Smyth |
1980 |
Bob Seidelmann |
1955, 1956 |
Greg, Cole, & Brett Maute |
2007 |
Elwood McCord |
1957 |
Greg & Brett Maute | 2008 |
Bob Lippincott, Jr. |
1963 |
Greg & Dean Maute | 2012, 2016 |
John Morton, Jr. |
1964 |
Greg Maute | 2013 |
James Walter |
1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Greg Maute | 2016 |
| GP-14 | |||
| John A. MacCausland 1980, 1981, 1982 | |||
| Laser U.S. Single Handed Champion | |||
| Patrick Curran 2004 | |||
| Mariner | |||
Dan Walsh |
2009, 2012, 2016 | Richard Martin | 2005 |
Allan Crew |
1998 | Nick Mortgu |
1981 |
| Optimist | |||
| Patrick Curran 1998, 1999 | |||
| PHRF | |||
| Bob Obert 2007 | |||
| Pool Penguins | |||
| Patrick Curran 2016 | |||
| Shields | |||
| Peter Denton 2007 | |||
Canadan National Champion
Star
Midwinter Champions |
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| Comet | |||
Edward Merrill |
1939 |
Jim Lippincott |
1977 |
Howard Lippincott |
1952, 1962 |
John A. MacCausland |
1980 |
Blair Fletcher |
1956, 1957, 1958 |
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| Lightning | |||
Bob Seidelmann |
1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 |
Jim Lippincott |
1977 |
| MC Scow | |||
| Rob Seidelmann 2010, 2015, 2017 | |||
Regional Champions |
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| Mariner | Penguin | ||
Dave Oldam |
Great Lakes Regatta 1997, 1989 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Mike Hecky | Atlantic Coast Regata 2007 |
Southern Circuit Champions |
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| Lightning | |||
Bob Seidelmann
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1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967 |
Robert Lippincott |
1961 |
Special Events |
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| 1931 Transatlantic Race | 1972 Olympics Munich |
| Jim Merrill (crew) — Dorade | Donald S. Cohan — Bronze Metal Dragon Class |
| America’s Cup 1985 -1987 | |
| John A. MacCausland (crew) — Stars & Stripes | |
| America’s Cup 1964 | |
| Richard Walling (crew) — American Eagle | |
| Annapolis to Newport - 2003 | |
| Bob Oberg (overall) — Y2K (Swan 68) | |