William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup

The William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup is a biannual Sailing Regatta put on by Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America). The Event was founded by Bill Koch in 2002 in order to allow Sea Scouts from around the world to compete. The original National Sea Scout Sailing Championship began in the 1930s but went dormant when Sea Scouts left the program to serve in World War II.^[1] Today Sea Scouts from around the world gather for a week of friendly competition. Scouts from Australia, Brazil, Denmark,Egypt, England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, and the United States have participated.^[2]

History

After nearly half a century since there was a Sea Scout National Sailing Competition, the Sea Scouts program asked Bill Koch if he would be interested in reviving the championship that had been dormant since World War II. Koch requested that the regatta be open to Scouts from around the world in order to foster international understanding and camaraderie. He commissioned a trophy from Asprey Garrard's, the silversmith who made the original America's Cup trophy, and donated it to the Boy Scouts of America. The Koch Cup now resides in the national Boy Scout Museum in Irving, Texas.^[3]

Kiwi Cup

Teams Qualify on the first few days of the cup. Sea Scouts in the top half of the fleet qualify for the Koch Fleet and the rest qualify for the Kiwi Fleet. The Kiwi Cup was donated by the Sea Scouts of New Zealand in 2000. It is an authentic Maori carved statue that is presented to the winners of the Kiwi Fleet.^[4]

Results

Year	Location	Host	Winner of Koch Cup	Winner of Kiwi Cup
2002	Chicago, IL	Columbia Yacht Club	Thomas Hartman and Trevor Gurley[5]	P Cotera and J Cotera
2004	Buzzards Bay, MA	Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Trevor Gurley and Corey Kemp[6]	Erling Guderud and Siri Neslein
2006	Miami, FL	Coral Reef Yacht Club	Corey Kemp and John Harada[7]	Andrew Scheuermann and Danielle Meeker
2008	Annapolis, MD	United States Naval Academy	Patrick Arlington[8]	Eric Johnson and Levi White
2010	New London, CT	United States Coast Guard Academy[9]	Cody Stansky and Andrew Britton[10][11]	Barchan Rodgers and Abby King
2012	Vallejo, CA	California Maritime Academy[12]	Jack Donnell and Brooke Stinson[13][14]	Mathew Rozario and Colin Bartels
2014	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Yacht Club[15]	Ben Brough and Laura Roudebush[16]	Andrew Berkowitz and Isabella Rudrow
2016	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Yacht Club	Nicholas Gardiner and Nicholas Williams [17]	Teagan Foley and Mick Foley

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