2025 UYC Lanier Cup
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Go, Team Barefoot Sailing Club!
Sponsored by the UYC Maritime Foundation since 1997, the Lanier Cup is eagerly anticipated by Lanier racers each November. Teams from BFSC, LLSC and UYC fiercely compete for bragging rights and the prized Lanier Cup "Red Hats." A current PHRF certificate of 111 or higher is required. And each club is allowed up to two spinnaker entries.
BFSC captured the cup in both 2016 and 2017 and placed 2nd in 2023!
Saturday, November 1st, Barefoot Sailing Club (BFSC) will send four of our best racers to compete:
Spin:
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David Pope on Orbit
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Matt Geiger on Talon
Non-spin:
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Chris Webster on Perpetual Motion
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Tedd Meinersmann on Heatherset
November 4, 2023 - S/V Witchburner racing in the UYC Lanier Cup. Photos courtesy of Lara Wittlin.
November 4, 2023 -. Photos courtesy of Dale Owens.
2023 Lanier Cup Results:
Was a wonderful day for racing. Perfect weather. Congratulations to Team Barefoot for a good participation and performance for the yearly Lanier Cup event and thanks to University Yacht Club (UYC) for hosting and organizing the event. Jeff Elam and Chris Webster with Shameless Santana 20 placed 3rd place just behind LLSC J80’s and Barefoot, as a club placed 2nd behind LLSC. Congratulations Barefoot racing team. The Skippers who participated were:
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Jeff Elam / Chris Webster - Shameless (Santana 20)
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Ryan Jones - Daedalus (Beneteau 28)
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Jim Chambers - Wind Spinner (Beneteau-28)
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Jon/Lara Wittlin - WitchBurner (Hunter 335)
