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John Wakefield Retires Taylor Pond Turtle Trophyrmirv .vntm The Tur,le Tr°PhvBy HELEN ANDREWS I established by Gardner Brown. ■Hie Tavlor Pond \aehi Club cornmodore of the Tavlor Pond Turtle Trophy has been retired Yacht Club In 1949 50. J*s ;at last On Wednesday evemng,specifjc purpos(. i, t0 prom)-e John Wakefield won the high the use of spinnakers, point score for the 72 season.-As victor for the 1970 and 1971 It was first won by Jim seasons, this tbird victory gave Upfcam in 1961. The following him the trophy for keeps i_\ear*Denms McGuckian rook itIn all. this is the fourih time home. then Jeff Faulkner for * John has won the Turtle TroDW.1 two years followed bv fudv|s He first won it in !%7. In 196S James in 1965. Rob Wakefield. * Steve Kendall won it and in brother of John, won it m 1966.;* .1969. Sally Wakefield did. Je'f a ear ahead of John^ first win ‘ Faulkner won it two successive This was John Wakefields %years in 1963 and 1964. the on v last chance to retire tbe trop »v i* other person besides John to win! Next year he will be too o ri to J it more than once But tnree compete. Ian Potts was r»s •years were required to keen it crew. The\ won it handilv with j tand that third year comes t.ard. two firsts and a second ThHw -Time runs out for one trim?, in that extra win in *67 for g'*ndij Skippers over 18 are no longer measure and it can indeed be.* eligible. considered a handsome victory.
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Lewiston Evening Journal
Lewiston Auburn, Maine, US
Fri, Aug 18, 1972
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