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Broken Rudder Award "Someone who contributes to the degradation of the image of the yachtsman by extraordinary incompetence. sluggish thinking. or ludicrous behavior." The Plaque was bought by lb Bentzen-Bilkvist in Copenhagen, Denmark and the broken Rudder donated by Dick Moehl in 1974. It was originally awarded to John Laird in 1974 for shearing off Tom Ehman, Jr's rudder during a race. Notable recipients have included Ray Dhue (1977) for attempting to trailer his Interlake from the (then) Newport Beach Club to his cottage on Portage Lake Avenue with the mast up; Ty and Flea Cathey for vanging John Ludlow' s Scot so hard that the boom broke; the Cathey's a second time for attempting to step the mast on their trailered Interlake without having the trailer attached to a car; and Brook Smith for using the service boat to destroy the rudder on a rental Highlander. In 1983, Dick Weaver received the award for sailing through the Interlake start on port tack. In addition to the trophy, Dick also received what was left of his sidestay. In 1994, Dick Barker won the Broken Rudder for sailing through Brook Smith's spinnaker. This incident occurred before "hunting" was legal and, in any event, was thought to be one of the most spectacular incidents involving boat-to-boat contact in the history of the Club based upon the fact that Brook's spinnaker actually exploded into three or four large pieces and numerous smaller ones. Previous "winners": 2014 Jack Coleman |
 
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