Sanders Cup

Senior Interprovincial Sailing Trophy

The Sanders Cup holds a special place New Zealand Yachting History. It is the oldest trophy sailed for in New Zealand under it's original inception. It is the only remaining senior interprovincial challenge competition still sailed for today.

Since the inaugural races in 1921 it has been sailed for every year with the exception of 1942-45. The Sanders Memorial Cup was presented by Messrs Walker and Hall Limited in 1921 in the memory of Lieutenant Commander W.E.Sanders, V.C., D.S.O., R.N.R. for interprovincial competition between 14ft one design yachts.

Lord Jellicoe & the X-Class
This magnificent solid silver trophy cup was first sailed for in 1921 after Otago issued a written challenge to Auckland announcing that their leading boat would come to Auckland and race the champion of the north in a beat of five series. On March 24th, 1921 on the Waitemata Harbour the "Iron Duke" owned and sailed by Governor General Lord Jellicoe, competed against "Heather" from Otago, sailed by W.J.P.McCullouch. "Heather" and her crew emerged victorious and the cup went south to Port Chalmers until the Aucklanders regained it a year later in "Desert Gold" skippered by Joe Patrick.

Since these first contests the original X class, developed by founder W.A Wilkinson and drawn up Glad Bailey, has gradually progressed from clinker built hulls to moulded ply construction. Throughout this time these boats have retained the same qualities of the original vessels.

Introduction of the Javelin
Interest in the X Class began to wane in the late 1960's, consequently 1971 saw the advent of todays Javelin class yacht in the Sanders Cup contests. This light responsive two man craft gives spectacular performances in both tactical and power (18ft skiff like) sailing. It is a credit to the original designer of the class (John Spencer) that this craft favours neither light nor heavy crew combinations to a great degree. New Zealand's world renowned yacht designer Bruce Farr added his influence to the class in 1974 with a javelin of his design, "Joshua", winning for Auckland.

Today's fleet is well spread and enjoys good numbers in some of New Zealand and Australia's major urban centers. Whilst some of the newer boats have been built out of exotic materials used in Whitbread and America's Cup Boats the older timber and plywood boats remain highly competitive with the 1995 Sanders Cup being won by a timber boat built in 1982 by Dave Elder of Christchurch. With the new materials making no major impact the emphasis is still on the sailors and their skill. This leads to close racing that is fast and exciting for those who compete and spectate.

X-Class Sanders Cup Winners (1921 - 1956)

Year	Winner	Province		Venue	Skipper		Crew
1921	Heather	Otago		Auckland	W.J.P. McCulloch		W. Wiseman, G. Kellet, D. Paterson
1922	Desert Gold	Auckland		Dunedin	J. Patrick		V. Lingard, T. Patrick, F. Cloke
1923	Rona	Auckland		Auckland	A.E. Matthews		J. Gifford, V. Lidgard, L.Matthews, H.Brown
1924	Rona	Auckland		Wellington	J. Gifford		V. Lidgard, H. Brown, H. Smith
1925	Iona	Otago		Auckland	G.A. Wiseman		G. Kellet, G. Wright
1926	Betty	Canterbury		Dunedin	G.G. Andrews		A. Round, R. Hampton, I.Treleaven, G. Douglas
1927	Betty	Canterbury		Lyttelton	G.G. Andrews		I. Treleavan, H. Ledger, G. Douglas, R. Hampton
1928	Betty	Canterbury		Stewart Island	G.G. Andrews		I. Treleaven, F. Morrison, R. Hampton
1929	Avalon	Auckland		Akaroa	A.L. Willetts		J. Currie, J. Larratt, F. Cloke
1930	Eileen	Otago		Auckland	G.E. Kellett		A. Dawson, J. Robertson, E. Robinson
1931	Betty	Wellington		Dunedin	A. Johnson		G. Harlen, L. Robertson, A. Wilson, W. Corin
1932	Avenger	Canterbury		Wellington	G. Brasell		F. Foreman, R. Priddy, E. Sinclair, A. Sinclair
1933	Avenger	Canterbury		Lyttelton	G. Brasell		F. Foreman, R. Priddy, E. Sinclair, J. Hobbs, N. Hobbs
1934	Irene	Canterbury		Lyttelton	E.O. Sinclair		F. Foreman, H. May, S. Fisher
1935	Irene	Canterbury		Stewart Island	E.O. Sinclair		F. Foreman, H. May, R. Hendry
1936	Avenger	Canterbury		Auckland	E.O. Sinclair		F. Foreman, R. Priddy, S. Sillars
1937	Lavina	Wellington		Lyttelton	J. Coleman		J. Nolan, J. Sanford, B. Williams
1938	Kitty	Wellington		Dunedin	N.D. Blair		R. Morrison, N. Banner, J. Elliot
1939	Huia	Canterbury		Bluff	W.A. Tissiman		W. Hemsley, S. Sillars, J. Olsen, H. Brodie
1940	Caress	Auckland		Wellington	W. Rogers		R. Rogers, D. Rogers, R. Wilson
1941	Caress	Auckland		Auckland	W. Rogers		R. Rogers, D. Rogers, R. Wilson
1942 - 1945 , World War II - No Contest
1946	Davina		Auckland	Lyttelton		S. Mason		T. Mason, M. Mason, G. Mason
1947	Diane		Auckland	Auckland		A.L. Willetts		R. Croad, E. Croad, L. Willetts
1948	Bettina		Auckland	Dunedin		S.A Mason		T. Mason, M. Mason, G. Mason
1949	White Heather		Auckland	Wellington		J.H Young		L. Riley, R. Lamb, F. Swanberg
1950	Amethyst		Auckland	Auckland		C. Robertson		R. Higgins, R. Lidgard, F. Taylor
1951	Venture		Canterbury	Lyttelton		P.G Mander		J. Cropp, T. Smith, A. Nicholson
1952	Flying Cloud		Auckland	Timaru		N. Thom		R. Thom, G. Bevins, T. Blackie
1953	Frith		Canterbury	Auckland		P. Mander		J. Cropp, J. Smith, L. Bamford
1954	If		Otago	Lyttelton		T. Camp		J. Wilson, S. Elder, W. Sutherland
1955	Frith		Canterbury	Dunedin		G. Mander		J. Cropp, G. Wilson, R. Bassett
1956	Frith		Canterbury	Lyttelton		G. Mander		J. Cropp, G. Wilson, R. Bassett

One Design X-Class Sanders Cup Winners (1957 - 1970)

Year	Winner	Province	Venue	Skipper	Crew
1957	Pinta	Canterbury	Akaroa	J. Morrison	D. Gardiner, P. McKeogh
1958	Nymph	Auckland	Wellington	T. Miller	B. Wilson, N. White
1959	Outvie	Auckland	Auckland	B. Wilson	P. Simons, R. Rimmer
1960	Valiant	Wellington	Auckland	P. Millar	T. Manning, H. Poole
1961	Valiant	Wellington	Wellington	P. Millar	T. Manning, N. Sheppard
1962	Vibrant	Wellington	Wellington	P. Millar	T. Manning, P. Hartley
1963	Delta	Auckland	Dunedin	L. A. Bouzaid	J. Fowler, T. Wallace
1964	Tumanako	Canterbury	Auckland	G. Mander	A. Holland, D. Elder
1965	Vision	Canterbury	Lyttelton	A.F. Burgess	W. Parratt, R. Burgess
1966	X’tasy	Auckland	Bluff	D. Lidgard	L. Bouzaid, J. Lidgard
1967	Charade	Wellington	Auckland	H.D. Poole	G. Morris, A. Dobbs
1968	Charade	Wellington	Wellington	H.D. Poole	G. Morris, A Dobbs
1969	Charade	Wellington	Wellington	H.D. Poole	G. Morris, A Dobbs
1970	Charade	Wellington	Dunedin	H.D. Poole	G. Morris, A Dobbs

Javelin Class Sanders Cup Winners (1971 - 2024)

Year	Winner	Province	Venue	Skipper	Crew
1971	Scheherezade	Wellington	Wellington	P. Williams	D. Oliver
1972	Topaz	Wellington	Wellington	B. Coleman	M. Sleeth
1973	Topaz	Wellington	Picton	B. Coleman	M. Sleeth
1974	Joshua	Auckland	Dunedin	A. Ball	P. Newlands
1975	Joshua	Auckland	Auckland	A. Ball	P. Newlands
1976	Hombre	Auckland	Te Anau	D. Cochran	T. Gallagher
1977	Worzel Gummidge	Auckland	Wellington	R. Vernon	P. Vernon
1978	Fleet Scribbler	Hawkes Bay	Napier	D. McBeath	D. Zorn
1979	Dancing Queen	Auckland	Lyttelton	W.H.M Paterson	M. Ross
1980	Copper Complexion	Auckland	Auckland	G. Duncalf	D. Coleman
1981	Fleet Scribbler	Hawkes Bay	Manawatu	D. McBeath	D. Zorn
1982	Vitamin C	Southland	Port Chalmers	P. Heads	W. Shaw
1983	Coup d'Etat	Wellington	Te Anau	C. Gilberd	W. Williams
1984	Hot Gossip	Auckland	Wellington	P. Scoffin	S. Mouldy
1985	Hokonui	Auckland	Picton	I. McGill	P. Pryde
1986	Wild Fire	Auckland	Auckland	P. Mitchell	S. Mitchell
1987	Summer Breeze	Wellington	Lyttelton	G. Cheyne	B. Clement
1988	Blunderbus	Auckland	Wellington	R. Vernon	P. Vernon
1989	Nice One	Auckland	Napier	I. Vickers	J. Bilger
1990	Coup D'Etat	Auckland	Gisborne	G. Ball	G. Griffiths
1991	Part Timer	Hawkes Bay	Auckland	D. McBeath	G. Bates
1992	Blunderbus	North Harbour	Port Chalmers	C. Gilberd	R.Vernon
1993	Bad Blood	Hawkes Bay	Napier	G. Earle	C. Valentine
1994	Blunderbus	Auckland	Wellington	P. McNeill	R.Vernon
1995	Psycho	Hawkes Bay	Tauranga	G. Earle	J.Trow
1996	Magic Bus	North Harbour	Lyttelton	G. Copplestone	C. Gilberd
1997	Vertigo	Hawkes Bay	Auckland	J. Trow	S. Estcourt
1998	Just Perfick	Hawkes Bay	Gisborne	G. Earle	C. Estcourt
1999	Webster & Co	Auckland	Taupo	P. McNeill	M. Smith
2000	Freckle Deckle	King Country	Port Chalmers	A. Vallings	H. Hey
2001	No Name Required	Northland	Wellington	P. McNeill	M. Smith
2002	The Unknown	Bay of Plenty	Auckland	N. Bax	B. Bax
2003	The Unknown	Bay of Plenty	Tauranga	N. Bax	B. Bax
2004	Phlipnhel	Northland	Bay of Islands	P. McNeill	M. Smith
2005	www.javelins.org	Auckland	Gisborne	P. Precey	J. Thorman
2006	Phlipnhel	Northland	Auckland	P. McNeill	M. Smith
2007	Riders on the Storm	East Coast	Taupo	R. Shanks	C. Shanks
2008	Riders on the Storm	East Coast	Napier	R. Shanks	C. Shanks
2009	Flying Circus	Manawatu	Gisborne	D. Brown	G. Roberts
2010	Riders on the Storm	East Coast	New Plymouth	N. Bax	C. Shanks
2011	Bay Nissan	Bay of Plenty	Tauranga	B. Bax	A. Scott-Mackie
2012	Full Frontal	Northland	Taupo	A. Muller	C. Gilberd
2013	Trail Blazer	Manawatu	Napier	D. Brown	D. Feek
2014	Phlipnhel	Northland	Wellington	P. McNeill	C. Gilberd
2015	Phlipnhel	Northland	Napier	P. McNeill	C. Gilberd
2016	Phlipnhel	Northland	Whangarei	P. McNeill	C. Gilberd
2017			Bay Of Islands
2018	Phlipnhel	Northland	Gisborne	P. McNeill	C. Gilberd
2019	Fairy Dust Special Moana	Wellington	Motuoapa	W. Mcgee	D. Dixon
2020	Trailblazer	Manawatu	Wellington	D. Brown	D. Feek
2021		Whitianga
2022
2023	Fairy Dust Special Moana	Wellington	Lake Rotoiti	W. McGee	D. Dixon
2024	Phlipnhel	Northland	Gisborne	P. McNeill	H. Hey