SCHUYLER ISLAND RACE
• SPINNAKER – CLASS A •

First on Corrected Time — Spinnaker Division - Class A
44th Running — 2011

First run Sept 7, 1968 as the Schuyler Reef Race, renamed the Schuyler Island Race the following year, it was one of four races created by Commodore John Williams (the other three races were around Appletree Shoal, all Four Brothers Islands, and Juniper Island.) John conceived this race as a figure 8, leaving Schuyler Reef buoy to port, the island to starboard, and the Reef buoy again to port. In the mid-1980s the return reef rounding was eliminated when the buoy was moved from the deep south end of the reef to the shallow north end, making rounding inside it too risky. The race became the traditional last race of the year, which it remained until 1974 when the Hot Ruddered Bum Race was created and made the season-ender.

There have never been any trophies for this race. For many years the traditional prizes, awarded in the clubhouse soon after the end of the race, were a bottle of wine for first in each class, a six-pack of beer for second, and a liter of ginger ale for third. It was also a tradition that none of the awards left the clubhouse, having been shared among all racers gathered around the warmth of a cozy fire in the clubhouse fireplace.

Regrettably, for many years race records were not retained.