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The
Leukemia Cup Challenge
Raising Sails for a Cure—Competition at Its Finest!
September 3, 2008—The 5th annual Leukemia Cup
Regatta will be held on White Bear Lake Sept. 12—14,
in honor of more than 823,000 Americans who are
battling blood cancers: leukemia, lymphoma and
myeloma. Since 2004, Minnesota sailors have raised
nearly $240,000, making the Leukemia Cup the state’s
most successful charitable sailing event. The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest
voluntary health organization dedicated to funding
blood cancer research and providing education and
patient services. A national event since the 1990s,
the Leukemia Cup has raised over $23 million for LLS
programs.
This year marks the inaugural year of the Leukemia
Cup Challenge. Any sailor wishing to compete for the
Challenge trophy may form a team comprised of three
boats, all of which must be registered in the
Leukemia Cup Regatta. Skippers who wish to
participate in the Challenge, but who are unable to
field a full three-boat team, may enter a pool
lottery for random team assignment. A yacht club may
field more than one team; teams representing a yacht
club may be comprised of yachts from outside the
club, as long as one of the three is a member of
said club. Teams may be comprised of boats from the
same racing class or multiple classes.
The Challenge trophy is a “perpetual” trophy, which
means that each yacht club, or team, winning the
privilege of holding the trophy until the following
year’s race shall guarantee its return in good
condition. There will be an engraved record attached
to the trophy, listing the name of the winning team,
the club which it represents, and the year of the
competition. Each winning team/club, will receive a
suitable permanent recognition prize.
The scoring basis for the Leukemia Cup Challenge
will be the combined sailing and fundraising scores
of each of the team’s boats. Individual boat scores
are the sum of the race points earned within each
class for the five races, plus the overall
fundraising ranking score of the boats. Challenge
team score ties are resolved based on the team
totals of race placement.
The magnificent trophy stands 24.75 inches; its
nickel-plated, tarnish-free cup is attached to a
solid American walnut base with chrome engraved
plates. Generously donated to The Leukemia Cup
Regatta by Dr. Jack and Karen Drogt of White Bear
Lake, the Challenge trophy honors the memory of
Karen’s father, Mayor William “Bill” Sandberg.
Sandberg, longtime North St. Paul mayor, lost his
battle with leukemia in April after a diagnosis in
March.
The Leukemia Cup Challenge trophy will be
awarded Sunday, Sept. 14, at White Bear Boat Works.
For more information about race registration and the
weekend’s events, visit www.leukemiacup.org/mn or
contact Nicki Hyser: Nicki.Hyser@LLS.org;
763-545-3309, ext. 102.
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