U.S. Multihull Championship

History of the U.S. Multihull Championship Prior Years Multihull Championships: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999	Supported by The Hoyt-Jolley Foundation
US SAILING's national Multihull Championship is one of several prestigious championships hosted by US SAILING and sailed in selected one-design class boats. The perpetual trophy was presented and named the Alter Cup in 1986 in honor of Hobie Alter, Sr. and his extraordinary promotion of one-design multihull sailing and racing programs. In 2003 the event was renamed the Hobie Alter Cup. The Hobie Alter Cup has become one of the nation's major sailing championships, having featured world champions from numerous classes, Olympic medalists and several national champions from the multihull ranks. The Multihull Championship was conceived by the Multihull Council in the spring of 1985 as a service to multihull racing sailors. It is intended to determine a U.S. national multihull champion and is sailed annually in various types of multihulls at various venues. Originally based on open Area eliminations, the committee decided to reinvigorate the championship by allocating spots to the major multihull classes in addition to the Area entries. The ten Area eliminations, under the jurisdiction of Area Multihull Representatives, are open to all single- or multi-crew beach catamarans under 22.5 feet in length. The North American Portsmouth Yardstick and Wind Handicap Factors are used for scoring races. In addition to the ten Area champions, ten spots are awarded as follows: Two representatives from the Hobie Class Association, selected by the North American Hobie Class Chair Two representatives from the classes manufactured by Performance Catamaran and selected by Performance Catamaran One representative from a double-handed class or single-handed class, selected by their appropriate class representatives; the class shall be selected by the Alter Cup Committee One representative from the Olympic Multihull Class, selected by their National Class Representative Three teams selected from Open Petition by the Alter Cup Committee The returning Alter Cup Champion from the prior year If a spot from a designated position is vacated for cause, it will be filled by Alter Cup Committee appointment. We continue to have the good fortune of having manufacturers provide new boats including Hobie, Inter, Nacra, Prindle, Mystere and Bimare classes. Yacht clubs from different regions in the U.S. have been host to the Alter Cup with great success. Proficient race management, fun social events and local housing for the competing sailors have helped make these championships first-class events. Clubs interested in hosting future Alter Cup Championships are invited to inquire. The Alter Cup Committee desires to book the championships several years in advance and will consider all requests. The Committee will be happy to explain what is required to host the event and help in the planning.
Previous Winners	11-12-06
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