California Yacht Club
 For the Keane 2005 Star North American Championship

Race Management Committee Chairman, Jim Tichenor's Presentation Address:

 Emblematic of excellence in race management, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Trophy was awarded originally by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in the late 1960s to recognize the club which ran the best regatta. The trophy was retired for several years, and then donated to US SAILING in 1977. The winner is selected on the basis of race management superiority and evaluation by participating skippers. This year's competition included entries from 10 clubs. Of these, three were past winners with two of them winning the trophy twice.

 Of the events considered, one was a world championship, four were North American Championships and one was a National championship. The list also included an entry from a U S SAILING junior championship. 

Among the 10 events, 739 boats competed in approximately 75 races with over 38 relocated marks. In addition, 452 competitor ballots were returned which is over a 66 percent return rate.

 This year's recipient is being honored for its outstanding organization and execution of the Keane 2005 Star North Americans from August 16-21 in Marina del Rey, California. 41 teams from 6 different nations raced in 6 races during the event. The competitors were asked to rate the race management with respect to reaction to wind changes, mark setting accuracy and setting of marks, response to change and safety considerations. Among the many comments from the competitors were 'magnificent job", "excellent', "super job" and "tremendous effort." The protest committee report indicated that only one request for redress was filed for a failure to check in prior to a race. That request was denied. The legs were between 2 and 2.5 miles in length so moving both the weather mark and the leeward end were very important to keep the sailing field as large as possible 

This year's recipient is only the third club to win the St. Petersburg Trophy for the third time. Ladies and Gentlemen, the St. Petersburg Trophy for 2005 is presented to California Yacht Club. Accepting for the club is Bill Peterson, 2005 Commodore, Alex Benson, Regatta Chairman and Bill Stump, Principal Race Officer.

List of the 10 Clubs in Alphabetical Order Submitting an Event for the
 2005 St Petersburg Yacht Club Trophy

 Barrington Yacht Club
2005 Laser 4.7 World Championship
August 6-13, 2005
Bay View Boat Club and South Beach Yacht Club
470 Class North American Championship - 2005
August 11-16, 2005
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club
2005 Jaguar Cup Etchells Mid-Winter Championship
December, 2004 through February 2005
California Yacht Club
Cal Race Week
June 4-5, 2005

California Yacht Club
Keane 2005 Star North American Championship
August 16-21, 2005
 

California Yacht Club
2005 US Junior Women’s Single-handed Championship
July 30 – August 5, 2005

Carolina Yacht Club
2005 US Laser National Championship
April 21-24, 2005

Coral Reef Yacht Club
2005 Bacardi Cup Star Regatta
March 6-11 2005

 Houston Yacht Club
2005 Flying Scot North American Championship
July 24-29, 2005

Oklahoma City Boat Club
2005 J-22 North American Championship
May 18-21, 2005