No Racing, No Problem—The EWE Spirit Cup Was Still Awesome
Rain and no wind for a regatta? Racing canceled despite the best efforts of the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake race committee led by Drew Mutch? Total bummer, right? Nope! The EWE Spirit Cup on May 18 was still a huge success and a ton of fun to boot. More than 50 racers, 26 fundraising teams and individuals, beer from Forward Brewing, the excellent Picante Food Truck, and a fun “Stepping Out Shirts and Vans Party” at Horn Point Marina made for a ton of fun. EWE Spirit president, Mary Ewenson, presented Sarah Reilly from the Maryland Food Bank a grant of $10,000 to continue their great work in the community.
Again this year, Craig Ligibel led the charge with his team Mystic Wind, challenging other fundraisers to try to keep up and rewarding the first team to hit their goal with a bottle of cheer. Mystic Wind topped the team fundraising with a total of $7369 raised, and Geoff Ewenson’s brother Nick Ewenson rallied support in New England to top the individual fundraising with $6455 to add to the coffers.
New this year, Justin Scott of Noroton Yacht Club rallied the Viper 640 fleet to join the fundraising fun from the Lipton Cup Challenge, and they brought in $4328 for EWE Spirit! Another great addition was the competition between fleets, with the Harbor 20 fleet coming out on top with $2388 raised.
Thanks to the fantastic fundraising efforts and the generosity of sponsors, Annapolis Sailing Fitness, SpinSheet, Safe Harbor Marinas, Forward Brewing, Sandra K Libby Group, Eastport Kitchen, Windward Strategy, Team One Newport, Horn Point Marina, and Picante Annapolis, the event raised $38,122 to help EWE Spirit keep supporting those with urgent and immediate needs in our community. As Geoff would say, “What’s better than that?”
To learn more about EWE Spirit visit ewespirit.org, and for EWE Spirit Cup photos here... Find our full season's photos at spinsheet.com/photos.
Individual Fundraisers
Nick Ewenson
Craig Ligibel
Mark Sweeney
Ashley Love
Jeffrey Seltzer
Lisa Pline
Matt White
Michael Jewell
Sara Morgan Watters
Lipton Challenge Cup Fundraising Teams
Noroton Yacht Club
Eastport Yacht Club – Team Brass Monkey
Beverly Yacht Club
Lake Sunapee Yacht Club
Black Rock Yacht Club
Nepean Sailing Club
Sayville Yacht Club
Nyack Boat Club
Fundraising Teams
Mystic Wind
EWE Spirit Rhode Island
Kobyashi Maru
Team Mirage
Five O’clock
Blinding Fury
Fundraising Fleets
Harbor 20 Fleet
Melges 15 fleet
Snipe fleet