1970 "TWIN RIVER FROSTBITE" Monmouth Boat Club (Red Bank NJ) Pewter Cup

Description

Vintage 1970 "Twin River Frostbite" pewter cup.  The first Twin River Frostbite race took place in 1970 on the Navesink River and South Shrewsbury River.  The cup is made in Holland by Royal Holland Pewter.  3 3/4" tall.   Good condition.  Just some age-related darkening.
The Twin River Frostbite sailing races eventually moved their entire fleet over to the Monmouth Boat Club (Red Bank NJ) in 1980.  This pewter cup dates to 1970, making it the very first award presented in the Twin River Frostbite racing introductory year.
From the Monmouth Boat Club (dot org) website...
In 1970 a group of sailors from Monmouth Boat Club (MBC) and the Shrewsbury Sailing & Yacht Club (SSYC) decided to start frostbiting in the twin river area - the Navesink River (a.k.a. the North Shrewsbury) and the South Shrewsbury River.  There were fleets of Turnabouts at both clubs so they chose this as the boat to sail.  It was decided to sail the month of November at SSYC and the month of December at MBC.  Since the frostbiting series would be sailed at both clubs they formed a group called the Twin River Frostbite Association.
During the 1970s, the then Turnabout Class experienced some growing pains and unauthorized modifications to the glass boats. With disputes settled
, the class evolved into what is now the National 10 (N10) class.
Since participation from SSYC sailors declined and the SSYC clubhouse was closed for the winter the fleet decided to find another site to sail in 1974.  The Long Branch Ice Boat and Yacht Club welcomed the group. The fleet grew in those years and literally outgrew this sailing area with its shallow spots. The fleet moved the entire series to MBC about 1980
thus becoming an
official MBC fleet.
* See my other listings for additional Monmouth Boat Club pewter items.  Happy to combine shipping.