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father Randy Santa Cruz ‘76 are winners of this trophy. Missy Breath won this trophy in 1986. Current Flying Scot Committee Chairman Bernard Wolfe is a consecutive two time winner of this trophy for the years of 2000 and 2001. I also found it noteworthy that the Stieffel name is engraved on this trophy 4 times and the Eagan name is on it 4 times as well.
C. A. Breath, Sr. Memorial - This impressive trophy came into the Breath family trophy collection on July 4, 1924 when "Junior" Charles A. Breath, Jr. won it in a match race series consisting of the best three (3) of five (5) races between the identical sailing yachts, the Interference and the Interruption referred to in press reports as "twin racing machines". Interruption won the first 2 races of the series and Interference won the final 3 races to win the series and the beautiful trophy. It is said that these "twin racing machines’ were designed in the mind of and constructed by the hands of Captain Charles A. Breath, affectionately known as "Unc" Charley in his back yard at 616 North Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis. Mrs. C. A. Breath was concerned and worried that he would not be able to get the boats out of the back yard once they were completed without tearing away part of the house. That turned out not to be a problem according to Ellen and Chuck Breath, III. While Captain Charles A. Breath built the boats, the Interruption was owned by Mr. C. C. McDonald and the Interference was owned by "Junior" Charles A. Breath, Jr.
Once the construction was completed and the boats were launched, intense sailing competition was generated and developed between them. The boats seemed equally matched in every respect. Feeling very confident about the performance of their boat and the crews racing them, the owners decided to purchase the beautiful silver plated loving cup and conduct the 1924 match race series for the trophy in order to once and for all settle the long standing question as to which boat was the best. The series was tied after 4 races. It came down to the 5th and final race which was won by Interference (by 2 minutes and 45 seconds) with Captain William Saucier at the helm and "Junior" Breath became the proud and happy recipient of the beautiful trophy. Sailing the Interruption for the McDonald Family in the final race was veteran helmsman Captain Duce O'Reilly who sailed a very fine race and series.
In approximately 1962 the trophy was presented as a gift to BWYC as the C. A. Breath, Sr. Memorial trophy by Charles A. Breath, Jr. and his family to be awarded annually at BWYC to the "Outstanding Junior Skipper". The Breath Trophy is a very impressive looking silver plated loving cup which stands 20" tall which includes a 10" X 10" square, 4" tall black wooden base with 4 silver colored ornamental flying eagles mounted on each corner of the base. It measures 15" from handle to handle. The Breath Trophy was first awarded in 1963 to Lon Adams and last awarded this year, 39 years later in 2002 to young Katherine Santa Cruz. Young promising skippers and their families are proud to have their names engraved on this trophy. It is becoming a tradition that many of the winners go back years later as adults to find their name on the trophy and to