Welcome to the 2023 season of the Boat of the Year Series! Since 2004, GMT Composites has sponsored the Narragansett Bay Boat of the Year Trophy. This year, all NBYA members can participate as a benefit of membership – simply enroll your boat in the series.
| 2023 GMT BOAT OF THE YEAR SERIES | ||
| DATES | EVENT | Website Link |
| 5/21 | Pret Gladding Race | BARRINGTON |
| 6/3 | IYAC Rhody Regatta | IYAC |
| 6/17 | Twenty Hundred Club Around Aquidneck | TWENTY HUNDRED |
| 6/24 | NBYA Round-The-Bay Regatta | NBYA |
| 7/1 | Newport Cup | IYAC |
| 7/8 | EGYC Annual Regatta Pursuit Race | EAST GREENWICH YC |
| 7/30 | MOHOSA Sunday Race | BRISTOL YC |
| 8/11-8/13 | Safe Harbor Regatta | SAFE HARBOR |
| 9/3 | Conanicut Around the Island Race | CONANICUT YC |
| 9/9 | NBYA Fall and Challenge Cups | NBYA |
| 9/23 | Twenty Hundred Club Fall Race | TWENTY HUNDRED |
| 9/24 | Bud Humphrey Race | BARRINGTON YC |
| 9/30 | Sail for Hope | SAIL NEWPORT |
2022 Winners
- Spinnaker – Mischief, David Schwartz
- Non-spinnaker – Caneel, Chip Hawkins
- 2022 Final results
2021 Winners
- Spinnaker – Zephyros, Tim Grimes
- Non-spinnaker – Caneel, Chip Hawkins
- BOTY-Results Final
2020 Winners
- Spinnaker – Divided Sky, Vincent McAteer
- Non-spinnaker – Caneel, Chip Hawkins
- BOTY Results
2019 Winners
- 2019 – Spinnaker – Vixen, Jim Del Bonis
- 2019 – Non-spinnaker – Caneel, Chip Hawkins
Trophy Deed of Gift
- The name of the trophy shall be The Narragansett Bay Boat of the Year Trophy.
- The trophy has been provided by GMT Composites, 48 Ballou Blvd, Bristol, RI 02809 to Narragansett Bay Yachting Association. GMT retains ownership of the trophy. GMT will bear the costs of updating the trophy each year. Trophy reverts to GMT if NBYA can no longer award the trophy under the terms of this deed.
- The trophy shall be awarded to the owner of the boat on Narragansett Bay that has the achieved the best overall performance for the season. NBYA shall define and publish the criteria that will be used to choose the winner.
- The trophy will be given to the winner in the Fall. It is the winner’s responsibility to return the trophy to GMT Composites in good condition by the end of the following September. The trophy must be displayed at the winner’s yacht club from July 1 through September 15. The winner may display the trophy as they choose during the rest of the year.