The Lipton Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton is famous for his many America's Cup Challenges with his famous "J Boats." As a yacht racing enthusiast, Sir Thomas encouraged the sport by giving a number of prestigious trophies to yacht clubs around the world. In 1922 he donated a beautiful sterling silver cup to perpetuate the sport of yacht racing in the Central Florida area. The history of this cup is shrouded in mystery up until 1941, at the beginning of World War II, when the cup was placed in a bank vault for safety and forgotton until 1982. At that time, having sponsored International Lipton Cup regattas in the early 1930'2, SYC adopted the cup in order to preserve the tradition. The trophy resides in its exclusive trophy case at the Smyrna Yacht Club in a place of honor for over twenty years.