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 was still a huge success and a ton of fun to boot. Over 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, and 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. 

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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’s brother Nick Ewenson rallied support in New England to top the individual fundraising with $6455 to add to the coffers.

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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?”

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