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The '''Boston Teapot Trophy''' is an annual international [[award]] given to the [[sail training]] vessel that covers the greatest distance under sail within a 124-hour period - 5 days and 4 hours. A vessel must have a [[waterline length]] exceeding 30 feet (9.14 m) with a majority of the crew under 25 years of age.<ref>{{citation |title=Sail Training International Annual Awards|url=https://sailtraininginternational.org/sailtraining/annual-awards/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=STI |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NIST">{{citation |title=The Boston Tea Pot Trophy |url=http://www.kohkun.go.jp/en/ships/bostonteapot.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=National Institute for Sea Training |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106154217/http://www.kohkun.go.jp/en/ships/bostonteapot.html |archive-date=2013-01-06 |language=en}}</ref>

The race was first established in 1964 by the [[Tall Ships Youth Trust|Sail Training Association]] (STA) after a two-boat ‘race’ back to Europe from the US following [[Operation Sail|OpSail 1964]]. It was originally structured for a more traditional yardstick, the greatest distance covered in 24 hours, won by the Italian yacht ''[[Italian training ship Corsaro II|Corsaro II]]'', under the command of [[Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Olympics]] sailing gold medalist [[Agostino Straulino]]. It was later expanded to 124 hours to create a more challenging race dependent on the skill of the crew to maintain speed rather than simply stumbling into a short term gust of wind.<ref name="zaglowce"/>

The teapot now recognized as the trophy was sponsored by [[Brooke Bond|Brooke Bond Tea Ltd]]. [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] was an early patron of STA and its then biennial [[Tall Ships Races]]. He presented the first perpetual trophy to CF Ricardo Franke, Captain of ''[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]'', in 1966. ''Libertad'' travelled {{convert|1335|nmi|km mi}} for an average of {{convert|10.7|kn|km/h mph}}, a record she would hold for 24 years until broken by ''[[Kaiwo Maru (1989)|Kaiwo Maru]]'' in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |title=IFR 2013 - Participating Tall Ships |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr-2013-participating-tallships |website=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=28 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121215192956/http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr-2013-participating-tallships |archive-date=15 Dec 2012 |date=October 2013}}</ref> 

In 2016, Captain Marcus Seidl set the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] aboard ''[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]]'', with an average speed of {{convert|12.49|kn|km/h mph}}, running a total of {{convert|1556|nmi|km mi}}. During that run, she saw a high speed of {{convert|19.5|kn|km/h mph}}.<ref name="GWR">{{cite web |title=Fastest racing tall ship |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/725316-fastest-racing-tall-ship |publisher=Guiness World Records Ltd |access-date=28 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Berglund |first1=Nina |title=Bergen’s Tall Ship sets speed record |url=https://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/11/30/bergens-tall-ship-sets-speed-record/ |work=NewsInEnglish.no |date=30 November 2016}}</ref> Overall, ''Statsraad Lehmkuhl'' has taken home the trophy a total of 9 times, matching ''[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]'' and second to ''[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]'' with 10 wins. ''[[Kaiwo Maru (1989)|Kaiwo Maru]]'' previously held the speed record with {{convert|1394|nmi|km mi}} travelled at an average speed of {{convert|11.2|kn|km/h mph}}.<ref name="NIST"/>

The trophy is a replica of a simple drum-shaped silver tea pot now found at the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]].<ref name="Teapot">{{cite web |title=Teapot, Paul Revere, Jr., about 1782 |url=https://collections.mfa.org/objects/38577/teapot |website=collections.mfa.org |publisher=MFA Boston |access-date=28 May 2025}}</ref> Made in 1782 by noted silversmith [[Paul Revere]], best known for his midnight ride immortalized by [[Paul Revere's Ride|Longfellow]], it is one of six known surving samples of this style made by him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farlowe |first1=Allie |title=Paul Revere Silver Teapots |url=https://kammteapotfoundation.org/paul-revere-silver-teapots/ |work=Kamm Collection |date=5 June 2021}}</ref> Original teapots by Paul Revere of this style are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.<ref name="Christies">{{cite web |last1=Pitman |first1=Jennifer |title=A RARE SILVER TEA POT MARK OF PAUL REVERE JR., BOSTON, CIRCA 1782 |url=https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5648452 |website=www.christies.com |date=24 January 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Boston Teapot BAP Union.jpg|thumb|Trophy aboard ''BAP Union'' in 2023]]

The replica trophy is approximately {{convert|30|cm|in}} high and {{convert|15|cm|in}} in diameter with an additional silver base engraved with ''"The Boston Teapot"'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trellevik |first1=Mads |title=Statsraaden kåret til verdens raskeste seilskip for 8. gang |url=https://www.ba.no/nyheter/statsraad-lehmkuhl/sjofart/statsraaden-karet-til-verdens-raskeste-seilskip-for-8-gang/s/5-8-903465 |work=Bergensavisen AS |date=17 October 2018}}</ref> and housed in a custom protective wooden box, 40cm x 40cm x 20cm (16in x 16in x 8 in), with a blue velvet lining.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jensen |first1=Jonas |title=Statsraad Lehmkuhl details 3, the Boston Teapot Trophy |url=http://mulesaw.blogspot.com/2019/06/statsraad-lehmkuhl-details-3-boston.html |website=blogspot.com |publisher=Mulesaw |date=11 June 2019}}</ref>

The trophy is currently presented to the winning ship by [[Sail Training International]] at their International Sail Training and Tall Ships Conference held in November of each year. The winning ship keeps the trophy for the year.<ref name="Lehmkuhl"/>

==Trophy winners==

{| class="wikitable alternance sortable "
|+
!Year
!Name of ship
!Ship [[Flag state|registry]]
!Running distance [[Nautical mile|(nm)]]
!Average speed [[Knot (unit)|(knots)]]
!Notes
|-
|1964
|[[Italian training ship Corsaro II|Corsaro II]]
|{{flag icon|ITA}} [[Italy]] 
|1121 nm
|9 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1965
|[[German training ship Gorch Fock (1958)|Gorch Fock]]
|{{flag icon|GER}} [[Germany]]
|1079 nm
|8.7 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1966
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|1335 nm
|10.7 kts
|<ref name="Libertad">{{cite web |last1=Pilgrim |first1=Mia |title=Libertad |url=https://tallshipsnetwork.com/vessels/libertad/?lang=en-us |website=Tall Ships Network |access-date=28 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Se cumplen 54 años de la primera vez que la fragata ARA “Libertad” obtuvo el trofeo “Boston Teapot” |url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/se-cumplen-54-anos-de-la-primera-vez-que-la-fragata-ara-libertad-obtuvo-el-trofeo-boston |agency=Armada de la República Argentina |date=9 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
|1967
|[[German training ship Gorch Fock (1958)|Gorch Fock]]
|{{flag icon|GER}} [[Germany]]
|1040 nm
|8.3 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1968
|[[German training ship Gorch Fock (1958)|Gorch Fock]]
|{{flag icon|GER}} [[Germany]]
|977 nm
|7.8 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1969
|[[German training ship Gorch Fock (1958)|Gorch Fock]]
|{{flag icon|GER}} [[Germany]]
|1191 nm
|9.6 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1970
|[[ARC Gloria]]
|{{flag icon|COL}} [[Colombia]]
|1058 nm
|8.5 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1971
|[[Chilean barquentine Esmeralda|Esmerelda]]
|{{flag icon|CHI}} [[Chile]]
|1026 nm
|8.2 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1972
|[[USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)|USCGC Eagle]]
|{{flag icon|USA}} [[United States]]
|1100 nm
|8.8 kts
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=David |title=Tall Ships and Sailormen: Operation Sail 1972 |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1974/february/tall-ships-and-sailormen-operation-sail-1972 |work=Proceedings |agency=US Naval Institute |volume=100/2/852 |date=February 1974}}</ref>
|-
|1973
|[[USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)|USCGC Eagle]]
|{{flag icon|USA}} [[United States]]
|1019 nm
|8.2 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1974
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|952 nm
|7.6 kts
|<ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|1975
|''no entry''
|
|
|
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1976
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|1248 nm
|10 kts
|<ref name="Libertad"/>
|-
|1977
|''no entry''
|
|
|
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1978
|''no entry''
|
|
|
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1979
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|1029 nm
|8.3 kts
|<ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|1980
|''no entry''
|
|
|
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1981
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|1115 nm
|8.9 kts
|<ref name="Libertad"/>
|-
|1982
|[[Cisne Branco]]
|{{flag icon|BRA}} [[Brazil]]
|1101 nm
|8.8 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1983
|[[German training ship Gorch Fock (1958)|Gorch Fock]]
|{{flag icon|GER}} [[Germany]]
|1098 nm
|8.8 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1984
|''no entry''
|
|
|
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1985
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|684 nm
|5.5 kts
|<ref name="Libertad"/>
|-
|1986
|[[Nippon Maru (1984)|Nippon Maru]]
|{{flag icon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
|955 nm
|7.7 kts
|<ref name="NIST"/>
|-
|1987
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|1174 nm
|9.4 kts
|<ref name="Libertad"/>
|-
|1988
|[[Dar Młodzieży]]
|{{flag icon|POL}} [[Poland]]
|1241 nm
|10 kts
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1989
|[[Nippon Maru (1984)|Nippon Maru]]
|{{flag icon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
|1134 nm
|9.1 kts
|<ref name="NIST"/>
|-
|1990
|[[Kaiwo Maru (1989)|Kaiwo Maru]]
|{{flag icon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
|1350 nm
|10.8 kts
|<ref name="NIST"/>
|-
|1991
|[[Kaiwo Maru (1989)|Kaiwo Maru]]
|{{flag icon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
|1244 nm
|10 kts
|<ref name="NIST"/>
|-
|1992
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|1041 nm
|8.4 kts
|<ref name="Libertad"/>
|-
|1993
|[[Nippon Maru (1984)|Nippon Maru]]
|{{flag icon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
|1201 nm
|9.6 kts
|<ref name="NIST"/>
|-
|1994
|[[Kaiwo Maru (1989)|Kaiwo Maru]]
|{{flag icon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
|1312 nm
|10.5 kts
|<ref name="NIST"/>
|-
|1995
|[[Kaiwo Maru (1989)|Kaiwo Maru]]
|{{flag icon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
|1394 nm
|11.2 kts
|<ref name="NIST"/>
|-
|1996
|''no entry''
|
|
|
|<ref name="zaglowce"/>
|-
|1997
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|1126 nm
|9 kts
|<ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|1998
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|1158 nm
|9.3 kts
|<ref name="Libertad"/>
|-
|1999
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|1088 nm
|8.7 kts
|<ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|2000
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|
|
|<ref name="Libertad"/>
|-
|2001
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|
|
|<ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|2002
|[[ARM Cuauhtémoc]]
|{{flag icon|MEX}} [[Mexico]]
|
|
|<ref name="ARM"/>
|-
|2003
|[[ARM Cuauhtémoc]]
|{{flag icon|MEX}} [[Mexico]]
|
|
|<ref name="ARM"/>
|-
|2004
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|
|
|<ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|2005
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|
|
|<ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|2006
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|
|
|<ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|2007
|[[ARA Libertad (Q-2)|ARA Libertad]]
|{{flag icon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|
|
|<ref name="STI Awards">{{cite web |title=STI Annual Awards |url=https://sailtraininginternational.org/sailtraining/annual-awards/ |website=sailtraininginternational.org |access-date=28 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|
|
|<ref name="STI Awards"/>
|-
|2009
|[[NRP Sagres (1937)|NRP Sagres]]
|{{flag icon|POR}} [[Portugal]]
|
|
|<ref name="STI Awards"/>
|-
|2010
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|
|
|<ref name="STI Awards"/>
|-
|2011
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|
|
|<ref name="STI Awards"/>
|-
|2012
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|
|
|<ref name="STI Awards"/>
|-
|2013
|[[ARM Cuauhtémoc]]
|{{flag icon|MEX}} [[Mexico]]
|1189 nm
|9.7 kts
|<ref name="ARM"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Silva Juarez |first1=Angel |title=El buque escuela Cuauhtémoc recibe trofeo internacional |url=https://www.estadomayor.mx/38871 |work=Estado Mayor |date=30 January 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|
|
|<ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="STI2018"/>
|-
|2015
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|
|
|<ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="Armada"/>
|-
|2016
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|1263 nm
|
|<ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="STI2016">{{cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL SAIL TRAINING AND TALL SHIPS CONFERENCE 2016: ANNUAL AWARDS |url=https://sailtraininginternational.org/blog/2016-annual-awards/ |website=sailtraininginternational.org |date=26 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|1556 nm
|12.5 kts
|<ref name="GWR"/><ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="STI2018">{{cite web |title=BOSTON TEAPOT TROPHY: MARCUS SIEDL, STATSRAAD LEMKHUL |url=https://sailtraininginternational.org/sailtraining/news/2017-annual-awards/ |website=sailtraininginternational.org |access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|1254 nm
|10.1 kts
|<ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="Lehmkuhl">{{cite news |title=Statsraad Lehmkuhl kåret til verdens raskeste seilskip for 8. gang |url=https://lehmkuhl.no/artikler/statsraad-lehmkuhl-igjen-karet-til-verdens-raskeste-seilskip-vant-the-boston-teapot-trophy-for-8-gang/ |access-date=28 May 2025 |work=lehmkuhl.no}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|[[Fryderyk Chopin (ship)|Fryderyk Chopin]]
|{{flag icon|POL}} [[Poland]]
|1218 nm
|9.8 kts
|<ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="STI2019">{{cite news |title=INTERNATIONAL SAIL TRAINING AND TALL SHIPS CONFERENCE 2019: ANNUAL AWARDS |url=https://sailtraininginternational.org/sailtraining/news/2019-annual-awards/ |publisher=Sail Training International |date=10 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|[[Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano|ARC Juan Sebastián de Elcano]]
|{{flag icon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|1013 nm
|
|<ref name="zaglowce"/><ref name="Armada">{{cite web |title=Training Ship "JUAN SEBASTIÁN DE ELCANO" |url=https://armada.defensa.gob.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buquessuperficie/prefLang-en/14Buqueescuela--01buque-escuela-juan-sebastian-de-elcano-a-71 |website=armada.defensa.gob.es |access-date=28 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Diaz Lorenzo |first1=Juan Carlos |title=“Juan Sebastián de Elcano” gana el trofeo Boston Teapot 2020 |url=https://www.puentedemando.com/juan-sebastian-de-elcano-gana-el-trofeo-boston-teapot-2020/ |work=Puente de Mando |date=21 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[Fryderyk Chopin (ship)|Fryderyk Chopin]]
|{{flag icon|POL}} [[Poland]]
|1288 nm
|
|<ref name="zaglowce"/><ref name="Chopin">{{cite news |last1=Romański |first1=Krzysztof |title=Fryderyk Chopin ponownie wygrywa Boston Teapot Trophy |url=https://zaglowce.info/fryderyk-chopin-wygrywa-boston-teapot/ |work=zaglowce.info |date=23 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[Statsraad Lehmkuhl]] 
|{{flag icon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
|1125 nm
|9.1 kts
|<ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="zaglowce">{{cite news |last1=Romański |first1=Krzysztof |title=Statsraad Lehmkuhl wins Boston Teapot Trophy |url=https://zaglowce.info/statsraad-lehmkuhl-wins-boston-teapot-trophy/ |work=zaglowce.info |date=2 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[BAP Unión]]
|{{flag icon|PER}} [[Peru]]
|1261 nm
|10.7 kts
|<ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="Union">{{cite web |title=B.A.P UNIÓN AWARDED BOSTON TEAPOT TROPHY IN CADIZ CEREMONY |url=https://sailtraininginternational.org/sailtraining/news/bap-union-awarded-boston-teapot-trophy-cadiz-ceremony/ |website=sailtraininginternational.org |date=6 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BAP Union receives the "Boston Teapot Trophy" |url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-bap-union-receives-the-boston-teapot-trophy-973007.aspx |work=andina |agency=Agencia Peruana de Noticias |date=3 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|[[ARM Cuauhtémoc]]
|{{flag icon|MEX}} [[Mexico]]
|1171 nm
|9.4 kts
|<ref name="STI Awards"/><ref name="ARM">{{cite news |title=El Buque Escuela Velero “Cuauhtémoc”, Embajador y Caballero de los Mares, obtuvo el premio internacional “Tetera Boston 2024” |url=https://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/284836 |agency=Secretaría de Marina |issue=176/2024 |date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
|}

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