Asa Candler Jr. Challenger Trophy Re-Dedication

Panama City, FL -- The St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club is honored to announce that they

will be conducting a dedication ceremony on October 26th at 4:30 pm in conjunction

with Coca-Cola for their new Asa Candler Jr. Challenger Trophy. The ceremony will be

dedicating a new Tiffany trophy, generously donated by Coca-Cola. A short

documentary, presented by Wewa Films, will be available on the Yacht Club’s website,

providing more information about the trophy.

In November of 2023, the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club experienced a fire that completely

devastated the membership. Along with the loss of the main clubhouse, the membership lost

the nearly 90-year-old Asa Candler Jr. Challenger Trophy. The trophy was originally donated to

St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club in 1936 as part of an agreement that they would run a regatta

every first weekend in June in front of Asa Candler Jr.’s home.

“Losing the Candler Trophy was a major loss not only for the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club, but

also for Panama City,” says Gabriela Cumbie, events committee chair. Cumbie states,

“Families from across the Gulf Coast have been coming to Panama City for almost 90 years to

sail our waters and compete for the trophy. We are overjoyed to continue the tradition thanks to

Coca-Cola.”

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To promote and provide support for the sport of sailing, power boating, water safety,

and related activities; as well as provide facilities for its members to share common

interests in a social atmosphere of mutual camaraderie, both on and off the water.

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