ENSENADA, MEXICO - April 23, 2005 – HENRY BROWN, USC alum and 2004 Patron of the Trojan Navy, has won the Secretary of the Navy trophy in the 58th Annual International Lexus Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race.


Henry Brown is presented with the Secretary of the Navy
Trophy.

The Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race began with 466 yachts, 23 classes including Maxi, Sprit, PHRF, ULDB, ORCA, Ancient Mariner and Cruising at noon on Friday, April 22nd from Newport Beach, Calif.

The race is the largest in the world and well known for the number of Hollywood stars who participate. Famous entertainers racing in the past include stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Rock Hudson, David Gates, Vicki Lawrence, Walter Cronkite, and Buddy Ebsen.



Henry Brown, who earned both his undergraduate and masters degrees from USC, won the trophy, previously held by Dennis Conner, among others by beating out 38 boats in his class and his nearest competition by over 40 minutes.

Brown has been one of the Trojan Navy rowing team’s greatest sponsors in recent years, purchasing the Crew new equipment and financing the team’s tour of England’s Henley Royal Regatta last summer.

Race officials, who insisted Henry pose for
photographs with a number of young ladies from UCLA, awarded Brown the regatta trophy on his yacht’s arrival in Ensenada.



Congratulations Henry Brown!