This is a list of Windmill sailboat championships.
Year | Event Type | Location | Winner | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | Championship | Alachua Sailing Club, Florida | Francis Seavy & Unknown | [1] |
1954 | Championship | Lake Ivanhoe, Florida | Charles Morgan & Unknown | [1] |
1962 | National Championship | Davis Island Yacht Club | All Unknown | [2] |
1962 | International Championship | Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Florida | David Posey & Unknown | [2] |
1963 | National Championship | Bellport Bay Yacht Club, New York | All Unknown | [3] |
1964 | National Championship | Bellport Bay Yacht Club, New York | All Unknown | [3] |
1966 | National Championship | Reno, Nevada | All Unknown | [3] |
1966 | International Championship | St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Florida | All Unknown | [3] |
1967 | National Championship | Unknown | Paul Gernhardt & Unknown | [4] |
1967 | International Championship | West River Sailing Club, Maryland | John Bear & Ed Bear | [4] |
1968 | National Championship | Red Bank, New Jersey | Pat Hamilton & Augie Diaz | [5] |
1969 | National Championship | Lake Arlington, Texas | John Bear & Unknown | [6] |
1969 | International Championship | Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Virginia | Ed Laviano & Unknown | [6] |
1970 | National Championship | Navy Sailing Squadron, Maryland | Dick Schmidt & Judy Schmidt | [7] |
1970 | International Championship | Southern Yacht Club, Louisiana | John Dane III & Unknown | [7] |
1971 | National Championship | Houston Yacht Club, Texas | All Unknown | [8] |
1971 | International Championship | Bellport Bay Yacht Club, New York | Pat Hamilton & Nora Hamilton | [9] |
1972 | National Championship | Tampa Sailing Squadron, Florida | Denis Fontaine & Unknown | [10] |
1973 | National Championship | Old Point Comfort Yacht Club, Virginia | Denis Fontaine & Unknown | [11] |
1974 | National Championship | Association Island, New York | Denis Fontaine & Unknown | [12] |
1974 | International Championship | Houston Yacht Club, Texas | Denis Fontaine & Unknown | [12] |
1975 | National Championship | Lake Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | Peter Fontaine & Keith Bradley | [13] |
1976 | International Championship | Lake Gaston, North Carolina | Denis Fontaine & Greg Fontaine | [14] |
1977 | Unknown | Pensacola Yacht Club, Florida | Denis Fontaine & Bill Whitehurst | [15] |
1978 | Unknown | Kenlake Sailing Club, Kentucky | Sam Andras & Joan Andras | [16] |
1979 | National Championship | Christchurch School, Virginia | Bob Rowland & Sandy Rowland | [17] |
1980 | International Championship | Saratoga Lake Sailing Club, New York | Dave Ellis & Susie Ellis | [18] |
1981 | National Championship | St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club, Florida | Alex Krumdieck & Richard Krumdieck | [19] |
1982 | National Championship | Lake Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | Terry Wood & Betty Wood | [20] |
1984 | National Championship | Lake Livingston, Texas | Craig Tovell & Craig Plotner | [21] |
1985 | National Championship | Concord Yacht Club, Tennessee | Dave Ellis & Brandon Ellis | [22] |
1987 | National Championship | Ware River Yacht Club, Virginia | Mark Swanson & Emmie Swanson | [23] |
1988 | National Championship | Bay Point Yacht Club, Ohio | John Ingalls & Maura Ingalls | [24] |
1989 | National Championship | Oriental Sailing Association, North Carolina | John Ingalls & Mike Mullahey | [25] |
1990 | National Championship | Bristol Yacht Club, Rhode Island | Craig Tovell & Mike Graber | [26] |
1991 | National Championship | St. Mary's College, Maryland | Mark Swanson & Emmie Swanson | [27] |
1992 | National Championship | Lake Monroe Sailing Club, Indiana | Terry Wood & Betty Wood | [28] |
1993 | National Championship | Percy Priest Yacht Club, Tennessee | Terry Wood & Betty Wood | [29] |
1994 | National Championship | Oriental Sailing Association, North Carolina | John Danneburger & Anne Danneburger | [30] |
1995 | National Championship | St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club, Florida | Terry Wood & Betty Wood | [31] |
1996 | National Championship | Castine, Maine | Richard Fontana & Diane Ahmann | [32] |
1997 | National Championship | Edenton Bay Yacht Club, North Carolina | Terry Wood & Betty Wood | [33] |
1998 | National Championship | Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Florida | Terry Wood & Betty Wood | [34] |
1999 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [35] |
2000 | National Championship | Ohio | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [36] |
2001 | National Championship | Edenton Bay Yacht Club, North Carolina | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [37] |
2002 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Ken Deyett & Geoff Gibby AND Terry Wood & Betty Wood* | [38] |
2003 | National Championship | Bristol Yacht Club, Rhode Island | Richard Fontana & Ed Fontana | [39] |
2004 | National Championship | James Island Yacht Club, South Carolina | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [40] |
2005 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Dave Ellis & M. Ruchrmund | [41] |
2006 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Dave Ellis & Lars Arnesen | [42] |
2007 | National Championship | Edenton Yacht Club, North Carolina | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [43] |
2008 | National Championship | Lake Winnipesaukee Yacht Club, New Hampshire | Ethan Bixby & Amy Drinker | [44] |
2009 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Arthur Anosov & Danila Florianovich | [45] |
2010 | National Championship | Lake Lanier Sailing Club, Georgia | John Jennings & Julie Valdez | [46] |
2011 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [47] |
2012 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Lin Robson & Erin McKie | [48] |
2013 | National Championship | Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Virginia | Craig Tovell & Brendan Demler | [49] |
2014 | National Championship | Hoover Sailing Club, Ohio | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [50] |
2015 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Ralph Sponar III & Matthew Sponar | [51] |
2016 | National Championship | River Dunes Harbor Club & Marina, North Carolina | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [52] |
2017 | National Championship | Erie Yacht Club, Pennsylvania | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [53] |
2018 | National Championship | Rock Hall Yacht Club, Maryland | Ethan Bixby & Trudy Bixby | [54] |
2019 | International Championship | Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Virginia | Arthur Anosov & Maxim Anosov | [55] |
2020 | National Championship | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [56] |
*Note: In 2002, there was an incorrect initial scoring by the race committee, leading them to declare co-champions
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