WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNERS
YEAR SITE BOATS
WINNER (BOAT #) SECOND (BOAT #) THIRD (BOAT #)
CREW CREW CREW
FLEET
FLEET FLEET
1938
Lake Wawasee, IN. 8 Joe
Plaskett (78) Eli Lilly (79) Fairfax
Ernst (42)
Lake
Wawasee, MI. #4 Lake
Wawasee, MI. #4 Michigan
City, IN. #6
1939
Milwaukee, WI. 28 H.
R. Landon (5) Joe Plaskett (78) O.
Sonntag (331)
Illiana
Y. C. #8 Lake Wawasee, #4 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1940
Michigan City, IN. 33 Coleman
Anderson (163) H. R. Landon (5) Matt Carlson ( )
Burnham
Park, Chicago Illiana Y. C.
#8 Muskegon
Y.C. #11
1941
Lake Wawasee, IN. 27 Christian
Mack (331) Carl Howell
(278) Otto Palm (39)
Gerry
Conners Johnnie
Best Otto Palm, Jr.
Burnham
Park, Chicago Milwaukee #10 Michigan
City Y.C. #6
1942
Muskegon, MI. Joe
Schoendorf (423) G. D.
Foster (290) Ken Drewry
(5)
Milwaukee
#10 Milwaukee
#10 Milwaukee
#10
1943
- 1946 No competition - World War II
1947
Milwaukee, WI. 15 Sid
Exley (262) John Christianson (430) Jerry Koening
Alamitos
Bay #21 Milwaukee #10
1948 Alamitos Bay, CA. 17 Gordon Brown (466) Sid Exley (262) Alan
Harder (230)
7/30,31, 8/1 Alamitos
Bay #21 Alamitos Bay #21 Alamitos Bay YC #21
1949
Eagle Lake, MI. 27 J.
Christianson (430) Paul Merrill
(376) Ed Merrill (78)
8/19,20,21 -5 Races Milwaukee #10 Alamitos
Bay #21 Eagle Lake Y.C. #27
1950
Leland, MI. 32 Bud
Pendergast (528) J. Christianson (430) Jim Blackwood (290)
8/18,19,20 -5 Races Leland Y. C. #26 Milwaukee
#10 Milwaukee
#10
1951
Severna Park, MD. 18 J.
Christianson (430) Peter Geis (552) Jolly
Mock (447)
8/17,18,19 -5 Races Dick Booth
Milwaukee
#10 Severn
River #23 Eagle Lake Y.C. #27
1952
Long Beach, CA. 17 Sid
Exley (262) Paul Merrill (376) Dick
Russell (562)
8/22,23,24-5 Races Alamitos Bay #21 Alamitos Bay #21 Alamitos Bay Y.C. #21
1953
Leland, MI. 33 J.
Christianson (430) John Jameson
(406) Dan Elliott (586)
8/13,14,15- 5 Races Milwaukee #10 Leland
Y. C. #26 Severna Park #23
1954
No Competition
1955
Milwaukee, WI. 23 J.
Christianson (430) Jim Blackwood
(290) John Niland (585)
8/18,19,20 -5 Races Milwaukee #10 Milwaukee
#10 Milwaukee
#10
1956
Eagle Lake, MI. 34 J.
Christianson (700) John Niland (585) Bill Steel (600)
8/24,25,26-5 Races Milwaukee #10 Milwaukee
#10 Leland
Y.C. #26
1957 Annapolis, MD. John
Niland (585)
Milwaukee
#10
1958
Long Beach, CA. 17 Bill
Siegrist (713) Dick Russell
(562) Tom Torphy (411)
5 Races Alamitos
Bay #21 Alamitos Bay #21 Milwaukee #10
1959
Milwaukee, WI. 20 J.
Christianson (700) Dave Blackwood
(290) Peter Reiske (73)
8/21,22,23 -9 Races Roy Christianson
Milwaukee
#10 Milwaukee
#10 Milwaukee
#10
1960
Leland, MI. 40 J.
Christianson (700) Ralph Lowery
(705) Bill Faygas (644)
8/5,6,7 -6 Races Milwaukee,
WI. #10 SSYC Akron, OH #17 Illiana Y.C. #8
1961
Quincy, MA. 12 Bill
Steel (600) Wally Gould (605) Rene
Serrao (716)
7/28,29,30 Polly Steel
Leland Y.C. #26 Mass.
Bay #39 Unattached, Canada
1962
Tawas Bay, MI. 23 J.
Christianson (733) Ken Gustafson
(644) Biff Steel (717)
8/24,25,26-7 Races Roy Christianson Al Sowa Polly Steel
Milwaukee
#10 Illiana
Y.C. #8 Leland
Y.C. #26
1963
Milwaukee, WI. Ken
Gustafson (644) Walter
Hirthe (573) Biff Steel
(717)
8/23,24,25 Al Sowa Polly Steel
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Milwaukee
#10 Leland
Y.C. #26
1964
Palo Alto, CA. 15 Ken
Gustafson (644) David
Allison (752) E. Brown Gray
(741)
8/20,21,22 -6 Races Al Sowa
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Palo
Alto Y.C. #29 Palo Alto
Y.C. #29
1965
Tawas Bay, MI. 29 Matt
Haglund (746) Roy
Christianson (733) Fred Shoaff (755)
8/20,21,22 -7 Races Tawas Bay Y.C. #37 Milwaukee #10 Leland
Y.C. #26
1966
Leland, MI. 41 J.
Christianson (733) Stan Martin (644) Biff
Steel (717)
8/12,13,14 -8 Races Roy Christianson Bill Banta Polly
Steel
Milwaukee
#10 Illiana
Y.C. #8 Leland
Y.C.
1967
San Diego, CA. Roy Christianson (733) Rod Ogilby (476) John Mattis (752)
Milwaukee
#10 Alamitos
Bay #21 Palo Alto Y.C. #29
1968
Tawas Bay, MI. 22 Alan
Lemke (573) Tom Grogan
(644) Doug Drake (592)
8/23,24,25 -5 Races Guy Robinson Marlon
Brandow Jim Drake
Milwaukee
#10 Leland
Y.C. #26 Milwaukee
#10
1969
Alamitos Bay, CA. Bill Steel (767) Pete
Sorenson (752) Tom Grogan
(644)
8/8,9,10 Leland
Y.C. #26 Palo
Alto Y.C. #29 Leland Y.C.
#26
1970
Tawas Bay, MI. 21 John
Makielski (755) Alan
Johnson (779) Jack Tomko
(789)
8/7,8,9 -8 Races Mark
Makielski Dale Johnson Tony
Tomko
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1971 Alamitos Bay, CA. Pete Sorenson (752) Norm
Spaulding (762) Mark
Makielski (644)
8/13,14,15 -6 Races John Makielski
Palo
Alto Y.C. #29 Palo Alto
Y.C. #29 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1972
Leland, MI. 34 Tom
Grogan (644) Mark Makielski
(755) John Hans (772)
8/11,12,13 -10 Races Jim
Freeman John
Makielski Bob Hague
Leland
Y.C.#26 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27
1973
Tawas Bay, MI. 19 John
Hans (772) Alan Johnson (779) Paul Makielski (708)
8/3,4,5 -7 Races Bob
Hague Dale
Johnson Joan Makielski
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27
1974
Tawas Bay, MI. 21 ` Jack Tomko (789) Paul
Makielski (755) Mark
Makielski (708)
8/9,10,11 -7 Races Tony
Tomko Carolyn
Gray Steve Gray
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27
1975
Leland, MI. 35 Sara
Makielski (773) Bill Steel
(787) Paul Makielski (708)
8/1,2,3 -9 Races John
Makielski Barbara Barge Carolyn
Gray
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Leland Y.C.
#26 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27
1976
Tawas Bay, MI 22 Paul
Makielski (708) Jack Tomko
(798) Biff Steel (717)
8/6,7,8 -7 Races Carolyn
Gray Tony Tomko Polly Steel
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Leland
Y.C. #26
1977
Tawas Bay, MI. 19 Paul
Makielski (708) Jack Tomko
(798) Alan Johnson (779)
8/5,6,7 -7 Races John
Makielski Tony Tomko Dale
Johnson
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1978
Leland, MI. 37 Ed
Gray (751) Jack Tomko (798) Biff
Steel (717)
8/4,5,6 -10 Races Carolyn
Gray Tony Tomko Polly Steel
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Leland
Y.C. #26
1979
Tawas Bay, MI. 23 Ed
Gray (751) Bruce Gregg (708) Jack
Tomko (798)
8/3,4,5 -8 Races Carolyn
Gray Andy Gregg Tony Tomko
Eagle
Lake YC #27 Illiana Y.C. #8 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1980
Leland, MI. 29 Jack
Tomko (798) Louis Tomko
(797) Jolly Booth (774)
8/1,2,3 -9 Races Tony
Tomko Gary
Procknow Valerie Booth
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27
1981
Tawas Bay, MI. 14 Jack
Tomko (798) Ed Gray (751) Louis
Tomko (797)
8/7,8,9 Tony
Tomko Carolyn
Gray Garry Prockow
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8
1982
Leland, MI. 34 Jack
Tomko (798) Biff Steel
(717) Ed Gray (751)
7/30,31,8/1-10 Races Tony Tomko Polly
Steel Jan. & Carolyn Gray
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Leland
Y.C. #26 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27
1983 Tawas Bay, MI 20 Jack
Tomko (798) Louis Tomko
(797) Sara Makielski (821)
8/5,6,7 -10 Races Tony
Tomko Gary
Proknow John Makielski
Illiana
Y.C.#8 Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27
1984 Leland, MI. 23 Jack
Tomko (798) Sara Makielski
(821) Biff Steel (717)
8/10,11,12 -10 Races Tony Tomko Joan
Mak-Sniadecki Polly Steel
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle
Lake #27 Leland Y.C. #26
1985 Eagle Lake, MI. 23 Paul
Makielski (814) Jolly Booth
(774) F. Catanzarite (786)
8/2,3,4 -7 Races Joan
Mak-Sniadecki Shawn Booth Diana
Catanzarite
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 EagleLakeY.C. #27
1986 Leland, MI. 26 John
Makielski (821) Jack Tomko
(798) Jolly Booth (774)
7/25,26,27-7 Races Joan Mak-Sniadecki Pat Tomko Jim Gluckin
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27
1987 Tawas
Bay, MI. Jack
Tomko (798) Rich Haglund
(690) Jim Bradshaw (816)
8/7,8,9-6 Races Pat
Tomko Rick
Haglund Mark
Robinson
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Tawas
Bay Y.C. #37 SSYC Akron OH.
#17
1988 Cave
Run Lake, KY. 21 Jack
Tomko (798) F. Catanzarite
(786) Guy Donatelli (772)
8/5,6,7-8 Races Jamie
Tomko Diana
Catanzarite Debra
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 SSYC Akron,
OH. #17
1989 Leland, MI. 31 Rob
Frechette (745) Dieter
Stroinigg(702) Joan
Mak-Sniadecki(821)
8/11,12,13-8 Races Eric Roberts Hermann
Vargason John Makielski
SSYC
Akron, OH. #17 Hueston
Woods SA#45 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1990 Tawas Bay, MI. 21
Dieter Stroinigg (702) Gary VanderSyde (770) Jack Tomko (798)
8/10,11,12 -10 Races Larry Roemer John
Sensor Pat
Tomko
Hueston
Woods SA #45 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1991
Diamond Lake, MI. 24 Jack
Tomko (798) Frank
Catanzarite(786) Guy
Donatelli (772)
8/2,3,4 - 8 Races Alisa Tomko Diana
Catanzarite Carol Carlton
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 SSYC Akron,
OH. #17
1992 Leland, MI. 26 Biff
Steel (717) Jack Tomko (798) Guy
Donatelli (772)
7/24,25,26-10 Races M Steel/ E.Hunt Alisa
Tomko Carol
Carlton
Leland
Y.C. #26 Illiana Y.C. #8 SSYC
Akron, OH. #17
1993 Tawas Bay, MI. 16 Guy
Donatelli (772) Jack Tomko
(798) Herm.Vargason (592)
8/6,7,8 - 8 Races Carol Carlton Alisa
Tomko David
Eifert
SSYC,Akron,
OH. #17 Illiana Y.C. #8 Hueston
Woods SA #45
1994
Eagle Lake, MI. 20 Rob
Frechette (823) Howie
Marion (821) Guy Donatelli
(772)
8/5,6,7, - 8 Races Joan
Mak-Sniadecki Sara
Mak-Marion Carol Carlton
Severn Sailing Y.C. California SSYC,
Akron, OH #17
1995 Leland, MI. 25 Sara
Mak-Marion(821) Biff Steel
(717) Tom Ogrentz (794)
8/11,12,13 - 8 Races Joan Mak-Sniadecki Melissa Steel M.Wood/Alisa
Tomko
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Leland Y.C.
#26 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1996 Tawas Bay, MI 11 Sara
Mak-Marion(821) Guy
Donatelli (772) Mark
Robertson (745)
8/9,10,11 - 9 Races Joan Mak-Sniadecki Carol Carlton Margo
Erme
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 SSYC,
Akron,OH #17 SSYC,Akron,OH
#17
1997 Illiana Y. C. IN 22 Sara
Mak.-Marion (821) Guy Donatelli
(772) Jolly Booth (774)
8/1,2,3 - 9 Races Joan
Mak.-Sniadecki Carol
Carlton Val
Booth-McHugh
Eagle
Lake S.C. #27 SSYC, Akron,
OH #17 Eagle Lake S.C. #27
1998 Tawas Bay, MI. 12 Guy
Donatelli (824) Sara
Mak-Marion (821) Bill
Thompson (787)
8/7,8,9 - 10 Races Carol
Carlton Chris May Eugene Damiani
SSYC Akron OH. #17 Eagle
Lake S.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8
1999 Leland, MI. 20 Chris
May (821) Biff Steel (717) Guy Donatelli (824) 8/13,14,15 - 7 Races Sara Mak.-Marion Joan Mak.-Sniadecki Judi Finan
Eagle
Lake S.C. #27 Leland Y.C.
#26
SSYC Akron OH #17
2000 Tawas Bay, MI. 18 Guy
Donatelli (824) Bill
Thompson (787) Chris May (821)
8/4,5,6 - 6 Races Judi
Finan Mike Thompson Sara Mak-Marion
SSYC
Akron OH #17 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Eagle
Lake S.C. #27
2001 Illiana Y. C. 18 Guy
Donatelli (824) Sara
Mak-Marion (823) Jolly
Booth (774)
8/3,4,5 - 8 Races Judi
Donatelli Joan Mak-Sniadecki Val McHugh
SSYC
Akron OH #17 Eagle Lake S.C. #27 Eagle Lake S.C. #27
2002 Tawas
Bay, MI 13 Chris
May (821) Guy Donatelli (824) Jolly Booth (774)
8/2,3,4 - 8 Races Sara
Mak.-Marion Judi Donatelli Val
McHugh
Eagle
Lake S.C. #27 SSYC Akron OH
#17 Eagle Lake S.C. #27
2003 Leland, MI 12 Chris
May (821) Guy Donatelli (824) Biff Steel (717)
8/21-23 -9 Races Sara
Makielski Judi Donatelli Jeff Keen
Eagle
Lake S.C. #27 SSYC Akron OH
#17 Leland Y.C. #26