Year Skipper Boat Hull Fleet Host City
1966 Bob Johnson Tokoa 2 San Diego Seattle
1968 Tony Redstone Piper 539 Sydney San Diego
1970 Tony Parks Moonraker 904 Sydney Sydney
1971 John Malleson Sunday 900 Victoria Victoria
1973 Tanker Jones Totem Too 271 Whitby Whitby
1975 Sandy Pratt Le Bar 711 Seattle Seattle
1977 Leonard Witkins Compound X 1050 San Diego San Diego
1979 Brett Willetts Bert 1126 Vancouver Vancouver
1981 Jon Wilkins Wampum 245 Toronto Toronto
1983 Hubert Townsend Hulujimama 333 Seattle Seattle
1986 Bruce King Thunder Down Under 1224 Pt. Philip Pt. Philip
1987 Douglas Lee Helios IV 355 Victoria Victoria
1989 Bob Jensen Neji 210 San Francisco San Francisco
1991 Grant Chyz Raptor 1236 Seattle Toronto
1993 Grant Chyz Raptor 1236 Seattle Vancouver
1995 Bruce King Predator 1255 Pt. Philip San Francisco
1997 Mark Harang Rev 447 Seattle Seattle
1999 Bob Britten Hocus 1116 Victoria Victoria
2001 Oliver Lennox-King Strange Device 1240 Toronto Toronto
2003 Mark Harang Rev 447 Seattle Seattle
2005 Vidas Stukas Owl 642 Victoria Boston
2007 Duncan Stamper Scooter 1115 Victoria Victoria
2010 Duncan Stamper Scooter 1115 Victoria Toronto
2012 Craig Burnell Predator 1255 Seattle Oak Harbor
2014 Duane Emnott Thunderbaby 1266 Evergreen Boston
2017 Grant Chyz Raptor 1236 Seattle Port Townsend
2019 Blackbird Assoc. Raven 1190 Port Townsend Boston
2023 Paul Chyz Raptor 1236 Seattle Port Townsend
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