North American Championship Regatta Winners

YEAR	SAILOR	HOME	REGATTA LOCATION
1953	Jack Moran	Michigan, USA	Cass Lake, Michigan
1954	Jack Moran (second)	Michigan, USA	Cass Lake, Michigan
1955	Bill Sporer	Michigan, USA	Cass Lake, Michigan
1956	Ed Grant	Michigan, USA	Lake St. Clair, Michigan
1957	Skip Boston	Michigan, USA	Lake St. Clair, Michigan
1958	Remi DeBlaere	Michigan, USA	Lake St. Clair, Michigan
1959	Skip Boston	Michigan, USA	Lake St. Clair, Michigan
1960	Jane Pegel	Illinois, USA	Devil’s Lake, Michigan
1961	Jack Young	New York, USA	Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1962	Reuben Snodgrass	New York, USA	Lake Honeoye, New York
1963	Jane Pegel (second)	Illinois, USA	Mansfield, Ohio
1964	Skip Boston (third)	Michigan, USA	Toledo, Ohio
1965	Ed Grant (second)	Michigan, USA	Cass Lake, Michigan
1966	Ro Redner	Michigan, USA	Gull Lake, Michigan
1967	Ro Redner (second)	Michigan, USA	Lake Lamoka, New York
1968	Gene Treuter	Michigan, USA	Cass Lake, Michigan
1969	Jack Wesenberg	Michigan, USA	Lake St. Clair, Michigan
1970	Tim Woodhouse	Michigan, USA	Lake St. Clair, Michigan
1971	Jan Gougeon	Michigan, USA	Geist Reservoir, Indiana
1972	Jan Gougeon	Michigan, USA	Bantam Lake, Connecticut
1973	Tim Woodhouse	Michigan, USA	Sodus Bay, New York
1974	Tim Woodhouse (third)	Michigan, USA	Hamilton Harbor, Canada
1975	Vello Kuusk	Estonia, USSR	Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1976	Jan Gougeon	Michigan, USA	Hamilton Harbor, Canada
1977	John Schuck	Michigan, USA	St. Michaels, Maryland
1978	Ed Kraft	Michigan, USA	Canandaigua, New York
1979	P. Burczynski	Poland	Lake Champlain, Vermont
1980	Meade Gougeon	Michigan, USA	Alpena, Michigan
1981	Jan Gougeon	Michigan, USA	Hamilton Bay, Canada
1982	Henry Bossett	New Jersey, USA	Canandaigua, New York
1983	Henry Bossett	New Jersey, USA	Trenton, Ontario
1984	J. Koeck	New Jersey, USA	Sandusky, Ohio
1985	No Regatta
1986	Jan Gougeon	Michigan, USA	Muskegon, Michigan
1987	Mike O’Brian	New Jersey, USA	Lake St Clair, Michigan
1988	Jan Gougeon	Michigan, USA	Trenton, Ontario
1989	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Lake Champlain, Vermont
1990	Henry Bossett	New Jersey,USA	Elk Lake, Michigan
1991	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Lake Leelanau, Michigan
1992	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Madison, Wisconsin
1993	Henry Bossett (fourth)	New Jersey,USA	Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1994	Jan Gougeon	Michigan, USA	Elk Lake, Michigan
1995	Karol Jablonski	Poland	Montreal, Quebec
1996	Ken VanWagnen	Ohio, USA	Lake Champlain, Vermont
1997	Meade Gougeon (second)	Michigan, USA	Lake St. Clair, Michigan
1998	Greg Smith	Michigan, USA	Lake Champlain, Vermont
1999	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Lac St. Louis, Canada
2000	Jan Gougeon (eighth)	Michigan, USA	Lake Miltona, Minnesota
2001	Karol Jablonski (second)	Poland	Saginaw Bay, Michigan
2002	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Garrison, Minnesota
2003	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Lake Champlain, New York
2004	John Dennis	Minnesota, USA	Sandusky, Ohio
2005	Matt Struble	Michigan, USA	Elk Lake, Michigan
2006	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Pepin, Wisconsin
2007	Matt Struble	Michigan, USA	Menominee, Michigan
2008	Matt Struble	Michigan, USA	Lake City, Minnesota
2009	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Menominee, Wisconsin
2010	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
2011	No Regatta
2012	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin
2013	John Dennis (second)	Minnesota, USA	Lake Pepin, Lake City, Minnesota
2014	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, New York
2015	No Regatta
2016	Matt Struble	California,USA	Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin
2017	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Green Bay, Peshtigo, Wisconsin
2018	Ron Sherry	Michigan, USA	Lake Charlevoix, Boyne City, Michigan
2019	Ron Sherry (14th)	Michigan USA	Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, Indiana
2020	James "T" Thieler	Rhode Island, USA	Fort Peck, Montana
2021	No Regatta
2022	No Regatta
2023	Matt Struble	California, USA	Lake Kegonsa, Madison, WI
2024	Matt Struble (6th)	California, USA	Lake Waconia, Waconia, MN
2025	Matt Struble (7th)	California, USA	Lake Winnebago, Fond du Lac, WI

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