Gene Wheeler Memorial Trophy

CR1 50 Framed

Official Number: CR1 50

Awarded For: Spring Series 1st Place

Physical Description: Bowl, Revere, 10", on wood base

Deed/History: C Scow trophy prior to 1978. Gene Wheeler was 11 years old when he joined the Mendota Yacht Club in 1944. In 1948 he placed sixth out of 52 boats at the ILYA Invitational regatta at Delevan. He also won a permanent trophy at the ILYA regatta at Oshkosh, awarded to the best C Boat skipper under 18. He died in 1949, age 16.

Past Winners

2023 Not a series this year
2022 Not a series this year
2021 Jim Lord
2020
Not a Series-COVID 19
2019
Chuck Duroni & David Niemann
2018 Hoofers-Sassafras
2017 Chuck Duroni & David Niemann
2016 Peggy Elath
2015 Chuck Duroni & David Niemann
2014 Brian Louther
2013 Brian Louther
2012 Chuck Duroni & David Niemann
2011 Chuck Duroni & David Niemann
2010 Chuck Duroni & David Niemann
2009 Chuck Duroni
2008 Brian Louther
2007 Brian Louther
2006 Not a series this year
2005 Not a series this year
2004 Not a series this year
2003 Not a series this year
2002 Dave Gorwitz
2001
2000 Nick Maxwell
1999
1998 Pat Turski
1997 Don Anderson
1996 Dave Gorwitz & Rob Rickman
1995 Kent Johnson
1994 Dave Gorwitz & Rob Rickman
1993 Dave Gorwitz
1992 Dave Gorwitz
1991 Dave Gorwitz
1990 Kent Johnson, Tom Larson
1989 William Exner Family
1988 Tom Larson
1987 William Exner Family
1986 John & Karen Knight
1985 Jerry Swedish Family
1984 Bill & Jane Hanson
1983 D. & B. Brush
1982 Tom & Louise Josephson
1981 Dan Fix
1980 Steve Pohlman
1979
1978 Paul Herzog