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Bilge Puller Trophy - National Championship Winners
Bilge Puller Trophy - National Championship Winners
Click here to see # of times skipper in top 10
Year
Boat #
Skipper
Home Club
Location
#Entries
1959
V-77
Mike Meyer
Pewaukee YC
Chautauqua YC
28
1960
X-9
Gordon Lindemann
Pine Lake YC
White Lake YC
54
1961
M-9
Nat Robbins
Minnetonka YC
Little Egg Harbor
35
1962
X-9
Gordon Lindemann
Pine Lake YC
Lake Geneva YC
69
1963
X-9
Gordon Lindemann
Pine Lake YC
Chautauqua YC
49
1964
I-1
Bill Grunow
Lake Geneva YC
Muskegon YC
40
1965
I-1
Buddy Melges
Lake Geneva YC
Little Egg Harbor
41
1966
M-4
Runyon Colie
Mantoloking YC
Minnetonka YC
60
1967
M-1
Brad Robinson
Minnetonka YC
Chautauqua YC
40
1968
M-1
Brad Robinson
Minnetonka YC
Muskegon YC
41
1969
I-1
Buddy Melges
Lake Geneva YC
Lake Geneva YC
57
1970
M-5
Bill Allen
Minnetonka YC
Little Egg Harbor
43
1971
M-1
Brad Robinson
Minnetonka YC
Oshkosh YC
54
1972
M-5
Harold Allen
Minnetonka YC
Keuka YC
52
1973
I-4
Bill Allen
Lake Geneva YC
Crystal Lake YC
59
1974
I-4
Bill Allen
Lake Geneva YC
Green Lake YC
62
1975
I-4
Bill Allen
Lake Geneva YC
Little Egg Harbor
48
1976
M-11
Gordon Bowers
Minnetonka YC
Minnetonka YC
71
1977
M-11
Gordon Bowers
Minnetonka YC
Crystal Lake YC
69
1978
I-1
Buddy Melges
Lake Geneva YC
Chautauqua YC
65
1979
I-1
Buddy Melges
Lake Geneva YC
Lake Geneva YC
79
1980
MA-9
Willie De Camp
Mantoloking YC
Little Egg Harbor
53
1981
T5
Bill Campbell
Toms River YC
Muskegon YC
48
1982
M-44
Bill Allen
Minnetonka YC
Lake Carlyle YC
43
1983
I-1
Buddy Melges
Lake Geneva YC
Mendota YC
61
1984
I-49
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Keuka YC
53
1985
BH-7
Scott Callahan
Bay Head YC
Little Egg Harbor
48
1986
I-1
Harry Melges III
Lake Geneva YC
Minnetonka YC
53
1987
I-1
Harry Melges III
Lake Geneva YC
Muskegon YC
42
1988
I-1
Harry Melges III
Lake Geneva YC
Chautauqua YC
46
1989
I-1
Harry Melges III
Lake Geneva YC
Oshkosh YC
44
1990
I-1
Harry Melges III
Lake Geneva YC
Little Egg Harbor
56
1991
M-9
Tom Burton
Minnetonka YC
Lake Carlyle YC
46
1992
I-1
Harry Melges III
Lake Geneva YC
Minnetonka YC
83
1993
I-45
Andy Burdick
Lake Geneva YC
Chautauqua YC
53
1994
LA-99
Dave Magno
Lavallette YC
Crystal Lake YC
64
1995
I-49
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Little Egg Harbor
51
1996
I-45
Andy Burdick
Lake Geneva YC
Lake Geneva YC
72
1997
I-49
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Muskegon YC
46
1998
I-1
Harry Melges III
Lake Geneva YC
Chautauqua YC
46
1999
I-49
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Minnetonka YC
62
2000
V-45
Andy Burdick
Pewaukee YC
Little Egg Harbor
38
2001
V-222
Bob Biwer
Pewaukee YC
Torch Lake YC
79
2002
V-39
Mike Darrow
Pewaukee YC
Mendota YC
70
2003
I-7
Sheldon Ecklund
Lake Geneva YC
Chautauqua YC
39
2004
I-49
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Crystal Lake YC
56
2005
I- 0
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Little Egg Harbor
48
2006
I-49
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Minnetonka YC
91
2007
I-42
Sam Rogers
Lake Geneva YC
Charleston SC
50
2008
I-45
Andy Burdick
Lake Geneva YC
Chautauqua Lake YC
71
2009
M-9
Tom Burton
Minnetonka YC
Oshkosh YC
46
2010
MA-11
Peter Hurley
Mantoloking YC
Little Egg Harbor YC
70
2011
M-3
Chris Jewett
Minnetonka YC
Torch Lake YC
79
2012
I-45
Andy Burdick
Lake Geneva YC
Chautauqua YC
50
2013
KG-111
Kevin Jewett
Lake Kegonsa YC
Lake Geneva YC
84
2014
M-42
Sam Rogers
Minnetonka YC
Crystal Lake YC
79
2015
T-73
Jeff Bonanni
Toms River YC
Little Egg Harbor YC
60
2016
I-49
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Minnetonka
72
2017
I-1
Harry Melges IV
Lake Geneva YC
Carolina YC
58
2018
I-2
Vincent Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Oshkosh
57
2019
I-49
Brian Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Muskegon YC
78
2020
I-1
Harry Melges IV
Lake Geneva YC
Little Egg Harbor YC
56
2021
I-1
Harry Melges IV
Lake Geneva YC
Torch Lake YC
70
2022
I-2
Vincent Porter
Lake Geneva YC
Minnetonka YC
69
2023
M-9
Tom Burton
Minnetonka YC
Mendota YC
126
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