Oscar Mayer-Mendota Trophy
[Fifth Race of Series]
In 1942 the Oscar F. Mayer-Lake Mendota Yacht Club Trophy was presented by Mr. Oscar F. Mayer for Class X. This trophy is to be awarded to the winner of the fifth race in the annual Class regatta. It is a perpetual trophy.
[The Class X Senior fleet sailed split fleets in 1977 – 1984. The perpetual trophies were shared by the race winners in each fleet. The first winner listed beat the other in the overall standings.]
Year | Name of Boat | Club | Skipper |
1942 | Sea Raider | Delavan Lake Yacht Club | Don Gunderson |
1943 – 1945 | No Race Due to War | ||
1946 | Bottoms Up II | White Bear Yacht Club | Jim Strong |
1947 | Oriole | Calhoun Yacht Club | David Ratcliff |
1948 | Calamity Jane | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Jane Wiswell |
1949 | (This race went over time limit. No Race, Trophy returned) | ||
1950 | Oop-I-8-Too | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Jim Lund |
1951 | Tow Head | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Tom Ferris |
1952 | No race – No wind | ||
1953 | Gustie | White Bear Yacht Club | Robert Holman |
1954 | My Allowance | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Fritz Kroeger |
1955 | No race – No wind | ||
1956 | Fidget | White Bear Yacht Club | Harvey Mills |
1957 | Huff’n Puff | Cedar Lake Yacht Club | Tom Bauman |
1958 | No race – Rain | ||
1959 | Topsy Turvy | Lac LaBelle Yacht Club | Jeff Erwin |
1960 | Topsy Turvy | Lac LaBelle Yacht Club | Jeff Erwin |
1961 | Blue Streak | Minnetonka Yacht Club | Kenneth D. Brown |
1962 | Will-E-Go | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Will Perrigo |
1963 | No race – No wind | ||
1964 | Nautilus | Pine Lake Yacht Club | Eric Sternkopf |
1965 | Crusader | Calhoun Yacht Club | Bruce Reiter |
1966 | We Try | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Tom Frank |
1967 | Nuff’s Luff | Minnetonka yacht Club | Bob Nuffort, Jr. |
1968 | Polliwog | Cedar Lake Yacht Club | Mike Butz |
1969 | Who Cares | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Tom Sweitzer |
1970 | G.J.D. | Minnetonka Yacht Club | David Gluek |
1971 | “X”-Plorer | Minnetonka Yacht Club | Tom Burton |
1972 | Bottoms Up, Jr. | Delavan Yacht Club | Paul Roesler |
1973 | We-Ketch-Um | Nagawicka Yacht Club | Steve Pfeil |
1974 | Peguin | White Bear Yacht Club | John Redpath |
1975 | We-Ketch-Um | Nagawicka Yacht Club | Larry Pfeil |
1976 | No race – No wind | ||
1977 | Sonavagun II | Cedar Lake Yacht Club | Jeff Baldus |
1977 | Tews Day II | Cedar Lake Yacht Club | Cynthia Tews |
1978 | Klementine | Lake Beulah Yacht Club | Dan Klement |
1978 | Bee Sting I | Lake Beulah Yacht Club | Jim Berman |
1979 | No Race | ||
1980 | Snark III | Pewaukee Yacht Club | John Brigden |
1980 | X-tinct | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Pat Miller |
1981 | Brass Tacks II | Lac LaBelle Yacht Club | Peggy Weix |
1981 | Snafu | Cedar Lake Yacht Club | Kwinn Klug |
1982 | Stormin’ | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Andy Burdick |
1982 | Tomikaze | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Tom Frentzel |
1983 | No race – No wind | ||
1984 | ELAD | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Scott Dale |
1984 | Go-For | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Bob Schieble |
1985 | No race – No wind | ||
1986 | GOJO | Pine Lake Yacht Club | Jojo Gehl |
1987 | Chris Go | Cedar Lake Yacht Club | Chris Liber |
1988 | Double Vision | Minnetonka Yacht Club | Chad Shannon |
1989 | Trade Winds | Cedar Lake yacht Club | Jeff Kletti |
1990 | Puffer Too | Minnetonka Yacht Club | Kevin Jewett |
1991 | Tactics | Pine Lake Yacht Club | Jim Barkow |
1992 | Winds of War | Delavan Lake Yacht Club | Chris Hulls |
1993 | Bard’s Barge | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Steven Zils |
1994 | Shut Out | Calhoun Yacht Club | Mike Woldum |
1995 | No race – No wind | ||
1996 | The Edge | Clear Lake (Iowa) Yacht Club | Thomas Zanios |
1997 | No race – No wind | ||
1998 | No race – No wind | ||
1999 | Wide Open | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Vincent Porter |
2000 | Ceylon | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Victoria Meyers |
2001 | Race Abandoned – Storm Warnings | ||
2002 | Full Throttle | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Bri Porter |
2003 | No race | ||
2004 | Hat Trick | Clear Lake Yacht Club | Nathan Kotz |
2005 | Wide Open | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Clifford Porter |
2006 | Maverick | Minnetonka Yacht Club | David Carlson |
2007 | Rasta Rocket | Lake Beulah Yacht Club | George Kutschenreuter |
2008 | Rasta Rocket | Lake Beulah Yacht Club | George Kutschenreuter |
2009 | Klementine VII | Lake Beulah Yacht Club | Kate Klement |
2010 | No Race — No Wind | ||
2011 | Hi Mom | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Will Duchow |
2012 | Full Throttle | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | RJ Porter |
2013 | Double Trouble | Lac LaBelle Yacht Club | Brady Carlson |
2014 | Twizzler | White Bear Yacht Club | Kate Cox |
2015 | Volare | Nagawicka Lake Yacht Club | Henry Chapman |
2016 | Shimmer | Lake Geneva Yacht Club | Harry Melges IV |
2017 | Penguin | Delavan Lake Yacht Club | Nathan Hetzler |
2018 | Shezawix | Cedar Lake Yacht Club | Lindsey Vollmar |
2019 | Little PC | Pewaukee Yacht Club | Ella Schieble |
2020 | Loose Cannon | Cedar Lake Yacht Club | Austin Barkow |
2021 | SUPER DUCK | Pine Lake Yacht Club | Henry Ackley |
Photo Credit: Melges Performance Sailboats| Morgan Kinney