| Year |
Skipper |
Location |
| 1955 |
William W Heintz |
Rochester YC Rochester, NY |
| 1956 |
CANCELLED DUE TO STORMS |
Cleveland YC Cleveland, OH |
| 1957 |
James Hendricksen |
Sandusky SC Sandusky, OH |
| 1958 |
Al Rush |
Cleveland YC Cleveland, OH |
| 1959 |
James Hendricksen |
Sandusky SC Sandusky, OH |
| 1960 |
Harry White |
Erie YC Erie, PA |
| 1961 |
Frank Russell |
Erie YC Erie, PA |
| 1962 |
Ed Walsh |
Erie YC Erie, PA |
| 1963 |
Bob Kaiser |
Racine YC Racine, WI |
| 1964 |
Ned Lockwood |
Sandusky SC Sandusky, OH |
| 1965 |
Ted Fontelieu |
Fairhaven YC Fairhaven, NY |
| 1966 |
Ted Fontelieu |
Cleveland YC Cleveland, OH |
| 1967 |
Larry Haupt |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
| 1968 |
Marlin Abramson |
Racine YC Racine, WI |
| 1969 |
Marlin Abramson |
Northeast YC Cleveland, OH |
| 1970 |
Jim Miller |
Cleveland YC Cleveland, OH |
| 1971 |
Jerry Ficks |
Sandusky SC Sandusky, OH |
| 1972 |
Mark Gilliland |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
| 1973 |
Whit Smith |
Rochester Canoe Club Rochester, NY |
| 1974 |
Chris Pollak |
Mentor Harbor YC Mentor, OH |
| 1975 |
Bob White |
Carlyle SA Lake Carlyle, IL |
| 1976 |
Larry Klein |
North Cape YC Monroe, MI |
| 1977 |
Chris Pollak |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
| 1978 |
Larry Klein |
Rochester YC Rochester, NY |
| 1979 |
Mark Gilliland |
Cleveland YC Cleveland, OH |
| 1980 |
Greg Fisher |
Racine YC Racine, WI |
| 1981 |
Chris Klotz |
Vermillion Boat Club, Vermillion, OH |
| 1982 |
Sandy Rapp |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
| 1983 |
Jack F. Bauer |
Rochester Canoe Club Rochester, NY |
| 1984 |
Chris Pollak |
Erie YC Erie, PA |
| 1985 |
Blair Dryden |
Carlyle SA Lake Carlyle, IL |
| 1986 |
Greg Fisher |
Vermillion Boat Club, Vermillion, OH |
| 1987 |
John Lovett |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
| 1988 |
Chris Klotz |
Rochester YC Rochester, NY |
| 1989 |
Dave Dellenbaugh |
Cleveland YC Cleveland, OH |
| 1990 |
Bryce Dryden |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
| 1991 |
Bill Draheim |
Island Bay YC Springfield, IL |
| 1992 |
Bill Draheim |
Sandusky SC Sandusky, OH |
| 1993 |
Alex Smigelski |
Seneca YC Geneva, NY |
| 1994 |
Bruce King |
Erie YC Erie, PA |
| 1995 |
Bryce Dryden |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
| 1996 |
Bruce King |
Island Bay YC Springfield, IL |
| 1997 |
Eric Gesner |
Seneca YC Geneva, NY |
| 1998 |
Ched Proctor |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
| 1999 |
Eric Gesner |
Cleveland YC Cleveland, OH |
| 2000 |
Bruce King |
Carlyle SA Lake Carlyle, IL |
| 2001 |
Mike Ingham |
Pymatuning YC Jamestown, PA |
| 2002 |
Eric Gesner |
Seneca YC Geneva, NY |
| 2003 |
Mike Ingham |
Michigan City YC Michigan City, MI |
| 2004 |
Craig Koshak |
Chicago CorinthianYC Chicago, IL |
| 2005 |
Greg Griffin |
Edgewater YC, Cleveland, OH |
| 2006 |
Mike Ingham |
Buffalo Canoe Club Ridgeway, ONTARIO |
| 2007 |
John Lovett |
Vermillion Boat Club, Vermillion, OH |
| 2009 |
Skip Dieball |
Crescent SC Detroit, MI |
