Shields Class Sailing Association
Cornelius Shields Memorial Prize
Shields half-model donated by Fleet #1 of Western Long Island Sound and the Larchmont Yacht Club in 1982 in memory of Cornelius Shields and awarded at the Shields National Championship Regatta to that skipper that achieves the greatest improvement in his standings from the previous Shields National Championship Regatta.
| Year | Award Winner | Winner's Fleet | Host Fleet | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ethan Robbins Richard Robbins | Marion, MA | Oxford, MD Tred Avon Yacht Club | 2021 Results |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Oxford, MD Tred Avon Yacht CLub | ||
| 2019 | Kenneth Deyett | Marion, MA | Chicago, IL Chicago Yacht Club | 2019 Results |
| 2018 | Steve Mettler | Edgartown, MA | Edgartown, MA Edgartown Yacht Club | 2018 Results |
| 2017 | Regatta abandoned due to Hurricane Jose | Mystic, CT Mason's Island Yacht Club | ||
| 2016 | Pakhtun Shah | Monterey, CA | Monterey, CA Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club | 2016 Results |
| 2015 | Eric Anderson | Monterey, CA | Newport, RI Ida Lewis Yacht Club | 2015 Results |
| 2014 | Rolan Schultz | Larchmon, NY | W. Long Island Sound, NY Larchmont Yacht Club | 2014 Results |
| 2013 | John Shannahan | Oxford, MD | Oxford, MD Tred Avon Yacht Club | 2013 Results |
| 2012 | Shane Wells | Marion, MA | Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | 2012 Results |
| 2011 | Bill Berry | Marion, MA | Oyster Bay, NY Seawanhaka Corinthian YC | 2011 Results |
| 2010 | Richard Robbins Ethan Robbins | Marion, MA | Mystic, CT Mason's Island Yacht Club | 2010 Results |
| 2009 | Peter Bailey | Oxford, MD | Chicago, IL Chicago Yacht Club | 2009 Results |
| 2008 | Mike McCaffery Jan Slee | Newport, RI | Oxford, MD Tred Avon Yacht Club | 2008 Results |
| 2007 | Jonathan Pope | Marion, MA | Newport, RI Ida Lewis Yacht Club | 2007 Results |
| 2006 | John Burnham | Newport, RI | Buzzards Bay/Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | 2006 Results |
| 2005 | W. Long Island Sound, NY Larchmont Yacht Club | 2005 Results | ||
| 2004 | Charles Shoemaker | Newport, RI | Edgartown, MA Edgartown Yacht Club | 2004 Results |
| 2003 | Robert E. Radway | Chicago, IL | Chicago, IL Chicago Yacht Club | |
| 2002 | Roland Schulz | Larchmont, NY | Oyster Bay, NY Seawanhaka Corinthian YC | |
| 2000 | W. Long Island Sound, NY Larchmont Yacht Club | |||
| 1999 | Bill Berry | Marion, MA | Buzzards Bay/Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | |
| 1998 | Chicago, IL Chicago Yacht Club | |||
| 1997 | Narragansett Bay, RI | |||
| 1996 | Chris Cardoza | Larchmont, NY | Marblehead, MA | |
| 1995 | Charles Levy | Newport, RI | W. Long Island Sound, NY Larchmont Yacht Club | |
| 1994 | Bill Berry | Marion, MA | Marthas Vineyard, MA | |
| 1993 | Dallas, TX | |||
| 1992 | Harold F. Skip McGuire | Larchmont, NY | Buzzards Bay/Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | |
| 1991 | Bruce Muir | Newport, RI | Narragansett Bay, RI | |
| 1990 | Rick Tears | Dallas, TX | Manhasset Bay, NY | |
| 1989 | Jay Higgins | Chicago, IL | Chicago, IL | |
| 1988 | Donald R. Tomlin | Larchmont, NY | Seawanhaka, NY | |
| 1987 | David Crowley Bill Saltonstall | Marion, MA | Marthas Vineyard, MA | |
| 1986 | David S. Cooke | Marblehead, MA | Buzzards Bay/Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | |
| 1985 | Brian J. Ladouceur | Marion, MA | Northern Mass. Bay, MA | |
| 1984 | James B. Moore Jr. | Manhasset Bay, NY | Monterey Bay, CA | |
| 1983 | William Rich | Larchmont, NY | W. Long Island Sound, NY |