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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Larchmont, NY Larchmont Yacht Club | 2024 Results | ||
| 2023 | Daniel Goodwin | Marion, MA | Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | 2023 Results |
| 2022 | John Burnham Reid Baer | Newport, RI | Newport, RI Ida Lewis Yacht Club | 2022 Results |
| 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 | 2003 Results |
| 2002 | Roland Schulz | Larchmont, NY | Oyster Bay, NY Seawanhaka Corinthian YC | 2002 Results |
| 2001 | Newport, RI Ida Lewis Yacht Club | 2001 Results | ||
| 2000 | W. Long Island Sound, NY Larchmont Yacht Club | 2000 Results | ||
| 1999 | Bill Berry | Marion, MA | Buzzards Bay/Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | 1999 Results |
| 1998 | Chicago, IL Chicago Yacht Club | |||
| 1997 | Narragansett Bay, RI ? | 1997 Results | ||
| 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 Edgartown Yacht Club | 1994 Results |
| 1993 | Dallas, TX Rush Creek Yacht Club | 1993 Results | ||
| 1992 | Harold F. Skip McGuire | Larchmont, NY | Buzzards Bay/Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | 1992 Results |
| 1991 | Bruce Muir | Newport, RI | Narragansett Bay, RI ? | 1991 Results |
| 1990 | Rick Tears | Dallas, TX | Manhasset Bay, NY ? | 1990 Results |
| 1989 | Jay Higgins | Chicago, IL | Chicago, IL Chicago Yacht Club | 1989 Results |
| 1988 | Donald R. Tomlin | Larchmont, NY | Seawanhaka, NY Seawanhaka Corithian Yacht Club | 1988 Results |
| 1987 | David Crowley Bill Saltonstall | Marion, MA | Marthas Vineyard, MA Edgartown Yacht Club | 1987 Results |
| 1986 | David S. Cooke | Marblehead, MA | Buzzards Bay/Marion, MA Beverly Yacht Club | 1986 Results |
| 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 ? | 1983 Results |