International Overall Winners 1945 - 2019
Year Boat Owner Country/Territory 1967 Rainbow II Chris Bouzaid New Zealand 1969 Morning Cloud Hon. Edward ‘Ted’ Heath Great Britain 1971 Pathfinder Brin Wilson New Zealand 1972 American Eagle** Robert ‘Ted’ E. Turner USA 1973 Ceill III William Turnbull Hong Kong 1977 Kialoa III** John ‘Jim’ B. Kilroy USA 1980 New Zealand* NZL Round World Comm New Zealand 1991 Atara John Storey Ireland 1994 Raptor Andreas Eichenauer Germany 1997 Beau Geste Karl Kwok Hong Kong 2004 Aera Nicholas Lykiardopulo UK 2007 Rosebud Roger Sturgeon USA 2016 Giacomo Jim Delegat New Zealand^
^(2nd line honours – one of three to break 2012 record)
International Line Honours winners
Year Boat Owner Country/Territory 1962 Ondine Sumner ‘Huey’ A. Long USA 1965 Stormvogel Cornelis Brynzeel South Africa 1966 Fidelis James ‘Jim’ V. Davern New Zealand 1968 Ondine II Sumner ‘Huey’ A. Long USA 1969 Crusade Sir Max Aitken USA 1970 Buccaneer Thomas E. Clark New Zealand 1971 Kialoa II John ‘Jim’ B. Kilroy USA 1972 American Eagle** Robert ‘Ted’ E. Turner USA 1974 Ondine III Sumner ‘Huey’ A. Long USA 1975 Kialoa III* John ‘Jim’ B. Kilroy USA 1977 Kialoa III** John ‘Jim’ B. Kilroy USA 1980 New Zealand* NZ Round World Comm New Zealand 1982 Condor of Bermuda Robert ‘Bob’ Bell Bermuda 1983 Condor Robert ‘Bob’ Bell Bermuda 1984 New Zealand NZ Round World Comm New Zealand 1986 Condor Robert ‘Bob’ Bell Bermuda 1992 NZ Endeavour Grant Dalton New Zealand 1995 Sayonara Larry Ellison USA 1996 Morning Glory* Hasso Plattner Germany 1998 Sayonara Larry Ellison USA 1999 Nokia Stefan Myralf/Michael Spies Denmark
2000 Nicorette Ludde Ingvall Sweden 2001 Assa Abloy Neal McDonald Sweden 2002 Alfa Romeo – 90’ Neville Crichton New Zealand 2009 Alfa Romeo – 100’ Neville Crichton New Zealand/NSW 2015 Comanche Jim and Kristy Clark USA
* Denotes record ** Denotes line and handicap double win
Compiled by Di Pearson