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The Tanner Cup is a New Zealand sailing competition sailed annually. It is sailed in P Class yachts. It is an Inter-Provincial Competition with one sailor from each region competing. It was first sailed in 1945. Many of New Zealands top sailors have competed in and won the Tanner Cup. Previous winners include Russell Coutts and Dean Barker. The Competition is named after George Tanner who donated the trophy. The Tanner Cup is closely related to the Tauranga Cup.
[edit] List of Winners
| Year |
Winner |
| 1945 |
William Hayman |
| 1946 |
Graham Mander |
| 1947 |
Graham Mander |
| 1948 |
Not Sailed due to Polio Epidemic |
| 1949 |
William Nalder |
| 1950 |
Des Townson |
| 1951 |
Jimmy Gilpin |
| 1952 |
Jimmy Gilpin |
| 1953 |
Jimmy Gilpin |
| 1954 |
M. Sellwood |
| 1955 |
Rob Denniston |
| 1956 |
Rob Denniston |
| 1957 |
Ron Beetson |
| 1958 |
Melvin Tyson |
| 1959 |
Lex McGrath |
| 1960 |
Lex McGrath |
| 1961 |
Mark Patterson |
| 1962 |
Mark Patterson |
| 1963 |
Mark Patterson |
| 1964 |
Rodger Granic |
| 1965 |
Robert Webber |
| 1966 |
Brian Baker |
| 1967 |
Ian Williams |
| 1968 |
John Moyes |
| 1969 |
John Moyes |
| 1970 |
Murray Thom |
| 1971 |
Tom Stevens |
| 1972 |
Craig Gilbert |
| 1973 |
David Barnes |
| 1974 |
Gavin Auld |
| 1975 |
Trevor Cox |
| 1976 |
Brett Foster |
| 1977 |
Chris Dickson |
| 1978 |
Russell Coutts |
| 1979 |
Craig Greenwood |
| 1980 |
John Irvine |
| 1981 |
Greg Flynn |
| 1982 |
Terry Nicholas |
| 1983 |
Craig Monk |
| 1984 |
Jon Bilger |
| 1985 |
Jon Bilger |
| 1986 |
Simon Patchett |
| 1987 |
Ramon Davies |
| 1988 |
Dean Barker |
| 1989 |
Zane Gifford |
| 1990 |
Andrew Estcourt |
| 1991 |
Peter Waring |
| 1992 |
Simon Cooke |
| 1993 |
Fraser Milne |
| 1994 |
Ben Coutts |
| 1995 |
Derek Scott |
| 1996 |
Mike Bassett |
| 1997 |
Carl Peters |
| 1998 |
Mark Kennedy |
| 1999 |
Michael Bullot |
| 2000 |
Brad Thom |
| 2001 |
Adam Minoprio |
| 2002 |
Jo Aleh |
| 2003 |
James Williamson |
| 2004 |
Riley Dean |
| 2005 |
Paul Snow-Hansen |
| 2006 |
Carl Evans |
| 2007 |
Thomas Saunders |
