Previous Winners - Gest Trophy
Third place team receives the Alexander P. Gest Trophy presented by Gest who was frequently involved in the conduct of eliminations and finals of U.S. Women's Championship.
2011 Malletts Bay Boat Club: Heather Rowe-Ambrose , Christina Bronger, Suzy Coburn
2010 Buccaneer Yacht Club: Amy Kleinschrodt, Sara Hall, Ashley Hall
2009 Southern Yacht Club: Katy Pilley-Lovell, Clerc Cooper, Anne Edwards
2008 Edgewater Yacht Club: Sue McDowell, Bev Keeler, Coralee Skoch, Suzie Wulff
2007 Southwestern Yacht Club: Colleen Cooke, Patricia Bazan, Summer Greene
2006 Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club: Anne Mooney, Christina Blaise, Nina DeNigris, Alix Hahn
2005 Mission Bay Yacht Club: Kirsten Cummings, Stacey Szabo
2004 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club: Sonya Stevens, Julia Reeve, Nicole Rimpel
2003 Buccaneer Yacht Club: Amy Kleinschrodt, Sara Hall, Jackie Gorski-Culberson
2002 Kaneohe Yacht Club: Molly O'Bryan, Annelise Moore,Genie Simeona, Marcy Fleming
2001 Event Cancelled
2000 Patricia A. Stadel, Jean Eichenlaub, Karen Butler, Barbara Martin
1999 Sheboygan Yacht Club: Michou Reichlesdorfer, Erin Schanen, Greta Schanen
1998 Denver, Colorado: Terry Schertz, Laurie Koentges, Tera Koentges
1997 Corinthian Yacht Club, Seattle: Natalie Pryde, Kathryn Brunette, Katherine Meyer
1996 Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association: Lexi Andrews, Katie Bradford, Carol Connor, Val Fast
1995 Corinthian Yacht Club, Seattle: Natalie Pryde, Kathryn Brunette, Cindy Scruggs, Theresa Sckiennicki
1994 Austin Yacht Club: Linda McDavitt, Gretchen Hanover, Lesa Brown, Martha St. Romain
1993 New York Yacht Club: Hannah Swett, Joan Touchette, Virginia Verney, Kristan McClintock
1992 Newport Yacht Club: Betsy Alison, Pat Raymond, Marshall Lawson
1991 San Francisco Yacht Club: Susan W. Madrigali, Anna Peachy, Stephanie Wondolleck
1990 Ram Island Yacht Club: Carol Connor,Vicki Field, Linda Zanes,Mary Pullan
1989 Newport Yacht Club: Betsy Alison, Bonnie Shore, Amy Hawkins
1988 Seattle Yacht Club: Carol Buchan,Cheryl Lanzinger, Libby Johnson,Jean Trucano
1987 Ram Island Yacht Club: Carol Connor,Vicki Field, Salle Evelyn, Linda Zanes
1986 Seattle Yacht Club: Carol Buchan,Cheryl Lanzinger, Jennifer Buchan, Mara Buchan
1985 Vermilion Boat Club: Heidi Backus, Amy Backus, Gretch Backus Loper,Susan Backus
1984 Vermilion Boat Club: Heidi Backus, Amy Backus, Gretch Backus Loper,Susan Backus
1983 Kitsilano Yacht Club, Vancouver, B.C.: Christina Schnetzler, Barb Shields, Kathy Campbell, Wendy McBride
1982 Hull Yacht Club: Dru Sour, Linda Epstein, Susan Epstein
1981 Conanicut Yacht Club: Cory Fischer, Karen Holt Fletcher, Mary Clare Cooper, Lori Corbishley
1980 Island Bay Yacht Club:Peasie Herndon, Bobbe Herndon, Florence Glass, Karen Furlow
1979 Tred Avon Yacht Club: Katie Wilford,Pucky Wilford, Tony Lippincott, Mary Firth, Beau Firth
1978 Bay Waveland Yacht Club: Cindy Stieffel, Judy McKinney, Amy Chapman
1977 Skaneateles Sailing Club: Janet Starkweather Besse, Barbara Bardwell Honcharski, Cynthia Rea
1976 Newport Harbor Yacht Club:Nina Nielsen,Vicki Call,Suzanne Spangler,Wendy Bents
1975 Ida Lewis Yacht Club: Becky Wood, Jane Floyd, Karen Peirce,Leslie Barry
1974 Wickford Yacht Club: Harriett Gidley, Barbara Dawson, Deborah Sabo
1973 Newport Harbor Yacht Club: Carolyn Newcomb, Rosemary Jones, Barbara Barnard
1972 Rush Creek Yacht Club: Mrs. Harris Kramer Garrett, Mrs. Mary Frances Pick,Mrs. Lee Porter
1971 Balboa Yacht Club: Miss Fletcher Beach, Miss Linda Taylor,Miss Peggy Beach,Miss Susan Taylor
1970 Chapoquoit Yacht Club: Mrs. Penelope S. Hare, Mrs. Ruth M. Andrews,Mrs. Deborah L. Shearer
1969 Indian Harbor Yacht Club: Betty W. Foulk,Sue Ann Shay, Nancy H. Ziluca
1968 Chapoquoit Yacht Club: Mrs. Penelope S. Hare, Mrs. Ruth M. Andrews, Mrs. Deborah L. Shearer
1967 Windycrest Sailing Club: Mrs. Darline Hobock, Mrs. Evelyn Birmingham, Miss Susan Perritt,Mrs. Chuck Clayberg