The Robert L. Johnstone III Trophy for the U.S. Youth Championship Singlehanded Dinghy Event (Laser / ILCA 7) winner recognizes the Founder and Chairman (1973-1980) of the event and his contribution to one-design and community sailing programs.
Previous Award Recipients
Robert L. Johnstone Trophy – US Youth Championship Singlehanded Dinghy (Laser / ILCA 7)
- 2023 (Bristol, RI) Ben Sheppard: ILCA 7
- 2022 (Mission Bay Yacht Club, CA) Benjamin Smith: ILCA 7
- 2021 (Camp Sea Gull, NC) Daniel Escudero: ILCA 7
- 2020 Event not held
- 2019 (Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club, NJ) Chase Carraway: Laser
- 2018 (Carolina Yacht Club, NC) Joseph Hou: Laser
- 2017 (Corpus Christi Yacht Club, TX) Chase Burwell: Laser
- 2016 (Coronado Yacht Club, CA) Ford McCann: Laser
- 2015 (Roger Williams University, RI) Richie Gordon – Ridgefield, CT (Laser)
- 2014 (Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, MI) Malcolm Lamphere – Lake Forest, IL (Laser)
- 2013 (Corpus Christi Yacht Club, TX) Mitchell Kiss – Holland, MI (Laser)
- 2012 (Cascade Locks, OR) Greg Martinez – Houston, TX (Lasers)
- 2011 (Newport, RI) Olin Paine – San Diego, Calif. (Laser)
- 2010 (San Pedro, CA) John Wallace- St. Petersburg, FL (Laser)
- 2009 (Greenwich, CT) Zeke Horowitz- Sarasota, FL (Laser)
- 2008 (Belvedere, CA) Cam Cullman- Rye, NY (Laser)
- 2007 (New Orleans, LA) Colin Smith – Fort Lauderdale, FL (Laser)
- 2006 (Grosse Pointe, MI) Royce Weber- Surf City, NJ (Laser)
- 2005 (Westport, CT) Thomas Barrows – St. Thomas, VI (Laser)
- 2004 (Charleston, SC) Michael Scott – Kaneohe, HI (Laser)
- 2003 (Milwaukee, WI) Emery Wager – Seattle, WA (Laser)
- 2002 (San Diego, CA) *Andrew Campbell – San Diego, CA (Laser)
- 2001 (Annapolis, MD) Andrew Campbell – San Diego, CA (Laser)
- 2000 (Seattle, WA) Andrew Campbell – San Diego, CA (Laser)
- 1999 Andrew Lewis – Honolulu, HI (Laser)
- 1998 Charles Asper – Forestville, CA (Laser)
- 1997 Brad Funk – Clearwater, FL (Singlehanded)
- 1996 Dalton Bergan – Kirkland, WA (Singlehanded)
- 1995 David Ames, PJ Buhler, Miami, FL (Doublehanded)
- 1994 Bill Hardesty – Norfolk, VA (Singlehanded)
- 1993 Bill Hardesty – San Diego, CA (Singlehanded)
- 1992 Brian Camet – San Diego, CA (Singlehanded)
- 1991 Brett Davis – Largo, FL (Singlehanded)
- 1990 Jason Rucker – Bedford, TX (Singlehanded)
- 1989 Alex Camet – San Diego, CA (Singlehanded)
- 1988 Peter Dreyfuss – Miami, FL (Singlehanded)
- 1987 Andy Lovell – New Orleans, LA (singlehanded)
- 1986 *Kevin Hall – Ventura, CA (singlehanded)
- 1985 Sam Kerner – Honolulu, HI (singlehanded)
- 1984 Mike Eldred – Miami, FL (singlehanded)
- 1983 Lou Verloop – Miami, FL (singlehanded)
- 1982 Vince Kirby – Middletown, RI (singlehanded)
- 1981 Charlie McKee – Seattle, WA (singlehanded)
- 1980 Russ Silvestri – Tiburon, CA (singlehanded)
- 1979 Kevin Kempton – Ocean Gate, NJ (singlehanded)
- 1978 *Andrew Menkart – Bethesda, MD (singlehanded)
- 1977 Kelly Gough – Dallas, TX (singlehanded)
- 1976 Stewart Neff – Oyster Bay, NY (singlehanded)
- 1975 *Carl Buchan – Seattle, WA (singlehanded)
- 1974 Chris Maas – Seattle, WA (singlehanded)
- 1973 Peter Commette – Middletown, NJ (singlehanded) **Augie Diaz represented the USA and won the 1973 ISAF World Youth Championship**
(*also won ISAF World Youth Championship)