It is sailed every two years (even years), on alternate years with the World Championship, since 1950. The Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship and the European Championship are the main competitions after the Worlds.[2]
Five qualified teams from each county in the Western Hemisphere and Japan, the current champion, the current world champion (providing it represents a WH&O nation), the prior year North American and Orient champions (providing each represents a Western Hemisphere and Orient nation) and the current year South American champion are entitled to compete.
Year | Host | Skipper | Crew | Fleet |
1950 | CUB}} Miramar Yacht Club | Clemente Inclán | Carlos Inclan | CUB}} Miramar Yacht Club |
1952 | USA}} Clearwater Yacht Club | Ted Wells | Charles Henry | USA}} Wichita Sailing Club |
1954 | CUB}} Miramar Yacht Club | Terry Whittemore | Bob Whittemore | USA}} Lake Quassapaug Yacht Club |
1956 | BER}} Spanish Point Boat Club Sandys Boat Club St. George's Dinghy & Sports Club | Penny Simmons | John Shirkey | BER}} Spanish Point Boat Club |
1958 | BAH}} Royal Nassau Sailing Club | Bernard Hayward | Charles Brown | BER}} St. George's Dinghy & Sports Club |
1960 | ARG}} Club Náutico San Isidro | Bernard Hayward | James Amos | BER}} St. George's Dinghy & Sports Club |
1962 | BRA}} late Clube do Brasilia | Reinaldo Conrad | Ralph Conrad | BRA}} Yacht Club Santo Amaro |
1964 | CAN}} Oakville Yacht Squadron | Reinaldo Conrad | Ralph Conrad | BRA}} Yacht Club Santo Amaro |
1966 | URU}} Yacht Club Uruguayo | Ralph Conrad | João Pedro Reinhart | BRA}} Yacht Club Santo Amaro |
1968 | USA}} Florida Yacht Club | Takao Ninomiya | Hideo Kawamura | Japan}} |
1970 | BER}} Spanish Point Boat Club | Gary Boswell | Margaret Boswell | USA}} Austin Yacht Club |
1972 | COL}} Club Naval de Oficiales en Cartagena | Augie Diaz | Gonzalo E. Diaz | USA}} Coconut Grove Sailing Club |
1974 | ARG}} Club Náutico San Isidro | Jeff Lenhard | Donald Krebs | USA}} Mission Bay Yacht Club |
1976 | CAN}} Northern Yacht Club | Marco Aurelio Paradeda | Luis Pajnovic | BRA}} Clube dos Jangadeiros |
1978 | BRA}} Clube de Campo de São Paulo | Ivan Pimentel | Carlos Dohnert | BRA}} Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro |
1980 | URU}} Yacht Club Uruguayo | Dave Chapin | Scott Young | USA}} Island Bay Yacht Club |
1982 | BAH}} Royal Nassau Sailing Club | Dave Chapin | Tim Dixon | USA}} Island Bay Yacht Club |
1984 | PAR}} Lago Azul Country Club | John MacCall | Sergio Ripol | ARG}} Club Náutico Olivos |
1986 | Japan}} Enoshima Yacht Club | Santiago Lange | Miguel Saubidet | ARG}} Club Náutico San Isidro |
1988 | BER}} Spanish Point Boat Club | Ivan Pimentel | Luis Pejnovic | BRA}} Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro |
1990 | ARG}} Club Náutico Olivos | Ricardo Fabini | Harold Meerhoff | URU}} Yacht Club Uruguayo |
1992 | BAH}} Royal Nassau Sailing Club | John Keane | Ted Keenan | USA}} Eastern Yacht Club |
1994 | URU}} Yacht Club Uruguayo | Guillermo Parada | Gonzalo Martinez | ARG}} Yacht Club Argentino |
1996 | USA}} Larchmont Yacht Club | Mauricio Santa Cruz Oliveira | Eduardo Neves | BRA}} Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro |
1998 | Japan}} Enoshima Yacht Club | Eduardo Santambrogio | Gonzalo Martinez | ARG}} Yacht Club Argentino |
2000 | ARG}} Club de Velas de Rosario | Frederico Vasconcellos | Felipe Vasconcellos | BRA}} Clube dos Caiçaras |
2002 | USA}} Alamitos Bay Yacht Club | Augie Diaz | Jon Rogers | USA}} Coconut Grove Sailing Club |
2004 | BRA}} Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | Alexandre Dias Paradeda | Eduardo Paradeda | BRA}} Clube dos Jangadeiros |
2006 | USA}} Coconut Grove Sailing Club | Pablo Defazio | Eduardo Medici | URU}} Yacht Club Uruguayo |
2008 | URU}} Yacht Club Punta del Este | Bruno Bethlem de Amorim | Dante Bianchi | BRA}} Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro |
2010 | CAN}} Buffalo Canoe Club | Ernesto Rodriguez | Mary Hall | USA}} Miami |
2012 | URU}} Yacht Club Punta del Este | Bruno Bethlem de Amorim | Dante Bianchi | BRA}} Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro |
2014 | USA}} San Diego Yacht Club | Raúl Ríos | Fernando Monllor | PUR}} Club Náutico de San Juan |
2016 | BRA}} Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | Édgar Diminich | Jaime Flores | ECU}} Salinas Yacht Club |
2018 | ARG}} Club Náutico Olivos | Ernesto Rodriguez | Kathleen Tocke | USA}} Miami |
2020 | USA}} Cottage Park Yacht Club |
1. ^[https://www.snipe.org/images/2014/2014DoG/2014%20Hayward%20Western%20Hemisphere%20Trophy.pdf Hayward Western Hemisphere Trophy Deed of Gift]
2. ^Sail 1Design September 13, 2014