Nickerson Trophy

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Awarded for: Awarded to the youngest crew member sailing on a sloop at Homecoming
Trophy: A large eared cup engraved with all prior winners names
Nickerson Trophy

Nickerson Trophy

Named after Leon Nickerson who was the Race Committee Chairman at the first FSS race

Trophy Winners

Year Winner
2025 Sophia Joan Phillips
2024 Parker & Cole Fassak aboard FSS #7 – Tannis
2023 Arabella Cronin aboard FSS #7 – Tannis
2022 Gennaviere Cronin aboard FSS #7 – Tannis
2021 Gennaviere Cronin aboard FSS #7 – Tannis
2019 Wally Merrill aboard FSS #227 – Celebration
2018 Levi Sullivan 11 Months Old aboard FSS #71 – Gladiator
2017 Hazel May Aiken (2 months old) on Sazerac
2016 Andrew Zimmerman on Tannis
2015 Declan Costa on Inherit the Wind
2014 Abigail March of Content
2013 William E. Whitney Gaivota
2012 Abby March
2011 FSS #5 – Content
2010 Donovan Yoder (13 Days Old)
2009 Ashleigh Cronin (3 Years Old)
2008 Ashleigh Cronin (2 Years Old)
2007 Arnica Spencer (8 months old)
2006 Ashleigh Cronin (daughter of Wayne & Kirsten Cronin)
2005 Kenerson Cronin
2004 Charles A. Spencer
2003 B. Cronin
2002 B. Cronin
2001 A. Phillips
2000 A. Phillips
1999 B. Zuber
1998 T. Carter
1997 S. Phillips
1996 Jason Plumer
1995 M. Phillips
1994 Richard Langton
1993 N. Finn
1992 McQuaid
1991 R. Langton
1990 R. Langton
1989 T. Morang
1988 FSS #7 – Tannis
1987 Noahs Ark aboard FSS #131 – Noah's Ark
1986 Anna B
1982 Bob Zuber aboard FSS #71 – Gladiator
1981 FSS #168 – Loon
1980 Bobbie Zuber, 15
1979 FSS #2 – Dictator
1978 FSS #7 – Tannis
1977 FSS #175 – Edelweiss
1976 David Major
1975 FSS #52 – Rights of Man
1974 Ebenezer Gay, Jr. aboard Diana
1973 Kip Files aboard FSS #37 – Chance
1972 FSS #134 – Voyager
1971 FSS #59 – Sarah Mead