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U. S. Independence Cup
(Chandler Hovey Jr. Trophy)

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Since 1990, the U. S. Independence Cup has been the national championship for sailors with disabilities. The trophy is named for Chandler "Buzz" Hovey Jr., who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1947 but nevertheless continued sailing and racing until his retirement in 1981.

Racing has been conducted in singlehanded and doublehanded divisions since 2002. The triplehanded division was added in 2007 and a novice division was added in 2011.

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YearChampions
1990Carl Olssen, Richard Fucci, Gregg Templeton
1991Robie Pierce, Nick Bryant-Brown
1992Carl Olssen, John Carter
1993Robie Pierce, Richard Fucci
1994John Yount, Hortensia Soler
1995Robie Pierce, Newport, RI
1996John Ross-Duggan, Waldo Esparza
1997John Ross-Duggan, David Schroeder
1998John Kostanecki, Gerry Dahl
1999John Kostanecki, Gerry Dahl
2000Peter Benson, Matt Sullivan
2001Peter Benson, Matt Sullivan
2002 (Doublehanded)John Kostanecki and Jim Leatherman
2002 (Singlehanded)Roger Cleworth
2003 (Doublehanded)Karen Mitchell, Kerry Gruson
2003 (Singlehanded)Paul Tingley
2004 (Doublehanded)Karen Mitchell, Kerry Gruson
2004 (Singlehanded)Nick Scandone
2005 (Doublehanded)Karen Mitchell, Kerry Gruson
2005 (Singlehanded)Nick Scandone
2006 (Doublehanded)Karen Mitchell, Michael Grimm
2006 (Singlehanded)Roger Cleworth
2007 (Triplehanded)Albert Foster David Burdette, Jim Thweatt
2007 (Doublehanded)Karen Mitchell, JP Creignou
2007 (Singlehanded)Mark LeBlanc
2008 (Triplehanded)Rick Doerr, Tim Angle, Bill Donohue
2008 (Doublehanded)John McRoberts, Stacey Louttit
2008 (Singlehanded)Bruce Millar
2009 (Triplehanded)Jennifer French, Roger Cleworth, Kevin Wixom
2009 (Singlehanded)Charles Rosenfield
2010 (Triplehanded)John Robertson, Hannah Stodel, Steve Thomas
2010 (Doublehanded)Scott Whitman, Julia Dorsett
2010 (Singlehanded)Bruce Millar
2011 (Triplehanded)Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell, Hugh Freund
2011 (Doublehanded)Scott Whitman, Julia Dorsett
2011 (Singlehanded)Charles Rosenfield
2011 (Novice triplehanded)Edward King, Bill Sandberg, Jim Scott

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