The Tanner Cup is a New Zealand youth inter-provincial sailing competition. One under 17 year old sailor from each region competes in P Class yachts.

The competition is named after George Tanner, who donated the trophy, and was first sailed in 1945. Many of New Zealand's top sailors have competed in and won the Tanner Cup, including Russell Coutts, Dean Barker, Adam Minoprio and Jo Aleh.

The national open P Class competition for the Tauranga Cup is normally sailed at the same venue.

List of winners

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Year Winner Province
1945 William Hayman Wellington
1946 Graham Mander Canterbury
1947 Graham Mander Canterbury
1948 Not sailed due to polio epidemic
1949 William Nalder Nelson
1950 Des Townson Auckland
1951 Jimmy Gilpin Bay of Plenty
1952 Jimmy Gilpin Bay of Plenty
1953 Jimmy Gilpin Bay of Plenty
1954 M. Sellwood Canterbury
1955 Rob Denniston Bay of Plenty
1956 Rob Denniston Bay of Plenty
1957 Robert Beetson Auckland
1958 Melvin Tyson Canterbury
1959 Lex McGrath Canterbury
1960 Lex McGrath Canterbury
1961 Mark Paterson Auckland
1962 Mark Paterson Auckland
1963 Mark Paterson Auckland
1964 Roy Granic(h) Auckland
1965 Robert Webber Auckland
1966 Brian Baker Auckland
1967 Ian Williams Bay of Plenty
1968 John Moyes Auckland
1969 John Moyes Auckland
1970 Murray Thom Auckland
1971 Tom Stevens Canterbury
1972 Craig Gilbert Auckland
1973 David Barnes Wellington
1974 Gavin Auld Wellington
1975 Trevor Cox Auckland West
1976 Brent Foster Auckland West
1977 Chris Dickson Auckland West
1978 Russell Coutts Otago
1979 Craig Greenwood Auckland West
1980 John Irvine Otago
1981 Greg Flynn Wellington
1982 Terry Nicholas Auckland
1983 Craig Monk Auckland
1984 Jon Bilger Auckland
1985 Jon Bilger Auckland
1986 Simon Patchett Auckland
1987 Ramon Davies Auckland
1988 Dean Barker Auckland
1989 Zane Gifford Auckland
1990 Andrew Estcourt Hawkes Bay
1991 Peter Waring Auckland West
1992 Simon Cooke Auckland East
1993 Fraser Milne Auckland East
1994 Ben Coutts Auckland West
1995 Derek Scott Canterbury
1996 Mike Bassett Auckland West
1997 Carl Peters Auckland West
1998 Mark Kennedy Auckland East
1999 Michael Bullot North Harbour
2000 Brad Thom
2001 Adam Minoprio Auckland West
2002 Jo Aleh Auckland
2003 James Williamson Auckland[1]
2004 Riley Dean South Canterbury
2005 Paul Snow-Hansen Auckland West
2006 Carl Evans Auckland
2007 Thomas Saunders Bay of Plenty
2008 Logan Dunning-Beck Auckland West
2009 Oscar Rorvik Bay of Plenty
2010 Erica Dawson Auckland West
2011 Isaac McHardie Waikato/Thames
2012 Isaac McHardie Waikato/Thames
2013 Leonard Takahashi-Fry Whanganui/Manawatu
2014 Cole Rippey Bay of Plenty
2015 Sam Bacon Whanganui/Manawatu
2016 Robbie McCutcheon Whanganui/Manawatu
2017 Blake McGlashan North Harbour
2018 Nathan Vince Auckland
2019 Blake Hinsley Auckland
2020 Tim Howse Auckland
2021 Sean Kensington Auckland

References

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  1. ^ "First step on America's Cup road", Jan 2, 2003, Julie Ash, NZ Herald