The Heber Trophy is awarded annually based upon seamanship, sportsmanship, and character. The Trophy was named for former Governor Reg Heber who died as a result of his tireless efforts to find a friend who had capsized and gone missing on the lake. The recipient is selected by a secret committee appointed by the Commodore.

 

1942 Clark Beverly †   1976 P/C Howard W. Limes †  
1943 Ted J. Eaton †   1977 P/C Robert Preston †  
1944 P/C George Doyle †   1978 Dr. Carl Petersilge †  
1945 George Crites †   1979 P/C Wilbur Wuellner †  
1946 Bruce Crompton †   1980 P/C Chris Lambrecht †  
1947 Harry Nation †   1981 P/C Gale Roshon †  
1948 F.B. Sproat †   1982 P/C Ed Ballenger    
1949 Everett Wood †   1983 P/C Frank H. Foster III    
1950 Clifford Dum †   1984 Lloyd Ballenger †  
1951 Roy Lovell †   1985 Matt Fisher    
1952 P/C R.W. McAllister †   1986 John Doneff    
1953 Norman Yoerger †   1987 P/C Richard Wolf    
1954 P/C Newton Davis †   1988 Jud Ortman †  
1955 George V. Fisher †   1989 P/C Bob Boehm    
1956 Arthur Schwoerer †   1990 Tom Eisert    
1957 Jack Schwartz †   1991 William Hoermle    
1958 W. Jay Limbaugh †   1992 P/C Eddie Gaiser    
1959 Charles Daugherty †   1993 Eugene Kenney    
1960 P/C Melvin Dressel †   1994 George Conrad    
1961 Ernest Wilson †   1995 George "Mac" Wood    
1962 P/C Lowell Frost †   1996 P/C Jim McBride    
1963 P/C Gustav Schell     1997 Emil Klein    
1964 P/C Claude McGinnis †   1998 P/C John Sproat    
1965 P/C Dwight Haggard †   1999 Girard Besanceney    
1966 Max J. Slaughter †   2000 P/C Mike Jacobs    
1967 P/C George Offenberg †   2001 Don Best    
1968 Edward C. Metzgar †   2002 Ed Levison    
1969 Marty Headlee †   2003 P/C Howard Clark    
1970 Paul Holstein †   2004 P/C Tim Maite †  
1971 P/C Murray Headlee †   2005 John Watson    
1972 P/C David Cox †   2006 P/C Nick Desantis    
1973 Charles Greiner †   2007 P/C George Fisher †
 
1974 Michael J. Hein †   2008 P/C Jim Thompson    
1975 James Dressel            

 

† - deceased