The Kingham Trophy was donated by the Kingham Family to the Timaru Yacht Club. This trophy is the perpetual property of the Timaru Yacht Club and is presenting annually to the winner of the Invitation race for the Sanders Cup Class Yachts that traditionally precedes the Sanders Cup Contest.
“Presented by Harry Kingham and family in 1952, to the winner of the Invitation Race, sailed prior to the Sanders Cup. Open to all 14’yachts of the designs eligible to compete in theSanders Cup”
Kingham Trophy Winners (1952 – 2015)
| Year | Yacht | Province | Skipper / Crew |
| 1952 | Elusive | J Synott | |
| 1953 | Allegro | Canterbury | H Kingham |
| 1954 | IF | Otago | T Camp |
| 1955 | IF | Otago | T Camp |
| 1956 | Unique | Wellington | G Hargreaves |
| 1959 | Outive | Auckland | B Wilson |
| 1960 | Outive | Auckland | T Bouzaid |
| 1961 | Bambibo | Tauranga | J Williams |
| 1962 | Bambibo | Tauranga | J Williams |
| 1963 | Roseann III | Manawatu | W Bennetto |
| 1964 | Tumanko | Canterbury | G Mander |
| 1965 | Roseann III | Manawatu | B Seddon |
| 1966 | Ztasy | Auckland | D Lidgard |
| 1967 | Xanimo | Wanganui | D Giliver |
| 1968 | Charade | Wellington | HD Poole |
| 1969 | Charade | Wellington | HD Poole |
| 1970 | Charade | Wellington | HD Poole |
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| 1971 | Topaz | Wellington | B Coleman, M Sleeth |
| 1972 | Scheherezade | Wellington | P Williams, D Oliver |
| 1973 | Chloe | Hawkes Bay | S Estcourt, R Faulkner |
| 1974 | Joshua | Auckland | A Ball, P Newlands |
| 1975 | Joshua | Auckland | A Ball, P Newlands |
| 1976 | Hombre | Auckland | D Cochran, D Gallagher |
| 1977 | Hombre | Picton | K Gullery, T Gullery |
| 1978 | Nice One | Auckland | J Bilger, L Kennedy |
| 1979 | Gandalf | Canterbury | R Norris, A Conway |
| 1980 | Jonathon Livingston | Auckland | C Gilberd, J Spinks |
| 1981 | Hustler | Northland | D Cochran, P McNeill |
| 1982 | Taniwah | Canterbury | K May, B Cowan |
| 1983 | Stanley Bay Streamer | Auckland | G Duncalf, D Coleman |
| 1984 | Hot Gossip | Auckland | P Scoffin, S Mouldey |
| 1985 | Hokonui | Auckland | I McGill, P Pryde |
| 1986 | Big Bannanas | Auckland | G Coleman, P Coveny |
| 1987 | Summer Breeze | Wellington | G Cheyne, B Clement |
| 1988 | RXN | Hawkes Bay | J Trow, J Lumb |
| 1989 | Blunderbus | Auckland | R Vernon, P Vernon |
| 1990 | Blunderbus | North Harbour | R Vernon, P Vernon |
| 1991 | No Name Required | Tauranga | A Kensington, A Stone |
| 1992 | Desperado | Canterbury | H Hey, M Bloomfield |
| 1993 | No Name Required | Auckland | P McNeil, M Smith |
| 1994 | Desperado | Canterbury | H Hey, M Bloomfield |
| 1995 | Clamp Products | Auckland | D Barn, P Vernon |
| 1996 | Magic Bus | North Harbour | G Copplestone, C Gilberd |
| 1997 | No Name Required | Auckland | P McNeil, M Smith |
| 1998 | Just Perfick | Hawkes Bay | G Earle, C Estcourt |
| 1999 | Vertigo | Hawkes Bay | J Trow, C Reid |
| 2000 | Freckle Deckle | King Country | A Vallings, H Hey |
| 2001 | Hot Gossip | North Harbour | T Willetts, D Coleman |
| 2002 | Bungholio | North Harbour | R Fordyce, C Gilberd |
| 2003 | Bungholio | North Harbour | R Fordyce, C Gilberd |
| 2004 | Freckle Deckle | North Harbour | N Taylor, S Baker |
| 2005 | www.javelins.org | Auckland | P Precey, G Roberts |
| 2006 | Phlipnhel | Northland | P McNeil, M Smith |
| 2007 | Riders on the Storm | East Coast | R. Shanks, C Shanks |
| 2008 | Riders on the Storm | East Coast | R. Shanks, C Shanks |
| 2009 | Bay Nissan | Bay of Plenty | B. Bax, A. Scott-Mackie |
| 2010 | Riders on the Storm | East Coast | N. Bax, C Shanks |
| 2011 | Bay Nissan | Bay of Plenty | B. Bax, A. Scott-Mackie |
| 2012 | Riders on the Storm | East Coast | R. Shanks, C Shanks |
| 2013 | Bax Contractors | Bay of Plenty | B. Bax, P Smith |