The ‘Clap Hanger’ is a prestigious award made each year at the Victorian Mosquito State Titles to someone who has stood out in some way – usually by doing something they would rather not have done (at least while someone was there to see)!
| Year | Awarded to | Notable Achievement |
| 2015 | Michael Anthony (Yellow Fever) | Port tack reaching suicide run. |
| 2014 | Trevor Armstrong (One More Toy) | Failed tactical sailing at finishing line. |
| 2013 | Tim Shepperd (Karma Kat) | OCS, went back and re-started, worked his way back through the fleet to 5th then missed the shorten course flag and ended up with a DNF! |
| 2012 | Peter Lyons (The Unsent Letter) | Capsized during light wind race. In case anyone missed it, capsized again in the same race while crossing the finishing line in front of the clubhouse. |
| 2011 | Matt Stone (Unko) | Capsized between the two races on Monday morning next to the start boat, six minutes before the start in virtually zero wind. |
| 2010 | Cameron Warren-Smith | Abandoned ship (and skipper) after cartwheel to retrieve hat and sunglasses. |
| 2009 | Simon Clavin | T-Boning a fishing boat (Selected by popular choice from a large field of nominations). |
| 2008 | Colin McEwan (Now What?) | Got the traveller and mainsheet confused resulting in a capsize. |
| 2007 | Peter Nikitin (Bee Alert) | Hit 3 marks in one race then had 2 consecutive OCS results. |
| 2006 | Colin McEwan (XTC) | Several capsizes involving his mainsheet being tangled around various things but clinched by pumping up his beach trolley tyres so that one exploded in the sun. |
| 2005 | Peter Cobden & Family (Try Again) | Apart from winning this 3 years running the main item was breaking the “family jewells” (mast diamonds). |
| 2004 | Peter Cobden & Family (First Try) | Forgetting stuff (Tent poles, sails, sailing gear etc.) |
| 2003 | Peter Cobden & Judith Henschke-Reid (First Try) | Heavy weather technique. |
| 2002 | Gary Maskiell (Perfect Score) | Trapping the mark that he was specifically instructed to avoid between his hulls. |
| 2001 | Ross Bennett (No Turbulence) | Dress sense (or lack of!). |
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| 1999 | ||
| 1998 | Greg Plum (Frequent Flyer) | Went to the wrong venue. |
| 1997 | Keith Prest (Prestissimo) | |
| 1996 | Greg Plum (Salty Dog) | |
| 1995 | S. Bradford (No Laughing Matter) | |
| 1994 | Jason Van Ree (Sir Psycho) |