Past Sunfish South American Champions |
| Sailor | Country | Year | Host |
| Peter Barclay | Peru | 1972 | Salinas |
| Jorge Barreda | Peru | 1974 | Ancon |
| Juan Carlos Plaza | Ecuador | 1975 | Maracaibo |
| Jorge Barreda | Peru | 1977 | Chorillos |
| Juan Carlos Plaza | Ecuador | 1978 | Salinas |
| Carlos Ortiz Gomez | Colombia | 1979 | Calima |
| Jorge Barreda | Peru | 1980 | Ancon |
| Sebastian Higuera | Colombia | 1999 | Tominé |
| Luis Alberto Olcese | Peru | 2000 | Ancon |
| Luis Alberto Olcese | Peru | 2001 | Maracaibo |
| Eduardo Cordero | Venezuela | 2002 | Bayahibe, DR |
| Eduardo Cordero | Venezuela | 2003 | Martinique |
| Sebastian Higuera | Colombia | 2004 | Salinas |