Steve sailing his Weta Trimaran on Keppel Bay in Central Queensland

The Victorian, Australia, Minnow Association had a few ideas of their own. A map of the state with the 3 inaugural winning boats. [...]]]> A new Minnow perpetual sailing trophy is always a challenge. To create a trophy that will be treasured for the next 20 years but isn’t going to cost a fortune right now.

The Victorian, Australia, Minnow Association had a few ideas of their own. A map of the state with the 3 inaugural winning boats. Not forgetting the class logo and that of their sponsors, Quantum Sails.

Minnow Perpetual Sailing Trophy

It didn’t work out too badly. The keeper trophies look good too.

Minnow Keeper Trophies 1st, 2nd and 3rd Places

I know this great junior class has blue sails. But I don’t know of a tree that grows blue timber so I used an attractive reddish brown wood. Bright and cheerful.

420 Top of the Range Sailing Trophy

These beautiful black frames are 50mm (2″) deep so are free standing. They have [...]]]> We are always trying to improve our sailing trophies designs, especially at the top of the range. I’ve just made this one and even the boss was impressed, bless her little cotton socks.

420 Top of the Range Sailing Trophy

These beautiful black frames are 50mm (2″) deep so are free standing. They have hangers on the back and can also be hung on the wall.

As with all our sailing trophies you can get them customised to reflect your sailing class.

An angled view of the 420 Top of the Range Sailing Trophy

So far I’ve only made this one trophy but we are planning to have a range of sizes available in the near future.

But the design opportunities are endless and I’m looking forward to getting stuck in and producing some truly stunning trophies.

Let me know what you think.

Manly Junior Sailing Trophies - First, Second and Third Places

Each trophy has [...]]]> While northern hemisphere sailors have tucked their boats away for the winter Manly Junior sailors in Australia are able to make the most of our summers. These trophies are for the New South Wales State Titles to be held in February.

Manly Junior Sailing Trophies - First, Second and Third Places

Each trophy has a map of the state of NSW with the class logo engraved on it.

We also used slightly thicker bases than normal to accommodate the extra text on the engraved plaque.

The organisers were also after some cheaper trophies so we crafted these class logo trophies from natural timber colours.

Manly Junior Class Logo Sailing Trophies

I made a fancy perpetual sailing award for the Larchmont Yacht Club, New York, early last year.

They must have liked it, they’ve just ordered another one.

This time they wanted a wall hanging along the lines of their existing trophies. With enough room on the frame for [...]]]>

Viper 640 Perpetual Sailing Award

I made a fancy perpetual sailing award for the Larchmont Yacht Club, New York, early last year.

They must have liked it, they’ve just ordered another one.

This time they wanted a wall hanging along the lines of their existing trophies. With enough room on the frame for 40 years worth of annual plaques.

For their new sports boat class the Viper 640.

With a representation of the Execution Rocks lighthouse on the western end of Long Island Sound.

And the club burgee cut from natural timber colours.

The sea is represented by Sassafras and the sky by Huon Pine. A Red Cedar frame with that wonderful spinnaker shaped from New Guinea Rosewood.

As with all our trophies all natural timber colours.

The boat and lighthouse protrude out from the background which you can see from these angled photos.

And the back of this sailing award is finished off with hangers and rubber mounts so it doesn’t mark the wall it’s hanging on.

Viper 640 Perpetual Sailing Award

Viper 640 Perpetual Sailing Award

Viper 640 Perpetual Sailing Award

This year the Cherub class held its National Titles at my home club, The keppel Bay Sailing Club in Yeppoon, Queensland.

I’d not seen these fine little boats before but was impressed by their exhilarating performance.

I hope the trophies did justice to the winners. The class association was on a [...]]]>

Cherub Sailing Trophies

This year the Cherub class held its National Titles at my home club, The keppel Bay Sailing Club in Yeppoon, Queensland.

I’d not seen these fine little boats before but was impressed by their exhilarating performance.

I hope the trophies did justice to the winners. The class association was on a tight budget so these sail trophies fitted the bill.

I hadn’t heard of the Old Gaffer sailing class but it’s alive and well sailing in Northern Ireland and in need of some sailing trophies.

I copied the simplest sail layout for this sailing trophy and was even able to replicate the colour of the sails. Many of their fleet [...]]]>

Old Gaffer Sailing Trophy

I hadn’t heard of the Old Gaffer sailing class but it’s alive and well sailing in Northern Ireland and in need of some sailing trophies.

I copied the simplest sail layout for this sailing trophy and was even able to replicate the colour of the sails. Many of their fleet have dark red sails.

Old Gaffer Sailing Boats

We shipped [...]]]> The Javelin Nationals are being held in Perth this year. And it just so happens my daughter, who lives there, will be competing. She wanted her dad to make them some extra special trophies but I said, “No, you can just have the same trophies we supply to everyone else. No special favours”.

We shipped them off today. I reckon she’ll like them even if they are just our standard designs. Customised for the Javelin of course.

Javelin Sailing Trophies - 1st to 4th place

We normally only make them in 3 sizes but here we made some larger ones, 350mm (14″) tall for first place, followed by our standard 300mm, 250mm and 200mm tall for 2nd to 4th.

Katy is a sailing coach there but has difficulty attracting the students from the many international schools in the area. They have so many pastimes on offer from the school.

But the local and underprivileged [...]]]> Although I’ve visited Thailand a few times I’ve never been to the resort area of Phuket. Some day soon maybe.

Katy is a sailing coach there but has difficulty attracting the students from the many international schools in the area. They have so many pastimes on offer from the school.

But the local and underprivileged kids are really taking to the opportunity provided by the Phuket Youth Sailing Club. All good stuff.

We made these cheap budget sailing trophies with a tropical theme.

Budget Sailing Trophies

And with a map of Northern Ireland in the background.

RYANI [...]]]> The Royal Yachting Association – Northern Ireland, RYANI, was after a perpetual sailing award for its “Club of the Year”. Centred on the Belfast dockyards, where the skyline is still dominated today by Harland and Wolff’s famous twin Gantry cranes, Samson and Goliath.

And with a map of Northern Ireland in the background.

RYANI Harland & Wolff Perpetual Sailing Award

I just heard back today from Ireland to say that the trophy is much admired.

I'm not sure if I ever wrote to you to thank you for the trophy.
It is much loved by all who have seen it here!