TCC CRUISING AWARDS

 

 

Troon Cruising Club has a number of Cruising Awards to help promote cruising within the club. The oldest of these awards, which even predates racing within the club and is generally regarded the most prestigious is “The Redwing Trophy”. Members are not only encouraged to enter for these awards but also to submit logs, articles, etc. for inclusion in the Club Yearbook.

 

The Redwing Trophy (1962)

 

1)      Awarded to the Club member who has cruised the furthest from Troon during the season.

2)      The distance is the shortest navigable from Troon to the furthest point of the cruise.

3)      Members avoiding the Crinan Canal (or any other canals) will have the extra distance added to their cruise distances.

4)      The craft should sail from Troon and return to Troon.

5)      The cruise should normally take place between the 16th October and the 15th October of the following year.

6)      Vessels cruising further a field from Troon and not returning in the season that they sailed can claim the trophy providing :-

a)      the distance cruised on the outward journey exceeds the distance (outward and homeward) cruised by any club member in the year they sailed.

b)      The distance cruised on the return journey exceeds the distance (outward and homeward) cruised by a club member in the year they returned.

c)      All distances are the shortest navigable distance.

d)      The Trophy should be awarded in the year they returned.

7)      Only one entry is acceptable from each craft. This should be the skipper or his or her nominee.

8)      Any claimant must be on the yacht for the whole of the distance sailed from and too Troon.

9)      The actual log book must be handed in to a member of the council before the 15th October to qualify for the trophy.

10)  This competition will be adjudicated by the Commodore, Cruising Convenor and any other council member. If more than one craft cruises a similar distance (as defined in 2) such that less than 1% of the total distance separates the boats, then the adjudicating committee will take into account other factors which they deem important such as boat size, strength and experience of the crew and the quality of the written log.

11)   The decision of the council is final.

 

The Tankard Trophy (1984)

 

1)      Awarded to the skipper of the sailing yacht which has cruised the greatest distance within the maximum time of 17 days.

2)      The distance is the sum of the shortest navigable distances between the places visited.

3)      The places visited must be identifiable charted features (e.g. Ailsa Craig, the head of lochs). It is not necessary for all members to anchor at these places but their position must be accurately recorded in their log.

4)      The craft should sail from Troon and return to Troon.

5)      The cruise should take place between the 16th October and the 15th October of the following year.

6)      Only one entry is acceptable from each craft.

7)      Any claimant must have been on the yacht for the whole of the cruise.

8)      The actual log must be handed in to a Council member by the 15th October to qualify for the trophy.

9)      This competition will be adjudicated by the Commodore, Cruising Convenor and any other council member. If more than one craft cruises the same distance the quality of the written log shall be used as a tie breaker.

10)   The decision of the council is final.

 

 

The Nautical Narrative

 

1)      The most interesting account of a cruise during the season submitted by a club member.

2)      The account should be between 500 and 2000 words.

3)      The account should be submitted by the 15th October to qualify for this competition.

4)      The competition shall be adjudicated  by a panel of 3 club members appointed by the council. The panels decision shall be final.

5)      The account may contain photographs, sketches or other artistic work.

6)      Should no entry meet an acceptable standard in the opinion of the panel then no prize will be awarded that year.

7)      The prize shall be a nautical almanac for the coming season.

 

 

The Anchor Trophy  

 

1)      Presented to a T.C.C. member for a cruise, which in the opinion of the adjudicating committee, was worthy of special merit.

2)      This trophy can be awarded without a log.

3)      The decision of the Council is final.

 

 

The Saturn Sails Trophy

 

1)      Presented to a new club member for the most enterprising cruise.

2)      The account should be submitted by the 15th October to qualify for this competition.

3)      The decision of the Council is final.

 

 

The Cosalt Trophy

 

1)      Presented to a T.C.C. member, which in the opinion of the adjudicating committee, submitted the best article in the Year Book of the preceding year.

2)      The Decision of the Council is final.

 

 

 

Junior Cruising Awards

 

In addition to the cruising awards for the “grown ups”, there are prizes for the Juniors too:

Junior Clyde Cruise

1)      For the best children’s log for a cruise on the Clyde for the current season.

2)      Age limit up to 16 years.

3)      This will be judged by the adjudicating committee.

 

Junior Logs

1)      Prizes will be awarded for the best logs from the Juniors.

2)      Age limit up to 16 years.

3)      This will be judged by the adjudicating committee.

 

 

General Notes for all Awards

 

  • The Cruising Awards listed above can only be awarded to Troon Cruising Club members.
  • All logs/narratives must be handed in to a member of the council by the 15th October, who shall in turn ensure that they are passed to the Cruising Convenor.
  • Please read these rules carefully before handing in any material – stating which award is being considered in particular taking note of the distinction between log and narrative. Where the actual log is required most formats will be accepted if readable ie. from notebooks, off the shelf log books to print outs from laptops, palmtops etc.
  • All logs/narratives handed in may appear in the Yearbook unless the editor is informed to the contrary.
  • With the exception of the Junior Cruising Awards all trophies will be presented at the Annual Diner Dance by the Cruising Convenor.