Cruising Log and Seamanship Awards

The awards for 2011 were: 

• JOHN AND ANGIE BAILEY TROPHY for lifetime achievement: Terry Gerald

• CADIZ CUP for the best log of a cruise under sail, of any length:  Likengkeng Sargeaunt for her cruise through Sweden and back to Lymington in "Aquaholic".

• SENIOR BROWNLOW CUP for the best log of outstanding merit not awarded one of the above trophies: Peregrine Bruce for his cruise from Sweden to Orkney and back in "Joya".

• XII BAR BLUES TROPHY for the best cruising blog: Steve Powell for his trip to Antarctica and back in "Uhuru"

• SEAMANSHIP TROPHY for a feat of seamanship or navigation by a Club Member: Steve Powell as above

There were no qualifying entries for the Channel Trophy, Fen Dawn Cup, Quains Cup or Junior Brownlow.

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Entries for the 2012 awards should be forwarded by Friday 11 January 2013 to the Captain of Cruising. 

The criteria for all except the XII Bar Blues Trophy are as follows:

 

Cadiz Cup	Best log of a cruise under sail of any length
Quains Cup	Best log of a cruise under sail of less than one month
Channel Trophy	Best log of a cruise under sail within the limits of the Straits of Dover, Ushant, Isles of Scilly and Ireland
Fen Dawn Cup	Best log by a Motor Cruiser
Senior Brownlow Cup	Log of outstanding merit not awarded one of the above trophies
Junior Brownlow Cup	Best log of a cruise submitted by a Junior or Family Member under the age of 15.
Seamanship Trophy	For a feat of seamanship or navigation by a Club Member.  Nominations should be sent for the attention of the judges, via the Captain of Cruising and the office.  No log need be submitted for this award.

The purpose of the logs is to both entertain and inform other cruising members of interesting places to go and sights to see.

Listed below are criteria to be used as a guide in the preparation of logs for the above categories.  The logs should contain:

• A narrative which should include pilotage and weather information.
• Relevant photographs
• A Track Chart
• Chartlets of Anchorages/small Ports
• Some Navigational Information
• A Description of the Boat + background of the Crew

In addition, the cruise described in the log should be recent and should be supplied in electronic form as well as a hard copy.

 

XII BAR BLUES TROPHY

This trophy was donated in 2009 by John and Sally Priestley.

Objective.

To encourage and reward the use of modern technologies in the production of cruising logs. The intention is to appeal to a wider and, perhaps, younger audience and to recognise that the formality of the traditional yacht's log fits less well with modern on-board routines. Compared with a traditional log, a "blog" (weblog) or website offers the following benefits:-
Allows multi-media including, for example, video and sound
Easy to include links to other material thus emphasising editing as well as writing skills
Easy to distribute to potential readers
Use of a less formal structure and modern tools should increase the appeal to younger members and their  families
Can be built up as a cruise progresses and shared as the cruise develops

Method.

Members compiling blogs or publishing completed blog accounts should contact the Captain of Cruising, who will arrange for them to be linked to the Cruising Blogs section of this website. A suitable website for posting such blogs could be the US-Based SailBlogs - http://www.sailblogs.com/. It should be clear that members are entirely responsible for the content of the website they use and they may wish to consider restricting access

Entries may be a "running" blog built up as the cruise develops through the season OR created at the end of the cruise/season.

Criteria

Informative, entertaining and interesting!

Narrative should include details of:

o Boat & Crew
o Passages & Ports
o Track charts and navigation information (probably through links)

Sensible exploitation of the technology, for example the ability to include:

o links to other relevant sites and material
o photography
o video and sound etc

Judging and Communication.

The judging for the award of the XII Bar Blues Trophy will be conducted by the judges for the Club's Cruising logs and will be done as part of that process. The trophy will be presented with the other cruising trophies, usually at the Cruising Dinner.

Finally, if anyone has any queries about the criteria for the award of this trophy please contact the Captain of Cruising.