The annual ABYC Prize Giving was held at the club on Saturday 16 July 2016 – for the first time in many years a number of sailors received provincial colours.
The full list of prize winners is below.
SAS EC Provincial Colours:
- Tim and Meghan Jones
- Sophia Hynch
- Tony, Sigi, Jenna & Tammy Bailes
- Luke Weddell
- Cameron Hills
- Chad Bilsbury
- Alexa & Rob Archibald
- Angela & Andrew Ward
DINGHIES
- Level 1 Completion: Medals – Pieter, Charlene & Danielle Retief, David Grosse
- Level 2 Completion: Medals – Adam Grosse
- Level 3 Completion: Medals – Daniel Meyburgh, Simon Carthew, Luke Weddell
- Optimists – Boys: Inter-Club, EC Champs ABYC FLOATING TROPHY – Cameron Hills
- Optimists – Girls: Inter-Clubs, Cyril Wiliams Trophy – Emma Lucas
- Mirror Nationals: Sigi & Tammy Bailes
- Laser 4.7: Inter-Club, EC Champs – IBIS Cup – Chad Bilsbury (2nd EC Champs & 2nd Youth Nationals)
- Lasers Inter-Club, EC Champs: PA Park Trophy – Charlie Hills (Laser Radial, Inter-clubs, EC Provincials)
- RS Tera: RS Tera Nationals, Inter-clubs, YELB Floating Trophy – Tammy Bailes (1st WC, 2nd Nationals)
- Progressive Dinghy Sailor, GILES Trophy – Emma Lucas
- Most Promising Junior, EDDITH ABBOT Trophy – Tammy Bailes (WC Champs, RS Tera Nationals)
- PROMISING JUNIOR SKIPPER, DE WET Trophy – Jordan van Zyl (J22 Youth keelboats)
- 1st SENIOR DINGHY SAILOR, E.B. TROPHY – Sigi Bailes (Aussie, WC)
- For asssistance to sailing school, James Searle Trophy – Gordon van Zyl & Roger Lucas
- In Appreciation and Service to dinghy sailors – Ronnie Baer, Sigi Bailes, Charlie Hill, James Norman.
KEELBOATS
- Centenary Cup Inshore/Round the Cans Series: PE MUNICIPALITY CENTENARY Trophy – John Tudehope, Wallbanger
- Scimitar Inshore/Round the Cans Series: HAGGIE RAND Ltd Trophy – Sean Wiseman, Jellybaby
- Small Circle Medium Distance C.A.S.A. (STONE) – John Tudehope, Wallbanger
- Rose Bowl Inshore Ladies Race Rose Bowl: Sigi Bailes, J-Sea
- Noordhoek Medium Distance – West Bound PORTNET FLOATING TROPHY: Rob Smith, Tikalox II
- St. Francis Long Distance: Mona Hackner Cup – Mike Cullum – Malgas
- Double Handed St Croix Medium Distance: NSRI/SAB Trophy – Tony Bailes, Nemesis
- Race of Cardinals Medium Distance, Bell Buoy to Coega: EDITH PEARSON MEMORIAL Trophy – Sean Wiseman, Jellybaby
- Wednesday Night Races In-port Races: Jim Dickman Cup – Mike Cullum, Malgas
- Frostbite – Pursuit Races: Paragon Cup – Mike Cullum, Malgas
Recognising:
- ABSWeek Fleet 1: Algoa Bay Challenge PHRF Class Floating Trophy – Charlie Hills, J-Sea
- Fleet 2: The Continental Week Trophy Class Two – Rob Smith, Tikalox II
- IRC Fleet – Rob van Rooyen, Mount Gay Rum
- Vasco Da Gama: Tony Bailes, Nemesis 3rd Place IRC
- Vasco Da Gama: John Tudehope, Wallbanger 3rd Place PHRF, Amanzimtoti surfing trophy
General:
- Most Frequent Sailor: BARRY JONES MEMORIAL Trophy – Joe Schable, Skybird
- 2nd Most Frequent Sailor: Lionel Harling Cup – John Tudehope, Wallbanger
- Best Mate Crewman – Dedicated Service to ship: VICE COMMODORES FLOATING Trophy – Mark Dawson
- Go-Getters Service to & promotion of Club and/or Sailing: SAILING COMMITTEE GO-GETTERS – Sigi Bailes who sailed in the following regattas: Aussie Mirror Worlds/WC Champs/Vasco/S-School coach/ SASEC High performance/Coach-Mngr J22 ABYC youth team/Learn2Sail
- Algoa Bay Off-Shore Member who sailed most sea-miles away from Port: Algoa Bay Cruising Trophy – Keith Laskey +20 000 – Knysna to Ascension, Fernando de norhona, Carabean, Panama and Las Perlas, Galapgos, then onto Australia
- International Representation Commendable international competition performance: ODDY TROPHY – Jenna Bailes (Malaysia 420 Worlds)
- Commitment to Sailing Service to ABYC Sailing: BOB LIPKA MEMORIAL PLATE – Tony Bailes (campaigning for IRC in PE)
- Commitment to Sailing Service to ABYC Sailing: LONGWORTH Trophy – Ronnie Baer
Frequent Sailors:
- Skybird (62 trips) – Joe Schable
- Wallbanger (50 trips) – John Tudehope
- Warrior (40 trips) – Phil Gutsche
- Seralon II (39 trips) – Jerome Putter
- Nemesis (38 trips) – Tony Bailes
- Malgas (38 trips) – Mike Cullum
- Talisker (32 trips) – Iain Bancroft
- New Wave (22 trips) – Stephen Lear
- Sea-Esta (22 trips) – Jimmy Swinnerton
- Aquabrat (21 trips) – Phillip Griffin
- J-Sea (21 trips) – Charlie Hills