SOA winners for 2024
Photographic Competition
Tim Powell With Does the 110 fit in the Crinan Canal.
Andrew Arden with Arabella in Isles de Glenan
Both winners will grace the magazine covers for the Spring and Winter editions of the magazine;
receive a £20 Amazon Voucher and a framed print of their winning photographs
John Manley Awards
Awarded for the Best Article in the Winter or Spring Magazine. For 2024 this goes to:
Theo and Charlotte of Lady Grace an S100. Their entertaining and enlightening account of navigating both the Normandy Coast and the French customs is a great read and provides many helpful hints for those of us sailing this beautiful coast. We look forward to their promised second article, entitled The Little Lock of Horrors
Awarded for the best technical Article in the Forum: for 2024 this goes to:
Matthew Kitkat for the Stern gland packing tool Matthew founds some tools on amazon that do the job
Both winners will receive an engraved Cross Rollerball.
Trophies
Swing Keel Trophy was not awarded this year.
The Northshore Trophy usually presented during the Rendezvous for the yacht achieving the best time on a course,was not awarded this year as the race was cancelled due to bad weather.