Youth Sailing Presentations

Commodore Peter Lewis was on hand to award the annual trophies for the MHYC Centreboard Season 2019-2020 last Sunday November 8 following racing.  Presentations had been postponed from earlier in the year due to Covid. 

In the Centreboard Club Championship, Will Wilkinson finished one point ahead of Angus after nine races to win Division 3 (Optimists).  Will also won the 2020 eSailing Club Championship and was selected to represent MHYC in the State eSailing Championships earlier in the year.  Second Place in the Club Championship Division 3 was Angus Griffin and third was Jack Gillespie.

A number of Special Award trophies were also presented.

The Marian Packer Trophy was awarded to Jack Gillespie for the most improvement since completing a MHYC Youth Sailing Course.  Zara Marks received the Doris Burke ‘Alcyone’ Junior Trophy which is awarded to the crew that rates the highest in consistency, improvement, enthusiasm and sportsmanship.  The Seamanship Award, awarded for showing outstanding sailing savvy, went to Luke Swemmer.

Archie Cropley & Max Paul were awarded the John Merricks Trophy for the best performance in a World or International Championship.  Archie & Max Paul achieved 3rd (Bronze Medal) at the Youth Sailing World Championships in the 29er Boys held in July 2019 in Gdynia, Poland in a fleet of28 boats.  They were 6th at 29er Open World Championships held in early August, also in Gdynia, out of 175 boats.

The President’s Trophy, awarded for the best performance in a National Championship, was this year awarded jointly to two 29er crews - Archie Cropley / Jack Hildebrand and Zoe Dransfield / Madeleine McLeay.  Archie & Jack were 1st 29er Boys and 1st Overall at the Australian Youth Championships in January 2020 from 48 boats.  Zoe & Madeleine were 1st 29er Girls at the Australian Youth Championships in January and were also 1st 29er Female at the 29er Australian Championships held on 2-8 January 2020.

Congratulations to all our award recipients for Season 2019-2020!