In addition to the awards for racing, several awards are presented for outstanding achievement. These include:
Parkinson Trophy - Outstanding achievement in open competition (*)
Sportsmanship Trophy - Member exhibiting the most sportsmanlike conduct (*) (**)
QCYC 16-foot Skiff Cup - Most valuable keelboat crew (*) (**)
NYC 16-foot Skiff Cup - Most improved sailor (*) (**)
Jack Albertson Trophy - Outstanding service to the Club (*) (**)
Bobby Norton Plaque - Community service through yachting (*) (**)
Valhalla Trophy - Awarded annually to the yacht with the best cruising log (*) (**) (***) (****)
Georgina World Cup - Awarded annually to the yacht, which has entered the greatest number of individual ports outside a 25 nautical mile radius from the Club (*) (**) (***) (****)
* Only awarded to members of the Club
** Members of the Board of Directors are not eligible
*** The yacht involved must be a member of the Club's squadron
**** A nomination for the cruising trophies must be accompanied by the yacht's logbook along with the Nomination Form
NOTE: Nominations for Senior Club awards must be submitted on the nomination form to the office Attn.: Awards Committee or by email to awards@qcyc.ca by August 31st .
NOMINATION FORM (Please complete and submit a separate form for each nominee)
The winners of the following trophies are selected as described
Gayle Kay Trophy - Service to the Learn-to-Sail Program (*) (**) and selected by the Learn-to-Sail Instructors
QCYC Regatta 1904 Special Class - Best Photograph (*) (**) and selected by the Communications Committee from the photographs submitted to them for publication
QCYC Regatta 1905 Special Class - Best Photograph Showing QCYC Spirit (*) (**) and selected by the Communications Committee from the photographs submitted to them for publication
Smooth Bottom Society QCYC - Smoothest Bottom (*) (**) (***) and selected by the immediate past winner of this award, provided the criteria are met in a given year
All trophies must be returned to the office as soon as possible. Watch for announcements in the QuickClipper when you can returning trophies to the Club.