May 2nd, 2026
Summer 2025-2026 Club Awards
Twice a year the club offers skippers recognition of their sailing skills, this is not always just on the water. This last summer we lost Nick Jerwood to the Northern Hemisphere for the FF15 Worlds but this left local skippers the chance to shine. A skipper had to sail at least 4 events over the summer to qualify for a class trophy. This has been the same for the past 5 years.
Results were:
Club Champion for 2025/26 year (both Winter 25 and Summer 25/26 for DF65s and DF95s) known as the Ray Bassett Trophy: Andrew Donkin.
Andrew Donkin (L) accepts the Ray Bassett trophy from Vice Commodore Ross Turnbull
DF65 Most Consistent: Andrew Donkin
Andrew Donkin (L) accepts the DF65 Consistency Award from Vice Commodore Ross Turnbull
DF65 Most Wins / Regatta: Nick Jerwood
Nick Jerwood (L) accepts the Award for Most Wins per regatta, DF65s from Commodore Andrew Donkin
DF95 Most Consistent: Lawrie Henrickson
DF95 Most Wins / Regatta: Lawrie Henrickson
IOM Most Consistent: Lawrie Henrickson
Lawrie Henrickson (L) accepts his awards from Commodore Andrew Donkin
IOM Most Wins / Regatta: Mark Easton.
Most Improved Skipper: Graeme Elliott, 3rd in DF65s and 4th in DF95s
Graeme Elliott (L) accepts the Most Improved Skipper award from Commodore Andrew Donkin
ALRS Commore Award - Encouragement: Phil Plowman for sailing regularly in all three classes
Phil Plowman (L) is all smiles receiving the commodore's sailing encouragment award
ALRS Most colourful boat: Gary Goodall for his DF95 with the imitation teak deck.
Most regattas sailed: DF65 Kevin Matthews (19, 79%)
Kevin Matthews (L) receives the DF65 most regattas sailed award from Vice Commodore Ross Turnbull
Most regattas sailed: DF95 Graeme Elliott (21, 95%)
Graeme Elliott (L, still in disguise) receives the DF95 most regattas sailed award from Vice Commodore Ross Turnbull
Most regattas sailed: IOM Mark Easton (8, 89%)
Biggest Calamity: Dave Ralph while leading he hit flotsam and ended up DNF
Dave Ralph (L) can't believe the club would give him an award for biggest calamity
Most welcoming clubman: Mark Easton for keeping the IOM fleet running
Best sportsman: Annett O'Mahoney for her self imposed penalty calling.
A HUGE thank you to Total Tools, Mandurah who offered 6 x $50 vouchers to some of the winners today.
Author: Andrew Donkin, ALRS Commodore
To watch a DF95 race video click this link https://youtu.be/2B0I3DPDtqo