FSC COTY

October 2017 Edition

Last July I was greatly honoured by being chosen as the Fremantle Sailing Club's Cruiser of the Year.


I suppose that the selection committee was attracted to the narrative of a middle aged office worker teaching himself to sail, setting an ambitious goal of sailing around the world, then actually doing it.  I think too that my voluntary activities with the club since my return from the circumnavigation also helped.

Article on Page 6

What I wasn't told at the time was that the nomination puts me in contention for Cruising Helmsmen magazine's COTY (gulp!).

Trophy evocative of a sail, FSC and Cruising Section emblems at top

Last week I was presented with an imaginative and elegant trophy by Bill Burgess, Commodore of FSC which I will always display with great pride.