The Club for Boating Enthusiasts

Category: Batterley Award

  • 1986 Batterley Summary

    The Concept Peter Batterley sponsored this award.  We include here a copy of one of his cruising logs from 1986, when: There was no Internet,  or World Wide Web Nikon introduced the worlds first Digital SLR camera – everybody else used film, slide projectotrs, and nobody had thought of PowerPoint Mobile telephones were rare, and…

  • 002 – Cruising Logs

    002 – Cruising Logs

    Previous Entrants You may be interested in previous articles and Cruising Logs that we have published.  Out members are adding to our library of Cruising Logs, that can be found here (in the News–>Cruising Log section. John Rugg won the Trophy in 2015 for his essay about Family Sailing Holidays in the Lake District    

  • 2017- Peter Batterley Trophy Entrants

    2017 Peter Batterley Trophy: Entrants The following articles have been submitted for consideration, and are currently available for you to read. GXSA members can vote if they login to the Website. Title Author 2016 Thames Traditional Boat Festival Gordon Sims (Winner) Bornholm, Island in the Sun John Apps Upstream from Marlow David Horn Voting closes…

  • 2018 – Peter Batterley Trophy Entrants

    2018 Peter Batterley Trophy: Entrants The following articles have been submitted for consideration, and are currently available for you to read. GXSA members can vote if they login to the Website. Title Author Bunkfest – Wallingford’s Best Kept Secret Gordon Sims Miss Piggy’s Lament John Apps Sailing from Antigua to Ireland Bob Hazell (winner) GXSA Outing…

  • 2019 – Peter Batterley Trophy Entrants

    2019 Peter Batterley Trophy: Entrants The following articles have been submitted for consideration, and are currently available for you to read. GXSA members can vote at the Annual general Meeting on March 14th. Title Author 1979 Family Cruise (how things used to be done) Ted Sutton (Winner) Nancy of the boat “Philo“ John Apps Summer…

  • 2015 – Peter Batterley Trophy Entrants

    2015 Peter Batterley Trophy: Entrants The following articles were submitted for consideration, for our first year.  Thanks to everyone that entered. Title Author Family Trailer Sailing to Coniston Water John Rugg (Winner) Sailing to Norway and the Shetland Isles Peter Poole Around Britain Sailing Adventure Chris Veys The Adventures of Vagabond Rob Johnstone Old Gaffer…

  • 2016 – Peter Batterley Trophy Entrants

    2016 – Peter Batterley Trophy Entrants

    2016 Peter Batterley Trophy: Entrants Voting has now closed on this year’s Trophy. Title Author Lusty’s Last Stand Gerry Knight Not the Best Summer Cruise Mary Allan Renovating Chimere – Gordon Sims Gordon Sims (Winner)