The Peter Batterley award is chosen by a ballot of GXSA members.
This webpage is the new home to all Peter Batterley competition entries, since the competition was started in 2015. We’re currently working to bring together all the previous entries, that were submitted in a variety of formats. Please bear with us whilst we complete the task.
The 2025 page is complete. Please use this page to read and rank the entries submitted so far, then vote for your favourite at the AGM on 12th March.
Have fun learning what you friends have been up to.
Note There wer no entries in 2024, so don’t waste tiome trying to find them
Here are the links to the contributions that were received.
- A Fast Atlantic Crossing, by David Watson
- How to use Self-Steering without Power, by John Apps
- A trip aboard “Sea Cloud Spirit“, by Erik Vischer
- Just Half a Circumnavigation, by Ken Fidler
Thanks for all your efforts. You gave us a lot to read
Here are the links to the contributions that were received.
- Ashore in Fowey, by David Horn
- Voyage to Denmark, by Erik Vischer
Thanks for your efforts, David & Erik. You gave us a lot to read
Congratulations to ??? who won, with his article: ????
Here are the links to the contributions that were received.
| Title | Author |
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Gerry Knight | |
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John Apps | |
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Paul Farrell |
Thanks for all your efforts. You gave us a lot to read
Congratulations to Gerry Knight who won, with his article: A Seychelles Cruise
Here are the links to the contributions that were received.
- A Seychelles Cruise, by Gerry Knight – Winner
- Deathless in Paradise, by John Dawson
- A Year by the River, by David Horn
- A Solent Misadventure, by Andy Oliver
- If Napoleon had been a Sailor, by John Apps
- An Incident on Jimpa, by Cate Goffe
Thanks for all your efforts. You gave us a lot to read
Congratulations to John Apps who won, with his article: Helgoland
Here are the links to the contributions that were received.
- Henley On Thames Festivals, by David Horn
- Helgoland, by John Apps
Thanks for all your efforts. You gave us a lot to read
Congratulations to Ted Sutton who won, with his article: 1979 Family Cruise (how things used to be done)
| Title | Author |
| 1979 Family Cruise (how things used to be done) | Ted Sutton (Winner) |
| Nancy of the boat “Philo“ | John Apps |
| Summer Cruise to the Baltic | Elaine & Bob Hazell |
Thanks for all your efforts. You gave us a lot to read
Congratulations to Bob Hazell who won, with his article: Sailing from Antigua to Ireland
| 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 to North Sails | Stuart Gaunt |
| How do you pack a sailing bag? | Cate Goffe |
Congratulations to Gordon Sims who won, with his article: 2016 Thames Traditional Boat Festival
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 |
Congratulations to Gordon Sims who won, with his article: Renovating Chimere
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) |
Congratulations to John Rugg who won, with his article: Family Trailer Sailing to Coniston Water
| 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 Solent Misadventure | Andy Oliver |
| Beyond Belief sails to Normandy | Gerry Knight |
| Solent to the Baltic | Graham Fairhead |
| A Trip to Brittany | Paul Farrell |
| Island Harbour Rally Report | Chris Green |
| Full Chichester Rally report | Stuart Gaunt |
| Short Chichester rally report | Paul Farrell |