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The Solar Challenge Trophy was first established in 1997 and awarded that
year to Malcolm Moss for his solar powered channel crossing. (See
Challenges).
The Electric Boat Association currently awards three major
trophies to EBA members: the St Davis Trophy, the Emsworth Trophy and the
Julia Moss Trophy.
| The St Davids Trophy was donated by Fiona, Dowager
Countess of Arran, in memory of The Rt. Hon. The Viscount St. Davids. The
silver cup is awarded for ‘a significant advance in the field of
electric boating’. The St David's Trophy has been
awarded to:
1992 Eastern Electricity plc
1994 Gillian Nahum
1996 Edward Hawthorne
1999 Phil Horsley, Emrhys and Linda Barrell
2001 Cedric Lynch
2003 Kevin Desmond
2005 Henry Engelen |
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The Emsworth Trophy |
The Emsworth Trophy Rear-Admiral Percy Gick presented the Emsworth Trophy to the Association
in commemoration of the 600 mile cruise the Admiral and Mrs Gick made in
1978 in their cruiser ‘Electra of Emsworth’. It is a great-crested grebe
(the EBA symbol) in limewood exquisitely carved and painted by Captain John
Powell of Emsworth.
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The Emsworth Trophy is awarded to the EBA member whose boat completed the longest
journey achieved during any consecutive four month period within the
calendar year and judged according to the following schedule of points: |
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Distance Traveled under electric only:
Rivers - 1 point per mile - Canals - 1.5 points per mile
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Lock Passage:
Manned - 1 point per lock - Unmanned
- 1.5 points per lock
The points
calculated as above will be multiplied by the following factor:
An electric boat which draws its energy from solar power only x 2.5
Batteries charged up from shore based mains supply x 2.0
On-board internal combustion engine x 1.0
- The amount of IC
fuel bought should be recorded for information purposes
- These rules were
first used for the calendar year 2000 and 2001 and may
be amended for
future years in the light of experience gained.
- Notification of
proposed entry for the Challenge should be sent to the
Secretary, EBA at least three weeks before the start of the journey,
giving
details of boat, propulsion system and outlining proposed routes
- The decision of
the judging committee is final.
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EBA Chairman John
Hustwick presenting the Emsworth Trophy to Grant
Johnston for his trip down the Thames from Lechlade to
Teddington in his electric slipper launch Hazel J.
during the summer of 2009 |
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The Emsworth Trophy
has been awarded to:
1988 Viscount St Davids in Silver Sail
1989 Countess of Arran in An Stradag
1990 Fraser Brown in Lucy
1991 Paul Wagstaffe in Wagtail V
1992 Hans and Betty Asyee in Ilse Femmiyje
1993 Rupert Latham in a Frolic 21
1994 Jack Henley in Cymba
1995 Morton Ray in Electric Explorer
1996 Derek Chamberlain, Paul Jackson in Legato and Wispa
1997 Brian Pickess in Stima
1998 The Leeson Family in Pike
2000 Environment Agency in Colne
2002 Piers Erskine in Privateer
2003 Paul and Ulrike Lynn in Solar Flair
2008 Peter and Hilary
Fletcher in Eglantine
2009 Grant Johnston in slipper launch Hazel J. |
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Hilary and Peter Fletcher
receiving the Emsworth Trophy
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the Laying Up Supper Oct 2008 |
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Paul & Ulrike Lynn accepting
the Emsworth Trophy - 2003 |
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The Julia Moss Trophy |
The Julia Moss Trophy is awarded for
a significant contribution to the development of solar boating. This new trophy has been
donated by Malcolm Moss in memory of his late wife Julia and is awarded
specifically for solar cruises, innovations or achievements for solar
powered electric boating. The Julia Moss
Trophy has been awarded to:
2005 Les Fidler
2006 Paul Lynn
2007 David Williams
2008 Tony Rymell
2009 Rolf Schmidt |
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Malcolm Moss
presenting the Julia Moss Trophy to Tony Rymell
at the Laying Up supper Oct 2008 |
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Other trophies associated with electric boating |
| Mansura Perpetual
Challenge Trophy, launched in February 2007, is for innovation in the
design, development and operation of boats with hybrid or all
electric propulsion systems. The bronze trophy, depicting the tiller
head of the 1912 hybrid motor yacht Mansura, was donated by
Julian Delmar-Morgan, grandson of the yacht's designer and owner,
and David Barratt. |
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The Mansura Trophy |
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The Royal Thames Yacht Club is
promoting and organising the international competition with the
support of the RYA and Bosch Engineering.
For further
details visit:
www.mansuratrophy.com
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The Simonds Trophy
This award is presented to the best electrically powered craft on
show at The Thames
Traditional Boat Rally which takes place
annually in July at Fawley Meadows, Henley-on-Thames.
2009 winner:
Edwardian style launch Adelaide
owned by EBA members Jeff &
Georgina Waterson 2010 winner: Cabin launch Eddy
Current
owned by EBA members Ian and Sylvia Rutter. |
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2010 Simonds Trophy winners Ian
and Sylvia Rutter |
Cabin launch Eddy
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The Explorer Trophy.
This award has been proposed by the Thames Electric Launch
Company to encourage electric boaters to visit new waterways and the trophy
will be given to the person who can prove they have visited the most
waterways in any one year. For full details on the rules, please apply to
The Thames Electric Launch Company, PO Box 3, Goring on Thames, RG8 OHQ
Tel: 01491 873126 or email:
thameselectric@goring.co.uk
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