Walbourn Trophy

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The Walbourn Trophy was presented in 1986/7 by Wing Commander Derek Walbourn DSO, DFC & Bar. You can read more about Derek here.

Awarded annually to the helmsperson of the winning boat whose sail number is 400 below that of the highest sail number competing in the Australian National Championship.

Walbourne Trophy winners

Year	No.	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	Home State	Host Club
1987	1722	Firefox	J.Knight	C.Johnson	WA	Royal Freshwater Bay Y.C.
1988	1722	Firefox	J.Knight	C.Johnson	WA	Mornington Y.C.
1989	1104	Eyesore in the driveway	S.Mellington	R.Taylor	Vic	Lake Macquarie Y.C.
1990	2904	Gazelle V	J.Anderson	R.Sebo	WA	Royal Queensland Y.S.
1991	2835	Rustler	P.Russell	P.Russell	ACT	Canberra Y.C.
1992	2755	Gunnadoo	D.Meldrum	M.Brown	Vic	Esperance Bay Y.C.
1993	2755	Gunnadoo	D.Meldrum	M.Brown	Vic	Davey’s Bay Y.C.
1994	2755	Gunnadoo	D.Meldrum	R.Signorini	Vic	Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
1995	2975	Instant Replay	J.Flower	S.Tyrell	GBR	Royal Queensland Y.S.
1996	3055	Miss Behavin’	R.Signorini	D.Norgate	Vic	Canberra Y.C.
1997	2755	Gunnadoo	D.Meldrum	M.Brown	Vic	Royal Freshwater Bay Y.C.
1998	3103	Ffeelings	M.Rimmington	D.Sanders	Vic	Mornington Y.C.
1999	3086	Ffiddlestix	B.Wilcock	C.Wilcock	NZ	Esperance Bay Y.C.
2000	3100	The Boat Comes First	P.Forster	M.Roche	ACT	Royal Queensland Y.S.
2001	3263	Firefox	P.Packer	M.Wells	WA	Royal Prince Alfred Y.C.
2002	2824	Cockatiel	G.Dagley	D.Collings	Vic	Gippsland Lakes Y.C.
2003	3063	Stress Free Zone	P.Burtenshaw	P.Stead	WA	Royal Freshwater Bay Y.C.
2004	3254	Soggy Sox	R.Walker	D.Ward	Qld	Tin Can Bay Y.C.
2005	3063	Stress Free Zone	A.Frean	T.Burtenshaw	WA	Adelaide S.C.
2006	3311	Brumby	P.Harvey	N.Harvey	ACT	Canberra Y.C.
2007	3246	Travelling Sailsman	A.Hawkins	J.Hawkins	Vic	Royal Brighton Y.C.
2008	3095	Fiddle de Dee	A.Semple	L.Greeve	WA	Geraldton Y.C.
2009	3062	Good Thing	D.Meldrum	T.Williams	Vic	Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
2010	3527	But Why	P.Milne	P.Dubbin	Vic	Sandgate Y.C.
2011	3311	Form 3020	M.Owen	A.Reed	ACT	Canberra Y.C.
2012	3572	Relience XVII	H.Carnachan	R.Sebo	WA	South of Perth Y.C.
2013	3494	Catch Me Iff You Can	C.Wells	Ms S.Ellis	WA	Davey’s Bay Y.C.
2014	3554	TBA	A.Coutts	J.Maskiel	Vic	Lake Macquarie Y.C.
2015	3259	Eagle Eye	K.Dawes	R.Dawes	WA	Sandgate Y.C.
2016	3617	The Wife’s ffault	J Hanrahan	S.Claringbold	ACT	Canberra Y.C.
2018	962	Affrodite	T. Cobb	A. Tibbits	Vic	Mornington Y.C.