Ahoy! Thank you to all boaters, judges, volunteers, and committee members for another wonderful Classic Boat Festival in Victoria’s Inner Harbour!
The awards were announced and awarded on Sunday evening during the annual Awards Banquet, and are pleased to announce the winners below.
Messenger III, Judges’ HQ
Courtesy of Geoffrey Denman, 2023
2023 Classic Boat Award Winners
Hospitality Award
Deerleap
Furthest Away Boat
Kieran Quan – Fiji and back
Best Tender
Cupid
Irv Cormack Memorial / Best Liveaboard
Argonaut II
Best Conversion
Sandra Jean
Peter London Memorial / Best Workboat
S.A.L.T.S. Pacific Grace & Pacific Swift
Best Engineroom – Large Vessel
Viking Mariner
Best Engineroom – Small Vessel
Romance
Blayney Scott Memorial – Best Restored Powerboat
Maranee
Best Overall Powerboat
Viking Mariner
Best Restored Sailboat
Ricochet
Best Overall Sailboat
Skoal
Best Costume
Sulhamar – Chris and Robin Roper
Master of Disaster
Madera
Best Pulling Boat
Zachary Mudge / Chatham’s Cutter
Best Open Power Boat
Alice May
Best Open Sailboat
Lux
Phil Pidcock Memorial / Judges’ Award
Deerleap
Best Tabloid Cruiser
Anja
Best Galley – Large
Pacific Grace
Best Galley – Small
Merva
People’s Choice
Isobar
Maritime Museum of BC – Recognition Award
Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilder’s Ltd. Young Boaters Scholarship – Eden Murray with China Cloud
Maritime Museum of BC – Recognition Award
Nick Banks
Schooner Cup Race – Winner
Martha
Class I Sail Race – Winner
Skoal
Class II Sail Race – Winner
Lorraine
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