Here’s who won the awards for 2023

• The Peg-Leg for first in the racing class went to Sir Isaac – It was a hard fought battle between the 20ft Underdog and 49ft Sir Isaac, but the big schooner prevailed in the end to win the coveted peg leg for the second year in a row.
• The Golden Trident for the saltiest boat or crew went to Havhesten – this is usually a hard call, but this year the four women and one non/binary person sailing this beautiful 20-foot open Spitsgatter stood out as the saltiest.
• The Directional Helmet for a boat that had some trouble navigating the course went to Erin – they started once, decided to re-start, then went back to make sure, and decided to race in a class all their own.
• Wack-o-Matic for the best use of misspent energy went to Emerald Green – seen all over the course, one of the mark boats, relaying a message from the race committee to finish after one lap heard them reply “I thought we just keep going around until everyone else stopped”.
• The Wire Cruising boat trophy goes to the first boat in the cruising class. This year it was awarded in the small boat class and the winner was the 19-foot open boat The Mighty Sparrow.
• The Wet Ass Award given for braving the winter weather in an open boat with almost no freeboard went to Orange Soda. When asked what kind of boat it was the skipper cocked his head and said “I really don’t know”.
• The Hook given to the last place boat, to be used the next year to hook on to a faster boat, went to Houat another beautiful open boat braving the cold.

And these were the winners of the drawings

• The pair of binoculars, donated by West Marine went to Symra
• The half-haul out from Sea Marine went to Fiddlehead 
• The full haul-out from The Port of Port Townsend went to Infinity. This award is given in honor the Port Townsend icon Van Hope. Van built a lot of boats, including the scow schooner Patricia and many folks working in the marine trades today remember him fondly as a mentor and a teacher.