Chichester Yacht Club Magazine November 2016 | Page 14

Club History
The NAB Trophy (last month’s cover photo) — by John Ascoli
The original Nab Trophy was a masterpiece
of silverware.

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The picture shows the Nab Trophy being
During the late 1960s and early Seventies one awarded to the outright winner Lt Col Tash
of the highlight events in the calendar was the Roteman in Touch and Go.
predicted log event arranged jointly by CYC
and the British Motor Yacht Club.
In later years the magnificent Nab Trophy
disappeared and its whereabouts are still
Outline details of the challenge were covered unknown.
in the May issue of this magazine.
Today, a small trophy of the same name is
It was a challenge in more ways than one. The awarded to the most active new member of
basic task was to predict how long it would
the Motor Section.
take you to complete a course of say 20 miles
taking into account tides and other factors so The predicted log event was still popular until
as to arrive exactly at a specified time. Only a recent years when it seems it has fizzled out.
compass was allowed, all other equipment
being blacked out.
Hopefully, there are enough skippers in the
Motor Section to resurrect it and have a go.
It was a popular event with some good awards Watch this space.
and prizes.
In 1970 the winner was only 1.13% out. That's

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