The Alan Chinn Award for excellence in boatbuilding was established in 2018 in honour of founding member, long term committee member and highly skilled boatbuilder, Alan Chinn. The aim of the award is to promote the skills of boat building and restoration and to recognize the work of our members in their boat building activities.
Originally the Briggs Marine Perpetual Trophy for the best presented wooden boat at the Wooden Boat Festival, the award was changed to a recognition of members who have made a significant contribution to the WBA.
This light-hearted award is given to an unfortunate member who made the mistake of doing something foolish on a WBA weekend away, in the presence of other WBA members. This could be along the lines of confidently stepping into the water from your boat, only to find that the water was far deeper than expected, or searching for a battery to jump-start your outboard, only to find that your outboard also has a pull-start...