Awards

Berrimilla and her crew were given these awards, in approximate chronological order:

2004 Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Seamanship Trophy Awarded for an outstanding act of seamanship. The previous two recipients were Ellen MacArthur and Pete Goss. See: RORC awards honour to Berrimilla and 2004 Rolex Sydney Hobart overall winner Aera 2005 Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) Award of Merit Awarded to members or non-members who have performed some outstanding voyage or achievement See: OCC Award of Merit Winners Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Bluewater Cruising Trophy 2006 and 2010 Ocean Cruising Club Australian Trophy for 2006 2008 Global Warming Alliance Award for Services to the Planet See: the  Global Warming Alliance website Sailing Anarchy Sailors of the Year 2008 Royal Cruising Club Seamanship Medal 2009 Ocean Cruising Club Barton Cup Awarded to a member for the most meritorious voyage See: The Barton Cup Winners 2010 Blue Water Medal – Cruising Club of America (CCA) Given “for a most meritorious example of seamanship, the recipient to be selected from among the amateurs of all the nations.”

Caroline Sternberg receiving the RORC Seamanship Trophy from Janet Grosvenor and David Aisher. Berrimilla was in the southern Indian Ocean at the time. Caroline sailed several Sydney – Hobart races in Berri, including the 1998 storm. Peter Crozier with the RORC Seamanship Trophy. Alex receiving the CCA Blue Water Medal for 2010 from CCA Commodore Sheila McCurdy in the Model Room at the New York Yacht Club. Alex and his daughter Eleanor at the New York Yacht Club