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Name: | The Off Course Compensator Award |
| Criteria: | Awarded to the member committing the greatest nautical faux pas of the year as determined by election by the membership, frequently accompanied by much good-natured laughter.
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| Donated By: | Denis Maze and is also known as the Faux Pas Award |
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| Last Amended: | 24 Mar 2018 |
Recipients
Any errors, omissions or updates to these data should be reported to the SBYC Historian (historian@silvabayyachtclub.com)
| Year | Recipient | Boat | Faux Pas |
| 1977 | Al Cumberlidge | ADA | |
| 1978 | Steve Cellik | Hit Newcastle Island during a race – but did he win the race? | |
| 1979 | Hugh Brown | ||
| 1980 | John Kenchenten | ||
| 1981 | Henry Silva | Silva Bay Jr | Allowed his boat to sink to the bottom – not once but twice! |
| 1982 | Arne Bentzen | ||
| 1983 | Andre Lemieux | ||
| 1984 | Tom Ellis | ||
| 1985 | Norm Jones | ||
| 1986 | Jim Kavanagh | ||
| 1987 | Brian Gates | ||
| 1988 | Stu Wilson | Hopscotch | |
| 1989 | Del Horn | ||
| 1990 | Arnie Pollmer | ||
| 1991 | Dave Hobbs | Franklin | |
| 1992 | George Marshall | WYNDARA | |
| 1993 | Joy Smith | Rainshadow | |
| 1994 | Dona Wootton | Onboard SV Hannibal | |
| 1995 | Oliver Woolcock | SV Hannibal/tender | Miscommunication between Mate and Skipper: outboard motor in the drink (retrieved by SCUBA and survived another ten years). |
| 1996 | Irv Boichuk | ||
| 1997 | Mike Hoeinghouse & JudyPreston | ||
| 1998 | Mike Hoeinghouse & Judy Preston | ||
| 1999 | Chris Szalla & Joy | Aquagem | |
| 2000 | Chris Szalla | ||
| 2001 | Sietse Visser | ||
| 2002 | Hans & Cora Klardie | ||
| 2003 | Vic Dowling | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2005 | Don Butt | ||
| 2006 | Ralph Hagen | MV Owikeno | “Mayday” at last St. Patrick’s Day cruise. |
| 2007 | Ron Malcolm | ||
| 2009 | Darrel Haines & Ian Waymark | ||
| 2010 | Rick Schultz | SV Ms Betty | |
| 2011 | David Kellenberger | MV Kelly’s Pride | Used CPS Training chart (clearly marked “Not for Navigational Purposes”) on club cruise, and had to call for help. |
| 2012 | Bob Wood | SV Sojourner | Hit Secret Cove channel marker: minot boat damage, major ego damage. |
| 2013 | Ian Waymark | MV Salish C | First try as skipper of new boat, ran into a wall of boathouse. |
| 2014 | Mike Apps | SV Sea Puppet | Downwind sail onto Danger Reef: minor damage to boat, but major embarrassment. |
| 2015 | Darrel Haines | MV Bela Vida | For repeated brownouts: third instance of rapid ejection of waste from his black tank! |
| 2016 | Mike Apps | SV Sea Puppet | Incorrectly installed raw water pipe resulting in near sinking while on cruise to Garden Bay. |