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The Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta has a wonderful array of beautiful and historic trophies, with a number of them dating back to the 1860's.
The complete list of trophies and previous winners including 2010 winners is available here view
2008 Trophies and Prizewinners list view
2007 Trophies and Prizewinners list view
2006 Trophies and Prizewinners list view
The trophies are on display in the Hall of Yachting in the NZ Maritime Museum
Among the trophies are:
The Trimmer Cup: presented by Shaw Savill & Co (a London shipping company) in 1867.
The Pillinger Cup: presented in 1869 to yachts between 7 and 20 tons, first won by the 8 ton yacht Lizard, owned by Benjamin Pillinger.
The oldest cup: The Agnes Cup, a sterling silver cup hallmarked London 1861, was first presented as an Anniversary Cup in 1862 by John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province, to Mr Antonio Martin, owner of Agnes, winner of the race for coasting vessels of between 20 and 45 tons. It was re-presented to the Committee in 2001 by Bill Redgrave and is now allocated to a competitor who completes something outstanding during the Regatta.
The oldest and smallest trophy: The Lewis Tankard. This sterling silver tankard is hallmarked London 1744, and was presented by the Lewis Brothers in 1865.
The largest trophy: The Alby Braund Cup, donated by J.R Savory in 1938.
The most recent addition: The Sir Peter Blake Memorial Trophy, first awarded in 2002.
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