My Ship Yard: RAN DDL HMAS Kokoda Australian Coast Guard cutter Nemesis RAN FCPB HMAS Wollongong German SAR Launch DGzRS Berln SS Geest Atlas (Building)
Excuse the darker images, the weather, as can be seen was atrocious, so we were huddled under the marquee in poor light.
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El Presidente Phil with the Wentworth Shield winner, Allan Pew for his WW2 cruiser HMS York, as voted by the members present.
Ian Howard receiving the award for best warship at the regatta, a hotly contested title, with his eye-catching County class cruiser, HMS Kent.
Best civil vessel went to Rob Lees for his model of the John Oxley.
Our reviewing officer, Commodore Paul O’Grady, DSM, CSM, RAN, currently serving as Commodore Flotilla's at Maritime Headquarters, was our reviewing officer, and followed in the footsteps of his reviewing officer predecessors in being blown away by what he saw.
The Bravo Zulu award, chosen by our reviewing officer, went to Rob Ritchie, for his model of the FFG HMAS Melbourne.
There was only a little truth that as a former FFG XO then CO of Newcastle, that he may have been a little bit biased.
The Newbie Award for his first model went to Nigel Moreton for his model of the Royal Navy C class destroyer Chequers.
My Ship Yard: RAN DDL HMAS Kokoda Australian Coast Guard cutter Nemesis RAN FCPB HMAS Wollongong German SAR Launch DGzRS Berln SS Geest Atlas (Building)
