Trophies – Tuning Fork Trophy
Presented by Chris Bye to be awarded to the winner of a stand-alone three-race series at the start of the season. The tuning fork was a concept borrowed from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club.
The one or two day series of short sharp races enables crews and boats to ‘tune-up’ and practice their techniques ready for the season without jeopardising the early part of the main series
Year: 2012
Awarded to:
| 2012 | Xanadu IV | Chris Bye & Sandra Wakefield |
| 2013 | No race. Too windy | |
| 2014 | Chalonnaise | Steve Pendray |
| 2015 | Chalonnaise | Steve Pendray |
| 2016 | Nightowler | Mike Lithgow |
| 2017 | Wizard of Clee | Tony Hardman |
| 2018 | No Races | |
| 2019 | No Races | |
| 2020 | No Races | |
| 2021 | No Races | |
| 2022 | Panhagetty | Tom Green |
| 2023 | Dawn of Polruan | Steve Przybylski |
Other information:
The trophy is a tuning fork mounted in a boat-shaped block. It was made by Bob Keast of Ponsanooth from a piece of Elm salvaged from Falmouth docks.
Following the covid pandemic that much curtailed racing in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 this trophy weas reallocated to H class (Shrimpers and Gaffers) for the first Sunday Pursuit Series. This series usually runs from mid-April to mid-May thus preserving the original concept.