The Keay & Hemelryk Awards

The Ken Keay Award is awarded to the wooden narrow boat, eligible for membership of the Club, which, in the opinion of the Club’s Committee, and bearing in mind all the information available to it at the time, has been the most improved during the preceding year.

The John Hemelryk Award is awarded on a similar basis to the Keay Award, but to narrow boats of predominantly metal construction, ie iron/steel/composite.

The Club considers nominations for these awards on an annual basis. An entry form (Adobe PDF) is available here along with the rationale behind judging. The same notes are also viewable here.

The previous awards are shown below. The Hemelryk Award was first made in 1993. Note: Awards are not necessarily made every year. If you have photos of any of the events or boats indicated, please contact the webmaster - link on left menu.

YEAR	AWARD	BOAT	Awarded to:
2007	H	FMC 138	Bernard & Janet Hales
2006	K	SATURN	Shropshire Union Flyboat Restoration Soc.
2006	H	BUCKDEN	John & Sue Yates
2005	K	MARIA	Ashton Packet Boat Company
2005	H	DOVER	Alan Herd
2004	K	HOOD	N Davis & A Boos
2004	H	DRAGON	W Malone
2003	H	BANSTEAD	H&C Cauldwell
2002	H	DITTON	R&M Booth
2001	K	HAGLEY	R Fairhurst, A Gunner & B Jameson
2001	H	LEO	British Waterways
2000	K	AUTHERLEY	M Symmonds & S Taylder
2000	H	JUBILEE	Malcom Braine
1999	K	FORNAX
1998	K	Box Boat 337	Boat Museum Society
1998	H	BELLATRIX	C Sherwood
1997	K	SEVERN	Jem Bates
1997	H	CLYPEUS	T Curtis & A Stephens
1996	K	FORGET-ME-NOT	Wooden Canal Boat Society
1996	H	VENICE	J Hinckley
1995	K	GIFFORD	Boat Museum Society
1995	H	ANTLIA	T Chappell
1994	K	STOUR	Black Country Museum
1994	H	APPLE	T Clench
1993	K	IVY	Ian Riley (Award made by Ken Keay himself - a few days before he died)
1993	H	SEAFORD	R Derricot
1992	K	ROAMA	J & P Rickaby
1991	K	CHRISTOPHER JAMES	A Hall
1990	K	ALBERT	C Collins
1989	K	DANE	R Booth (Photo shows DANE in distance)
1988	K	SWEDEN	C Bowles
1987	K	BEECH	K Ward (BEECH in foregound)
1986	K	BENEVOLENCE	M Cox
1985	K	DAPHNE	M Dobson