What is nice to win as a prize?

   Ongoing problem of what to get as End of Season or Open Meeting prizes. This year we have gone for a useful pottery bowl with club logo and year on it, but the question is what to do next year.
People seem to get tired of beer mugs and tumblers and glass ornaments get easily broken.  Tshirts are difficult to get in the right sizes.
What is the best or most useful thing you have won (within a reasonable budget - some 30+ prizes to get!)  Or what would you like to get?

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vscott Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 11 Apr 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 181	Post Options Post Reply Quote vscott Report Post Quote Reply Topic: What is nice to win as a prize? Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 4:46pm
	Ongoing problem of what to get as End of Season or Open Meeting prizes. This year we have gone for a useful pottery bowl with club logo and year on it, but the question is what to do next year. People seem to get tired of beer mugs and tumblers and glass ornaments get easily broken. Tshirts are difficult to get in the right sizes. What is the best or most useful thing you have won (within a reasonable budget - some 30+ prizes to get!) Or what would you like to get?
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Rob.e Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 19 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 545	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob.e Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 4:51pm
	Stuff like mainsheets, blocks or other boat bits always seemed good prizes to me back in the days when I was poor. Now I prefer alcohol You need to know who you are catering for....

English Dave Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 06 Location: Northern Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 682	Post Options Post Reply Quote English Dave Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 5:05pm
	We get dented silver cups for a year (dents are accumulation of "staggering home from prizegiving on the beer-moped damage") + plaque with BYC shield to keep. Winter series is BYC engraved glass tankards. Irish Multihull TT events are usually one-size-fits all hosting-club logo fleeces. On the rare occasions I win anything it's nice to get a cup, if only to check all the engravings and see who won what in 1976. This year I won the "only cat to consistently race on Tuesday evenings" award but my 2 year old daughter thinks I am world champion. I may have misled her on that a bit.
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 5:29pm
	We've decided to stick with bottles and a perpetual trophy for most open meetings, and sometimes plaques or glasses too. Good ideas wanted for us, too! For the end of year prizegiving, as well as the traditional dented trophy, we give a plaque with a list of all the trophies won by that person on it, rather than a plaque for each, as some mantlepieces/backs of drawers were getting a bit full. My children, and 6 and 4, are still very impressed whan I get home with a bottle of wine or 2, even more so if I have a trophy too. Won't be long before they just go "yeah, OK" and go back to their computer games, so I'm milking it for all it is worth while it lasts!
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Quagers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 24 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 279	Post Options Post Reply Quote Quagers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 5:36pm
	We run the Marlow Ropes Trophy which unsurpsingy has as a prize a trophey and new set of ropes. Always thought this was a good idea because its a prize you can actually use. Edited by Quagers

nick.r Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 07 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote nick.r Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 5:56pm
	the tide ridse has holt voucher of 50 quid upwards which is pretty good! but the event is sponsored by holt
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Guest Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 21 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guest Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 6:14pm
	We got some straight pint pots engraved for the Musto Open at WYC that went down well - somthing you can use/drink rather than a bit of tat for the shelf ...

sailorguy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 06 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 164	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailorguy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 7:38pm
	nice
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Rob.e Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 19 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 545	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob.e Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 8:20pm
	Hey TT! Glad to see I inspired someone! Mind you, I am still so proud of those engraved glasses that say "4th Combined Harbour Regatta 1976" and such like. If you are good, you get so much stuff, you want something practical. If you don't often win, you are really proud of every little cup.....believe me, I really know!!!!

Rob.e Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 19 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 545	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob.e Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 06 at 8:21pm
	BTW, I really do have a glass that says "4th Combined Harbour Regatta "