Cyril Butler Tankard - Memorial Trophy
The Cyril Butler Tankard is a Javelin class trophy associated with the Blakeney Open Meeting, awarded specifically for the winner of the last race at Blakeney.
The Yearbook record available here shows that Cyril Butler’s name is kept alive through the Blakeney Open trophy set, specifically the Cyril Butler Tankard for the last race. That is consistent with how sailing classes often mark foundational contributors, especially where a local fleet or venue was significant in the class’s early life. What stands out is that the Tankard is repeatedly listed even when the event did not run, or the deciding race was not sailed. The Yearbooks explicitly record “No Open” in one year and later “Not Sailed” with a retention note, suggesting the Association valued the continuity of the trophy even during interruptions. Cyril Butler starts the Javelin class at Blakeney; the Tankard reads as a practical, recurring commemoration, anchored in an event that likely mattered to Cyril and the Blakeney fleet.
The Yearbook record available here shows that Cyril Butler’s name is kept alive through the Blakeney Open trophy set, specifically the Cyril Butler Tankard for the last race. That is consistent with how sailing classes often mark foundational contributors, especially where a local fleet or venue was significant in the class’s early life. What stands out is that the Tankard is repeatedly listed even when the event did not run, or the deciding race was not sailed. The Yearbooks explicitly record “No Open” in one year and later “Not Sailed” with a retention note, suggesting the Association valued the continuity of the trophy even during interruptions. Cyril Butler starts the Javelin class at Blakeney; the Tankard reads as a practical, recurring commemoration, anchored in an event that likely mattered to Cyril and the Blakeney fleet.
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