Bob Shepton.

Awards

With a lifetime of achievements and adventures under his belt, Bob Shepton has received a number of awards and honours:

  • Blue Water Medal (Cruising Club of America)
  • Tilman Medal (twice, Royal Cruising Club)
  • Goldsmith Medal for Exploration (Royal Cruising Club)
  • Barton Cup (twice, Ocean Cruising Club)
  • Vasey Vase (three times, Ocean Cruising Club)
  • Vice Commodore’s Medal (three times, Royal Cruising Club)
  • Yachtsman of the Year 2013
  • Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020
  • And made an Honorary Member of the Ocean Cruising Club 2022
  • Piolet d’Or 2010
  • Lifetime Award (Ocean Cruising Club)

Bob is also:

  • Winston Churchill Fellow 2000
  • MA Cantab

Bob’s voyages include:

  • 11 visits to Arctic Greenland and Baffin Island
  • 2 transits of the North-West Passage
  • 15 Atlantic crossings
  • 3 visits to Iceland
  • 1 Circumnavigation of the world
  • 3 visits to Antarctica
  • 150,000 miles of sailing

You can read all about his voyages, toils and adventures on the Expeditions page.