1969 Awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)

1970 UK Yachtsman of the Year

1970 Royal Cruising Club Seamanship Medal

1972 Elected a Younger Brother of Trinity House

1972 Member of the RNLI Committee of Management

1990 Silk Cut Nautical award Seamanship Trophy

1990 Honorary Doctorate – Maine Maritime Academy

1991 Royal Cruising Club Challenge Cup

1991 Cruising World Magazine (USA) Medal of Honour

1992 Royal Institute of Navigation – Gold Medal for experiments with renaissance navigation

1992 Freeman of the City of London

1992 Awarded Honorary Doctor of Technology – Southampton University

1994 Elected Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation

1994 The Maritime Trust's Cutty Sark Medal

1994 IYRU World Sailor of the year

1994 UK Yachtsman of the Year (Second time)

1995 Hon Academician, The Maritime Institute (Portugal)

1995 The Institute of Navigation (USA) Superior Achievement Award

1995 Elected President of the Little Ship Club

1995 Knighted for his services to the sport of sailing