Honour for Jeremy Rogers

Contessa boatbuilder Jeremy Rogers, who died in October last year, was honoured at the Classic Boat Awards in April with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award.

There was lengthy applause at the ceremony as Fiona Rogers, Jeremy’s widow, accepted the trophy and spoke about her husband’s celebrated career.

His son, Kit, who has run Jeremy Rogers Ltd, in Lymington, since 2012, refitting classic Contessas and building new, was in the audience, with Jeremy and Fiona’s grandson Jonah.

The Classic Boat Awards is organised by our sister title Classic Boat, with the ceremony held at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London. Around 150 guests travelled from around the world to attend.