Historical information
Trophies are awarded for sailing and speed-boat racing competitions. The Langford Cup of the early 1880s was believed to have been made of solid gold.
In the 1950s speedboat racing was popular at Paynesville and Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club have loaned the trophies of the time to PMM to display.
This trophy is the R H Archibald trophy that lists amongst the winners almost all of the leading boats and drivers.
Commonly called "the Gold Cup" it predates the later "Paynesville Gold Cup"
Significance
Acknowledging the achievements of boat and sailor
