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Southampton Boat Show - RYA Mega Prize Draw winner announced + Video

by Emma Slater on 6 Feb 2015
The RYA Mega Prize Draw competition was held at the 2014 PSP Southampton Boat Show. A very shocked and surprised Derek Mayhew from Ipswich has been announced as the winner.



Derek, who was picked from amongst the 1500 entries, scooped a whopping £3,000 worth of prizes in the winner takes all competition that ran throughout the 2014 PSP Southampton Boat Show.

'I’m not accustomed to winning competitions, so this came as a complete surprise, I even double checked that Gemma worked for the RYA I was that surprised' commented Derek.

'We enjoy visiting the boat show and really didn’t consider we’d be winners of this amazing prize; we’ve now just got to work out where to put it all!'

Derek’s mega prize bundle included:

· A Suzuki DF2.5S Outboard engine
· One year’s free insurance (up to the value of £500) with Bishop Skinner
· SLAM Trolley Tipper
· Nipper Skipper Gift Voucher (£50)
· One year subscriptions to Yachts and Yachting, Classic Boat and Sailing Today Magazines
· Pair of Sebago Shoes
· Prosport Sun Tan Lotion
· Four tickets to the CWM FX London Boat Show
· Four tickets to the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show
· Corsica Musto Jacket
· Coast Gill Jacket
· Cotswold Outdoor Gift Voucher worth £100
· Two tickets and lunch aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia
· 60,000 IHG reward club points
· Free parking at Gatwick and Stansted for one year from I Love Meet and Greet
· Musto luggage set courtesy of I Love Meet and Greet
· Exposure Marine – man overboard light

And a whole host of RYA goodies including:

· One year RYA Family Membership
· RYA branded 5ltr dry bag by OverBoard
· RYA Umbrella
· RYA Phone Burgee
· RYA Coffee Mug
· 2015 RYA Diary
· I love Sailing 2015 Calendar and ilovesailing ducks

'We’re particularly looking forward to lunch onboard the Royal Yacht Britannia and we plan on using our IHG reward points on a hotel and make a real weekend of it' added Derek

'First and foremost I have to thank all the member partners who kindly donated prizes to the competition, without them it wouldn’t have been possible to put together this fantastic competition. As a lifelong boater, Derek was a very worthy winner and I’m sure he will put all the prizes to good use', commented Gemma Garrett, RYA Membership Operations Officer.

'The mega prize draw competition was a great way to showcase just some of the fantastic products and services on offer to RYA members from our member reward partners', Gemma added.

All the competition prizes were donated by RYA member reward partners who offer a whole host of discounts and special offers designed exclusively for RYA members across a wide range of products and services including boating benefits, benefits for you and travel and event offers. All the available RYA member benefits can be found here.
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