Ideas for homemade trophies:
**"catamarans" made with two beer bottles, some dowel sticks and bits of old sailcloth
Pic of catamaran trophy **Print something nice on the computer and then put it into some sort of frame. This is real kewl if you can get on-the-water pics of the competitors. And with a bit of looking, you can find frames for a dollar or two.
**You can use this stuff called Gallery Glass which is a glass paint available at Wal-Mart to make 'stained glass' on bits of glass pane or plex
**Use bits of old boat parts and hang labels on them. Think of Rick's "Ye Olde Lawne Chaire" or suchlike