Mr Graeme Cocks

Graeme Cocks was a founding member of the Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation, and later, Project Director, he was responsible for the launch and final fitout of the replica 16th century sailing vessel Duyfken. He was responsible for the history-making Chevron 2000 Duyfken Expedition to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland; and the VOC 2002 Duyfken Voyagie from Sydney via Queensland to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia and The Netherlands. It was the longest Age of Discovery replica ship voyage. He is a past Chair of the Foundation.

He is the author of six books, predominantly in the niche genre of motoring history. Twice shortlisted for Book of the Year at the International Historic Motoring Awards in London (2015 and 2016), he’s the only Australian writer to have achieved this honour. His book Red Dust Racers also won the Gold Medal in the Transportation category of the International Independent Publishers Awards in New York in May 2017. His book, Claude Deane. Western Australia's Motor Dealer Extraordinaire was short-listed for the Royal Automobile Club of the United Kingdom’s Motoring Book of the Year Awards in 2020. It was also runner-up in the Royal WA Historical Society AE Williams Lee Steere 2020 Publication Prize.