Community Sailing Awards
In addition to the Marty Luray, the Community Sailing Committee presents a number of awards each year at the National Sailing Programs Symposium.
More than 10 Years of Hallmark Performance
2012. Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center
2011. US Sailing Center Long Beach
2010. Sail Newport
2009. Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
2008. Mission Bay Aquatic Center
2007. The Wet Hens
2006. SCYA Women's Sailing Convention
2005. Leeway Sailing Center, Calif.
2004. Sailing Education Adventures
2003. Blue Water Foundation
2002. Fairwind Yacht Club Cooperative Community Program
2000. Longshore Sailing School
1999. St. Petersburg Sailing Center
1997. Mystic Seaport Museum Sailing Education Program
1994. Hoofers, University of Wisconsin - Madison
1992. Community Boating and Milwaukee Sailing Center
Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Community Sailing
2012. Gerard and Diane Koeppel
2011. Rich White, Clearwater Sailing Center, Clearwater, FL
2010. Dennis Peck, Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Senter, Port Charlotte, FL
2009. Connie Smales, Hawaii Youth Sailing Association, Honolulu
2007. Rich Jepsen, OCSC, Berkeley CA
2006. WaterFront Center Sailing School, Oyster Bay
2005. Chadwick Cox, Lake Thunderbird Boathouse
2004. Mark Matthews
2003. Bryan Peugh, Courageous Sailing Center
2002. Talbot (Toby) Baker Jr., Community Boating Center New Bedford
2000. Howard Haines, Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation
1999. North Cape Yacht Club
1998. Marty Rieck
1997. Dick Pfund, Oswego Maritime Foundation
1996. Dick Farkas
1993. Jo & Dale Mogle
1992. Bob Black, Gary Edelman, Timmy Larr, Ginny Long and Walter Wheeler
Outstanding Community Sailing Program
In 2012, the Awards for Seasonal and Year Round Community Sailing Program were combined as it was identified that more “seasonal” programs have year round components. There can be more than one winner for this award on an annual basis.
2012. Downtown Sailing Center, Baltimore, MD
Outstanding Director of a Year-Round Program
2012. Greg Fisher, College of Charleston
2011. Kate Neubauer, Lake Champlain Community Sailing
2009. Ed Neubauer, Redondo Beach Park & Recreation Sailing
2008. Stuart Gilfillen, Sarasota Youth Sailing Program
2007. Dave Bowen
2006. Steve Serafino, Westwind Sailing
2005. Ashley Sullivan, Shake a Leg Miami
2004. Saul Schumsky
2003. Joshua Ross, Challenged America
2001. Brian Hill, Lake Forest Recreation Department
2000. Alisha Raish, Dana Point Youth and Group Facility
1998. Bill Mountford, Boy Scout Sea Base Orange County
1995. Kim Hapgood, US SAILING Center of Martin County
1994. Leo Robbins, Sail Ventura
1993. Mickey Harnge, Newport Beach Sea Base
1992. Glen Brandenburg, Mission Bay Aquatic Center and Dave Ellis, St. Pete S.C.
Outstanding Director of a Seasonal Program
2012. Tommy Stewart, Sail Sand Point
2011. Marcin Kunicki, Community Boating-Boston
2010. Amy Lyons, Community Boating Inc.
2009. Rob Knecht, Duxbury Bay Maritime School
2008. Rob Crafa, SUNY Maritime
2007. Amy Zang, Washington Sailing School
2006. Jerry McNamara, Crescent Sailing Association Adult Learn to Sail Program, MI
2005. Tom Moore, Community Boating
Bob Gaffney, Town of Sharon Recreation Department
2004. Jeff Doubek, Geneva Lake Sailing
2002. Ben Ferris, Traverse Area Community Sailing (TACS)
2001. Kirk Culbertson, Baltimore's Downtown Sailing Center
2000. Hart Kelley, Community Boating, Inc
1999. Rachael Miller, Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center
1998. Gene Nuth, Baltimore County Sailing Center
1997. Jean Kryshak-Schulman, Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
1995. Cappy Capper, Lake Minnetonka Sailing Center
1992. John Kantor, Dick Pfund, and Jane Piereth
Outstanding Organizational Support
2012. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society (Cape Coral, FL)
2011. Joseph Sullivan, SUNY Maritime College
2010. Michael McGrory, SUNY Maritime College
2007. Peter Kuhn, Cal Sailing Club
2006. George Scarborough, Charleston SC Community Sailing Center
2005. Carl Zimba, Mass Bay League
KC Heyniger, Atlantic Challenge
2004. Isabelle Fortier
2003. Carisa Harris Adamson, Treasure Island Sailing Center
2002. Ted Rissell, Deep Creek Sailing School
2001. Lester R. Cummings, Thunderbird Sailing Club
1999. Diana Mautz, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Sailing Program
1998. Crecia Closson, CYSP Squam Lakes Association
1994. Edward Pepper, Community Boating Boston
1993. Joni Palmer
Excellence in Instruction
2012. Jane Pimental, Community Sailing of New Bedford, New Bedford, MA
2011. John Morris, Leo Robbins Community Sailing Center, City of Ventura
2010. Greg Simon, Madison Sailing Center
2009. Ross Shedden, Beverly Yacht Club
2008. Al Catland, Leo Robbins Sailing Center
2007. Ian McGurn
2006. Alex Howland, Community Boating New Bedford
2005. Sue Athmann, Anacortes Park & Rec Sailing Program
2004. Rick Shaw, Thunderbird Sailing
2003. John "Jabbo" Gordon, Venice Youth Boating Association
2002. Robert (Bo) Williams, Community Boating Center New Bedford
2001. Beth Powell-Winkler, Windsurfing Program Master Instructor Trainer
2000. Ryan Costello, Community Boating Center of New Bedford
1999. Tak Uchino, Shake-A-Leg Miami
1994. Diane Wenzel, Dana Point Youth & Group Facility
Outstanding Adaptive Community Sailing Program
2012 - "Camp Awesome" at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Clearwater, FL
2011 - Lake Harriet Yacht Club Adaptive Sailing Program, Minneapolis, MN
2010 - Piers Park Sailing Center, Boston, MA
2009 - Piers Park Sailing Center, Boston, MA
2008 - Community Boating Inc., Boston
2006 - Duxbury Bay Maritime School, DBMS Access Sail, MA
2005 - Arizona State University Sailing Club
2001 - Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS), San Francisco
2000 - Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport in conjunction with Lake Champlain Community Sailing
1992 - Shake-A-Leg Newport and Shake-A-Leg Miami
Outstanding Organizational Leadership
2012 - Charlie Zechel, Community Boating, Inc.
2010 - Tom Moore, Community Boating Inc.,for Boston Area Regional Council
2009 - Morgan Collins, Sail SandPoint, Seattle, WA
2008 - Bob Cornwell & Mike Wills, Traverse Area Community Boating
2007 - Robbie Dean
2006 - Matt Mikkelborg, North Kitsap High School, WA
2005 - Vesta Gettys, Thunderbird Sailing Club
2004 - Barry Wickre
2003 - John Lemon, Sail Chicago
2000 - Talbot Baker Jr., Community Boating Center
1996 - Larry White, Interscholastic Sailing Association
Creative Innovation in Sailing Programming
2012. Jen Guimaraes, Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center
2011. Drayton Harbor Maritime Community Sailing School
2010. Lacey Todd, Treasure Island Sailing Center
2007. Bull & Bear Sailing
2006. Jerry Valeske, Sail SandPoint
2005. Association of Santa Monica Bay Yacht Club
2001. Ione Junior High School Sailing Program
2000. Captain Richard Goben, Barque "Star of India"
1993. Ron Singleton, Footloose Sailing Association
1992. Seattle Alternative School and Philadelphia City Sail
Outstanding Outreach and Inclusion
2012. Ross Webb, Edison Sailing Center, Ft. Myers, FL
2011. Rincon Sailing, Rincon, PR
2010. Marine del Rey Community Boating Council, Marina del Rey, CA
2010. Community Boating Inc., Boston, MA
2009. Diversification Sailing Program, Chicago, IL
2008. Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
2007. Community Boating Center, Boston MA
2006. OCSC Sailing, Berkeley
2005. Community Boating New Bedford
2004. Challenged America
2003. Britt Price and Andrea Stringos, Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2002. Steve Gross, Downtown Sailing Center
2001. JoAnn Clarke, Community Boating Center, Inc. of New Bedford
2000. Bryan Peugh, Courageous Sailing Center and Boston Parks & Recreation
1999. Ryan Levinson, Mission Bay Aquatic Center
1998. BAADS
1997. John van Arsdale, Cal State Northridge
1994. Arn Manella, Shake-A-Leg Newport & Miami, and Tom Barklay, Special Olympics
1993. Dori White, Community Boating Boston; Laura Tritch, Lake Minnetonka Sailing School and Judd Goldman, Adaptive Sailing Program
RETIRED AWARDS
Outstanding Year-Round Program
2011. Edison Sailing Center, Ft. Meyers Beach, FL
2009. The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA
2008. CSUN Boating Instruction Safety Center
2007. Treasure Island Sailing, San Francisco CA
2006. Community Sailing Center, City of Ventura Parks and Recreation Dept.
2005. Westwind Sailing
2004. Cal Sailing Club
2002. Lake Forest Sailing
2001. US SAILING Center of Martin County
2000. Mission Bay Aquatic Center
1999. Dana Point Youth and Group Facility
1998. Orange Coast College Sailing Center
1997. Shake-A-Leg Miami
Outstanding Seasonal Program (Award Retired)
2011. Hood River Education, Hood River, OR
2010. Nantucket Community Sailing, Nantucket, MA
2009. Manchester Sailing Association, Manchester, MA
2008. Tahoe Community Sailing
2007. Sail Sand Point, Seattle WA
2006. Friends of Belmar Harbor, NJ
2005. Town of Sharon Recreation Department, Mass.
2004. Mount Desert Island Community Sailing Center
2002. American Red Cross National Aquatic First Aid and Small Craft School
2001. Community Sailing of Colorado
2000. Traverse Area Community Sailing
1999. Community Youth Sailing Program and Baltimore's Downtown Sailing Center
1997. Lake Champlain Community Sailing Program
1996. Footloose Sailing Association
1995. Baltimore County Sailing Center
1994. Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center
1993. Sail Newport
Outstanding Director of a New Program (Award Retired)
2011 - DC Sail-Schooner Program
2010 - Buster Pike, Park City Sailing Association
2009 - Warren Goercke, Sayville Yacht Club
2008 - Bill Bahen, Hudson River Community Sailing
2007 - Shaun Mitchell
2006 - Amy Grobin, Carolina Sailing Foundation
John Dickson, Pleasant Bay Community Boating
2005 - Cappy Capper, Wayzata Sailing Foundation
2004 - Glen Squires
2002 - John Shaw, Lake of the Woods Sailing Club
2000 - Jonathan & Marcy Edwards, Sail Sand Point1
1997 - Michael Flynn, Ione Junior High School Sailing Program
1995 - Nantucket Island Community Sailing
1993 - Linda Tremblay
Outstanding New Program (Award Retired)
2011. DC Sail Schooner Program
2009. North Carolina Community Sailing & Rowing, Huntersville, NC
2008. Fairwind Yacht Club & Boys and Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme
2007. Bourne Community Sailing, Buzzards Bay MA
2006. Sail Corpus Christi
Oak Harbor Youth Sailing, WA
2005. Arizona Sailing Foundation
2003. Fairwinds Yacht Club Junior Aquatics Program
2002. Charleston Community Sailing, Inc. (CCSI)
2001. Clearwater Community Sailing Center
1999. Greenwich Community Sailing
1998. Duxbury Bay Maritime School
1997. Downtown Sailing Center Baltimore
1996. AdventureSail
1994. Community Oklahoma on the Water
Outstanding Director of a Sail Training Program Award (Award Retired)
2008 - Dan Stetson, Ocean Institute
2006 - Jim Gladson, Topsail
Outstanding Director of Sail Education Program (Award Retired)
1992 - David Rayner