Fishing Bay Yacht Club held its Annual Meeting and Awards Party on November 10, 2012 at the Westhampton location of the Country Club of Virginia in Richmond, VA. The following is a list of all of the 2012 recipients of the club's perpetual trophies.

HENRY E. HUTCHESON, JR. MEMORIAL TROPHY – awarded to the Optimist skipper with the highest standing in Sanctioned Regattas and intra-club races. Hannah Steadman

COMMODORES' BOWL – awarded on an alternating year basis to the outstanding Offshore or One Design skipper in FBYC sponsored sailing events for the year based on performance and participation. (2012-One Design) John B. Wake, Jr.

BLANTON BOWL – awarded to the Laser skipper with the highest standing in Sanctioned Regattas and intra-club races. Jonathan M. Deutsch

BAKER BOWL – awarded to the Flying Scot skipper with the highest standing in Sanctioned Regattas and intra-club races. Robert P. Whittemore

PIANKATANK TROPHY – awarded to the skipper of a FBYC enrolled yacht whose actions during the sailing season best exemplify the principle that "all is not lost until the boat sinks." Alexander Alvis III

ROBERTS BOWL – awarded to the Junior sailor who has shown the most interest in sailing as evidenced by enthusiasm, improvement in sailing techniques, awareness of the rules of water safety and cooperation with the members of the Junior program. Luke Hayes

NOTT MEMORIAL TROPHY – awarded to the skipper of the Flying Scot finishing the greatest number of Sanctioned and Non-Sanctioned FBYC sponsored Flying Scot events during the calendar year. Philip H. Webb

REID A. DUNN TROPHY – awarded to the member of the Junior Program between the ages of 14 and 18 who has demonstrated outstanding sailing abilities by placing highest in FBYC races during the Regular Racing Season. Austin Powers

L. WOOD BEDELL TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC sailor under the age of 14 who is the highest finisher in FBYC races during the Regular Racing Season. Garrett Levy

PERFORMANCE TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC enrolled yacht finishing the greatest number of club-sponsored PHRF races. Afterthought

MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY BOWL – awarded for outstanding contributions to FBYC.  David S. Hinckle

PATRICK A GIBSON MEMORIAL TROPHY – awarded to the one design class showing the highest level of participation in club Sanctioned races during the sailing season based on the number of boats enrolled in the class and the total number of starters in club Sanctioned races. _Front Runner Class, Fleet Captain Kevin L. Cross

OFFSHORE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC skipper of the outstanding Offshore Division enrolled yacht as determined by an objective standard applied over the Regular Racing Season. Craig R. Wright

COMPETITION TROPHY – awarded to the skipper of a FBYC enrolled yacht who has most successfully represented FBYC in sailboat racing events conducted by other yacht clubs during the past year. Jonathan M. Deutsch

WINDWARD START TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC enrolled PHRF-B yacht with the best score in the Offshore Fall Series. GOIN’

BARBER TROPHY – awarded to the PHRF-C skipper who beat the most competitors during the Regular Racing Season.   The Prophet Syndicate

ALLEN B. FINE TROPHY – awarded to the outstanding crewman of a FBYC yacht. Bob Brooks – Schiehallion

YOUNG SALT TROPHY – awarded to the Junior FBYC Optimist sailor having the highest overall standing in club Junior regattas. Guthrie Braun

THE HUBARD TROPHY – awarded to the outstanding woman sailor of FBYC. Caroline B. Garrett

CAROLINE COLLINS TROPHY – awarded to the young lady having the highest standing in the FBYC Junior Regattas. Hannah Steadman

SPORTSMANSHIP TROPHY – awarded to the Offshore Division skipper who displays the best sportsmanship in the Regular Racing Season. Paul & Julie Ann Wash

THE FISHING BAY CHALLENGE BOWL (Commodore designates each year) – awarded to the skipper of a FBYC PHRF Class A, B. C or Non-Spin boat that beats the most boats in Class in the Spring Series, the Distance Series, the Fall Series, the Leukemia Cup Regatta and the Stingray Point Regatta (2012).  Craig R. Wright 

JUNIOR COMPETITION TROPHY – awarded to the Junior skipper (or skippers) who has most successfully represented FBYC in sailboat racing events conducted by other yacht clubs or associations during the Regular Racing Season. Jed Londrey

ANNUAL RACE COMMITTEE TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC member who has made the greatest contribution to race committee work and race management. David B. Clark

WAYLAND W. RENNIE CRUISING AWARD – awarded to a FBYC member in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Cruising Division. Gordon B. Jr. & Jane Cutler

UP AND COMING TROPHY – awarded to an Optimist sailor under 15 years of age who has shown great promise on and around the racecourse. Dean Tennant & Jackson Montague

BECCA BOAT TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC junior who most exemplifies Becca’s devotion to FBYC (Rebecca Clary Harris, a former FBYC junior). Claire Lennarz

 2012 PERPETUAL TROPHIES

(Awarded at Event)

JOHN R. HAWKSWORTH MEMORIAL TROPHY – awarded to the skipper of the one design class in the club’s Annual One Design Regatta with a minimum average number of five starters per race and with the lowest score as calculated by the formula detailed in the Sailing Instructions for the event. John Aras (AYC) – Flying Scot

BRENTON S. HALSEY, JR. MEMORIAL TROPHY – awarded to the winner of the Stingray Point Regatta. Prophet Syndicate, Skipper Blake Kimbrough

CHESAPEAKE LASER MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY – awarded to the winner of a series of races in Lasers sailed by persons 35 years of age or older. John MacCausland, Cooper River Yacht Club

POTTS SOUTHERN BAY CHALLENGE CUP – awarded to the team of boats having the lowest total points during the Stingray Point Regatta. FBYC

HICKS TROPHY – awarded to the winner of the FBYC’s One Design Long Distance Race. Matthew J. Braun

2012 SPECIAL AWARD TROPHY

The club honored Wesley D. Jones with a special award trophy plate for his extraordinary seamanship, fortitude and courage during the North Atlantic circumnavigation of Valiant, a journey that required the resourcefulness to overcome gales, a dismasting at 2 a.m. off Cape Finisterre, Spain in the Bay of Biscay, and loss of auxiliary power during the final 2,500 miles of his 8,000+ mile journey.