2014 FBYC Annual Award Winners
Monday November 17, 2014 11:05PM
onFishing Bay Yacht Club held its Annual Meeting and Awards Party on Saturday at the Commonwealth Club in Richmond, VA. The following is a list of all of the 2014 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. Benton Amthor
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. Benton Amthor
YOUNG SALT TROPHY – awarded to the Junior FBYC Optimist sailor having the highest overall standing in club Junior regattas. Benton Amthor
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. Eric Roos
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. Alexander Hanna
CAROLINE COLLINS TROPHY – awarded to the young lady having the highest standing in the FBYC Junior Regattas. Reese Bragg
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. Boyd Bragg
UP AND COMING TROPHY – awarded to an Optimist sailor under 15 years of age who has shown great promise on and around the racecourse. Michael Mason & Joshua Almany
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
BLANTON BOWL – awarded to the Laser skipper with the highest standing in Sanctioned Regattas and intra-club races. Jonathan M. Deutsch
WAYLAND W. RENNIE CRUISING AWARD – awarded to a FBYC member in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Cruising Division. George & Frances Sadler
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. Glenn Doncaster - Nanuq
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 Wright - Afterthought
ALLEN B. FINE TROPHY – awarded to the outstanding crewman of a FBYC yacht. Narda Rojas - Nanuq
SPORTSMANSHIP TROPHY – awarded to the Offshore Division skipper who displays the best sportsmanship in the Regular Racing Season. James Raper - Onward
THE HUBARD TROPHY – awarded to the outstanding woman sailor of FBYC. Ann Lisa Braun
ANNUAL RACE COMMITTEE TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC member who has made the greatest contribution to race committee work and race management. Richard Klein
Fishing Bay Challenge Bowl (Commodore designates each year) – awarded to encourage participation and results in large travel events and local FBYC events in the J/70 class and was scored by the boat not the skipper. – Blake & Lud Kimbrough - Nostalgia
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. (2014-One Design) Len Guenther
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." Glenn Doncaster & Paul Wash - Nanuq
MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY BOWL – awarded for outstanding contributions to FBYC. Douglas L. Anderson
2014 One Design PERPETUAL TROPHIES
(Awarded at One Design Closing Day Regatta)
BAKER BOWL – awarded to the Flying Scot skipper with the highest standing in Sanctioned Regattas and intra-club races. Sharon S. Wake
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. Sharon S. Wake
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 - Mark Stephens
2014 Offshore PERPETUAL TROPHIES
(Awarded at Offshore Closing Day Regatta)
PERFORMANCE TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC enrolled yacht finishing the greatest number of club-sponsored PHRF races.Schiehallion - Bradford Miller
WINDWARD START TROPHY – awarded to the FBYC enrolled PHRF-B yacht with the best score in the Offshore Fall Series. Mad Hatter - Robert & Lisa Fleck
BARBER TROPHY – awarded to the PHRF-C skipper who beat the most competitors during the Regular Racing Season. Julie Ann & Paul Wash - Cheeky Monkey
2014 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. Benton Amthor - Optimist Class
BRENTON S. HALSEY, JR. MEMORIAL TROPHY – awarded to the winner of the Stingray Point Regatta. Robert Fleck - Mad Hatter
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. Fishing Bay Yacht Club
HICKS TROPHY – awarded to the winner of the FBYC’s One Design Long Distance Race (that race was cancelled this year so it was award to the winner of the One Design boat in the Open House Regatta). John & Sharon Wake
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