Nominations for Annual Awards Needed

Stuart Burnett on Friday September 27, 2002 10:29AM

The Trophy Committee is seeking nominations for the club's perpetual trophies which will be awarded at the Annual Meeting on October 25th. Nominations should be delivered by email, fax, or telephone to Stuart Burnett, Trophy Chairman, by October 7, 2002. Nominations will be accepted for the perpetual trophies described below by clicking on the "Read More..." link below. A detailed description for all the club's perpetual trophies can be found in the Yearbook beginning on page 80.Nominations for the following annual awards should be sent to the Trophy Committee Chairman, Stuart Burnett, by October 7th. Stuart's contact information is listed at the bottom of the article.

PIANKATANK TROPHY - recognizes the FBYC skipper who has consistently been a good loser more than anyone else and most exemplifies the principle that "all is not lost until the boat sinks."

MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY BOWL - recognizes a member of FBYC for outstanding contributions to sailing at Fishing Bay Yacht Club.

COMPETITION TROPHY - recognizes a member of FBYC who is the skipper of an enrolled offshore or one-design boat and who most successfully represented FBYC in sailboat racing events conducted by other yacht clubs or associations during the past year. Nominations should consider the character (local, regional, or national) of events entered and the quality of competition as well as the member's performance.

ALLEN B. FINE TROPHY - recognizes the outstanding crewman of a FBYC enrolled yacht. Any skipper who is a club member may nominate anyone who has crewed on a FBYC boat (offshore or one-design) during the regular club season.

THE HUBARD TROPHY - awarded to the outstanding woman sailor of FBYC in recognition of dedication, participation, performance and sportsmanship while sailing.

SPORTSMANSHIP TROPHY - recognizes the Offshore Division skipper who displays the best sportsmanship during the regular racing season.

ANNUAL RACE COMMITTEE TROPHY - awarded to the club member who has made the greatest contribution to race committee work and race management at FBYC or at other sanctioned sailing events.

Stuart R. Burnett
Trophy Chairman
Stuart@nkvb.net

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