Community Sailing Awards
Marty Luray Award
Martin A. Luray was perhaps best known as a SAIL magazine editor. He was, to be sure, better known as a journalist than as a sailor. Yet in his role as a journalist he was a staunch advocate and courageous promoter of public access sailing.
Marty distinguished himself as an Oracle of a new age in the ancient pastime of yachting. Time and again he used the power of the press to herald the ‘arrival’ of community sailing. Time and again he shared his expertise in the early years of Community Sailing Conferences.
Since his untimely demise in 1993 we’ve missed his wisdom, his insight, his way with words and particularly his courage.
To honor him, and others who walk in his footsteps, the Community Sailing Council, with US SAILING’s blessing, created the Martin A. Luray Award - which we know today simply as The Marty.
The striking perpetual trophy, bearing his name, as well as the ‘keepers’, were designed, created and donated by Harken.
The Marty is presented annually to a deserving recipient who has made an outstanding and unselfish contribution to further public access sailing.
COMMUNITY SAILING AWARD HISTORY
Marty Luray Award
1993. Timmy Larr
1994. Don Backe
1995. Buzz Reynolds and Tom Barkley
1996. Glen R. Brandenburg
1997. John Kantor
1998. Dick Pfund
1999. Walter Wheeler
2000. Pat Giella
2001. Hart Kelley
2002. Dave Rayner
2003. Howard Haines
2004. Thacher Tiffany
2005. Kim Hapgood
Outstanding Director of a New Program
1992. None
1993. Linda Tremblay
1994. None
1995. Nantucket Island Community Sailing
1996. None
1997. Michael Flynn, Ione Junior High School Sailing Program
1998. None
1999. None
2000. Jonathan & Marcy Edwards, Sail Sand Point
2001. None
2002. John Shaw, Lake of the Woods Sailing Club
2003. None
2004. Glen Squires
2005. Cappy Capper, Wayzata Sailing Foundation
Outstanding Director of a Year-Round Program
1992. Glen Brandenburg, Mission Bay Aquatic Center and Dave Ellis, St. Pete S.C.
1993. Mickey Harnge, Newport Beach Sea Base
1994. Leo Robbins, Sail Ventura
1995. Kim Hapgood, US SAILING Center of Martin County
1996. None
1997. None
1998. Bill Mountford, Boy Scout Sea Base Orange County
1999. None
2000. Alisha Raish, Dana Point Youth and Group Facility
2001. Brian Hill, Lake Forest Recreation Department
2002. None
2003. Joshua Ross, Challenged America
2004. Saul Schumsky
2005. Ashley Sullivan, Shake a Leg Miami
Outstanding Director of a Seasonal Program
1992. John Kantor, Dick Pfund, and Jane Piereth
1993. None
1994. None
1995. Cappy Capper, Lake Minnetonka Sailing Center
1996. None
1997. Jean Kryshak-Schulman, Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
1998. Gene Nuth, Baltimore County Sailing Center
1999. Rachael Miller, Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center
2000. Hart Kelley, Community Boating, Inc.
2001. Kirk Culbertson, Baltimore's Downtown Sailing Center
2002. Ben Ferris, Traverse Area Community Sailing (TACS)
2003. None
2004. Jeff Doubek, Geneva Lake Sailing
2005. Tom Moore, Community Boating
Bob Gaffney, Town of Sharon Recreation Department
Outstanding Organizational Support
1992. None
1993. Joni Palmer
1994. Edward Pepper, Community Boating Boston
1995. None
1996. None
1997. None
1998. Crecia Closson, CYSP Squam Lakes Association
1999. Diana Mautz, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Sailing Program
2000. None
2001. Lester R. Cummings, Thunderbird Sailing Club
2002. Ted Rissell, Deep Creek Sailing School
2003. Carisa Harris Adamson, Treasure Island Sailing Center
2004. Isabelle Fortier
2005. Carl Zimba, Mass Bay League
KC Heyniger, Atlantic Challenge
Excellence in Instruction
1992. None
1993. None
1994. Diane Wenzel, Dana Point Youth & Group Facility
1995. None
1996. None
1997. None
1998. None
1999. Tak Uchino, Shake-A-Leg Miami
2000. Ryan Costello, Community Boating Center of New Bedford
2001. Beth Powell-Winkler, Windsurfing Program Master Instructor Trainer
2002. Robert (Bo) Williams, Community Boating Center New Bedford
2003. John "Jabbo" Gordon, Venice Youth Boating Association
2004. Rick Shaw, Thunderbird Sailing
2005. Sue Athmann, Anacortes Park & Rec Sailing Program
Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Community Sailing
1992. Bob Black, Gary Edelman, Timmy Larr, Ginny Long and Walter Wheeler
1993. Jo & Dale Mogle
1994. None
1995. None
1996. Dick Farkas
1997. Dick Pfund, Oswego Maritime Foundation
1998. Marty Rieck
1999. North Cape Yacht Club
2000. Howard Haines, Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation
2001. None
2002. Talbot (Toby) Baker Jr., Community Boating Center New Bedford
2003. Bryan Peugh, Courageous Sailing Center
2004. Mark Matthews
2005. Chadwick Cox, Lake Thunderbird Boathouse
Creative Innovation in Sailing Programming
1992. Seattle Alternative School and Philadelphia City Sail
1993. Ron Singleton, Footloose Sailing Association
1994. None
1995. None
1996. None
1997. None
1998. None
1999. None
2000. Captain Richard Goben, Barque "Star of India"
2001. Ione Junior High School Sailing Program
2002. None
2003. None
2004. None
2005. Association of Santa Monica Bay Yacht Club
Outstanding Outreach and Inclusion
1992. None
1993. Dori White, Community Boating Boston; Laura Tritch, Lake Minnetonka Sailing
School and Judd Goldman, Adaptive Sailing Program
1994. Arn Manella, Shake-A-Leg Newport & Miami, and Tom Barklay, Special Olympics
1995. None
1996. None
1997. John van Arsdale, Cal State Northridge
1998. BAADS
1999. Ryan Levinson, Mission Bay Aquatic Center
2000. Bryan Peugh, Courageous Sailing Center and Boston Parks & Recreation
2001. JoAnn Clarke, Community Boating Center, Inc. of New Bedford
2002. Steve Gross, Downtown Sailing Center
2003. Britt Price and Andrea Stringos, Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2004. Challenged America
2005. Community Boating New Bedford
Outstanding Year-Round Program
1992. None
1993. None
1994. None
1995. None
1996. None
1997. Shake-A-Leg Miami
1998. Orange Coast College Sailing Center
1999. Dana Point Youth and Group Facility
2000. Mission Bay Aquatic Center
2001. US SAILING Center of Martin County
2002. Lake Forest Sailing
2003. None
2004. Cal Sailing Club
2005. Westwind Sailing
Outstanding Seasonal Program
1992. None
1993. Sail Newport
1994. Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center
1995. Baltimore County Sailing Center
1996. Footloose Sailing Association
1997. Lake Champlain Community Sailing Program
1998. None
1999. Community Youth Sailing Program and Baltimore's Downtown Sailing Center
2000. Traverse Area Community Sailing
2001. Community Sailing of Colorado
2002. American Red Cross National Aquatic First Aid and Small Craft School
2003. None
2004. Mount Desert Island Community Sailing Center
2005. Town of Sharon Recreation Department, Mass.
Outstanding New Program
1992. None
1993. None
1994. Community Oklahoma on the Water
1995. None
1996. AdventureSail
1997. Downtown Sailing Center Baltimore
1998. Duxbury Bay Maritime School
1999. Greenwich Community Sailing
2000. None
2001. Clearwater Community Sailing Center
2002. Charleston Community Sailing, Inc. (CCSI)
2003. Fairwinds Yacht Club Junior Aquatics Program
2004. None
2005. Arizona Sailing Foundation
More than 10 Years of Hallmark Performance
1992. Community Boating and Milwaukee Sailing Center
1993. None
1994. Hoofers, University of Wisconsin - Madison
1995. None
1996. None
1997. Mystic Seaport Museum Sailing Education Program
1998. None
1999. St. Petersburg Sailing Center
2000. Longshore Sailing School
2001. None
2002. Fairwind Yacht Club Cooperative Community Program
2003. Blue Water Foundation
2004. Sailing Education Adventures
2005. Leeway Sailing Center, Calif.
Outstanding Director of Sail Education Program
1992. David Rayner
Outstanding Program for Disabled Sailors
1992. Shake-A-Leg Newport and Shake-A-Leg Miami
2000. Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport in conjunction with lake Champlain Community
Sailing
2001. Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS), San Francisco
2002. None
2003. None
2004. None
2005. Arizona State University Sailing Club
Outstanding Leadership
1996. Larry White, Interscholastic Sailing Association
2000. Talbot Baker Jr., Community Boating Center
2001. None
2002. None
2003. John Lemon, Sail Chicago
2004. Barry Wickre
2005. Vesta Gettys, Thunderbird Sailing Club