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Marty Luray Award & Community Sailing Awards

The 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.

Marty Luray Award Nomination Form

COMMUNITY SAILING AWARD RECIPIENT HISTORY & NOMINATION FORMS

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

2006. Harry Horgan

2007. Susan "Charlie" Arms

Outstanding Director of a New Program

Outstanding Director of a New Program Nomination Form

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

2006. Amy Grobin, Carolina Sailing Foundation

John Dickson, Pleasant Bay Community Boating

2007. Shaun Mitchell,

Outstanding Director of a Year-Round Program

Outstanding Director of a Year-Round Program Nomination Form

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

2006. Steve Serafino, Westwind Sailing

2007. Dave Bowen,

Outstanding Director of a Seasonal Program

Outstanding Director of a Seasonal Program Nomination Form

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

2006. Jerry McNamara, Crescent Sailing Association Adult Learn to Sail Program, MI

2007. Amy Zang, Washington Sailing School

Outstanding Organizational Support

Outstanding Organizational Support Nomination Form

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

2006. George Scarborough, Charleston SC Community Sailing Center

2007. Peter Kuhn, Cal Sailing Club

Excellence in Instruction

Excellence in Instruction Nomination Form

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

2006. Alex Howland, Community Boating New Bedford

2007. Ian McGurn,

Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Community Sailing

Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Community Sailing Nomination Form

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

2006. WaterFront Center Sailing School, Oyster Bay

2007. Rich Jepsen, OCSC, Berkeley CA

Creative Innovation in Sailing Programming

Creative Innovation in Sailing Programming Nomination Form

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

2006. Jerry Valeske, Sail SandPoint

2007. Bull & Bear Sailing

Outstanding Outreach and Inclusion

Outstanding Outreach and Inclusion Nomination Form

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

2006. OCSC Sailing, Berkeley

2007. Community Boating Center, Boston MA

Outstanding Year-Round Program

Outstanding Year-Round Program Nomination Form

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

2006. Community Sailing Center, City of Ventura Parks and Recreation Dept.

2007. Treasure Island Sailing, San Francisco CA

Outstanding Seasonal Program

Outstanding Seasonal Program Nomination Form

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.

2006. Friends of Belmar Harbor, NJ

2007. Sail Sand Point, Seattle WA

Outstanding New Program

Outstanding New Program Nomination Form

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

2006. Sail Corpus Christi

Oak Harbor Youth Sailing, WA

2007. Bourne Community Sailing, Buzzards Bay MA

More than 10 Years of Hallmark Performance

More than 10 Years of Hallmark Performance Nomination Form

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.

2006. SCYA Women's Sailing Convention

2007. The Wet Hens

Outstanding Director of Sail Education Program

1992. David Rayner

Outstanding Program for Disabled Sailors

Outstanding Program for Disabled Sailors Nomination Form

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

2006. Duxbury Bay Maritime School, DBMS Access Sail, MA

Outstanding Leadership

Outstanding Leadership Nomination Form

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

2006. Matt Mikkelborg, North Kitsap High School, WA

2007. Robbie Dean,

Outstanding Director of a Sail Training Program Award

2006. Jim Gladson, Topsail