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Scuttlebutt Photos of the Week March 9, 2012 Here is a random assortment of photos from the sport. Click here to submit your photos for consideration.  Hungarian surfing... hard water style. Photo by Gabor Turcsi.  Startline downpour at the 2012 Finn North American Masters Championship in New Orleans. Photo by Bob Maher/SYC.  In San Francisco, about 50 boats in almost as many classes came to Richmond Yacht Club’s Sail-a-Small-Boat-Day on Saturday, March 3rd. The turnout of 200 people kept the boats busy all day. This year paddle boats (both stand-up and pedal types) attended and were very popular with the kids. Photo by Erik Simonson.  Photographer Cory Silken provides us with a computer monitor background for the month of March. Click on wide screen or standard screen for your monitor type. Once the image is open, put your cursur over it, right click to open the drop down menu and indicate you want to 'Set as Background'.  On a beautiful February day on Lake Lanier in Georgia, how do we know this is a racing photo? The bimini is stored. Photo by Kirk S. Jockell. The Cruising Club of America (CCA) celebrated its outstanding sailors of 2011 during the annual Awards Dinner on March 2, 2012 at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan where CCA Commodore Daniel P. Dyer, III (Wickford, R.I.) made presentations to the following winners:  Far Horizons Award (left to right): Mary Alice and Brian O’Neill (Bainbridge, Wash.) accept the 2011 Far Horizons Award from Awards Chair Bob Drew and Cruising Club of America Commodore Daniel P. Dyer, III for an admirable 25-month cruise circumnavigating the Pacific Rim, North Pacific Ocean on their 44-foot Robert Perry designed sloop Shibui. En route the two delivered school supplies to those in need and toured WWII sites. (Photo Credit CCA/Dan Nerney)  Blue Water Medal (left to right): Thies Matzen and Kicki Ericson accept the 2011 Blue Water Medal from Awards Chair Bob Drew and Cruising Club of America Commodore Daniel P. Dyer, III for a commendable 24 years and 135,000 miles of sailing the oceans of the world with a focus in the high latitudes of the Southern Ocean on their 30-foot wooden sloop Wanderer III. (Photo Credit CCA/Dan Nerney)  Richard S. Nye Trophy: Gary Jobson (Annapolis, Md.) accepts the 2011 Richard S. Nye Trophy from Awards Chair Bob Drew (left) and Cruising Club of America Commodore Daniel P. Dyer, III (right) for sharing with the club his meritorious service, racing and statesmanship in the affairs of international yachting. (Photo Credit CCA/Dan Nerney)  Rod Stephens Trophy (left to right): Bob Arzbaecher (Milwaukee, Wisc.) accepts the 2011 Rod Stephens Trophy – which honors the crew of the Beneteau 40.7 Sociable, including navigator Brian Adams (Milwaukee, Wisc.) pictured here, third from left – from Awards Chair Bob Drew and Cruising Club of America Commodore Daniel P. Dyer, III for their dramatic rescue of the crew of the Kiwi 35 WingNuts during the Chicago Yacht Club’s 103rd Race to Mackinac held this past July. (Photo Credit CCA/Dan Nerney) Click here to submit your photos for consideration. |
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