Club Awards and Honors

2023 Club Champion Jen Lee with crew Joel Hurley

AYC AWARDS AND HONORS

AYC JUNIOR AWARDS

AYC’S DISTINGUISHED LIFE MEMBERS (Click to view)

In addition, AYC honors members for a lifetime of significant contributions to the club. The Distinguished Life Members* are:

David and Hermine Shapiro (deceased)
Joyce Seale
Tom (deceased) and Carol Ohlin
Frank (deceased) and Marylou Bigelow
Al and Sandy Lehman
Mike Yarnell and Tia Renshaw
George Tingom
Mike and Maryellen Ferring
Martin Lorch
Skip Kempff

*Previously named Honorary Life Members.

ARIZONA SAILING FOUNDATION AWARD

ASF Heavy Lifting Award —The annual thank you to an individual who does the most to help ASF.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION (Click to view)
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Sunfish Fleet 749 Captain Bob Naylor

US Sailing selected AYC Member Bob Naylor for their 2021 One Design Leadership Award. This award recognizes individual initiative, enthusiasm, organizing ability, and leadership in creating an outstanding fleet-building program. Here is what Bob had to say about the award: 

“I’m still quite embarrassed with the attention from it, but I’m nonetheless honored and humbled to have been selected to receive U.S. Sailing’s One Design Leadership Award. I’m grateful to Vicki Palmer (International Sunfish Class Association & AYC) for nominating me and to AYC for encouraging the development of our Sunfish Fleet.  And most of all, I’m very grateful to all of YOU for making it happen – for turning out and sailing, week in and week out. We all know that sailing in Arizona is TOUGH – some of you drive very long distances to race with us, you risk heat exhaustion and other hazards, and you still make it happen. So, in all sincerity, THANK YOU.”

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Bob on his Sunfish at the 2022 Birthday Regatta. Photo: Joanne Aspinall
AWARDS NO LONGER GIVEN (Click to view)

Cruising Champion
Rahr Trophy (AYC MDR-SD Winner)
Tall Cactus Bean Pot
US Sailing Sportsmanship Award —This award was given annually to a person who’s given huge time and effort for AYC. It predominately recognized volunteer service.