Richard S. Nye Trophy Awarded to John E. Sanford

The Cruising Club of America (CCA) has selected John E. Sanford of Tiburon, Calif. to receive its 2015 Richard S. Nye Award, established in 1978 to recognize a member of CCA “who has brought distinction to the Club by meritorious service, outstanding seamanship, outstanding performance in long distance cruising or racing, statesmanship in the affairs of international racing, or any combination of the above.” Sanford was cited for his meritorious service to the Cruising Club of America and the San Francisco Station over a period of 34 years. The award will be presented at the CCA’s annual Awards Dinner at the New York Yacht Club in New York on March 4, 2016.

John Sanford
CCA’s Richard S. Nye Trophy Awardee John E. Sanford

Sanford has continuously participated in the activities of CCA since he became a member in 1981. He was elected as Rear Commodore of CCA’s San Francisco station for two terms, and under his leadership, that station organized and managed the successful 1999 Club cruise to New Zealand. Sanford also served on the Committee for the equally successful Thailand Cruise in 2014 and served as his station’s historian for ten years. He was Co-Chairman of the San Francisco Station Committee for the 2006 CCA Spring Meeting in San Francisco, having served on two previous San Francisco CCA Spring Meeting committees.

At the Club level, Sanford was a member of the Board of Governors for three years, served as a member of the Nominating Committee for six years, and also, over the years, was on the Membership, Awards and Communications Committees. He was Editor of the Cruising Club News(now Voyages) from 2000-2003 and received the Charles H. Vilas Literary Prize in 2004 for his editorials and articles in the Cruising Club News. He remained active in the Club’s literary endeavors, serving on the Advisory Committees for the Cruising Club News and the GAM. Even with all his land-bound involvement, Sanford participated over the years in numerous Fall and Spring Cruises.

Award

Nye

Year

2015

Recipient

John E. Sanford

Recipient Name

John E. Sanford

Prior Recipients

The Richard S. Nye Trophy

The Richard S. Nye trophy is a CCA member lifetime achievement award for meritorious service and seamanship in long-distance cruising.

The trophy is a perpetual trophy in honor of Richard S. Nye, Commodore of the Cruising Club of America 1974-1975, Vice Commodore 1972-1973, and Treasurer 1959-1970. The trophy is to be awarded at the discretion of the Governing Board of the Cruising Club of America to a member who has brought distinction to the Club by meritorious service, outstanding seamanship, outstanding performance in long distance cruising or racing, statesmanship in the affairs of international yachting, or any combination of the above. The award may be as often as annually but need not be made each year.

This trophy is donated by the many crew members who have enjoyed the privilege of sailing aboard Richard S. Nye’s various yachts named Carina. A record of their names shall be maintained with the deed of gift in the archives of the Cruising Club of America.

If in any year, the Governing Board determines it to be in the best interest of the Club, and consistent with the philosophy of yachting as exemplified by Richard S. Nye’s outstanding record in this field, it may by unanimous vote at a duly called meeting of the Board, amend, alter, or rescind any of the terms of this dedication without notice or consent of the donors of the trophy.