John R. (Jay) Gowell received the Cruising Club of America's 2020 Commodore's Award .   This prize is awarded to a member of the Club, at the Commodores discretion, who has made a special service to the Club. 

Commodore Medland wishes to present Jay Gowell the Cruising Club of America’s Commodores Award for his decisive leadership as Chair of the Newport Bermuda Race Organizing Committee at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic