Announcing Awardees at JSA of LIS Annual General Meeting Oct 20, 2025

Pictured is Stamford Yacht Club’s junior big boat team accepting the 2023 Dorade Regatta Trophy

The JSA of LIS is pleased to announce the following awards that will be presented at the start of its Annual General Meeting on October 20 at the Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont NY,  We invite each awardee to attend the awards presentation from approximately 7:15 – 7:45 PM. And we encourage all members of the JSA LIS community to celebrate their achievements.

The award categories include 2025 season series performance in each boat class, junior big boat regattas, special recognition for people and programs that are strong role models, and performance at the coastal navigation contest.

Season Series Awards for Club 420, ILCA, Feva and Optimist classes:

Clinton M. Bell Trophy
Junior Single- & Double-handed Events, Season Series – ILCA 6
William Bateman

Thomas W. Fowler, Jr. Trophy
Junior Doublehanded Events, Season Series – C420
Hadley Hall & Henry Kuriloff

Christopher Goodyear Neff Trophy
Junior Single- & Double-handed Events, Season Series Runner Up – C420
Mark Wermuth & Gavin Manegio

Junior Singlehanded Events, Season Series Runner Up – ILCA 6
Finn Von der Wense

Junior Singlehanded Events, Season Series – ILCA 7
Eaton Holden

Junior Singlehanded Events, Season Low Point – ILCA 7
John Greifzu, III

Junior Singlehanded Events, Season Series – ILCA 4
Eddie Bierer

Junior Singlehanded Events, Season Series Runner Up – ILCA 4
Gabriel Banon

Ryan J. Weiss Trophy
Junior Doublehanded Events, Season Series – Feva
Oliver Gill & Tyler Nelly

Junior Doublehanded Events, Season Series Runner Up – Feva
Thomas Owen & Ted Lelek

James W. Sykes Trophy
Optimist Events Season Series Overall Red/Blue Fleets
JJ Bainton

JSA AREA A
Optimist Events, Series Low Point Red Fleet Area A
Tristan McNally

Optimist Events, Season Series Blue Fleet Area A
Natalie Buchner

Optimist Events, Series Low Point Blue Fleet Area A
Anderson Packard

Optimist Events, Season Series White Fleet Area A and Girl
Annabelle Buchner

Optimist Events, Series Low Point White Fleet Area A
Caleb Goldman

JSA AREA B
Optimist Events, Season Series Red Fleet Area B
Rory Millar

Optimist Events, Season Series Blue Fleet Area B and Girl
Madeline Honorowski

Optimist Events, Series Runner up Blue Fleet Area B and Girl
Leah Trigg

Optimist Events, Season Series White Fleet Area B
Owen Santini

JSA AREA C
Optimist Events, Series Low Point Red Fleet Area C
Henry Vandamme

Optimist Events, Season Series Blue Fleet Area C
JJ Bainton

Optimist Events, Season Series White Fleet Area C and Girl
Adelaide Lewis

Junior Big Boat Regatta Awards:

Beach Point Junior Overnight Race
First Place Class 1, Apavarga Pequot Yacht Club
First Place Class 2 and Overall, Deviation Huguenot Yacht Club
Second Place Class 2, Mad Dogs & Englishman Noroton Yacht Club
Third Place Class 2, Young American American Yacht Club

Dorade Trophy Regatta
First Place Class 1, Apavarga Pequot Yacht Club
Second Place Class 1, The Roost Riverside Yacht Club|
First and Overall Class 2, Deviation Huguenot Yacht Club
Second Place Class 2, Valiant Stamford Yacht Club
Third Place Class 2, 3 Cheers Noroton Yacht Club

Special Recognition Awards:

Mary von Conta award for exemplary contribution toward improving the quality and safety in the training or instruction of sailors
Milford Yacht Club

Excellence or Variety of Season Programming (new award)
American Yacht Club

Brook E. Gonzalez award, for a young woman dedicated to the sport of sailing, with outstanding sailing achievements
Grace Sinclair

Susie Trotman award, for outstanding sailing instruction
Adelia DeRose and Julia Morash (co-awardees)

Excellence in Program Management by an Individual (new award)
Thomas Whidden

Mitchell Weeks award, for sportsmanlike sailing in Club 420 and ILCA (all rigs)
Cameron Appell (C420 Skipper)
Luka Leonidov (420 crew)
Eddie Bierer (ILCA4)
Kennedy Cubba (ILCA 6)
Daniel Menz (ILCA7)

Warren G. Dellenbaugh Junior Navigation Trophy:
Aidan Engel

 

For more information about the 2025 Annual Meeting, email info@jsalis.org