^{Pictured is American Yacht Club’s junior big boat team accepting a 2025 Beach Point Y.C. Overnight Race, Class 2 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 19 at the Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont NY.  We invite each awardee listed to attend the meeting welcome and the awards presentation from 7:00 – 7:45 PM. And we encourage members of the JSA LIS community to celebrate these achievements by joining us at the awards ceremony: please register through the JSA calendar to assure sufficient seating.

Following the awards, JSA junior program leaders are invited to participate in the Annual Meeting that is expected to start by 8 pm with the election of JSA’s officers and directors, followed by open discussion to share experiences and network.

The award categories include special recognition for people and programs that are strong role models, 2026 season series performance in each boat class and in junior big boat regattas, and performance at the coastal navigation and the marlinspike seamanship contest.

Special Recognition Awards:

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

Excellence or Variety of Season Programming
Riverside Yacht Club

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

Susie Trotman award, for outstanding sailing instruction
TJ Danilek

Excellence in Program Management by an Individual (co-awardees)
John Brendel
Kevin Broome

Mitchell Weeks award, for sportsmanlike sailing in Club 420 and ILCA (all rigs)
Jay D. Susanin (C420 Skipper)
Xavier Lavery (420 crew)
Antonella Polo de la Piedra (420 crew)
Louis Panie (ILCA 4)
Lily Condlin (ILCA 6)
Eaton Holden (ILCA 7)

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

Clinton M. Bell Trophy
Junior Single- & Double-handed Events, Season Series
Hannah Austin   ILCA 6

Christopher Goodyear Neff Trophy
Junior Single- & Double-handed Events, Season Series Runner Up
Edmund Bierer  ILCA 6

Thomas W. Fowler, Jr. Trophy
Junior Doublehanded Events, Season Series – C420
Jane Sykes & Jackson Conlan

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

Junior Singlehanded Events, Season Series – ILCA 7
John Thompson

Junior Singlehanded Events, Season Series – ILCA 4
Ryan Breck

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

Ryan J. Weiss Trophy
Junior Doublehanded Events, Season Series – Feva
Leo Kiley & Wright Malloy

Ryan J. Weiss Trophy
Junior Doublehanded Events, Season Series Tie – Feva
Connor Long & Mark Singher / JJ Bainton

Junior Doublehanded Events, Season Series Runner Up – Feva
Tyler Nelly & James Cozzolino

James W. Sykes Trophy
Optimist Events Season Series Overall Red/Blue Fleets combined
Alice Bischoff

JSA AREA A
Optimist Events, Series Area A Red Fleet
<No Red Area A Sailed in 3 Races>

Optimist Events, Season Series Area A Blue Fleet & Girl
Mimi Amante

Optimist Events, Season Series Area A White Fleet
Nico Urdea

JSA AREA B
Optimist Events, Season Series Area B Red Fleet & Girl
Berlin Rodrigues

Optimist Events, Season Series Area B Blue Fleet
Fredrik Lund

Optimist Events, Season Series Area B White Fleet
William Lelek

JSA AREA C
Optimist Events, Series Low Point Area C Red Fleet
JJ Bainton

Optimist Events, Season Series Area C Blue Fleet & Girl
Alice Bischoff

Optimist Events, Season Series Area C White Fleet
Chandler Pace

Junior Big Boat Regatta Awards:

Beach Point Junior Overnight Race
First Place Class 1, Mochi Fanta, Cedar Point Yacht Club
Second Place Class 1, Leading Edge, American Yacht Club
First Place Class 2 and Overall, Deviation, Huguenot Yacht Club
Second Place Class 2, Valiant, Stamford Yacht Club

Dorade Trophy Regatta
First Place Class 1 and Overall, The Roost, Riverside Yacht Club
First Place Class 2, Privateer, Port Washington Yacht Club

Warren G. Dellenbaugh Junior Navigation Trophy:
John Hamilton
Matilda Prinz-Strateman, runner up
Cary Wang, third place

Marlinspike Seamanship Trophy:
Jay D. Susanin
John Hamilton, runner up

For more information about the 2026 Annual General Meeting, please view the JSA calendar.