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 listed to attend the welcome and awards presentation from 7:00 – 7:45 PM. And we encourage members of the JSA LIS community to join us at the awards ceremony to celebrate these achievements.
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, 2025 season series performance in each boat class and junior big boat regattas, and performance at the coastal navigation contest.
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)
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 combined
JJ Bainton
JSA AREA A
Optimist Events, Series Low Point Area A Red Fleet
Tristan McNally
Optimist Events, Season Series Area A Blue Fleet
Natalie Buchner
Optimist Events, Series Low Point Area A Blue Fleet
Anderson Packard
Optimist Events, Season Series Area A White Fleet and Girl
Annabelle Buchner
Optimist Events, Series Low Point Area A White Fleet
Caleb Goldman
JSA AREA B
Optimist Events, Season Series Area B Red Fleet
Rory Millar
Optimist Events, Season Series Area B Blue Fleet and Girl
Madeline Honorowski
Optimist Events, Series Runner up Area B Blue Fleet and Girl
Leah Trigg
Optimist Events, Season Series Area B White Fleet
Owen Santini
JSA AREA C
Optimist Events, Series Low Point Area C Red Fleet
Henry Vandamme
Optimist Events, Season Series Area C Blue Fleet
JJ Bainton
Optimist Events, Season Series Area C White Fleet 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 & Englishmen, 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 Place Class 2 and Overall, Deviation, Huguenot Yacht Club
Second Place Class 2, Valiant, Stamford Yacht Club
Third Place Class 2, 3 Cheers, Noroton Yacht Club
Warren G. Dellenbaugh Junior Navigation Trophy:
Aidan Engel
For more information about the 2025 Annual General Meeting, please email info@jsalis.org
