Cruising Award Nominations

This is IT !! Your chance for a place in the history books (of the ECSA, anyway).  If you think you meet the criteria for one of the Cruising Awards, then nominate yourself by "Buying a Ticket" for that award.  that's all !  You will be contacted by the Rear Commodore for details.  Please nominate yourself before December 1 so we have time to chisel your name into the history tablets.

If you want to nominate someone else, just send an email to RearCommodore@ecsasail.com with the club member's name and award you think they deserve, or come to the November General meeting or any club cruise before December 1 and let the Rear Commodore know.

CRUISING AWARDS CRITERIA

     LONG DISTANCE CRUISES

1. The skipper must be a regular member, cruising aboard any boat as long as he or she is the skipper.

2. Each blue water cruise must be during a single trip and may leave any port and return to any port. Blue water is defined as ocean cruising port to port.

3. If cruising categories are combined, overlapping mileage can only be counted toward one cruise.

4. Contestants must submit a brief written itinerary and map of cruises to the Cruise Chairman prior to 1 December.

5. Chart mileage or GPS mileage may be used in computing cruise distance in nautical miles and a daily record, in terms of mileage A to D via B & C (rhumb line), must be provided to the Cruise Chairman prior to 1 December if he requires such information in order to determine an award winner.

     SHORT DISTANCE CRUISES Contestants must submit a brief note to the Cruise Chairman prior to 1 December, listing the dates of the ECSA cruises in which they participated. Points will be awarded as follows: 5 points awarded if arriving by boat 3 points awarded if hosting the cruise 2 points awarded if arriving by land

CRUISING AWARDS:

BLUE WATER CRUISING Awarded to the skipper logging the greatest distance offshore. Blue water is considered ocean cruising port-to-port. 

BAHAMAS CRUISING Awarded to the skipper logging the greatest distance, while cruising in and to the Bahama Islands.

FLORIDA WATERS CRUISING Awarded to the skipper logging the greatest single cruise distance while cruising in Florida waters.

INDIAN RIVER CRUISING Awarded to the skipper actively participating throughout the year in the most ECSA sponsored short distance weekend cruises.  (Note this is different from the 50th Anniversary Participation Award which is based on the sign-up sheets at designated events) 

INLAND WATER CRUISING Awarded to the skipper logging the greatest accumulative cruise distance while cruising the inland waterways to a destination outside Florida.

JIM ROSS MEMORIAL TROPHY (MOTOR VESSEL CRUISING) Awarded to the member, logging the greatest distance in any given calendar year on a single voyage, either blue water and/or inland waters in a motor vessel (not a sailboat). This award was created to recognize the cruising accomplishments of exsailors who have moved over to power vessels.