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Annual awards celebrate sail training stars

February 17, 2016

At the Quebec International Sail

Training and Tall Ships Conference 2016 the annual awards for significant sail

training achievement were presented to a diverse, international group of

people, vessels and ports – who have all made the sail training world a better

place.

Nancy Richardson (USA), Janka Bielak

Medal

Awarded to an individual who has made an

outstanding contribution to international peace and understanding through sail

training.

Nancy was first

motivated to sail on Tall Ships when heard Irving Johnson speak at the age of

12 and later went on to sail with Exy and Irving Johnson on the Sea Cloud.

In 1978 she was

the second woman to join the Board of Tall Ships America/ASTA and she served

for many years as chair of the Tall Ships America/ASTA Sail Training and

Education Committee. She was instrumental in establishing the International

Safety Under Sail Forum as well as the Education Under Sail Forum.

Along with

Captain Jim Gladson, she was a core influence in Los Angeles Maritime

Institute’ vision to build the Exy

Johnson and Irving Johnson.

Paul Bishop,

Head of Race Directorate, Sail Training International said, äóìShe is much loved

as a pioneer of sail training in the United States and around the world having

sailed the seven seas on 96 different Tall Ships. Only four more to go to reach

100 – any offers?äó

Best Newcomer: Young Endeavour (Australia)

Awarded to the vessel that in the

opinion of the STI Race Management Team, volunteers, Directors and Trustees,

made the best contribution to The Tall Ships Races in 2015.

Built in the UK

in 1987, Young Endeavour has been

proven to run one of the best youth development programmes in the world as

defined by the University of Edinburgh International Research project.

She

sailed half way around the globe to join The Tall Ships Races in Kristiansand

to complete race two to Aalborg. Her captain and crew made an immediate and

positive impact to the event, promoting the ideals of sail training and

international friendship.

They had been

sent on a world voyage as ambassadors of their country which they achieved in

an exemplary way during the Tall Ships Races last year. They quickly built up a

reputation for competitive racing at sea, colourful participation in the crew

parade ashore and ensuring they had a good presence at every party (strictly

for the sake of international understanding of course).

Greatest

Loyalty: Rupel (Belgium)

Awarded

to the vessel that in the opinion

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