Alonzo de Jessop Memorial Award
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The San Diego Association of Yacht Clubs shall annually award citations, to be known as the Alonzo de Jessop Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to Yachting, to recipients including, but not limited to, individuals, business firms, fraternal organizations, boating groups, and governmental bodies which shall be deemed to have performed services to yachting beyond the recipients' normal obligations.
The award may be presented to more than one recipient each year, but no more than six recipients shall be named for any calendar year. The association also may vote not to present the award at their discretion.
The recipient shall receive a certificate or plaque. There shall be no perpetual trophy established for this award.
Presentation of the award shall be made by the Commodore, SDAYC, at the Association's annual Staff Commodore's Dinner in December of each year.
To select recipients, the Commodore, SDAYC, shall appoint no later than the September meeting each year a committee of not less than three or more than five members, all of whom shall be Flag Officers of their respective clubs.
This committee shall present to SDAYC at the October meeting a list of candidates for the award and a summary of the committee's reasons for submitting the name of each candidate.
The nominating committee shall also supply, at the November meeting, ballots with the names of it's candidates and the final selection of the recipients shall be on the basis of written, secret ballots by the voting delegates to SDAYC present at the November meeting. Only candidates receiving a two-thirds majority vote of the delegates present shall receive the award. A quorum of delegates being present.
The Commodore, SDAYC, shall arrange the proper time and place at which to announce the winners.
It is the intent of this award to honor individuals and organizations who may contribute services to yachting equivalent to those considered for the association's "Yachtsman of the Year Award", but who may fall outside the purpose and limitation of the "Yachtsman of the Year" citation.
Candidates who have performed their services to yachting over a sustained period shall be considered more logical recipients, however, it is recognized that there may be exceptions.
The services being recognized need not be accomplished in the year of the award.
The committee may consider service rendered to local, regional, national and international yachting. Recipients are not restricted to San Diego County residents.
This should be considered the Association's second highest award, and care be taken to preserve the integrity, prestige, and significance of the honor being tendered.
Note: Traditionally the name(s) of the awardee(s) is withheld until presentation at the December meeting, if possible.
Alonzo de Jessop Memorial Award Past Recipients
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| 1965 | John Bate | 1989 | Don Thoza |
| 1966 | Harry Monahan | 1990 | Art Katen Joe McKane |
| 1967 | Paul Kettenburg | 1991 | Jack Petrick |
| 1968 | Capt. Bill Fargo & the San Diego Naval Sailing Club |
1992 | Bruce Gordon |
| 1969 | The Union Tribune Publishing Company | 1993 | Dr. Dick Disraeli |
| 1970 | Joe Hill & Bob Martinet | 1994 | Sandi Gilson Bill Lewis Whit Davis The Tall Ships Society of San Diego |
| 1971 | Joseph E. Jessop, Sr. | 1995 | Hank Hallelad Herb Patchel Marion Bovee Jon Rogers |
| 1972 | Al Paull Roy Benstead |
1996 | Carl Bowman Byron Jessup Fred Kirschner Stanton Betts |
| 1973 | Ron Simpson | 1997 | Bill Dysart |
| 1974 | Joe McKane | 1998 | Ken Gust The Start of India Auxiliary |
| 1975 | Jerry Donovan | 1999 | Robert Muff Ronald Pauley |
| 1976 | Dix Brow Carl Eichenlaub |
2000 | Jim David Dick Devlin Rupert Hansen Bill Lafferty Bill Thayer |
| 1977 | Donald F. Krebs, Sr. | 2001 | Jeanne Irwin |
| 1978 | Pete Jung | 2002 | Toni Clark Greg Delapp Ray Wegrzyn |
| 1979 | Not Awarded | 2003 | Robert Ehlers Ed Grimes Richard Wold |
| 1980 | Helen Bedford Robert H. Lenson Norman Neely W.C. "Doc" Nichols Don & Genevieve O'Connell |
2004 | Not Awarded |
| 1981 | Anne Arms Lou Gerlinger Bob Thomas Jack Woods |
2005 | Nick Caldwell |
| 1982 | Ben McKesson Jack Bodrero |
2006 | James Lonergan |
| 1983 | Phil Arms Marshall Nemoy |
2007 | Jerry Lounsbury |
| 1984 | Clarence "Bee" Kempf | 2008 | David Bond Cleve Hardaker Ralph & Judy Longfellow James Murtland |
| 1985 | Sail America Foundation | 2009 | Drew Bernet Malin Burnham |
| 1986 | Brian Bilbray Ed Cotter Paul Pettit |
2010 | Pete Curtin Tom Manok |
| 1987 | H. "Pete" Jefferson | 2011 | Gary Hall Don J. Johnson Jeff Johnson Frank Lyall Sandra Sherman |
| 1988 | Ray Prell Dr. Burton Jay |