The U.S. Sailing Association presented yachting’s highest honor to 5 local sailors, who last September rescued a man overboard under trying conditions.Craig Warner, an avid sailboat racer and boating safety advocate with 40-plus years of racing history, nominated the 5 fellow sailors awarded for their heroism and skill.
Saturday’s ceremony is important, Warner says, for racers around the world because it honors those who risked their own safety and provides valuable lessons in prevention to future sailors. “A wave hit the boat and changed the angle of the boat to the wind, the boom which holds the main sail hit skipper, Dave Slaght, launching him backwards and into the water,” Warner said.
The U.S. Sailing Association presented yachting’s highest honor to 5 local sailors, who last Sept. rescued a man overboard under trying conditions in a ceremony held at the Sheridan Shore Yacht Club at Wilmette Harbor on Saturday, March 23.
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