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ISLAND GOATS SAILING SOCIETY Chicago Yacht Club Station Island Goats Honors & Awards Each Year at the Goats' Annual Spring Gala the IGSS is proud to honor the winners of The IGSS Freshwater Award, The Master Mariners Trophy and Special Goat Honors. "The Envelope Please" The IGSS Freshwater Award In 1959 The Island Goats Sailing Society Established A Citation of Merit known as the Fresh Water Award To Recognize Meritorious Service or Outstanding Contribution to Off-Shore Sailing. Allan Teske The 2011 Recipient Previous Recipients of This Prestigious Award           1959 Bill Whalen 1960 Clayton Ewing 1962 Richard I. Stearns 1964 Peter Barrett  &           Alexander Bell 1965 Hobart "Red" Olson 1966 Edgar B. "Bud" Tolman 1968 Wallace J. Stenhouse Jr. 1969 Payson Mayhew 1970 Bud Lowenstein 1973 Lynn Williams 1974 Edw. T. "Shuff" Willman 1975 Wally Stenhouse 1976 Chuck Kirsch 1978 Buddy Melges 1979 Eddie Schnabel 1980 Dick Latham 1981 Larry Perkins 1982 Ted Lumbard 1983 Dr. Morrie Potter 1984 Don Wildman 1985 Roger Derusa 1986 Buddy Melges 1987 Dick Jennings 1988 Ann Moorman 1989 Dave Howell 1990 Bill Parks 1992 Dr. John Marquardt 1996 Robert H. Manning 1997 Deane H. Tank 1998 Margaret Doud 1999 Don Glasell 2000 Beverly Ford 2001 Robert N. Chatain Jr. 2002 John G. Crowley 2003 Robert E. Sargent 2004 Steve Fossett 2005 Dean S. Cady 2006 Janet Baxter 2007 Thomas W. Neill 2008 Andy Kiener 2009 Peter Reichelsdorfer 2010 Terry Kohler The Fresh Water Award is presented at the discretion of the Board. Back to Top The Master Mariners Trophy The inscription on the Trophy reads: "The Dwight Lawrence and Richard D. Rodseth families, together with the Island Goats Sailing Society have joined to create this award in commemoration of the achievement of Individuals who have Completed Fifty Chicago to Mackinac Races. This award is a tribute to their spirit, perseverance and love of the Mac. Henceforth this trophy will be known as the Island Goats Sailing Society's Master Mariner Trophy." Recipients of the Master Mariners Award Richard D. Rodseth Eddie Schnabel Chester Kuttner John Nedeau Gene McCarthy Charles Bissell Wally Heinichen Allan Teske Richard I. Stearns III Deane Tank, Sr. Back to Top The Fastest Goat to Mackinac Trophy By Proclamation: "...The Island Goats Sailing Society shall award for annual competition - A Trophy to the Island Goat with the Lowest Corrected Time..." Shawn O'Neill Eagle USA 38006     45:08:30 Mackinac Cup Division 2nd Place Section 4  First Place 2010 Race to Mackinac Nolan Levine Challenge USA 2615   47:12:51 Mackinac Trophy Division 6th Place Section 6   First Place 2010 Race to Mackinac Previous Fastest Goats...       1970 Lynn A. Williams 1971 Rod Kahr 1972 Edward W. Schnabel 1973 William D. Bennett 1974 Lynn A. Williams 1975 Lynn A. Williams 1976 Lynn A. Williams 1977 Dave Howell IOR            Edw. H. Schultz LMYA 1978 "Shuff" Willman IOR            George E. Van LMYA 1979 Bob Davis IOR            H.T. VanMell LMYA 1980 Bob Currier IOR           Ken Kohanzo LMYA            Sumner Sollitt MHS 1981 Jim Nolan IOR + MHS            Ted Lumbard LMYA 1982 Bob Currier IOR           Dave Howell MHS            H. G. VanMell LMR 1983 Paul Brown IOR           Bill Lowry IOR            David Axelrod MHS 1984 Dick Rodseth IOR            Bill Bissell MHS 1985 Dave Howell IOR            Dick Froberg MHS 1986 Fred Schwaneke IOR            Dick Froberg MHS 1987 Dick Rodseth IOR            Walter Lindeman IMS 1988 Bill Uhle IOR            Don Glasell IMS 1989 Dick Jennings IOR            Dick Rodseth IMS 1990 Allan Teske IOR            Dick Rodseth IMS 1991 Dick Jennings IOR            Rick VanMell IMS 1992 Richard Stearns III            Peter Reichelsdorfer PHRF 1993 Robert Chatain, Jr. PHRF 1994 Willard Harman IMS            Robert H. Davis, Jr. PHRF 1995 Robert I. Zeman, Jr. IMS            John Nedeau PHRF 1996 Willard Harman IMS            Alan Baske PHRF 1997 Willard Harman IMS            Dan Woodworth PHRF 1998 Terry Kohler IMS            Bill Emery PHRF 1999 Paul Snow IMS            Hank Schroeder PHRF 2000 Tom Neill IMS             Alan Baske PHRF 2001 Robert J. Wiesen OD             Bill Emery LMPHRF 2002 Henry Schroeder Cup Div.             Alan Baske Trophy Div. 2003 Geary Finn Cup Div.             Tracy Brand Trophy Div. 2004 Pat Considine Cup Div.             Jim Considine Trophy Div. 2005 George Morrissey Cup Div.             David Sligh Trophy Div. 2006 Jerry O'Neil Cup Div.             Judy Hallisey Trophy Div. 2007 Tom Petkus Cup Div.             Dick DeVos Trophy Div. 2008 Bill Martin Cup Div.             Roger Baske Trophy Div. 2009 James Salomon Cup Div.             Timothy Dittrich Trophy Div. Back to Top The "Smoked" Goat Award By Proclamation: "...The Island Goats Sailing Society shall award for annual competition - A Trophy to the Island Goat with the Highest Corrected Time..." If the Definition of Fun is Sailing with your Crew in the Chicago Mackinac Race... Then the Recipients of this Award have Had the Most Fun of All. This Award is a Tribute to their Willfulness, Endurance & Love of the Mac. Our Trophy Established in 2003 is An Antique Chesapeake Bay Owner's Flag that was Donated by Peter Barrett Richard Gravengood Geronimo USA 711   56:05:13 Mackinac Trophy Division 134th Place Section 8  19th Place 2010 Race to Mackinac 2003 Deane Tank, Jr. 2004 Trey Ritter 2005 Dave Brown 2006 Jim Janic 2007 Joe Amenta 2008 John Beckstedt 2009 Doug DeVos Back to Top Thank You Race Committee! Our Race Committee Honorees have... Endured over 25 Years Officiating The Chicago to Mackinac Race; Have Started and Finished more than 15,000 Boats; And Watched Us having the Most Fun while Firmly Anchored to Shore Thank You Very Much! Kay Baxter Michael Roche Ann Moorman Harry Kluemder Dick Schweers Helle Getz Robert Manning Al Purczyicki Janet Crabb Back to Top Double Goat Honor Roll This is the Double Goat Honor Roll, a trophy created in 2008, in a joint effort of the Island Goats Sailing Society of Chicago and the Society of Mackinac Island Old Goats of Detroit.  Its purpose is to place into history the names of sailors who have reached the goal of sailing a minimum of 25 Chicago to Mackinac Races, sponsored by Chicago Yacht Club, and 25 Port Huron to Mackinac Races, sponsored by Bayview Yacht Club. This Trophy Honors Their Tenacity & Love of Racing. John L. Nedeau Sr. has completed 50 of each race and has become an IGSS Master Mariner and a SMIG Grand Ram. William D. Alcott Thomas E. Anderson John D. Boyle Lawrence R. Brink Al Declercq Michael J. Feldman George S. Hendrie Jr. Marc Hollerbach Richard Jennings Mark G. Jurcak Fred W. Kreger Perry Lewis Louis H. Lindeman E. Earl Lyden William C. Martin Gene T. McCarthy Andy McCormack Michael A. McDonald Nils L. Muench John L. Nedeau Sr. Samuel P. Nedeau J. Stuart Pettitt Mark W. Pinney Sr. Peter W. Reichelsdorfer Paul G. Snow George M. Uznis George E. Van William R. Wagner Robert J. Wiesen Back to Top This Page Updates Yearly Following Our Spring Induction & Awards Gala! Welcome to Our Website     www.IslandGoats.org Race to Mackinac Island 25 times or more and you too can be a member of the Island Goats Sailing Society.   Click Here to Join! Comments, Corrections or Suggestions?   Contact the:  Webmaster@IslandGoats.Org