Commodore’s Award
The commodore’s Award was created in 2002 through collaboration between Bill Duggan and Bob Boudrot “In recognition of outstanding accomplishments in a Southern Cross Sailing craft and/or major contributions to the goals, ideals and perpetuation of the SCOA organization. This award is made by the Commodore and presented at the annual meeting. Each award recipient is provided an individual plaque and their names are added to the SCOA Association plaque.
2002 Janet Murphy and
George Smith, SC31 Apogee
"Janet
Murphy & George Smith are Southern Cross 31 owners and world cruisers. They
departed the
2003 Pat Henry, SC31 Southern Cross
"I am so pleased with your news this morning and greatly honored by being chosen for this award.
I wish it were possible to join you to personally thank everyone for his or her ongoing support and encouragement. This is the spirit of the sailing community that kept me going when my voyage presented many of its biggest challenges. Like Southern Cross represents to me the finest characteristics of a long-distance sailing vessel...one that always comes through when conditions are rough, SCOA exemplifies the finest ideals of the sailing community...sharing knowledge, assistance, enthusiasm, and encouragement."
Website www.pat-henry.com.
To learn more about her sailing
school www.comingabout.com. Right now Southern Cross is our star, taking
students out to learn to sail here on
2004 Pat & Colleen DeGroodt, SC35 Simmer
"2-22-03 -
Hello to all our friends at SCOA! We are officially circumnavigators and
so is our SC35 Simmer! We crossed our outbound path at Lat 20.59.6'N/Lon
73.51.2'W (that's in the
-- Pat & Colleen Degroodt
If you would like to know more about their trip or information on Pat's software called Visual Passage Planner go to their web site at www.digwave.com.
2005 Deb & Bill Duggan SC 31, Moon Cusser
Commodore Ed Casazza presenting the award to
Debbie and Bill Duggan
at
the Annual Meeting in February
Debbie and Bill Duggan were awarded the Southern Cross Commodore's Award at the Annual SCOA meeting in February. The Duggan’s are the fourth recipients of the award following in the wake of Janet & George Smith, Pat Henry and Pat & Colleen DeGroodt. The first three award recipients have circumnavigated and the Duggans followed their travels by editing and publishing the past 32 newsletters. Debbie and Bill have been members of SCOA since 1986, Newsletter Editors and past Commodores (twice) and helped establish the initial web site. Bill and Deb say " Thanks for writing in and sharing your projects, cruising stories, equipment reviews and recipes for success (and failure). Your contributions have made this newsletter a great success to all our members throughout the world to further enjoy, maintain and sail their boats. It has been a real pleasure to provide the newsletters to so many owners and enthusiasts.
2009 Judy and Bob Boudrot, SC31,
Second Wind
Bob and Judy Boudrot
were awarded the Southern Cross Commodore’s Award at the Annual SCOA meeting in
February. The Boudrots are the fifth recipients of
the award following in the wake of Janet & George Smith, Pat Henry and Pat
& Collen DeGroodt and
Bill and Debbie Duggan. The first three
award recipients have circumnavigated and the Duggan’s have compiled and
published over 39 newsletters as the SCOA editors since 1993.
Bob and Judy have
been active members since 1997. Bob was Commodore in 1999 when Judy took on the
position as Web Captain, a title she has kept for the past 10 years. Since that time she and Bob have created a
world class owners association web site that is very informative for both
members and non members. The web site and specifically, keeping this up to date
and current, has been a major success factor in keeping the SCOA a strong and
vibrant organization.
Thanks on behalf of
SCOA for a job well done!
2010 Donna Lange, SC 28, Inspired Insanity
Donna set sail in 2005 from