Marty A Luray Award Nomination Form

Minimum Nominee Criteria

The Martin A. Luray Award is presented to an individual or program for notable contributions and unselfish promotion of public access sailing on a national level. This award is Community Sailing’s highest honor. Past recipients of this award encompass the highest level of achievement and their accomplishments reflect a standard of excellence that this award represents.

Martin A. Luray was perhaps best known as a SAIL magazine editor. He was, to be sure, better known as a journalist than as a sailor. Yet in his role as a journalist he was a staunch advocate and courageous promoter of public access sailing. Marty distinguished himself as an Oracle of a new age in the ancient pastime of yachting. Time and again he shared his expertise in the early years of Community Sailing Conferences.

Since his untimely passing in 1993, we’ve missed his wisdom, his insight, his way with words, and particularly his courage. To honor him, and others who walk in his footsteps, the Community Sailing Committee, with US Sailing’s blessing, created the Martin A. Luray Award – which we know today simply as 'The Marty.'

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Martin A. Luray Community Sailing Award Nomination