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| ISCYRA President Bill Allen with John Koopman, photo by Jan Walker |
I am very pleased to announce that the 2005 Harry Nye Memorial Trophy was given to John F. Koopman on March 10 in Miami. This award is given to individuals who provide exceptional service to the Star Class over an extended period. The Class Management Committee unanimously voted to award this trophy to John for 2005 at the recent meeting in Argentina.
John has served as our Chief Measurer since 1997, presiding over nine Star Class World Championships and the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. He has done excellent work developing new techniques to enforce our specifications, in an era when technical developments are testing our class rules. He has spent many days on behalf of the Class coordinating with ISAF and other international groups. In addition, John has done a great job as Principal Race Officer for the past 2 World Championships, one on very short notice.
We all look forward to having John work with the class for many years to come.
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Harry Nye Trophy
The Harry Nye Trophy recognizes an individual’s outstanding contributions to the ISCYRA. The trophy is named for Harry Nye (1908-1987), who was twice Star world champion (1942 and 1949) and served as commodore of the Star Class from 1955 to 1963. He also won the Bacardi Cup and the Cup of Cuba three times each. A graduate of Yale University, Nye was for many years the owner of Murphy & Nye Sailmakers, Chicago, USA.
Previous winners:
2004 Mario Caprile
2003 not awarded
2002 Jack Rickard
2001 Harry Walker
2000 William Buchan
1999 Dierk Thomsen
1998 Paul Henderson
1997 Sir Durward Knowles
1996 Peter Dierk Siemsen
1995 not awarded
1994 Otto Schlenzka
1993 not awarded
1992 William W Parks
1991 Duarte Bello
1990 C. Stanley Ogilvy
1989 Walter von Hutschler
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