The WYC Sportsmanship Award

The Sportsmanship Award was donated to the Wayzata Yacht Club in 1968 by Paul Geyer. Paul was an active sailor in the club at that time, and created the award to recognize another sailor who he felt had "hung in there" and competed under circumstances that would have been overwhelming for most people.

Since then, this award has been given for both a single act of sportsmanship or on-going sportsmanship behavior on and off the race course.

Note: Please let us know if you can help with filling in the blank years regarding why recipients were chosen.

	2011 AIS Angisina Crew Proving that perseverance pays off.
	2010 Bill Brennom The family that sails together, prevails together.
	2009 Beth Rosenberger Awarded for her enthusiastic representation of WYC in Regattas nationwide.
	2008 Bert Foster Awarded for his Olympic Paralympic Campaign.
	2007 Blake Middleton Awarded for his M.S. Fundraising through Team Sail.
	2006 Dallas & Amy Johnson Awarded for sailing and photography.
	2005 The Brennom Family Lara Brennom, John & Krisen Peterson, Nils & Michelle Brennom, & Doc.
	2004 Sean “Seanman” Hendrickson Awarded for his work with the Match Racing Program.
	2003 Lynn Hines Awarded posthumously for her enthusiasm, promotion, and love of sailing.
	2002 Jan Petter (Yappa) Lovald, Jacob Lovald, & Kevin Kenny Awarded for getting run over by a crazed powerboat and living to tell about it.
	2001 Fred Sommer Awarded for service as chairperson of the protest committee and his willingness to instruct on the rules of sailing.
	2000 Not Awarded
	1999 Randy Roland
	1998 Lars Hansen
	1997 Fred Sommer
	1996 Larry Aubuchon & Ernie Brody
	1995 Bruce Smith
	1994 Jack Christofersen
	1993 Willie Foster, Dean Pearson & Doug Pierce
	1992 Beth & Eugene Rosenberger
	1991 Bob Lutnicki
	1990 Not Awarded
	1989 Dave, Charlie, & David Onan
	1988 Jan Hetland
	1987 Dick Wisti
	1984-6 Not Awarded
	1983 Mike Andert
	1982 Mike & Diane Fanberg
	1981 Bill Bruntjen
	1980 Bill Weidenbacher
	1979 Chuck & Hilda Murray
	1978 Not Awarded
	1977 Ralph Blattner & D. Jensen
	1976 Not Awarded
	1975 Phil Cole
	1974 Peter VanDusen
	1973 Mike Andert
	1972 Bruce Nicolle
	1971 Ted Foot
	1970 Bud Wunderlich
	1969 Lana Dygert
	1968 Bert Foster