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Cruising Club of America’s

annual Awards Dinner in celebration

of its 2015 award recipients is set for

Friday, March 4th at the New York Yacht

Club in Manhattan, New York. Each year

the organization bestows fi ve awards

to distinguished boaters in recognition

of their achievements. Australian native

Jon Sanders received the Blue Water

Medal “Without Date” for a lifetime of

sailing including nine circumnavigations;

British sailors Tom and Vicky Jackson

were allotted the Blue Water Medal for

their more than 34 years of racing and

cruising; Canadians Kaspar and Trisha

Schibli earned the Far Horizons Award

for their series of cruises aboard their

yacht Starfi re; Canadians George Juri

and Grit Chui received the Stephens

Trophy for Outstanding Seamanship for

their lifesaving rescue of a man fl oating

offshore in the waters of Southeast Asia;

while the Richard S. Nye Trophy was

conferred to John E. Sanford of Tiburon,

California, for meritorious service to the

Cruising Club, of which he has been a

member since 1981. cruisingclub.org

Construction of boatyard

enhancement at Lauderdale Marine

Center (LMC) in Fort Lauderdale,

Florida, has begun. Improvements to

the southwest portion of the upland

property started last month to expand

the boatyard’s capacity to accommodate

six additional yachts up to 150 feet,

including multi-phase, multi-voltage

power capabilities up to 480 volts and

additional vehicle parking. Renovations

at the adjacent River Bend Marine Center

are also set to begin and will include

new drainage, paving of the upland

boat storage area and new landscaping.

Located on the New River, LMC is a

50-acre facility consisting of a boatyard,

marina and marine service center that

can accommodate boats up to 200 feet.

lauderdalemarinecenter.com

Chris-Craft announced a new

venture that will take it from sea to solid

ground in the world of biking. Chris-Craft,

in partnership with PTX Performance

Products, will produce a new line of retro-

modern lifestyle bikes. “When we were

offered the opportunity to collaborate

with Chris-Craft, our team was elated,”

said Ryan Landen, president and owner

of PTX Performance Products. “We have

built our reputation in the performance

products space by designing, developing

and manufacturing high-quality lifestyle

bikes and other products. Now with

this partnership, we are being afforded

the opportunity to combine our product

experience and industry knowledge with

this exquisite Chris-Craft style aesthetic

and appeal.” Every aspect of Chris-

Craft’s brand will be carefully integrated

into the bikes, including the iconic wood,

chrome and nautical style that set the

brand apart. “The unparalleled beauty of

Chris-Craft’s heritage brand combined

with PTX Performance Products’ high-

quality design take the luxury lifestyle

bike industry to new heights,” said Chris-

Craft Chairman Stephen Julius. Bikes

are set to be released later this year.

chriscraft.com

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Tom and Vicky Jackson, recipients of the

Blue Water Medal for their years of

cruising and racing.

CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA