The Harman Hawkins Trophy is awarded annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions over a period of time to the sport of sailing in the field of Race Administration (Judging, Race Management, Umpires, Appeals, Racing Rules, Classification and Measurement and Equipment Inspection).
Selection of the recipient will be made by the Race Administration Committee from nominees sought by the Judges, Race Management, Umpires, Appeals, Racing Rules, Classifiers and Measurers and Equipment Inspectors committees. Nominations are open from January 1 through November 15. The first award was presented at the 2005 Spring Meeting in Newport, RI. The trophy is currently presented at the Association Awards Dinner at the National Conference in February.
The Trophy is named after Harman Hawkins (1919-2002), whose extraordinary involvement in sailing and numerous chairmanships of the Appeals, Judges and Legal Committees brought him many honors and awards, including US Sailing’s prestigious Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy. In his lifetime, Hawkins served as President of US Sailing, Commodore of Manhasset Bay Yacht Club and Storm Trysail Club and President of the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound.