Sail Sand Point wins $5,000 NW Yacht Brokers Award

SEATTLE, Sept. 16, 2006 --- Sail Sand Point ( www.SailSandPoint.org), a non-profit community sailing organization in Seattle's Magnusson Park, has been named the winner of the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association $5,000 Jeffrey D. Briggs Award.

Sail Sand Point’s Jamie Stewart (left) and Jonathan Ives, executive director of the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association at Sail Sand Point in Seattle’s Magnusson Park.

In 2006, the Jeffrey D. Briggs Award, which annually recognizes a group or organization in the Northwest dedicated to promoting the fun, family-lifestyle of boating, will provide $4,000 in sailing scholarships for 14 area youth from Kenmore, Eckstein, Magnolia and Salmon Bay Junior High Schools participating in Sail Sand Point's learn-to-sail programs. As a part of the award, Sail Sand Point US Sailing certified instructors will receive four $250 college scholarships to recognize their ongoing efforts with the organization.  
 
Sail Sand Point provides learn-to-sail and advanced sailing programs along with land sailing and outrigger canoe programs for area youth and adults that provide a "be safe" awareness on the water while developing an appreciation of boating.
 
“We appreciate the contribution and are excited for the joint effort from Sail Sand Point and the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association to promote our common goal,” said Jamie Stewart, a member of Sail Sand Point's board of directors.
 
Funded through the 2006 Lake Union Boats Afloat Show, the Jeffrey D. Briggs Award is a fundamental component of the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association's Promote Boating Campaign and its founding mission to actively promote boating to the general public.

About the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association
The Northwest Yacht Brokers Association www.nwyachtbrokers.com is a non-profit marine trade group founded in 1988 consisting of over 340 marine brokers, dealers and other industry professionals representing over 230 marine-related businesses in the Pacific Northwest. Subscribing to the strictest code of ethics, NYBA members are committed to bringing integrity and professionalism to the buying and selling process of new and previously owned pleasure craft. NYBA plays an active role in marine youth and education programs and is active in creating a greater interest in the welfare and safety of the boating public. Along with the Northwest Marine Trade Association, NYBA's January and September Boats Afloat Shows connect thousands of boating enthusiasts with marine professionals and the finest pleasure craft the Northwest has to offer.