Carter “Bink” Bacon, right, receives the 2024 Rod Stephens Seamanship Trophy from CCA Commodore Jay Gowell in the Model Room of the New York Yacht Club

© Barbara Watson Top ocean cruising honors presented to Leiv Poncet, Cole Brauer, and Carter Bacon
Cruising Club of America awards ceremony was held at the NYYC, highlighted by the presentation of the Blue Water Medal to high-latitude voyager Leiv Poncet, the Rod Stephens Seamanship Trophy to Carter Bacon, and the Young Voyager Award to Cole Brauer.