Soundings wins four writing awards in Miami
MIAMI - Boating Writers International today honored the industry's top marine journalists with the presentation of its annual writing awards.
The contest drew 365 entries in 16 categories from 146 writers, and $16,000 in awards were handed out to first ($500), second ($300) and third ($200) place winners.
Soundings writers took four first-place awards:
- Tom Neale's "Precious days with Cap'n Wilson," Boating Profiles
- Peter Swanson's "Taming the Tehuano," Boating Adventures
- Jim Flannery's "Fading glory of working waterfronts," Boating Issues, News and Analysis
- Eric Sorensen's "Good - or not so good - vibrations," Technical Writing
Here are the first, second and third place winners in each category:
• Boating Columns
1st, "Horton At Large," by Tom Horton, Chesapeake Bay Magazine
2nd, "On the Wind," by Chris Caswell, Sailing
3rd, "The Pin End," by Chris Caswell, Ocean Magazine
• Boating Lifestyles
1st, "There and Back Again," by Nica Waters, Chesapeake Bay
2nd, "Making Tracks On Moosehead Lake," by Mike Lee, Cruising World
3rd, "When They Wished Upon a Star," by Ben Zartman, BoatU.S. Magazine
• Boating Profiles
1st, "Precious Days with Cap'n Wilson," by Tom Neale, Soundings
2nd, "Bill Zinser Has His Cake," by Kevin Koenig, Power & Motoryacht
3rd, "Splash," by Jody Schroath, Chesapeake Bay
• Boating Travel or Destinations
1st, "Where Might & Majesty Meet," by Alvah Simon, Cruising World
2nd, "The Sea Less Sailed," by Alvah Simon, Cruising World
3rd, "Pearls Around The White Continent," by Deborah Shapiro, Cruising World
• Boating Adventures
1st, "Taming the Tehuano," by Peter Swanson, Soundings
2nd, "Closing the Circle," by Herb McCormick, Cruising World, Nov.);
3rd, "Escape from the Island of Doom," by Marlin Bree, The Ensign
• Boat/Engine Care and Maintenance
1st, "The Great Chesapeake Engine-Break-In Cruise," by Wendy Clarke, Chesapeake Bay
2nd, "Three Days in the Hull," by Jeff Hemmel, Boating
3rd, "What Happened to My Motor?" by Jeff Hemmel, Boating
7. Electronics
1st, "Wonder Who's Out There?" by Ben Ellison, Cruising World
2nd, "Testing Small-Dome Broadband Sat-Coms," by Gram Schweikert, Cruising World
3rd, "Rewriting the Book on Lightning Protection," by Peter Swanson, PassageMaker
• Ethics and Environment
1st, "The Sting," by Marty LeGrand, Chesapeake Bay
2nd, "Dying From Seas of Debris," by Herb McCormick, Cruising World
3rd, "Salvation on the Half Shell," by Marty LeGrand, Chesapeake Bay
• Fishing
1st, "America's Meanest Freshwater Fish," by Pete McDonald, Boating
2nd, "Net Game," by Jane Meneely, Chesapeake Bay
3rd, "Release the Beast," by Ron Ballanti, Salt Water Sportsman
• Boating Issues, News and Analysis
1st, "Fading Glory of Working Waterfronts," by Jim Flannery, Soundings
2nd, "9 Innovations We Want Now," by David Seidman, Boating
3rd, "Life Will Never Be Completely the Same," by Elizabeth Ellis, Soundings
• The Business of Boating
1st, "Inside the Genmar Bankruptcy," by Michael Verdon, International Boat Industry
2nd, "To Protect Your Ship's Interest Take Control of Insurance Claims," by Lucy Reed, The Triton
3rd, "The Stuff of Legends," by Jennifer Chesak, Whaler Magazine
• Seamanship, Rescue & Safety
1st, "Training Day," by Pete McDonald, Boating
2nd, "Knowing When to Doubt What You See," by Jim Flannery, Soundings
3rd, "Weathering a Bay Squall," by Tom Dove, Chesapeake Bay
• Technical Writing
1st, "Good - Or Not So Good - Vibrations," by Eric Sorensen, Soundings
2nd, "Tricking the Water," by Pete McDonald, Power & Motoryacht
3rd, "Bust Rust," by Lenny Rudow, DIY Boat Owner
• Boat Tests
1st, "Passion Play," by Chris Caswell, Yachting
2nd, "HMCS Regina," by Craig Ritchie, Boatguide Canada
3rd, "J/95 Slips Into Shoal Waters," by Darrell Nicholson, Practical Sailor
• Gear, Electronics and Product Tests
1st, "Underwater Cameras," by Bill Springer, Cruising World
2nd, "The Smash Factor," by Lenny Rudow, MadMariner
3rd, "Generation Gap," by Jim Barron, Trailer Boats
• Megayachts
This category had insufficient entries to be judged.
• Original Online Content
1st, Panbo.com - The Marine Electronics Weblog, by Ben Ellison
2nd, CharterWave.com, by Kim Kavin
3rd, Boating Local.com, by Tom Richardson
In addition, the writers of another 53 submissions were awarded Certificates of Merit.
Click here for the complete list of winners and the issue dates of the stories, as well as comments from the judges.