The Ensign Spirit Award

The purpose of the Spirit Award is to recognize a person who displays excellence in sportsmanship or in dedication to an Ensign fleet, region, or the class association.

Nominations shall be submitted to the Spirit Award Committee for approval by the Governing Committee. Up to three awards may be made per year. Here is the LINK for submitting the Spirit Award Nomination form.

The ECA will provide an engraved commemorative glass paper weight for presentation to the recipient at the site of the local fleet and each recipient’s name will be recorded in the ECA yearbook. 

The following are recipients of the award:

2025
Mike LaHaye, promoting and supporting the Ensign Class,

2024
Mike Macina, Fleet and Class Association support
Robin Durrschmidt, Fleet and Class Association support
Linsday Marriott, Mary Sue Rischer, Sara Johnson, Beth Alderman & Joan VanZile,
Race Committee

2023
not awarded

2022
Merle Hallett, Ensign Support

2021
Jim and Carl Anderson, Fleet building
Bob Conkey, Ensigns Forever (Ensign Spars)
Chris Kogut, Nationals photographer
Roy Kraus, Blade jib
Irv Shapiro, Fleet building