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Muldoon Honored with Herreshoff Trophy at US SAILING's Annual Meeting

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PHOENIX, Ariz. (October 21, 2010) - US SAILING, the National Governing Body of the sport, has awarded its prestigious Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy to Jim Muldoon for his outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing in the U.S. over many years. Muldoon, a former president of US SAILING, has been a strong advocate of community sailing programs at the grass roots level, especially in the areas of youth sailing, training, and safety. He received the award Thursday night at US SAILING's Annual Meeting at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Phoenix.

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Muldoon has held more than 30 leadership positions over the years, including the following: chair of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Boating Safety Advisory Council, member of the Board of Directors and chair of the Development Committee for the Coast Guard Foundation, founder and president of The Brendan Sailing Training Programs for Youths with Learning Differences, and founding board member and vice president of the National Sailing Hall of Fame. He also has served US SAILING in numerous capacities, including as president of the organization, vice president of the Government Relations Committee, administrative division director, and chairman of the Training Committee.

Muldoon has played a significant role in strengthening US SAILING’s partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard. Last July, the U.S. Coast Guard awarded US SAILING with a significant one-year Drivers Education for Boaters™ grant.

“I’ve witnessed first-hand how sailing can change lives,” Muldoon reflected. “Through the Special Olympics, the many wonderful community sailing programs around the country, and our own Brendan program for kids with learning differences, I believe sailing is transformative. For everything it has brought to my life, I believe I owe that experience to anyone who wants it. That’s why I am so committed to making sailing accessible for everyone -- regardless of economic status and physical or intellectual ability.”

US SAILING President Gary Jobson once commented on Muldoon’s achievements: “He has been, and always will be an outstanding asset to US SAILING and the general sailing community.”

Muldoon is founder and CEO of METCOR, a government relations and high technology training company. He resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife Linda. They have one son, two daughters, and five grandchildren.

For more information about this award, please visit the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy site.

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