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Oregon Couple Awarded US SAILING’s Hanson Medal for Payette Lake Rescue
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Oregon Couple Awarded US SAILING’s Hanson Medal for Payette Lake Rescue
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (November 3, 2010) - A crew that rescued a sailor from Payette Lake in Idaho was awarded an Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal by the US SAILING Safety-at-Sea Committee for the seamanship they displayed.
Steve and Charlotte Dube of Ontario, Ore. rescued a sailor in their Catalina 250 during the Mill Harbor Yacht Club’s Payette Cup Regatta on June 12, 2010. After a boom knocked a sailor overboard from another boat, Steve and Charlotte deployed a Lifesling and Charlotte steered the boat in circles around the sailor until the line was in his hands and the boat was stopped. Fortunately, he was wearing a life jacket. The sailor was in a state of mild hypothermia after five minutes in the lake’s 50 degree water. He was helped on board by Charlotte and Steve, and was soon in dry clothes as the boat returned to the marina. Charlotte, Steve and the rescued sailor are all in their 60s.
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The Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal is awarded by US SAILING’s Safety-at-Sea Committee to any person who rescues or endeavors to rescue any other person from drowning, shipwreck, or other perils at sea within the territorial waters of the United States, or as part of a sailboat race or voyage that originated or stopped in the U.S. Since it was established in 1990 by friends of the late Mr. Hanson, an ocean-racing sailor from the Chesapeake Bay, the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal has been presented to more than 160 boats. Any individual or organization may submit a nomination for a Hanson Rescue Medal. For more information, including nomination forms, please go to the Hanson Rescue Medal site. Check out these Hanson Rescue Medal announcements made during the fall of 2010:
Crew Awarded US SAILING Hanson Medals for Chesapeake Bay Rescue
Long Island Sound Rescue Merits US SAILING Hanson Medals
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The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING), the national governing body for sailing, provides leadership, integrity, and growth for the sport in the United States. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US SAILING is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. US SAILING offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including National Championships and the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.