New York, N.Y., USA (January 15, 2008) Peter M. Passano of Woolwich, Maine was selected by the Cruising Club of America to receive its prestigious Blue Water Medal for 2007. The medal will be presented by CCA Commodore Ross E. Sherbrooke of Boston, Mass. at the club’s annual Awards Dinner in New York on January 15, 2008.
The Blue Water medal was inaugurated by the Cruising Club of America in 1923 to “reward meritorious seamanship and adventure upon the sea displayed by amateur sailors of all nationalities that might otherwise go unrecognized.â€
