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PRSA Annual General Meeting and Awards Banquet Summary

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Greetings Sailors,

The Potomac River Sailing Association held its Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, November 15, at Alexandria Bier Garden.  We had a wonderful time celebrating the 2025 racing year and planning for 2026 (things are always more fun with Bier, Bratwurst, and Spätzle!).  Many, many thanks to our PRSA Social Chair, Natalie Rehberger, for all of the work that she did to organize a fantastic event!

You can read a summary of the meeting proceedings here.   You’ll also find some fantastic photos taken by Kaitlyn on Facebook.  Final racing results from 2025 & racing awards were also presented.  I’m grateful for all of the people who stepped up to volunteer time, effort, and knowledge this year and am grateful for those who have stepped up for the coming year.  Here are a few highlights from the meeting:

Perpetual Trophy Awardees

  • Founder’s Trophy: Ed Ryan
  • Nabeel Alsalam “More Boats on the Water” Award: Stew Harris
  • Yates Dowell III Award: Farley Will
  • Fleet Captains Award:
  • Norman C. Shaller Award: Barney Harris
  • Len Penso Award: Barney Harris
  • Katherine Hearst Award: Kaitlyn Lucey

Your 2026 PRSA Executive Committee

  • Commodore: Jim Graham
  • Vice Commodore: Nabeel Alsalam
  • Rear Commodore: Eva Hogan
  • Communications Director: Natalie Rehberger
  • Treasurer: Mike Scardaville
  • Secretary: Ed Ryan

Good luck to all of our frostbite sailors as the frostbite season starts.  Please keep an eye on your email and on this website for more updates from PRSA!

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PRSA Annual General Meeting & Awards Banquet: November 15, 12:00-3:00 pm, Alexandria Bier Garden

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Greetings PRSA Sailors,

Our 2025 PRSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Awards Ceremony will be held on November 15, 12:00-3:00 pm, at Alexandria Beer Garden (710 King Street, Alexandria VA, 22314).

PRSA will cover the German buffet (Brats, Spätzle, Vegan Wurst, Schnitzel, Potato Salad, German Chocolate Cake, Apple Pie, and more) — there is no door charge this year!  Beverages are not included in the buffet, but a nice selection of German (and other) beers as well as non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

Please RSVP using this form so we know how many people are coming!  More importantly–please attend!  We need a quorum of voting (skipper) members to approve our updated PRSA Bylaws to put PRSA on solid organizational and financial ground for the coming years.  We will also elect a new slate of PRSA Officers and, of course, celebrate the racing year with awards and lots of good cheer!

Cheers,
Aaron
Announcements, News, 2024, Results

PRSA AGM & Awards Banquet Summary

Greetings Sailors,

The Potomac River Sailing Association held its Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, November 16, at Alexandria Bier Garden.  We had a wonderful time celebrating the 2024 racing year and planning for 2025 (things are always more fun with Bier and Bratwurst!).  Many, many thanks to our PRSA Social Chair, Natalie Rehberger, and our PRSA Secretary, Melissa Morgan, for all of the work that they did to organize a fantastic event!

You can read a summary of the meeting proceedings here.   You’ll also find some fantastic photos taken by Kaitlyn on Facebook.  Final racing results from 2024 are posted on our results page.  I’m grateful for all of the people who stepped up to volunteer time, effort, and knowledge this year and am grateful for those who have stepped up for the coming year.  Here are a few highlights from the meeting:

Perpetual Trophy Awardees

  • Founder’s Trophy: Nabeel Alsalam
  • Nabeel Alsalam “More Boats on the Water” Award: Stew Harris & Mike Scardaville
  • Yates Dowell III Award: Aaron Boesenecker
  • Fleet Captains Award: Nelson Pemberton
  • Norman C. Shaller Award: Marty Hublitz
  • Len Penso Award: Barney Harris
  • Katherine Hearst Award: Eva Hogan

Your 2025 PRSA Executive Committee

  • Commodore: Aaron Boesenecker
  • Vice Commodore: Nabeel Alsalam
  • Rear Commodore: Tyler Phillips
  • Treasurer: Mike Scardaville
  • Secretary: Ed Ryan

Good luck to all of our frostbite sailors as the frostbite season starts.  Please keep an eye on your email and on this website for more updates from PRSA!

Announcements, News, 2024

PRSA Annual General Meeting & Awards Ceremony / Vote for PRSA Service Awards

The Potomac River Sailing Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 16, 12:00-3:00 pm, at the Alexandria Bier Garden (710 King Street, Alexandria VA, 22314).  Please RSVP if you have not already done so using this link – https://forms.gle/AzjqNR4UQSq3a2tf7 – so that we can scale the food order appropriately. The cost is $30/person, which covers the buffet. Beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) may be purchased at the bar.  We will have great food, awards, some nice and well-deserved recognitions, and more! Children are welcome. Please do RSVP ASAP, though, to help us out as we plan the event!

Also, please take a moment to cast your vote for the PRSA Service Awards!  Paid members may cast their vote using this ballot: https://forms.gle/bJZ91n6BmZyPKPWeA.  The ballot will close at 8:00 pm on Friday, November 15 and the award winners will be announced at Saturday’s 2024 AGM & Awards Ceremony. 

Cheers,
Aaron
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Annual General Meeting & Awards Banquet / Call for Awards Nominations

The Potomac River Sailing Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 16, 12:00-3:00 pm, at the Alexandria Bier Garden (710 King Street, Alexandria VA, 22314).  Please RSVP sooner (rather than later!) using this link – https://forms.gle/AzjqNR4UQSq3a2tf7 – so that we can scale the food order appropriately. The cost is $30/person, which covers the buffet. Beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) may be purchased at the bar.  We will have great food, awards, some nice and well-deserved recognitions, and more! Children are welcome. Please do RSVP soon, though, to help us out as we plan the event!

As you think about the AGM and reflect on our 2024 racing season, please consider nominating fellow sailors for our PRSA Awards.  Use this form – https://forms.gle/Gaf4GRMzYhyTbA526 – to nominate individuals (award descriptions are provided on the nomination form) by Monday, November 4.  After nominations close, we will send out an online ballot (all dues-paying members of PRSA are eligible to vote) to select the award winners.  Award winners will be announced at the 2024 AGM & Awards Ceremony.

Finally, we are still seeking nominations for some vacant and soon-to-be Vacant PRSA Executive Committee Positions.  I’m pleased to announce that we have one nominee for the Secretary position.  If you are interested in serving as Vice Commodore or Treasurer (or Secretary), please let us know.  Nabeel, currently serving as Treasurer, has offered to move over to Vice Commodore if we find somebody to serve as Treasurer.  You can read the position descriptions in Article IV of our PRSA Bylaws at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hTChVfws3VvGSUgKhIOBLU5gaqIOs2Xr/view?usp=sharing.  


Cheers,
Aaron
Announcements, News, Results

PRSA AGM Wrap-Up

It was fantastic to enjoy some food and merriment with so many of our sailors at the 2019 PRSA Annual General Meeting and Awards Banquet.   Please find below links to the material presented during the meeting.  Congratulations to our perpetual awards winners (listed below) and to our new PRSA Executive Committee (listed below).  Many thanks to our outgoing officers for their hard work and for their service to PRSA.

2019 PRSA Perpetual Awards

  • Founder’s Trophy: Yates Dowell
  • Fleet Captain’s Award: Aaron Boesenecker
  • Nabeel Alsalam Award: Michael McConnell
  • Yates Dowell III Award: Angie Darrah
  • Katherine Kearst Award: Daphne Byron
  • Len Penso Award: Barney Harris
  • Norman C. Shaller Award: David Beckett

2020 PRSA Executive Committee

  • Commodore: Tom Hutton
  • Vice Commodore: Stew Harris
  • Rear Commodore: Aaron Boesenecker
  • Secretary: Kyra Tallon
  • Treasurer: Jeff Neurauter

2019 AGM Presentation Slides

2019 PRSA Racing Award Winners