The Cruising Club of America's 2009 Rod Stephens Award for Outstanding Seamanship for was awarded to Maurice and Sophie Conti by CCA Commodore Sheila McCurdy (left) to Kristy Graham, Deputy Permanent Representative of the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, who accepted on behalf of the Contis who were unable to attend. - Cruising Club of America's Annual Awards presented in New York City 2010 (Photo: Dan Nerney)