Rear Commodore Sam Hoyt delivered the 2008 American Schooner Association Award to Kaci Cronkhite (Wooden Boat Festival & Foundation) and Stan Cummings (Northwest Maritime Center) in recognition of the organizations role as the "center for maritime heritage on the west coast".  For three decades, the Wooden Boat Festival has consistently drawn international attention to wooden boat heritage and skills, hosted the NW Schooner Cup regatta during festival and promoted wooden boat and maritime heritage year round.  With the opening of the Northwest Maritime Center facilities summer 2009, the NWMC will exponentially expand year round programming, including conference facilities, an expanded Wooden Boat Chandlery and deep water dock space for historic vessels.  

To find out more about the American Schooner Association, visit their website.