Thank you for your interest in the 2014 National Sailing Hall of Fame. From this page, you can submit your nomination for a Candidate (or Candidates) for Induction into this year's Hall. The Induction Ceremony will be held on October 26 in Detroit, Michigan.

You may submit nominations - one at a time - for as many Candidates as you like. After you complete the form for one Candidate, simply return to this page to submit your next nomination.

For reference, here is a list of people who have already been inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame:

We have two videos that will help you understand the nomination process:

Watch "So you want to nominate..." video		Watch "How to nominate..." video

HELPFUL TIPS:

REVIEW the following documents to get an idea of what's involved and how you should prepare your nomination (will open in a new window):
- Sample Completed Form (webpage)
- By-Laws & Rules for Election (PDF)

CONFIRM that your Candidate meets the following criteria:
- At least 45 years old
- If deceased, at least 5 years since death, or deceased was at least 45 (whichever is sooner)
- A U.S. Citizen (a non-citizen may be considered if that person had a significant impact on the growth & development of sailing in the United States)

DECIDE which category (or categories) for which you would like your Candidate to be considered:
SAILING, TECHNICAL, OR CONTRIBUTOR - Click for more info
- You may choose one, two or all three categories

RESEARCH your Candidate so you can provide as much information to support your nomination:

COLLECT the following information you will need to complete the form:
- Your contact info
- Legal name of your Candidate
- Candidate contact info (if living) - not required but helpful
- A digital photo and/or other documents from your research that can be uploaded to support your submission - not required but VERY helpful

PREPARE a statement (as long or short as you like) telling us the reasons why you feel your Candidate should be considered for the National Sailing Hall of Fame

ALLOW enough time to complete the form in one sitting - while the form is very short and simple, there is no saving your work

SUBMIT only one instance of your nomination - this isn't a drawing, and duplicate entries by the same person only adds to the workload of our volunteers

ENJOY the process - knowing that you are contributing to American Sailing History

READY? CLICK HERE TO BEGIN

MOBILE DEVICE USERS:

CLICK HERE FOR A MOBILE-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE FORM.

IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO PRINT AND MAIL YOUR NOMINATION:
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT A NOMINATION FORM (PDF).