FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2011
2011 PERSEUS AWARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Honoring superyacht owners who have demonstrated exemplary effort
and contribution toward marine wildlife conservation
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – The Perseus Award Committee would like to invite any and all nominations for yacht owners who meet the criteria for the 2011 Perseus Award. Nominee submissions must be received no later than Friday, September 9, 2011. Click to Download Form
The Perseus Award
The Perseus Award was created in 2010 to recognize yacht owners who have demonstrated exemplary effort and contribution toward marine wildlife conservation. The award embodies the spirit of Perseus, the Greek hero; a child of the sea who grew up to be one of its greatest heroes and protectors. It is also meant to encourage luxury yacht owners to take a greater role in conserving our marine heritage given their privileged and intimate relationship with the ocean.
The Award itself is a stunning glass sculpture designed and cast by world renowned Bulgarian artist, Latchezar Boyadjiev. (See website below.) This year’s award has been generously donated by Pacific Bound Yachts, a global yacht support services firm based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and will be presented at their 2nd Annual “Sights and Sounds of the Pacific Corridor” event to be held October 26, 2011 at the Museum of Discovery and Science in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
These nominees will be put forth to a distinguished panel of judges comprised of yachting industry and conservation leaders; all of whom bring their vast knowledge in diverse disciplines and expertise to the Panel. As last year’s winner, Mr. Paxson “Packy” Offield will join the panel of judges to elect this year’s recipient. (Submissions page attached.)
The 2010-2012 Perseus Award Committee Members are:
Roger Liang Founder/Owner, Kingship Yachts
Peter Knights Co-founder, WildAid
Lisa Greenberg-Ferrero Founder/President, Pacific Bound Yachts & WildAid Board Member
Jamie Edmiston Edmiston & Company
Dr. Alex Hearn PhD, Marine Biologist, Coordinator of Migramar
Tim Heywood Yacht Designer
Dick van Lent Co-Founder/President – Feadship
Tork Buckley Captain, Editor, The Yacht Report
Michael Bradfield Superyacht Owner
Packy Offield 2010 Perseus Award Winner
Selection Criteria
The following criteria guide the Perseus Award Selection Committee in selecting Award winners:
1) Recent hands-on efforts that have enhanced marine conservation.
2) The adoption of steps to make their yachts environmentally friendly and provide significant inspiration to other yacht owners.
3) Significant monetary contribution to marine conservation efforts.
For further information and/or to RSVP for a Press Pass:
Lisa Greenberg-Ferrero
+1 954.638.7757
Relevant Websites:
Pacific Bound Yachts www.pacificboundyachts.com
Latchezar Boyadjiev www.latchezarboyadjiev.com
2010 Perseus Award Winner
Paxson “Packy” Offield
Mr. Offield is a dedicated conservationist whose extraordinary hands on effort and recent financial support (channeled through WildAid), has played a major role in the Galapagos National Park’s shark tagging program. He is the Chairman of the Offield Center for Billfish Studies; a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of billfish populations worldwide through scientific research, education and advocacy and has been involved in developing satellite tags for tagging billfish in Pacific waters for several years, to track migration and otherwise unknown data on billfish. Mr. Offield is also a director of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and a Lifetime Member of the National Coalition for Marine Conservation, Pacific Region. He has served as Chairman and Board member to several national and international non-profits including The Billfish Foundation, The Peregrine Fund, the Catalina Sea Bass Fund, the San Diego Zoological Society, the Little Traverse Conservancy, amongst many others. Mr. Offield is currently a Board Member of the Santa Catalina Island Company, formed in 1894. This company has been guided by the Wrigley and Offield families since 1919. Packy himself has been intimately involved and is the Past President and CEO.
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