Sutton Dinghy Club Commodore Stephen Boyle was the first to congratulate the north Dublin club's Billy Bebbington on his win last night in the Fingal Mayor's Community Volunteer Awards.
Bebbington was honoured as the Sports Club Volunteer of the Year, a category in which there were 23 nominations.
Involved as a volunteer in Sutton Dinghy Club for many years, Bebbington is the senior committee boat driver and works tirelessly through the year on a variety of other maintenance activities.
The announcements were made by an independent judging panel.