President's Award

At the 6th annual ACA National Paddlesports Conference this past weekend, the ACA honored Virgil Chambers with the President's Award, recognizing his outstanding service to paddlesports on a national level.

Virgil was the National Safe Boating Council's first Executive Director. Under his leadership, the NSBC tirelessly served the recreational boating community by elevating boating safety to new levels of professionalism and excellence. 

After nearly 20 years with the NSBC, Virgil retired from his position as Executive Director on September 30, 2013. 

Learn more about Virgil's achievements on behalf of boating safety.