Matt was recently honored by the Ocean Cruising Club in their annual awards for seamanship on the worlds oceans. Each year the Jester award is handed out to a deserving single-handed sailor.
You can read all about the award and this years recipients in this press release:
http://www.oceancruisingclub.org/images/Bulletin/occ_awards_for_2012.pdf
Congratulations to Matt and all the other 2012 winners!