Last call for World Sailing Awards

The World Sailing Awards 2024 will take place on November 5 in Singapore to celebrate excellence and achievement in sailing. Nominations will remain open until September 30.

• Rolex World Sailor of the Year award to be presented to sailing’s highest achievers.
• Debut of the Young World Sailor of the Year award
• Boat of the Year Award renamed to World Sailing Technology Award to reflect high performance and technical innovation in the sport.
• Team of the Year to reward successful crews of two or more.
• Beppe Croce Trophy and President’s Development Award to honor outstanding individual contributions to the sport of sailing.

In an Olympic year, the stars of sailing are expected to shine brightly and alongside the Rolex World Sailor of the Year, the highest award a sailor can receive in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the sport of sailing, World Sailing will present several awards to honor success in every aspect of the sport.

Last year, Tom Slingsby won the men’s award for the third time after guiding his Team Australia to another SailGP victory and his work aboard American Magic. The women’s award was won by Kirsten Neuschäfer from South Africa who became the first woman to finish first in the solo Golden Globe Race, a journey around the world reliant on no modern technology.

New this year is the Young World Sailor of the Year Award which recognizes the success of sailors under the age of 21, and Boat of the Year which has been renamed to the World Sailing Technology Award and the criteria extended to cover performance and innovation within the wider technical aspects of sailing.

“The addition of Young World Sailor of the Year and expansion of Boat of the Year is important as we widen the scope of the awards to celebrate those who will become major stars of the future and the technological innovation that drives our sport forward,” reports David Graham, World Sailing. “This year’s World Sailing Awards will showcase the diversity of the sport like never before and we all look forward to receiving nominations that reflect the full range of talent within sailing.”

Also being presented will be the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award which celebrates the delivery of high-impact, highly-replicable sustainability initiatives, aligned to World Sailing’s Sustainability Agenda 2030, and Team of the Year in recognition of teams who personify integrity, ambition, resilience and resourcefulness.

The Magenta Project won last year’s World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award for its success in delivering a mentoring program that has supported 150 women in sailing to excel in their chosen field.

The 11th Hour Racing Team, skippered by Rolex World Sailor of the Year nominee Charlie Enright, won Team of the Year after triumphing at The Ocean Race 2022-23 and demonstrating all of the qualities needed to succeed in one of the sport’s most demanding events.

In addition, the Beppe Croce Trophy will be awarded to one deserving individual for their outstanding voluntary contribution to the sport of sailing, and the President’s Development Award which will be presented to an individual or organization in honor of their contribution to the growth and development of sailing, either nationally or internationally.

Nominations will remain open until September 30.

To submit nominations, click here.

Source: World Sailing