US Sailor of the Year Awards

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The US Sailor of the Year Awards are presented every year by the United States Sailing Association to one male and one female winner since 1961. They are considered the sport’s ultimate recognition of an individual’s outstanding on-the-water achievements for the calendar year in the United States.[1]

Since 1980, the awards are sponsored by Rolex and named US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards

History[]

List of winners:[2]

Year Male winner(s) Female winner(s)
1961 Buddy Melges Timothea Schneider
1962 Emil Mosbacher Sue Sinclair
1963 Joseph Duplin Leggie Mertz
1964 Jane Pegel
1965 Dick Tillman Timothea (Schneider) Larr
1966 Jerie Clark
1967 Emil Mosbacher
1968 Lowell North
1969
1970 Ted Turner
1971 Ding Schoonmaker Jane Pegel
1972 Buddy Melges Jane Pegel
1973 Ted Turner
1974 Ted Hood
1975 Dennis Conner Joan Ellis
1976 Lowell North Allison Jolly
1977 Ted Turner
1978 Buddy Melges
1979 Ted Turner
1980 Dennis Conner Lynne Jewell
1981 Dave Curtis Betsy Gelenitis
1982 Randy Smyth Betsy Gelenitis
1983 Dave Curtis Wendy Thomson
1984 William Carl Buchan Betsy Gelenitis
1985 Ken Read &
1986 Dennis Conner J. J. Isler
1987 Ed Adams
1988 John Kostecki Allison Jolly & Lynne Jewell
1989
1990 Jim Brady Courtenay Becker-Dey
1991 Ed Adams J. J. Isler
1992 Kevin Mahaney Julia Trotman
1993 Cam Lewis Betsy (Gelenitis) Alison
1994 Ken Read
1995 Ed Baird
1996 David Ullman Courtenay Becker-Dey
1997 J. J. Isler
1998 Paul Cayard Betsy (Gelenitis) Alison
1999 Eric Doyle Dawn Riley
2000 Mark Reynolds & Magnus Liljedahl J. J. Isler & Sarah Glaser
2001 Steve Fossett
2002 John Kostecki Liz Baylis
2003 Augie Diaz
2004 Paul Foerster & Kevin Burnham
2005 Nick Scandone Sally Barkow
2006 Paige Railey
2007 Sally Barkow
2008 Terry Hutchinson Anna Tunnicliffe
2009 Bora Gulari Anna Tunnicliffe
2010 Stan Honey Anna Tunnicliffe
2011 Anna Tunnicliffe
2012
2013
2014 Terry Hutchinson Stephanie Roble
2015 Steve Benjamin Annie Haeger
2016 Caleb Paine
2017
2018 &
2019 &

References[]

  1. ^ US Sailing
  2. ^ "US Sailing's Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year Awards - US Sailing". 2021-08-07. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-10-17.

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