US Sailor of the Year Awards explained

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]

YearMale winner(s)Female winner(s)
1961 Timothea Schneider
1962 Sue Sinclair
1963 Leggie Mertz
1964 Jane Pegel
1965 Timothea (Schneider) Larr
1966 Jerie Clark
1967 Betty Foulk
1968 June Methot
1969 Jan O'Malley
1970 Jan O'Malley
1971 Jane Pegel
1972 Jane Pegel
1973 Sally Lindsay
1974 Sally Lindsay
1975 Joan Ellis
1976 Allison Jolly
1977 Jan O'Malley
1978 Bonnie Shore
1979 Nell Taylor
1980 Lynne Jewell
1981 Betsy Gelenitis
1982 Betsy Gelenitis
1983 Wendy Thomson
1984 Betsy Gelenitis
1985 Kathy Steele & Heidi Backus
1986 J. J. Isler
1987 Susan Dierdorff Taylor
1988 Allison Jolly & Lynne Jewell
1989 Jody Swanson
1990 Courtenay Becker-Dey
1991 J. J. Isler
1992 Julia Trotman
1993 Betsy (Gelenitis) Alison
1994 Danielle Brennan
1995 Cory Sertl
1996 Courtenay Becker-Dey
1997 J. J. Isler
1998 Betsy (Gelenitis) Alison
1999 Dawn Riley
2000 J. J. Isler & Sarah Glaser
2001 Cory Sertl
2002 Liz Baylis
2003 Hannah Swett
2004 Jody Swanson
2005 Sally Barkow
2006 Paige Railey
2007 Sally Barkow
2008 Anna Tunnicliffe
2009 Anna Tunnicliffe
2010 Anna Tunnicliffe
2011 Anna Tunnicliffe
2012 Jen French
2013 Jody Starck
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 Jud SmithCarmen Cowles & Emma Cowles
2019 Mike Martin & Adam LowryDaniela Moroz
2021 Harry Melges IVDaniela Moroz
2022 Ravi ParentDaniela Moroz
2023 Charlie EnrightChristina Wolfe

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ussailing.org/about-us/awards/us-sailings-rolex-yachtsman-and-yachtswoman-of-the-year-awards/ US Sailing
  2. Web site: 2021-08-07. US Sailing's Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year Awards - US Sailing. 2021-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807113726/https://www.ussailing.org/competition/awards-trophies/us-sailings-rolex-yachtsman-yachtswoman-of-the-year-awards/. 2021-08-07.