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
List of winners:[2]
| Year | Male 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 Smith | Carmen Cowles & Emma Cowles | ||
| 2019 | Mike Martin & Adam Lowry | Daniela Moroz | ||
| 2021 | Harry Melges IV | Daniela Moroz | ||
| 2022 | Ravi Parent | Daniela Moroz | ||
| 2023 | Charlie Enright | Christina Wolfe |