US Sailor of the Year Awards

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 Bob Bavier Jane Pegel
1965 Dick Tillman Timothea (Schneider) Larr
1966 Bill Cox Jerie Clark
1967 Emil Mosbacher Betty Foulk
1968 Lowell North June Methot
1969 Robert F. Johnson Jan O’Malley
1970 Ted Turner Jan O’Malley
1971 Ding Schoonmaker Jane Pegel
1972 Buddy Melges Jane Pegel
1973 Ted Turner Sally Lindsay
1974 Ted Hood Sally Lindsay
1975 Dennis Conner Joan Ellis
1976 Lowell North Allison Jolly
1977 Ted Turner Jan O’Malley
1978 Buddy Melges Bonnie Shore
1979 Ted Turner Nell Taylor
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 Kathy Steele & Heidi Backus
1986 Dennis Conner JJ Isler
1987 Ed Adams Susan Dierdorff Taylor
1988 John Kostecki Allison Jolly & Lynne Jewell
1989 Larry Klein Jody Swanson
1990 Jim Brady Courtenay Becker-Dey
1991 Ed Adams JJ Isler
1992 Kevin Mahaney Julia Trotman
1993 Cam Lewis Betsy (Gelenitis) Alison
1994 Ken Read Danielle Brennan
1995 Ed Baird Cory Sertl
1996 David Ullman Courtenay Becker-Dey
1997 Chris Larson JJ Isler
1998 Paul Cayard Betsy (Gelenitis) Alison
1999 Eric Doyle Dawn Riley
2000 Mark Reynolds & Magnus Liljedahl JJ Isler & Pease Glaser
2001 Steve Fossett Cory Sertl
2002 John Kostecki Liz Baylis
2003 Augie Diaz Hannah Swett
2004 Paul Foerster & Kevin Burnham Jody Swanson
2005 Nick Scandone Sally Barkow
2006 Jud Smith Paige Railey
2007 Jeff Linton Sally Barkow
2008 Terry Hutchinson Anna Tunnicliffe
2009 Bora Gulari Anna Tunnicliffe
2010 Stan Honey Anna Tunnicliffe
2011 Bill Hardesty Anna Tunnicliffe
2012 John Heineken Jen French
2013 Brian Porter Jody Starck
2014 Terry Hutchinson Stephanie Roble
2015 Steve Benjamin Annie Haeger

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