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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