Sailing stars

The 2023 World Sailing Awards will honour successes on and off the water and celebrate innovation, achievement and commitment to the sport of sailing.

24 October 2023

World Sailing is proud to announce the nominees in this year’s Rolex World Sailor of the Year, 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award and Team of the Year.

The nominees for each award represent the very highest achievement in the sport over the past year. From Allianz Sailing World Championships gold-medallists and World Sailing Special Event winners to world record holders, as well as those making huge strides to modernise the sport at every level.

Voting for all three awards opened mid-October and everyone who loves sailing is invited to help decide the winners. Voting closes at midnight UTC on Monday 30 October. Vote here.

The Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards are recognized as the pinnacle award a sailor can receive.

The Team of the Year award is presented annually at the World Sailing Awards to celebrate outstanding achievement in all aspects of the sport.

The World Sailing Sustainability Award celebrates the effective execution or ongoing delivery of high-impact, highly-replicable sustainability initiatives.

The public vote will make up 50 percent of the final decisions with 50 percent contributed by World Sailing’s expert panels.

The 2023 World Sailing Awards will be held on 14 November 2023 at the Hotel NH Málaga as part of the World Sailing Annual Conference.

David Graham, World Sailing CEO, said, “This year’s nominees are drawn from far and wide across the entire sport of sailing. With so many diverse disciplines, inspirational figures and great achievements to honour, selecting the nominees was an incredibly difficult task for the judging panel as every one of them has a strong case.

“As the short lists for the Rolex World Sailor of the Year and Team of the Year demonstrate, our sport can take great pride in the role models we produce from boards to offshore racing, there are heroes everywhere you look in sailing.

“We can also take pride in the huge progress in sustainability throughout the sport, from the use of recyclable materials, to extending the lifespan of existing equipment and making a change in the way events are organised.

“This year’s finalists reflect the impact sailing can have on communities across the globe and we are very proud of everything all of the entrants have achieved.”

For more information and to see the Roll of Honour, please visit the World Sailing website.

sailing.org/world-sailing-awards-2023

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