With a record year of nominations, we are pleased to announce the finalists of the 2020 New South Wales & ACT Sailing Awards.

Nominations came from clubs big and small all across New South Wales and the ACT. And include high flyers and hopefuls for Olympic selection, juniors just starting their sailing, volunteers who put in incredible hours to put races on for club members, professionals who are working for our sport and the promoters who make sure we read about our sport in mainstream media.

It’s time to celebrate the best and the winners will be announced virtually this year on the Australian Sailing NSW/ACT Facebook page over the week starting the 21st September 2020

MALE SAILOR OF THE YEAR

• James Hodgson & Harry Hall - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Iain Murray - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
• Jason Waterhouse - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

FEMALE SAILOR OF THE YEAR

• Lisa Darmanin - Manly 16' Skiff Sailing Club
• Haylee Outteridge - Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club
• Nicole Douglass - Jervis Bay Sailing Club

SAILOR OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY

• Sarah Plunkett - Dobroyd Aquatic Club
• Allister Peek - Canberra Yacht Club
• Jason Elwes - Sailability New South Wales

YOUTH SAILOR OF THE YEAR

• Daniel Links - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
• Archie Cropley - Middle Harbour Yacht Club
• Zoe Dransfield & Madeleine Macleay - Manly 16s / Middle Harbour Yacht Club
• Jack Ferguson - Woollahra Sailing Club
• Joel Beashal - South Lake Macquarie Sailing Club
• Will Cooley & Bec Hancock - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron / Woollahra Sailing Club
• Edward Coates - Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club
• Georgia Payne & Nathan Bryant - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
• Mina Ferguson - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR

• Andrew Omotosho - Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
• Samantha Parker - Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club
• Dante Olivieri - Illawarra Sailing Club

COACH OF THE YEAR

• Michael Blackburn - Middle Harbour Yacht Club & Australian Sailing Team
• Jordan Reece - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia

SPORT PROMOTION AWARD

• Neil Driscoll - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
• Deborah Dalziel - Middle Harbour Yacht Club
• 75th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - Cruising Yacht Club of Australian and Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania

CLUB OF THE YEAR AWARD

• Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Double Bay Sailing Club
• Hunters Hill Sailing Club

For further details on the evening, please contact the New South Wales office via carl.webster@sailing.org.au