ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards

The ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards were launched in 1994 by the International Sailing Federation to reward individual sailors for outstanding achievements in the sport. The awards have been sponsored by Rolex since 2001.

List of winners

YearMale winner(s)Female winner(s)
1994New Zealand Peter Blake
United Kingdom Robin Knox-Johnston
Spain Theresa Zabell
1995New Zealand Russell CouttsFrance Isabelle Autissier
1996Germany Jochen SchümannHong Kong Lee Lai Shan
1997United Kingdom Pete GossUkraine Ruslana Taran
Ukraine Elena Pakholchik
1998United Kingdom Ben AinslieNetherlands Carolijn Brouwer
1999Poland Mateusz KusznierewiczNetherlands Margriet Matthijsse
2000United States Mark Reynolds
United States Magnus Liljedahl
United Kingdom Shirley Robertson
2001Brazil Robert ScheidtUnited Kingdom Ellen MacArthur
2002United Kingdom Ben AinslieGreece Sofia Bekatorou
Greece Emilia Tsoulfa
2003New Zealand Russell CouttsNorway Siren Sundby
2004Brazil Robert ScheidtGreece Sofia Bekatorou
Greece Emilia Tsoulfa
2005Spain Fernando Echavarri
Spain Anton Paz
United Kingdom Ellen MacArthur
2006New Zealand Mike SandersonUnited States Paige Railey
2007United States Ed BairdFrance Claire Leroy
2008United Kingdom Ben AinslieItaly Alessandra Sensini
2009Brazil Torben GraelUnited States Anna Tunnicliffe
2010Australia Tom SlingsbySpain Blanca Manchon
2011Spain Iker Martínez
Spain Xabier Fernández
United States Anna Tunnicliffe
2012United Kingdom Ben AinslieChina Xu Lijia
2013Australia Mathew BelcherNew Zealand Jo Aleh
New Zealand Polly Powrie
2014Australia James SpithillBrazil Martine Grael
Brazil Kahena Kunze
2015New Zealand Peter Burling
New Zealand Blair Tuke
United Kingdom Sarah Ayton
2016Argentina Santiago Lange United Kingdom Hannah Mills
United Kingdom Saskia Clark
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