Australian Sailing would like to congratulate the following finalists for the Australian Sailing Awards – Western Australia:

Female Sailor of the Year Award
• Nia Jerwood & Monique De Vries, nominated by Fremantle Sailing Club
• Sandy Anderson, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Male Sailor of the Year
• Matthew Wearn, nominated by Fremantle Sailing Club and Royal Perth Yacht Club
• Will Boulden, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Offshore Sailor of the Year
• Dr Simon Torvaldsen, nominated by Royal Perth Yacht Club
• Wayne Pitcher, nominated by Hillarys Yacht Club

Para Sailor of the Year
• Robert Crofts, nominated by Australian Hansa Class Association
• Genevieve Wickham, nominated by Royal Perth Yacht Club

Youth Sailor of the Year
• Lucy Alderson, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
• Maxime Goudeau, nominated by Hillarys Yacht Club
• Harry Joyner, nominated by Matt Jerwood

Motor Yacht Person of the Year
• Rod Mews, nominated by Fremantle Sailing Club
• Garry Morrison, nominated by Cruising and Power Yacht Committee of Yachting Western Australia

Club of the Year
• Hillarys Yacht Club
• Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
• Koombana Bay Sailing Club
• Perth Dinghy Sailing Club

Coach of the Year
• Ben Durham, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
• Tristan Brown, nominated by Western Australian Laser Association

Instructor of the Year
• Mark Fitzhardinge, nominated by Royal Perth Yacht Club
• Andrew Briggs, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
• Bryce Taylor, nominated by Hillarys Yacht Club

Official of the Year
• John McKechnie, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
• Paul Wise, nominated by Hillarys Yacht Club

Volunteer of the Year
• Cameron Berg & Ian Whitehead, nominated by Fremantle Sailing Club
• John Bird, nominated by Hillarys Yacht Club
• Dana Queisser, nominated by Sun City Yacht Club

Lifetime Achievement Award
• Peter Chappell, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
• Mark Pitt, nominated by Hillarys Yacht Club
• Les Swinton, nominated by South of Perth Yacht Club

SheSails Award
• Swan River Sailing
• Robert Crofts, nominated by Royal Perth Yacht Club
• Hayley Clark, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Sport Professional Award
• Adele Jackson, nominated by Hillarys Yacht Club
• Shelley White, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Sport Promotion Award
• Fremantle Sailing Club
• Lindsay Preece, nominated by Perth Dinghy Sailing Club
• Tom Hodge, nominated by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Sustainability Award
• Swan River Sailing
• South of Perth Yacht Club

Winners will be announced at the Australian Sailing Awards – WA Awards Night on Thursday 30 September, held at Hillarys Yacht Club following the conclusion of the 2021 WA State Youth Championships. Click here to register.