We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 NSW/ACT Sailing Awards. Nominations have come from clubs big and small and across the state & territory. They include Australian Sailing Team members, volunteers who put in incredible hours to help their clubs, professionals who are working for our sport and the promoters who use technology and social media to make sure we hear about sailing.

Join us to celebrate the announcement of the winners on Saturday 17th September at RANSA from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. You can purchase tickets to the event here.

2022 NSW&ACT Sailing Award Finalists

Female Sailor of the Year

• Wendy Tuck - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Nina Curtis - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
• Lisa Darmanin - Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club & Middle Harbour Yacht Club 

Male Sailor of the Year

• Matt Allen - RAN Sailing Association & Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron 
• Sam Newton - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia & Australian 18 Footers League
• Tom Slingsby - Woollahra Sailing Club

Offshore Sailor of the Year

• Lisa Blair - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Jules Hall & Jan Scholten - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia & Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club & Vaucluse Amateur 12ft Sailing Club
• Matt Allen - RAN Sailing Association & Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron 

Para Sailor of the Year

• Lachlan Clear - Middle Harbour Yacht Club
• Jason Elwes - Lake Macquarie Yacht Club

Youth Sailor of the Year

• Evie Saunders - Manly Yacht Club & Double Bay Sailing Club & Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
• Will Wilkinson - Middle Harbour Yacht Club
• Daniel Links & Markus Sampson - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

Coach of the Year

• Zac West - Woollahra Sailing Club & Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
• Carolijn Brouwer - Australian Sailing

Instructor of the Year

• Lia Grosvenor - Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
• Freya Slater - Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club Inc
• Sarah Imlay - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

Official of the Year

• Winner to be announced on the night

Volunteer of the Year 

• Melvyn Steiner - Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto
• John Byrne - Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club Inc
• Patricia Stanley - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Anthony Coleman - Lake Macquarie Yacht Club & Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
• Steve Hatch - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club & Pete's Yacht Club Incorporated & Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• David Pescud - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia & RAN Sailing Association

SheSails Award

• Wendy Watson - Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto
• Freya Slater - Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club Inc

Sport Promotion Award

• Margaret Fraser-Martin - Middle Harbour Yacht Club & Manly Yacht Club
• Melvyn Steiner - Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto
• Frank Quealey - Australian 18 Footers League Ltd

Sustainability Award

• Australia SailGP Team 
• Double Bay Sailing Club

Club of the Year Award

• Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
• Woollahra Sailing Club
• Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club

For further details about the event, please contact emma.humphries@sailing.org.au