Congratulations to all finalists and winners of the Australian Sailing Western Australian Sailing Awards, who were honoured on the evening of 29 September at Mounts Bay Sailing Club.

A full list of winners and finalists is as follows:

Male Sailor of the Year
Finalists:
Zac Littlewood – Fremantle Sailing Club and Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 
Chris Charlwood – Fremantle Sailing Club 

Winner:
Matt Wearn – Royal Perth Yacht Club and Fremantle Sailing Club 

Female Sailor of the Year
Finalists:
Elyse Ainsworth – Fremantle Sailing Club 
Mara Lowry – South of Perth Yacht Club 

Winner:
Zoe Thomson – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 

Para Sailor of the Year
Winner:
Robert Crofts – Australian Hansa Class Association and Royal Perth Yacht Club 

Youth Sailor of the Year
Finalists:
Lili McAullay – Royal Perth Yacht Club 
Zachary Sprunt and Vassilis Katsaitis – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 

Winner:
Murray Duthie – South of Perth Yacht Club 

Offshore Sailor of the Year
Winner:
David Davenport – East Fremantle Yacht Club, Fremantle Sailing Club and Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 

Motor Yacht Person of the Year
Winners:
Tim Cummins & Ken Stevenson – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Volunteer of the Year
Finalists:
Greg Jennings – Mounts Bay Sailing Club 
Sarah Twigger – Koombana Bay Sailing Club

Winner:
Andy & Alison Byne – Safety Bay Yacht Club 

Instructor of the Year 
Finalists:
Carl Watts – Mandurah Offshore, Fishing & Sailing Club 
Barry O’Toole – Royal Perth Yacht Club 

Winner:
Holly Hunt – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 

Coach of the Year
Finalists:
Ben Walkemeyer – Fremantle Sailing Club 
Belinda Stowell – Exmouth Yacht Club and Fremantle Sailing Club 

Winner:
Ben Durham - Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Official of the Year
Finalists:
Anna Klyne – Royal Perth Yacht Club 
Ron Hubbard – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Winner:
Larry Smith – Mounts Bay Sailing Club 

SheSails Award
Finalists:
Laura Lilly – Safety Bay Yacht Club 
Anita Wyntje – Fremantle Sailing Club 

Winner:
Shelley White – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 

Sport Promotion Award
Finalists:
Larry Smith – Mounts Bay Sailing Club 
Chelsea Hall – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 

Winner:
Lindsay Preece – Perth Dinghy Sailing Club 

Sport Professional Award
Winner:
Hayley Clark – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 

Sustainability Award
Winner:
Marine Environment Committee – Fremantle Sailing Club 

Lifetime Achievement Award
Steve Ward – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 

Club of the Year
Finalists:
Perth Dinghy Sailing Club 
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Winner:
Mounts Bay Sailing Club 

A number of WA’s winners have been selected as finalists for the Australia Sailing Awards, view more here: https://www.sailing.org.au/news/

In  addition, three further Barrenjoey Pins were awarded. The Australian Sailing Team Alumni Program, the Barranjoey Pin, started in 2018. It is designed to acknowledge the legacy and history of Olympic and Paralympic class sailing in Australia, and recognise those athletes who have achieved the Australian Sailing Team standard since the Team's establishment in 2006.

The Barranjoey Pin is an embodiment of the great traditions and values of those who have competed and continue to compete at the highest level for Australia in sailing.

Congratulations to Colin Harrison, Russell Boaden and Tessa Parkinson, who were presented with their Pins on the evening.