Sailor of the month

SAILING, in conjunction with MDM Marine Services and Raymarine sponsor the ‘Sailor of the Year’ Award.
MDM Marine Services are the exclusive importers of Raymarine products into South Africa.
Raymarine are a world leader in high performance marine electronics for the recreational boating and light commercial marine markets.
The overall ‘Sailor of the Year’ receives a substantial cash prize.

Sailor of the Year Award
The award is strictly for ‘sailing excellence’ or in exceptional circumstances, for ‘dedication to the sport’.

It is also an individual award, although in exceptional circumstances, a team will be considered.

Who can make nominations? Anyone may submit nominations. There is NO requirement for a Club, Class or anyone else to sanction or approve a nomination. So a skipper can nominate his crew, or vice versa, as our judges require a good cross section of achievers from who to select the monthly winner.

The identity of the person submitting the nomination is NEVER made public, nor passed on to the panel of anonymous judges. The judges therefore only judge on the merits of each nomination.

Nomination Procedure? Nominations must be fully motivated in writing, and accompanied by a head-and-shoulders picture of the candidate, and if possible an action sailing pic aboard his/her boat. Motivations must include current performances, a brief CV of the nominee, and other pertinent, personal background information (age, school, employment, home town etc) so that an interesting editorial on the winner may be written. Failure to submit the required material will result in the nomination not being considered.

Submissions to be e-mailed to: editor@sailing.co.za

Roll of Honour

Sailors of the Month – 2017
February   Matt Ashwell
March        Mikhayla Bader
April          Lord Irvine Laidlaw
May           Jonathan Ham
June          Calvin Gibbs
July           Andrew Tarboton
August
September
October
November
December

Sailors of the Year
2016  Rob van Rooyen
2015  Stefano Marcia
2014  Blaine Dodds
2013  Asenathi Jim
2012  Roger Hudson
2011  Stefano Marcia
2010  Asenathi Jim
2009  Taariq Jacobs
2008  David Hudson
2007  Dominique Provoyeur
2006  Craig Millar
2005  Shaun Ferry
2004  Justin Onvlee
2003  Dominique Provoyeur
2002  Golden Mgedza
2001  John Eloff