The WA sailing community gathered to celebrate and acknowledge the performers and contributors of the past year, at the 2025 WA Sailing Awards on Thursday 2 October, at Nedlands Yacht Club.

It was pleasing to see over 130 guests join us for this special evening, including a number of regional Club representatives. This number represented an 86% increase on last year’s attendance, and we thank the WA sailing community for their commitment and engagement with the WA Sailing Awards in 2025.

A number of distinguished guests were in attendance, to assist with the awarding of both the WA Sailing Awards and Barranjoey Pins, including Australian Sailing CEO and Olympian Malcolm Page, Paralympian Colin Harrison, Yachting WA President Emily Jones, Australian Sailing Board Member Luke Paterson and WA Government representative Angele Gray.

Congratulations to all finalists and winners:

Club of the Year (Category A)

Winner: Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Club of the Year (Category B)

Finalists:

Geographe Bay Yacht Club

Princess Royal Sailing Club

Winner: Geographe Bay Yacht Club

Coach of the Year

Finalists:

Mikael Lundh

Arthur Brett

Hayley Clark

Winner: Mikael Lundh

Female Sailor of the Year

Finalists:

Zoe Thomson

Elyse Ainsworth

Stefanie Effenberger

Winner: Zoe Thomson

Male Sailor of the Year

Finalists:

Ethan McAullay

Lawson McAullay

Zac Littlewood

Winner: Zac Littlewood

Para Sailor of the Year

Finalists:

Robert Crofts

Genevieve Wickham

Rod Angwin

Rachael Cox

Winner: Genevieve Wickham

Youth Sailor of the Year

Finalists:

Henri Bellanger

River Fitzhardinge

Angus Cameron & Alasdair Cameron

Winner: Angus Cameron & Alasdair Cameron

Team of the Year

Finalists:

Peter Nicholas and Luke Payne

Gavin Colby and Kai Colman

Paul Arns – Obsession

Winner: Peter Nicholas and Luke Payne

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winners:

John and Terry Compton

John Standley

Brett Burvill

Instructor of the Year

Finalists:

Carl Watts

Gerard Wilson

Winner: Carl Watts

Official of the Year

Winner: Rob Hubbard

Volunteer of the Year

Finalists:

Chris Oldham

David Rigney

Marnie Pascoe

Peter and Chris Togno

Peter Judge

Robert Benzie

John Gummery

Winner: Chris Oldham

Sport Professional of the Year

Finalists:

Chelsea Hall

Scott Nunn

Trish Ford

Winner: Chelsea Hall

Sport Promotion Award

Finalists:

Ed Fethers

Peter Holton

Geographe Bay Race Week

The Ron Tough Yachting Foundation – Pacer Challenge

Winner: Geographe Bay Race Week

SheSails Award

Winner: Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club – Girls to the Front

Innovation Award

Winner: Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club – 100% day

We also congratulate the current or former Australian Sailing Team members, who were honoured with their Barranjoey Pins:

• Jessica Lundh
• Rachael Cox
• Luke Elliott
• Elyse Ainsworth
• Jeff Milligan
• Zac Littlewood
• Conor Nicholas
• Ethan McAullay

Thank you to everyone involved in a fantastic WA Sailing Awards evening, and a true celebration of our sport and community in Western Australia.

Photos are now available on our Facebook page.