We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 NSW/ACT Sailing Awards. We received 89 nominations across the 16 categories. Nominations have come from clubs big and small and from members 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 sailing is seen by all.

Join us to celebrate the finalists and the announcement of the winners on Saturday 16th September at the CYCA from 5.00pm to 8.00pm. Canapes will be served, and the bar will be open to purchase drinks. You can purchase tickets to the event here.

2023 NSW/ACT Sailing Award Finalists

Female Sailor of the Year

• Lisa Darmanin - Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club
• Zoe Thomson - Middle Harbour Yacht Club
• Brooke Wilson - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

Male Sailor of the Year

• David Chapman - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
• Sam Newton - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Tom Slingsby - Woollahra Sailing Club

Team of the Year

• Logan Radford & Joel Beashel - Gosford SC / Middle Harbour YC & Sth Lake Macquarie ASC
• Jim Colley - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club / Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club
• Sean Langman- Cruising Yacht Club of Australia

Para Sailor of the Year

• Sarah Plunkett – Dobroyd Aquatic Club
• Lachlan Clear - Middle Harbour Yacht Club
• Allister Peek - Canberra Yacht Club

Youth Sailor of the Year

• Spencer McKay & Benedict McKay - Woollahra Sailing Club / Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
• Logan Radford & Joel Beashel - Gosford SC / Middle Harbour YC & Sth Lake Macquarie ASC
• Louis Tilly - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

Coach of the Year

• Haylee Outteridge – Wangi Amateur Sailing Club
• Michael Wiley – Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club
• Xavier McLachlan - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

Instructor of the Year

• Dennis Hume - Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
• Natasha Nisbet - Woollahra Sailing Club
• Claudia Thackray - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

Official of the Year

• Sarah Ross – Manly Yacht Club
• Damien Boldyrew - Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
• Denis Thompson – Pete’s Yacht Club

Volunteer of the Year

• Karen Savery – Balmoral Sailing Club
• Wilfred Sharland – Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club
• David McCracken - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia

Lifetime Achievement Award

• John Kirkjian - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Steven Hatch - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club / Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Richard Hudson - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

SheSails Award

• Vicki Kornman - Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club / Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
• Nicole Douglass - Canberra Yacht Club / Jervis Bay Sailing Club
• Kathy Veel & Bridget Canham - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia

Sport Professional Award

• Nadine Steenson – Belmont 16ft Sailing Club
• Jordan Reece - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Dillon McGrath - Canberra Yacht Club

Sport Promotion Award

• Jervis Tilly - Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
• Lisa Darmanin - Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club
• Paul O'Rourke - Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club

Sustainability Award

• Will be announced on the night.

Club of the Year Award Category A

• Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
• Woollahra Sailing Club
• Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club

Club of the Year Award Category B

• Hunters Hill Sailing Club
• Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club
• Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club

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