Queensland Sailing Awards

The Australian Sailing Awards have been the premier off-water celebration for sailing in Australia for many decades. The first Australian Yachtsman of the Year Award was presented in 1962 to Jock Sturrock, four-time Olympic representative, Olympic bronze medallist and skipper of the America's Cup challenger 'Gretel'.

Winners of the State Awards go on to be nominees for the National Australian Sailing Awards each year.

The Australian Sailing Awards are broken down in to the following categories:

Individual Award Categories

Female Sailor of the Year
Male Sailor of the Year
Para Sailor of the Year
Youth Sailor of the Year
Team of the Year
Coach of the Year

Club Award Categories

Club of the Year – Category A
Club of the Year – Category B
Instructor of the Year
Official of the Year
Volunteer of the Year

Sport Award Categories

Lifetime Achievement Award
SheSails Award
Sport Professional Award
Sport Promotion Award
Sustainability Award

Queensland Award winners in 2021

Click here to see the 2023 finalists.

To view previous winners, please click on the links below:

Lifetime Achievement - The Solo Trohpy
Female Sailor of the Year - The Jenny VI Trophy
Male Sailor of the Year - The Wyuna Trophy
Youth Sailor of the Year - The Barranjoey Trophy
Junior Sailor of the Year - The Simba Trophy
Offshore Sailor of the Year - The Wistari Trophy
Para Sailor of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Official of the Year
Instructor of the Year
Coach of the Year
Sport Professional Award
Sport Promotion Award
SheSails Award
Sustainability Award
Club of the Year