Nominations open for Ocean Racer of the Year
Boat owners, crew and clubs urged to nominate candidates for this year's awardsNominations are now open for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Ocean Racer of the Year Awards.
The Awards will be announced on Thursday December 11, and the CYCA welcomes nominations from fellow offshore clubs that have suitable candidates they feel would be eligible for these awards.
The categories for the 2014 awards are:
>> Ocean Racing Yachtsman of the Year
>> Sally Gordon Memorial Trophy for the Ocean Crew Person of the Year
>> Ocean Veteran of the Year
>> Ocean Rookie of the Year
>> Ocean Navigator of the Year
Nominations close on Monday, 17 November and should be forwarded to the CYCA with a brief history of the candidate’s offshore performances and achievements for the period of July 20, 2013 to July 20, 2014.
"These awards were introduced 30 years ago to recognise the outstanding achievements of yachtsmen and women Australia wide," CYCA Commodore John Cameron said.
"I encourage Commodores of fellow clubs and yacht owners to nominate eligible individuals for these prestigious awards."
Since its inception in 1985, the Ocean Racer of the Year Award has gone to many of Australia’s most notable ocean racing skippers, starting with Tasmanian Don Calvert and including Victorians Gino Knezic and Lou Abrahams, South Australian Kevan Pearce and Sydney yachtsmen Syd Fischer (four times), Roger Hickman, Geoff Ross, Matt Allen (twice), and Bob Thomas and Ed Psaltis (twice).
The Crew Person of the Year list of winners includes some of the best Australian sailors who have played significant roles in the success of the boats on which they sailed.
Among the winners have been David Blanchfield (NSW), Brad Stephens (NSW), Phil Thompson (NSW), Julian Freeman (Tas), Tom Braidwood (NSW), Ian ‘Barney’ Walker (Vic), Adrienne Cahalan (NSW), Lori Wilson (NSW), the late Sally Gordon (NSW), Brett Filby (NSW), Tony Ellis (NSW) and Tom Barker (NSW).
The Ocean Veteran of the Year winners have included Syd Fischer (NSW, three times), Alby Burgin (NSW, twice), the late Merv Finn (WA), the late John Bennetto (Tas), Dick Fidock (SA), the late John Walker (NSW, four times), the late Lou Abrahams (Vic), Don Mickleborough (NSW), the late Richard Hammond (NSW) and Alex Whitworth (NSW), twice.
Further information can be obtained from Justine Kirkjian, Sailing Manager, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Ph (02) 8292 7800 or email sailingoffice@cyca.com.au
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