Sarah Ayton wins Rolex World Sailor Award

11 Nov 2015

Sarah Ayton – the only woman competing in the tough Extreme Sailing Series – image: ISAF

ROLEX AWARDS: Carlo Croce, President of the International Sailing Federation announced the winners this evening crowning Sarah Ayton, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke as the 2015 ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year.

Sarah Ayton, the UK’s Double Olympic gold medallist and the only female competing in the Extreme Sailing Series, has been awarded the female ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award.

This year‘s male winners of the male ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award are the talented duo from New Zealand campaigning in the 49er for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have dominated the sailing scene over the last year, winning ISAF Sailing World Cup regattas, Aquece Rio – International Sailing Regatta and the Trofeo Princesa Sofia, while also competing in the America’s Cup World Series with Emirates Team New Zealand.

Currently preparing for the 49er Worlds, the pair could not attend the ceremony.

These prestigious awards, sponsored by Rolex since 2001, are the highest recognition a sailor can achieve and are based on a sailor’s results over a 12 month period.

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