Finalists revealed for the 2025 World Sailing Awards
by World Sailing 17 Oct 2025 11:27 BST
Finalists revealed for the 2025 World Sailing Awards © World Sailing
World Sailing is very proud to announce the finalists for this year's male and female Rolex World Sailor of the Year, male and female Kuehne+Nagel Young World Sailor of the Year, 11th Hour Racing Impact Award, and Team of the Year.
The finalists include The America's Cup winners, multi-time offshore champions, world champions, trailblazers and organisations committed to making a difference to the global sailing community. Each finalist impressed the judging panel with their achievements over the past year.
Voting for all World Sailing Awards opens today and everyone who loves sailing is invited to help decide the winners. Voting closes at 23:00 UTC on Sunday 26 October.
The public vote will make up 50% of the final decisions with 50% contributed by World Sailing's expert panels.
This year's awards will be announced at a live ceremony on Wednesday 5 November in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, where the President's Development Award, Beppe Croce Trophy and the World Sailing Technology Award will also be presented.
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Award Shortlists
Rolex World Sailor of the Year finalists - Male
- Peter Burling (NZL)
- Charlie Dalin (FRA)
- Alexis Loison (FRA)
- Jordi Xammar Hernandez (ESP)
Rolex World Sailor of the Year finalists - Female
- Allison Bell (USA)
- Martine Grael (BRA)
- Justine Mettraux (SUI)
- Jazz Turner (GBR)
Kuenhe+Nagel Young World Sailor of the Year - Female
- Marta Cardona Alcantara (ESP)
- Maddalena Maria Spanu (ITA)
- Antonina Puchowska & Alicja Dampc (POL)
- Tamar Steinberg (ISR)
Kuehne+Nagel Young World Sailor of the Year - Male
- Rory Meehan (AUS)
- Seb Menzies & George Lee Rush (NZL)
- Grae Morris (AUS)
- Nikolaos Pappas (GRE)
11th Hour Racing Impact Award
- GraceKennedy Foundation & Jamaica Yachting Association: The Great Mangrove Cleanup Trash Tournament
- iQFOiL Class and Starboard: Mangrove planting and offset programme
- Istioploia Genous Thilikou: Women in Sailing with the Hellenic Sailing Federation
- LIFE Recreation reMEDIES Project - Royal Yachting Association: Seagrass restoration and protection project
- Projeto Grael: Watersports as a tool for education and social inclusion in Brazil
Team of the Year
- Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL)
- Headcase (IRL)
- Match in Pink by Normandy Elite Team (FRA)
- Yes We Sail (ESP)