US Sailing Nominations Open

US Sailing is accepting nominations for 2017 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year through November 30. Each member of US Sailing may nominate the one American male and one female sailor they believe turned in the most outstanding on-the-water performance during the 2017 calendar year.

The awards criteria are:

• Must be a citizen of the United States, eligible to represent the USA under World Sailing regulations, and actually representing the USA at the event(s) for which the nominee is being considered for the award.
• Awards recognize the individual male and female US sailor who has demonstrated on-the-water excellence in the calendar year. In the past, there have been outstanding situations resulting in a skipper and crew nomination being accepted.
• Must have won a major international or national event and/or performed at a high level consistently in multiple events against elite competition.
• There is no minimum age required to win the award.
• The awards are not based on career racing results or contributions to the sport outside of racing.

The awards were established in 1961 by USSA and have been sponsored by Rolex since 1980. A slate of nominees, determined by the membership of US Sailing, is presented to a panel of accomplished sailing journalists, who discuss the merits of each nominee and then vote to determine the winners.