ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards
The ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards were launched in 1994 by the International Sailing Federation. The awards are recognised as the pinnacle award a sailor can receive in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements by the world of sailing.[1]
2001 saw the announcement of Rolex as the title sponsor.
List of winners
| Year | Male winner(s) | Female winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 |  Peter Blake Robin Knox-Johnston |  Theresa Zabell |
| 1995 | Russell Coutts |  Isabelle Autissier |
| 1996 |  Jochen Schümann |  Lee Lai Shan |
| 1997 | Pete Goss |  Ruslana Taran Elena Pakholchik |
| 1998 | Ben Ainslie |  Carolijn Brouwer |
| 1999 |  Mateusz Kusznierewicz | Margriet Matthijsse |
| 2000 |  Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl | Shirley Robertson |
| 2001 |  Robert Scheidt | Ellen MacArthur |
| 2002 | Ben Ainslie |  Sofia Bekatorou Emilia Tsoulfa |
| 2003 |  Russell Coutts |  Siren Sundby |
| 2004 | Robert Scheidt | Sofia Bekatorou Emilia Tsoulfa |
| 2005 | Fernando Echavarri Anton Paz | Ellen MacArthur |
| 2006 | Mike Sanderson | Paige Railey |
| 2007 | Ed Baird | Claire Leroy |
| 2008 | Ben Ainslie |  Alessandra Sensini |
| 2009 | Torben Grael | Anna Tunnicliffe |
| 2010 |  Tom Slingsby | Blanca Manchon |
| 2011 | Iker Martínez Xabier Fernández | Anna Tunnicliffe |
| 2012 | Ben Ainslie |  Xu Lijia |
| 2013 | Mathew Belcher | Jo Aleh Polly Powrie |
| 2014 | James Spithill | Martine Grael Kahena Kunze |