SailGP Introduces First Fan-Vote Awards
SailGP introduced its first-ever fan-vote awards, allowing global fans to vote for their favorite athletes, teams, and moments across 10 categories.
A spokesperson said, “As the conclusion of SailGP’s 13-event Season 4 approaches, the global racing championship has announced the launch of a new, fan-vote end-of-season awards.
“For the first time, fans worldwide will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite athletes, teams and moments from Season 4 across 10 categories, with voting now open at SailGP.com/Awards and global digital channels.
- Voting Opens: June 27, 2024
- Voting Closes: July 5, 2024
- Award Announcements: July 8-13, 2024
“Winners will be revealed in the lead-up to the SailGP Season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco [July 13-14], adding to the excitement and anticipation of the season’s high-stakes finale, with USD $2M in prize money on the line – the largest in the sport.
Award Categories:
- Driver of the Season: Featuring top talent such as league heavyweights Peter Burling [New Zealand] and Tom Slingsby [Australia], as well as young standout Diego Botin [Spain] and others.
- Strategist of the Season: Highlighting strategic masterminds and some of the best female athletes at SailGP, including Tash Bryant [Australia], Liv Mackay [New Zealand] Hannah Mills [Great Britain] and others.
- Grinder Team of the Season: Celebrating the powerhouse grinders from all ten teams.
- Flight Controller of the Season: Acknowledging exceptional controllers like Jason Waterhouse [Australia] and Andy Maloney [New Zealand].
- Wing Trimmer of the Season: Recognizing skilful trimmers including Blair Tuke [New Zealand] and Florian Trittel [Spain].
- Coach of the Season: Honoring the league’s top coaches – the stars behind the scenes – including Ben Durham [Australia] and Philippe Presti [Canada].
- Moment of the Season: Reliving dramatic moments such as the United States’ stunning capsize in Bermuda and New Zealand’s photo finish victory at the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas.
- Racetrack of the Season: Celebrating all the spectacular venues of Season 4.
- Breakthrough Impact League Moment of the Season: Recognizing the best sustainability and inclusivity initiatives from teams, on and off the water.
- SailGP F50 Season 4 Dream Team: Comprising the best athletes from each position, as voted by you.
“Votes can be cast on SailGP.com/Awards and @sailgp.
“Media accreditation for SailGP Season 4 Grand Final is now open – learn more and apply today via the SailGP Media Hub.”
Award Categories & Full List of Nominees
Driver of the Season:
- Tom Slingsby [AUS]
- Phil Robertson [CAN]
- Giles Scott [GBR]
- Quentin Delapierre [FRA]
- Erik Heil [GER]
- Peter Burling [NZL]
- Nicolai Sehested [DEN]
- Diego Botin [ESP]
- Sébastien Schneiter [SUI]
- Taylor Canfield [USA]
Strategist of the Season:
- Tash Bryant [AUS]
- Annie Haeger [CAN]
- Hannah Mills [GBR]
- Manon Audinet [FRA]
- Sophie Steinlein [GER]
- Liv Mackay [NZL]
- Katja Salskov-Iverson [DEN]
- Nicole van der Velden [ESP]
- Laurane Mettraux [SUI]
- Mike Buckley [USA]
Grinder team of the Season:
- Australia
- Canada
- Emirates GBR
- France
- Germany
- New Zealand
- ROCKWOOL Denmark
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United States
Flight Controller of the Season:
- Jason Waterhouse [AUS]
- Billy Gooderham [CAN]
- Luke Parkinson [GBR]
- Jason Saunders [FRA]
- James Wierzbowski [GER]
- Andy Maloney [NZL]
- Rasmus Køstner [DEN]
- Joel Rodríguez [ESP]
- Nicolas Rolaz [SUI]
- Mac Agnese [USA]
Wing Trimmer of the Season:
- Kyle Langford [AUS]
- Paul Campbell-James [CAN]
- Iain Jensen [GBR]
- Kévin Peponnet [FRA]
- Stuart Bithell [GER]
- Blair Tuke [NZL]
- Tom Johnson [DEN]
- Florian Trittel [ESP]
- Will Ryan [SUI]
- Jeremy Wilmot [USA]
Coach of the Season:
- Ben Durham [AUS]
- Philippe Presti [CAN]
- Robert Wilson [GBR]
- Thierry Douillard [FRA]
- Lennart Briesenick [GER]
- Ray Davies [NZL]
- Chris Nicholsen [DEN]
- Simone Salvà [ESP]
- Emmett Lazich [SUI]
- Evan Aras [USA]
Moment of the Season:
- United States capsize in Bermuda
- Australia collide with racecourse mark in Christchurch
- New Zealand’s F50 wing collapses in Saint-Tropez
- Canada collide with Spain in Saint-Tropez
- Emirates Great Britain beat Australia to win in Saint-Tropez
- New Zealand’s photo finish win at the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas
Racetrack of the Season:
- Chicago, USA
- Los Angeles, USA
- Saint-Tropez, France
- Taranto, Italy
- Andalucía-Cádiz, Spain
- Dubai, UAE
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Sydney, Australia
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Bermuda
- Halifax, Canada
- New York, USA
- San Francisco, USA
Breakthrough Impact League Moment of the Season:
- SUI OneSport inclusive regatta in Cadiz [Accelerating Inclusion]
- SUI Dubai Women’s F50 Training
- ROCKWOOL DEN unique, SailGP-wide seagrass re-planting mission in Halifax [Carbon Reduction]
- AUS reduces single use plastics from emergency on-water repairs [Race to Zero Waste]
- EGBR quantifying their carbon savings from solar power using the “cups of tea” metric.
- SUI trialling their boat cleaning water filter and recycling program in Geneva.
- NZL helped to regenerate the Port Hills around Lyttelton Harbour with native trees
SailGP F50 Season 4 Dream Team
- Fans can pick their favourite athletes from Season 4
