BEST IN THE WORLD

ISAF and Rolex have announced the Nominees for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor
of the Year Awards 2011. In deciding the nominees, the achievements of
sailors made during the qualifying period of 1 September 2010 and 31 August
2011 are taken into consideration. There can be only one winner in each of
the two categories, male and female. The 2011 nominees are:

Female
Dee Caffari (GBR)
- Record Breaking Round The World Yachtswoman
Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU)
- Double Professional Windsurfing Association World Champion
Alexandra Rickham (GBR)
- ISAF Sailing World Cup Champion and IFDS World Champion - SKUD18
Anna Tunnicliffe (USA)
- ISAF Sailing World Cup Champion - Women’s Match Racing

Male
Ben Ainslie (GBR)
- Match Racing World Champion & ISAF Sailing World Cup Champion - Finn
Lorenzo Bressani (ITA)
- Melges 24 and 32 World Champion
Rob Douglas (USA)
- Outright World Speed Record Holder
Iker Martinez & Xabier Fernandez (ESP)
- IMOCA60 and 49er success
Nathan Outteridge (AUS)
- International Moth World Champion and 49er champion

The winners will be selected by the ISAF Member National Authorities
(MNAs), the national governing bodies for sailing around the world, who are
now invited to vote for the one male and one female nominee who they
believe most deserves the Award. The winners will be announced during the
ISAF Annual Meeting on November 8, 2011 in Puerto Rico.

Full report: http://www.sailing.org/37136.php
Previous winners: http://www.sailing.org/worldsailor/previous-winners.php