ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards
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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 |
| 2015 | Peter Burling Blair Tuke |
Sarah Ayton |
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