Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins), who has a total of 14 world titles - 10 Freestyle and 4 Slalom - to her name and that outstanding achievement has deservedly seen her nominated for the Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award 2017. The 2017 nominees feature sailors drawn from the America’s Cup, Vendee Globe, or Olympic Class racing and Sarah-Quita Offringa represents windsurfing. The winners will be announced in 5 days time - Tuesday 7 November 2017 - at the World Sailing Awards Ceremony in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 

Sarah-Quita Offringa: “I’m very happy to have been nominated for the Rolex World Sailor of the year award. It’s quite special to be nominated together with such talented athletes from different disciplines of sailing. I’m really looking forward to travelling to Mexico to attend the ceremony and represent windsurfing,” 

More about the Rolex World Sailors of the Year:

The Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards was launched in 1994 and are the highest award a sailor can receive in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements by the world of sailing. The Awards are presented every November to one male and one female winner.

Nominations for sailors may be made by anyone - the national governing bodies for the sport of sailing, class associations, World Sailing Committee Members, sailors and any other interested parties. A shortlist is then determined from all of those sailors nominated and these select few become the 'Nominees'. It is then over to the World Sailing Member National Authorities to determine the winners.