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Australian Sailing Hall of Fame was established in 2017 by Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum.There are two nomination categories: the sailor or athlete category; and the general category which recognises those who have played a critical supporting role such as an official, coach or similar.
Jessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation [1] at the age of 16. . Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of ...
Fischer was named Australian Yachtsman of the Year in 1971-72 and again in 1992-93 [2] and was Australian Ocean Racer of the Year in 1993, 1996 and 2002.. Fischer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to sport in the 1975 New Year Honours, [2] [6] and was inducted into the New South Wales Sports Hall of Fame in 2002–03.
Australian Sailing is recognised by World Sailing as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia. It formed in 1950 as the Australian Yachting Federation at a meeting at the Royal St. Kilda Yacht Club. [1] It is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of sailing in Australia.
Fitzgibbon was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games." [3] In November 2014, Fitzgibbon shared the Yachting Australia Sailor of the Year with a Disability award with Liesl Tesch, Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris, Russell Boaden and Matthew Bugg.
Tillman, the 1965 Sailor of the Year, held numerous titles in the Snipe, Finn, Laser, Sunfish and Windsurfing classes and Wood founded the Annapolis Sailing School in 1959. The Hall of Fame, at ...
John Edwin Bertrand AO (born 20 December 1946) is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy, and the only time Australia has won. [1]
John Cameron Shaw (born 23 May 1937 – 23 December 1995) [1] was [2] an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and Thomas Anderson.