Two more diverse winners of the Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards it would be hard to imagine. Tom Slingsby won the men’s category after guiding his AustraliaSailGP to a third consecutive title, ensuring he is still the only skipper to have won the SailGP trophy. He is also skipper of American Magic, who put in a good showing at the first warm-up event in September in the AC40s before the main show in AC75s at next autumn’s America’s Cup in Barcelona.
“There’s no doubting the continued appeal of the Moth,
