This Week in Yachting – 26th Dec 2024
Southport Yacht Club sailors Mathew Belcher, Tom Siganto and Kyle O’Connell, winners at the 2015 Yachting Australia Awards.
On Saturday 7th November, Yachting Australia hosted their 2015 awards night. The annual event is held to recognise and honour the achievements of Australia’s best sailors.
Fresh from their World Championship and World Cup final wins, 470 sailors Southport Yacht Club’s Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan have continued their extraordinary run of success by taking out the 2015 Yachting Australia Male Sailor of the Year award. The pair have finished on the medal podium at every regatta they have competed at since teaming up after the London 2012 Games. They recently won their third consecutive World Championship title, Belcher’s sixth having won three previously with Malcolm Page, backing it up by taking out the World Cup final in Abu Dhabi.
Youth Sailor of the Year was awarded to the pairing of Kyle O’Connell and Tom Siganto. The Southport Yacht Club sailors won the Australian Youth Championships in January before going on to win the 2015 29er World Championships, a thrilling competition which came down to the last race and just one point.
Photo Caption:
- Tom Siganto, Kyle O’Connell and Mathew Belcher at the 2015 Yachting Australia Awards.Photo Credit: Richard Wearne
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