As the conclusion of SailGP’s 13-event Season 4 approaches, the global racing championship has announced the launch of a new, fan-voted end-of-season awards. 
For the first time, fans worldwide will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite athletes, teams and moments from Season 4 across 10 categories, with voting now open at SailGP.com/Awards and global digital channels.
  • Voting Opens: June 26, 2024
  • Voting Closes: July 5, 2024
  • Award Announcements: July 8-13, 2024
Winners will be revealed in the lead-up to the SailGP Season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco (July 13-14), adding to the excitement and anticipation of the season’s high-stakes finale, with USD $2M in prize money on the line – the largest in the sport.
Award Categories:
  • Driver of the Season: Featuring top talent such as league heavyweights Peter Burling (New Zealand) and Tom Slingsby (Australia), as well as young standout Diego Botin (Spain) and others. 
  • Strategist of the Season: Highlighting strategic masterminds and some of the best female athletes at SailGP, including Tash Bryant (Australia), Liv Mackay (New Zealand) Hannah Mills (Great Britain) and others.
  • Grinder Team of the Season: Celebrating the powerhouse grinders from all ten teams.
  • Flight Controller of the Season: Acknowledging exceptional controllers like Jason Waterhouse (Australia) and Andy Maloney (New Zealand).
  • Wing Trimmer of the Season: Recognizing skilful trimmers including Blair Tuke (New Zealand) and Florian Trittel (Spain).
  • Coach of the Season: Honouring the league’s top coaches – the stars behind the scenes – including  Ben Durham (Australia) and Philippe Presti (Canada).
  • Moment of the Season: Reliving dramatic moments such as the United States’ stunning capsize in Bermuda and New Zealand’s photo finish victory at the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas.
  • Racetrack of the Season: Celebrating all the spectacular venues of Season 4.
  • Breakthrough Impact League Moment of the Season: Recognizing the best sustainability and inclusivity initiatives from teams, on and off the water.
  • SailGP F50 Season 4 Dream Team: Comprising the best athletes from each position, as voted by you.
Votes can be cast on SailGP.com/Awards and @sailgp. 

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