All the nominees of the US SAILING’s 2009 Replica Tag Heuer watches Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Award are U.S.citizens who are also eligible to represent the United States in international competitions.The previous year saw Terry Hutchinson and Anna Tunnicliffe being bestowed with the honor of the trophy at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan, New York.To add to the delight of the winners, Rolex presents each winner with a specially engraved Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master timepiece.Over the years the prestigious award has been presented to a total of 37 men and 33 women.The sailors who have won the honor multiple times include names like Ed Adams, Buddy Melges, Sally Barkow, Dennis Conner, Betsy Alison, Allison Jolly, John Kostecki, Ken Read, Lynne Shore, JJ Isler, Jody Swanson and Ted Turner.This year’s winners would also be announced and presented with their specially engraved Replica Tag Heuer watches timepieces at the luncheon scheduled at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan to be held on February 26, 2010.
The much awaited list of nominees for the 2009 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Award has been released, which has now become an integral part of the month of December each year.The Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Award is considered the most prestigious honor for any sailor as it is among America’s top sailing distinctions.The award recognizes the most outstanding talent to sail the waters in one calendar year.The legacy of the award can be traced back to the year 1961 when it was first established by US SAILING.Replica Tag Heuer watches has been an integral part and sponsor of the award since the year 1980.The list of nominees is released by the members of US SAILING.This list is then presented to a panel of journalists who are experts in the field of sailing, who discuss and later vote on each nominee to determine a single winner in each category on the basis of their merits discussed.
