2004 Female Sailor of the Year -- Adriane Cahalan
2004 Male Sailor of the Year -- Francis Joyon

2003 Female Sailor of the Year -- Karen Fauconnier
2003 Male Sailor of the Year -- Ben Ainslie

2002 Female Sailor of the Year -- Emma Richards
2002 Male Sailor of the Year -- John Kostecki and illbruck crew

2001 Female Sailor of the Year: Ellen Macarthur
2001 Male Sailor of the Year: tie between Grant Dalton and Michael Desjoyeaux

2000 Female Sailor of the Year: Alessandra Sensini
2000 Male Sailor of the Year: Mark Reynolds

1999 Female Sailor of the Year: Dawn Riley
1999 Male Sailor of the Year: Giovanni Soldini

Past year nominees:

1999 Male Nominees
Giovanni Soldini Winner Around Alone Race
Roy Heiner
Steve Fossett
Russell Coutts
Eric Doyle Star World Champion
Randy Smyth

1999 Female Nominees
Dawn Riley
Margret Matthijse Europe Dinghy Champion
Isabelle Autissier Around Alone competitor
Paula Lewin Match Racing Acheivments
Pat Connerney Winning Skipper Rolex International Women's Regatta

2000 Female Nominess
Betsy Alison Winner Santa Maria and Osprey Cup.
Dorte Jensen Match Race World # 1
Shirley Robertson Europe Gold medal/ # 6 Match Racer
Ellen Macarthur Winner Europe 1 Transat
Alessandra Sensini Mistral World Champ/Gold Medallist

2000 Male Nominees
Dean Barker Match Race World Champion
Grant Dalton Skipper of 24 hour record holder Club Med
Francis Joyon Winning the Europe 1 Transat in record time.
Phillipe Monnett Sailed UUNET to a new east to west solo around the world record.
Mark Reynolds Star World Champion and Skipper

2001 Male Nominees
Grant Dalton Winner of the Race
Michel Desjoyeaux Winner Vendee Globe
Phillipe Kahn Skipper of Pegasus 1st to finish in Transpac.
Frederick Loof Simultaneously held Finn and Star world championships
Robert Schedit Won 5th Laser World Championship

2001 Female Nominees
Lisa Charles Nominated skipper of Amer Sports Too in VOR
Crew of Alpha Graphics For at sea rescue during EDS Atlantic challenge
Ellen Macarthur 2nd place Vendee Globe, 1st Place EDS Atlantic Challenge
Sari Multala Europe Class World Champion
Cory Sertl Winning Skipper Rolex International Women's Regatta

2002 Female Nominees
Adrienne Cahalan and Helena Darvelid Key part of Maiden 2's many records
Emma Richards Set solo female trans-atlantic record
Sari Multala Top ranked in Europe dingies
Monica Azon Canalada, Laia Tutzo and Julie Garcia #1 Ranked Yngling Crew/World Champions
Sofia Bekatorou and Emila Tsoulfa #1 Ranked 470 Team/World Champions

2002 Male Nominees
Ben Ainslie Finn World and European Champion
John Kostecki - Illbruck Winners of the Volvo Ocean Race
Robert Schedit Won 6th Laser World Title
Sean Doyle College Sailor of the Year
Bruno Pyron - Orange CrewSet new Jules Verne Around the World Record

2003 Female Nominees
Sally Barkow - Winner of Rolex International Regatta
Corrie Clement - Women's College Sailor of the Year
Karen Fauconnier - Winner Open 60 Trimaran Grand Prix Regatta
Emma Richards - Finished 4th in Around the World - Class I
Hannah Swett - Ynlging World Champion skipper

2003 Male Nominees
Ben Ainslie - Winner of Finn Worlds
Russell Coutts - Winning America's Cup Skipper - 3rd Time
Armel Le Cleac'h - Figaro Solo Winner
Bernard Stamm - Winner Class I Around Alone
Brad Van Liew - Winner Class II Around Alone

2004 Female Nominees
Shirley Robertson
Siren Sundby
Berkatoru/Tsoulfa
Ginny Tulloch
Adriane Cahalan