January 2, 2008
US - US Sailing announced the short list of nominees for its coveted Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards.
Nominees for Yachtsman of the Year are: Ed Baird, Clay Bischoff; Andrew Campbell, Rick Doerr, Greg Fisher, Tomas Hornos, Pete Levesque, Jeff Linton, Colin Merrick and Dave Ullman.
Nominees for Yachtswoman of the Year are: Sally Barkow, Amanda Callahan, Emily Dellenbaugh, Liz Hall, Lisa Keith, Amy Linton, Karen Mitchell, Paige Railey and Anna Tunnicliffe.
The nominees will be reviewed by a panel of noted sailing journalists who discuss the merits of each nominee and vote to determine winners. The winners will be announced in January and honored on Feb. 29 during a luncheon at the New York Yacht Club in New York City, where they will be presented with Rolex timepieces.
For more information on the accomplishments of each nominee this year, visit www.ussailing.org/awards/rolex.
