Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

Sailor of the Year - Jacqueline Truhol

The ‘Sailor of the Year’ award went to Jacqueline Truhol. Jacqueline has long been an active youth sailor of the Club and not only dedicated a huge amount of time and effort to her own sailing but also to the Club and the Sharks Squad. This past year she has taken on the role of Cadet Captain, leading the Youth Sailing Committee which fed into Class Secretaries. This has been alongside her final year of her International Baccalaureate whilst also trying to push her own performance level in the Laser Radial Class. In her own sailing she competed at the ISAF Youth World Championships in which she finished a very respectable 34th out of 54 in this premier event. The Tom Larmour ‘Sailor of the Year’ trophy was then presented to Jacqueline Truhol.

Most Promising Sailor - Sarah Page

The Commodore advised that the criteria for the next award, for ‘Most Promising Sailor’, were that the candidate should have a very high attendance as a competitor in dinghy races, show great improvement in race results throughout the year and be a keen learner who shows a great commitment to sailing. This award went to Sarah Elizabeth Page this year. Sarah was talent spotted while taking part in a school learn-to-sail course at Easter time. She was invited to trial for the Sharks Squad and her ability to absorb new skills very quickly was apparent. She has been very dedicated since joining the Sharks Squad and she is showing great potential through her racing results. She was ranked 2nd Laser 4.7 girl in Hong Kong and was on track to be invited to join the HKSF National Squad this season. In December she will attend her first overseas competition at Sail Sydney. The Tom Larmour ‘Most Promising Sailor’ trophy was then presented to Sarah Page.

Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year - Duncan Gregor

The Commodore advised that the purely results-based ‘RHKYC Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year’ award went to Duncan Euan Gregor this year. The Commodore reported that Duncan’s performances have been outstanding this year. He continued to surpass all expectation, with the results speaking for themselves. At only 12 years old, competing in the Optimist class for those up to age 15, during 2016 he placed 2nd in the Thai Nationals, 3rd in the UK Nationals, 49th in the World Championships, 10th in the Singapore ASAF Youth Cup, and 1st in the Hong Kong Nationals and Open Championship. The RHKYC Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year award was then presented to Duncan Gregor.

2016 Tom Larmour Awards

Sailor of the Year - Jacqueline Truhol

Most Promising Sailor - Sarah Page

Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year - Duncan Gregor

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