Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

Sailor of the Year - Shaan Mutreja

The ‘Young Sailor of the Year’ award for 2019 went to Shaan Mutreja. Shaan’s best result of the season was 39th out of 115 sailors in the UK Optimist Nationals. Shaan is a role model for our younger Sharks and is committed, motivated and responsible. The Tom Larmour ‘Young Sailor of the Year’ trophy was then presented to Shaan Mutreja.

Most Promising Sailor - Sean Liu

The Commodore advised that the criteria for the next award, ‘Most Promising Young 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 6 great commitment to sailing. This award went to Sean Liu. Sean is one of our rising stars. He has two more years left racing the Optimist and already has a lot of international experience behind him. Sean is currently one of the top ranked Optimist sailors in Hong Kong and is motivated and committed to improve. The Tom Larmour ‘Most Promising Young Sailor’ trophy was then presented to Sean Liu.

Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year - Julia Jacobsen

The Commodore advised that the purely results-based ‘RHKYC Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year’ award went to Julia Jacobsen this year. Julia was the best placed sailor in the Hong Kong Optimist Worlds Team and also part of the Hong Kong Team Racing team. This team placed the highest in the Optimist World Teams Racing Championship of any Hong Kong Team to date. After 3 days of fleet racing at the worlds, our Hong Kong team qualified 36th out of 65 nations. The team then went on to beat Chile, Belgium and China to qualify for the top 16 Nation Finals the next day. Unfortunately the team was then knocked out by Peru which is the current North American Champion. Peru ended up coming third. Julia also just won first placed girl in the Optimist Asian Championships which is the first time Hong Kong has won a medal at an International Optimist Dinghy Association event. The RHKYC Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year award was then presented to Julia Jacobsen.

2019 Tom Larmour Awards

Sailor of the Year - Shaan Mutreja

Most Promising Sailor - Sean Liu

Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year - Julia Jacobsen

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