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For the first time members of the public can vote for the Rolex World Sailor of the Year. New Zealand sailors, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have been named as finalists and voting closes TODAY so you need to cast your vote now before it’s too late.
How do I vote?
Please click on the following link - http://www.sailing.org/2016-world-sailor-of-the-year-voting.php
Choose your male and female winner, enter your email address for verification and click ‘Submit’, your vote has then been received.
Voting closes on Monday 7 November at 1200UTC.
If you have any questions then please contact worldsailor@sailing.org
The Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards are presented annually to male and female winners in recognition of their sailing achievements over the previous year.
The sailors shortlisted for the 2016 Awards have now been confirmed HERE.
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke - New Zealand
Rio 2016 49er Olympic gold medallists
2015 and 2016 49er World Champions
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are the undisputed kings of the 49er, raising the bar to unrivalled realms. Rightly labelled sailing's hottest properties, Burling and Tuke dominated the 49er fleet at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, winning with two races to spare but their dominance of the Men's Skiff began long before the first starting gun in Rio de Janeiro.
Over the Rio 2016 quadrennial the pair personified perfection, winning four consecutive world championship titles and every major event along the way. The only dent in a near perfect repertoire was bronze at the South American Championships immediately before Rio 2016 but they did not let that distract as they clinched Olympic gold with a cool confidence.
As if their Olympic campaign was not enough to occupy the New Zealanders, they have combined sailing the 49er with senior roles at Emirates Team New Zealand in the America's Cup World Series, spearheading the team's success.
