RQYS MAINSHEET 2023

Australian Sailing awards

All eyes were on RQYS as the selected venue to host the Australian Sailing Queensland Awards announcements on Thursday 7 September, with winners from six of our nine Squadron finalists — and some well-kept secrets in following weeks led to a surprising, shed-a-tear National Awards on Friday 3 November, complementing Mara’s big win. Accolades from Australian Sailing Squadron Members enjoyed a stellar year of recognition at state and national levels across a range of categories.

Australian Sailing QUEENSLAND AWARDS 2023

Team of the Year • Winner Skippered by Stacey Jackson

Female Sailor of the Year • Winner Mara Stransky

Coach of the Year • Winner Adrian Finglas

The course from RQYS to the Australian National Maritime Museum could justly be described as a ‘Mara-thon’ — and you can read more about our astonishing athlete on page 50— but we also profile ‘Mister Lucky’ Rohan Wood (page 57) and share insights into the hardy efforts of Adrian Finglas and Scott Luxton in helping shape and train future winners in our feature on page 42.

Sports Professional of the Year • Winner Mark Dingley

Lifetime Achievement of the Year • Winner Ted Reye

Official of the Year • Winner Alan Crawford

Male Sailor of the Year Rohan Wood

Finalist

Sports Promotion Award Mike Middleton

Finalist

Finalist

Coach of the Year & Instructor of the Year Scott Luxton