Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association
Sailors of the Year
Sailors Awarded the "Sailor of the Year":
Awarded to the top sailors by HKODA Ranking at the end of each HKODA year.
Overall Winners |
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| 2025: Margaux Nguyen-Minh (ABC) | 2024: Zihan Liu (RHKYC) |
| 2023: Zihan Liu (RHKYC) | 2022: Zihan Liu (RHKYC) |
| 2021: COVID | 2020: Emily Polson (RHKYC) |
| 2019: Sean Liu (RHKYC) | 2018: Casey Law (ABC) |
| 2017: Duncan Gregor (RHKYC) | 2016: Duncan Gregor (RHKYC) |
| 2015: Duncan Gregor (RHKYC) | 2014: Thorwen Uiterwaal (RHKYC) |
| 2013: Julian Fung (RHKYC) | 2012: Calum Gregor (RHKYC) |
| 2011: Sz ka Ho (HKSS) | 2010: Wan Chi Wai (HKSS) |
Sailors Awarded the "Manzoni Trophy":
The trophy was generously offered by Clare and Charlie Manzoni. It is awarded to a sailor who has shown great commitment and dedication to the sport as well as strong will to win.
| 2025: Nathan Li & Kian Anderson (HHYC) | 2024: Penelope Wilde (RHKYC) | |
| 2023: Ivy So (HHYC) | 2022: Chantal Henrikson (HHYC) | 2021: Seb Van Ommeren (HHYC) |
| 2020: Peter Jessop (HHYC) | 2019: Sean Liu (RHKYC) | 2018: Douglas Leung (RHKYC) |
| 2017: Casey Law (ABC) | 2016: Oriane Voets (RHKYC) | 2015: Duncan Gregor (RHKYC) |
1st Boy & Girl Overall
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2025: Margaux Nguyen-Minh (ABC) Kian Anderson (HHYC) |
2024: Zihan Liu (RHKYC) Ethan Kiu (ABC) |
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2023: Zihan Liu (RHKYC) Cyrus Yung (HHYC) |
2022: Zihan Liu (RHYC) Jai Mutreja (RHKYC) |
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2021: Emily Polson (RHKYC) Peter Jessop (HHYC) |
2020: Emily Polson (RHKYC) Cameron Law (ABC) |
U12 Winners
Awarded to the top sailors aged 12 and under by HKODA Ranking at the end of each HKODA year.
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2025: Alix Nguyen-Minh (1st U12 girl) (ABC) Rohan Maliah (1st U12 boy) (RHKYC) |
2024: Margaux Nguyen-Minh (1st U12 girl) (ABC) Kian Anderson (1st U12 boy) (HHYC) |
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2023: Margaux Nguyen-Minh (1st U12 girl) (ABC) Kai Storey (1st U12 boy) (RHKYC) |
2022: Zihan Liu (1st U12 girl) (RHKYC) Louis Polson (1st U12 boy) (RHKYC) |
| 2021: Covid |
2020: Emily Polson (1st U12 girl) (RHKYC) Mason Wilkinson (1st U12 boy)(HHYC) |
| 2019: Peter Jessop U12 (HHYC) | 2018: Juliette Clot U12 (RHKYC) |
| 2017: Casey Law U12 (ABC) | 2016: Oriane Voets U12 (RHKYC) |
| 2015: Duncan Gregor U12 (RHKYC) | 2014: Faolan Whyte U12 (J-Asia) |
| 2013: Faolan Whyte U12 (J-Asia) | 2012: Matthew Wright U12 (ABC) |
| 2011: Sz ka Ho U12 (HKSS) | 2010: Wan Chi Wai U12 (HKSS) |
U10 Winners
Awarded to the top sailors aged 10 and under by HKODA Ranking at the end of each HKODA year.
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2025: Siyu Huang (1st U10 girl) (HHYC) Nathan Li (1st U10 boy) (HHYC) |
2024: Alix Nguyen-Minh (1st U10 girl) (ABC) Rohan Maliah (1st U10 boy) (RHKYC) |
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2023: Alix Nguyen-Minh (1st U10 girl) (ABC) Decimus Chan (1st U10 boy) (HHYC) |
2022: Katie Lai (1st U10 girl) (HHYC) Kian Anderson (1st U10 boy) (HHYC) |
| 2021: Covid |
2020: Sienne Thiry (1st U10 girl) (RHKYC) Louis Polson (1st U10 boy) (RHKYC) |
| 2019: Vianney Bourrut Lacouture U10 (HHYC) | 2018: Peter Jessop U10 (HHYC) |
| 2017: Chuen Fu Wan U10 (HKSSA) | 2016: Juliette Clot U10 (ABC) |
| 2015: Kikabhoy Asga U10 (HKSSA) | 2014: Sorcha Whyte U10 (J-Asia) |
| 2013: Taylor Young U10 (ABC) |
Sailors Awarded the "Encouragement Award":
This was newly created in 2019 in order to recognise the sailor who had most improved from the previous year as measured by their relative positions in HKODA Ranking at the end of each HKODA year.
| 2025: Meghan Cohen-Addad (ABC) | |
| 2024: Jolin Huanran Zheng (ABC) | 2023: Decimus Chan (HHYC) |
| 2022: Jonathan Zeppezauer (HHYC) | 2021: Covid |
| 2020: Vernon Ha (ABC) | 2019: Ted Liu (RHKYC) |