{"id":73793,"date":"2022-03-29T10:36:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=73793"},"modified":"2023-05-07T00:01:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T04:01:44","slug":"2021-rolex-yachtsman-and-yachtswoman-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/2021-rolex-yachtsman-and-yachtswoman-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Moroz and Melges Selected As Top Sailors for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USSAwards_Rolex_Chenard-2-scaled-1-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Rolex Yachtsman of the Year winners 2021\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USSAwards_Rolex_Chenard-2-scaled-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USSAwards_Rolex_Chenard-2-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USSAwards_Rolex_Chenard-2-scaled-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USSAwards_Rolex_Chenard-2-scaled-1.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Daniella Moroz and Harry Melges IV flash their new timepieces after being selected 2021 Rolex Yachtswoman and Yachstman of the Year.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-sailing-world wp-block-embed-sailing-world\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lMCq35WA61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/regatta-series\/\">Helly Hansen Regatta Series<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Helly Hansen Regatta Series&#8221; &#8212; Sailing World\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/regatta-series\/embed\/#?secret=garLsATGNc#?secret=lMCq35WA61\" data-secret=\"lMCq35WA61\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Melges IV, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and Daniela Moroz, of Lafayette, California, were selected as the 2021&nbsp;Rolex&nbsp;Yachtsman&nbsp;and Yachtswoman of the&nbsp;Year&nbsp;for their outstanding sailing performance in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At only 21 years old, this&nbsp;year&nbsp;marks the third time that kiter Daniela Moroz has been named US Sailing\u2019s&nbsp;Rolex&nbsp;Yachtswoman of the&nbsp;Year. \u201cIt\u2019s such an honor to win this award for the third time,\u201d said Moroz. \u201cAll&nbsp;year&nbsp;I was just focused on being the best sailor I could be, so this is a pleasant surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, Moroz dominated the female Formula Kite class, winning Women\u2019s Formula Kite Worlds and the Formula Kite European Championships. She was the top female at both the San Francisco and Clearwater US Open Sailing Series events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raised in the San Francisco Bay area, Moroz competed in her first international event at age 14, winning her first World Championship only a&nbsp;year&nbsp;later, at 15. Since then, she has won five world championships and four European championships. Moroz is currently a student at the University of Hawaii while she campaigns for the 2024 Olympic games, where the Formula Kite will make its Olympic debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winning his first-ever&nbsp;Rolex&nbsp;Yachtsman&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Year&nbsp;award, Harry Melges IV brings a vast amount of experience to the table for his young age. In 2021, Melges was a two-time E Scow National Champion (the rescheduled 2020 nationals were sailed in 2021), Melges 24 Gold Cup winner, and a member of the winning IC37 East Coast Championship crew, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWinning this award is such an honor to me, since my grandfather won it 60 years ago,\u201d said Melges. \u201cI\u2019ve worked hard this season and I am so glad to be able to take home this trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up around such accomplished sailors (his grandfather, Harry \u201cBuddy\u201d Melges, won Olympic gold and bronze in the Soling and Flying Dutchman), it was only natural that Melges got an early start. He began racing at age six, hitching rides on the assortment of Scows sailed on his home waters of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides his experience in Scows and sport keelboats, Melges was also a member of the US Sailing Team. He campaigned for the 2020 Olympic Games in the 49er with fellow Wisconsinite Finn Rowe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 1961 by US Sailing and sponsored by&nbsp;Rolex&nbsp;Watch, U.S.A. since 1980, the annual presentation of US Sailing\u2019s&nbsp;Rolex&nbsp;Yachtsman&nbsp;and Yachtswoman of the&nbsp;Year&nbsp;awards are considered the sport\u2019s ultimate recognition of an individual\u2019s outstanding on-the-water achievements for the calendar&nbsp;year. Winners are chosen from a pool of nominees by panels of past winners and imminent sailing journalists and dignitaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership between&nbsp;Rolex&nbsp;and US Sailing is natural considering the Swiss watchmaker\u2019s long-term commitment to fostering yachting excellence worldwide.&nbsp;Rolex&nbsp;is a committed partner of the most prestigious yacht clubs around the country, including the St. Francis Yacht Club.&nbsp;Rolex&nbsp;shares the highest standards of excellence and superior performance with US Sailing, acting together as joint custodians of yachting\u2019s finest spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World champion kiteboarder Daniela Moroz and one-design champion Harry Melges earn their Rolex titles. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":73794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Josh Toso ","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"159","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Young sailors Daniela Moroz and Harry Melges IV earn their selection as the respective Rolex Yachtswoman and Yachtsman of 2021.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","ad_targeting":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"sponsored_url":"","social_share":true},"categories":[159],"tags":[191,1050,1049],"class_list":["post-73793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing","tag-news","tag-rolex-yachtsman-of-the-year","tag-rolex-yachtswoman-of-the-year"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}