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YJA award winners Tracy Edwards and Nikki Henderson with Emily Mueller<\/p>\n
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Tracy Edwards and Nikki Henderson have been awarded joint winners of the 2018 Yachting Journalists\u2019 Association Yachtsman of the Year.<\/p>\n
Tracy, who inspired a generation of women as the skipper of the first all-female crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1988\/89, has now extensively restored the yacht Maiden to play the central role in the Maiden Factor campaign to raise awareness of the education of girls worldwide.<\/p>\n
Nikki made history when at 24 she was the youngest ever skipper to compete in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, finishing in second place.<\/p>\n
Sponsorship<\/p>\n
The awards were presented by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston at a breakfast reception hosted by MS Amlin Yacht.<\/p>\n
In addition, the YJA Young Sailor of the Year was awarded to 15-year-old Emily Mueller for winning the Volvo Gill Optimist British National Championship – only the third girl to win the national title.<\/p>\n
MS Amlin also announced its sponsorship of the 2019 YJA Yachtsman of the Year, Young Sailor of the Year and Young Blogger of the Year Awards, which will be presented at a gala dinner at this year\u2019s Southampton Boat Show.<\/p>\n
The winners are voted for by yachting journalists.<\/p>\n
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