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2014 Rolex Sailor of the Year - Eric Holden

by Sail Canada on 8 Feb 2015
Eric Holden Sail Canada / Voile Canada http://www.sailing.ca/
Sail Canada and Rolex Canada are thrilled to announce that the 2014 Sail Canada Rolex Sailor of the Year is Eric Holden! The Sail Canada Awards night cumulated at the Carlu with the three finalists awaiting the live announcement by Rolex Canada Ltd.

President and CEO, Victor Royce. Roars of applause erupted from the glamorous round room with over 30 members of the Clipper crew in attendance supporting Eric and the Henri Lloyd crew accepting the Gerry Roufs Award.

Eric was presented with the illustrious Oyster Perpetual Submariner Date Rolex watch for his achievements on the Clipper Round the World Race. Eric reacts saying, 'It is a great honour to accept this prestigious award from Sail Canada and Rolex Canada. I am very proud to have represented Canada as the first Canadian skipper of the Clipper Round the World Race but I am even more proud of taking a crew of 55 individuals with very little sailing experience and turning them into a cohesive and winning team.'

Eric Holden © Sail Canada / Voile Canada http://www.sailing.ca/
Eric Holden © Sail Canada / Voile Canada http://www.sailing.ca/



Congratulations to all the Sail Canada Rolex Sailor of the Year finalists including Andy Roy, Paul Tingley, Scott Lutes and Logan Campbell.

All 2014 Sail Canada award recipients:

Skippers' Plan Female Athlete of the Year
• Isabella Bertold
Skippers' Plan Male Athlete / Team of the Year
• Paul Tingley, Scott Lutes, Logan Campbell
Volunteer of the Year
• Warren Nethercote
Bill Burk Youth Elite Memorial
• Male – Andrew and Ryan Wood
• Female – Antonia Lewin-LaFrance
Gerry Roufs Trophy
• The Five Canadian Crew of Team Henri Lloyd; Fiona Garforth-Bles, James Dick, Michael Jauncey, Morgen Watson, Phil Driver
Coach of the Year
• Kevin Black
Instructor of the Year
• Matthew Morash
Marvin McDill Memorial Award
• John and Arthur Ferguson
Nathan R Cowan Memorial Award for Developing Sailors
• Kyle Martin
William Abbott Sr. Trophy; Sail Training Program of the Year
• Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
Recreation Event of the Year - GHYRA Regatta Week
• City of Kingston Regatta of the Year
• IFDS Worlds; Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
Chisholm Trophy for Excellence in Race Management
• Shark World Championship; National Yacht Club
Rolex Sailor of the Year
• Eric Holden

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