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Yachting Australia has honoured Murray Jones, a Director of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, with the Volunteer Of The Year Award for his dedication to all areas of sailing. Murray received his award at the Go for Gold Gala in Sydney last evening (2 May), an event that was also a farewell to the Australian sailing team for the Beijing Olympics.
A prominent youth and team racing coach, Murray has coached Australia’s Team Racing team at the World Championships three times. He is also an active member of the Management Committee of the Tasmanian Yachting Association and Yachting Australia’s Team Racing Committee. Murray also turns his hand successfully to umpiring, running regular rules seminars and is a Race Officer at club races and championships. The selection panel chose him from five finalists for Volunteer Award from NSW, Queensland and Western Australia. The Male Sailor of the Year Award went to Tom Slingsby (NSW), the back-to-back winner of the World Laser Championship and a member of the Australian Olympic team. The Female Sailor of the Year Award was won by two other members of the Olympic team, Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson (WA), who will sail in the women’s 470 dinghy event at Qingdao in August. – Peter Campbell |
