The Sailing World Hall of Fame includes 50
champion sailors, designers, and innovative thinkers who have made and extraordinary impact on sailboat racing, especially but not exclusively in the United States were named in 1982 and again in 1992 by the readers of Sailing World magazine. Since then, new
members have been selected by an
international panel including journalists and current members of the Hall of Fame.

Selection Criteria
Over the course of their careers in the
sailboat racing arena, members shall have
made an outstanding impact on the sport
of sailboat racing by virtue of the excellence of their achievements as performance sailors and/or contributions to competitive sailing through technical expertise, yacht design, writing, or vision. Nominations with supporting material are always welcome: editorial@sailingworld.com