(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Flat Earth Kayak Sails - Australia
Flat Earth Kayak Sail’s incredible success with their simple, yet ingenious kayak sails, took a unique and longstanding aspect of Australian sea kayak culture and took it to the world.
2018 Nominees |
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Finn Larsen - Denmark
Finn Larsen dedication to the development of athletes, no matter their age or ability, has seen Denmark become one of best sprint canoeing countries in the world.
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Felix Oschmautz - Austria
Austria’s junior K1M paddler, Felix Oschmautz, is certainly one to watch out for in future Canoe Slalom competitions.
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Dennis Newton - Great Britain
He is one of the vital links in the freestyle chain and has helped its progression into the professional sport to which it has now become.
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Dean Gardiner - Australia
Dean Gardiner has been at the pinnacle of Australian ocean racing for more than twenty years.
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Dale Sanders - United States
At 80 years old Dale Sanders paddled set a World Record by paddling the Mississippi River, source to sea, in 80 days.
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Claudia Van Wijk - Canada
Claudia Van Wijk's passion for and contribution to whitewater kayaking in Canada is unparalleled.
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Chris Parker - Australia
Chris Parker has revolutionized the way SUP paddling is delivered to the world.
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Casper Steinfath - Denmark
Casper Steinfath, the newly crowned SUP Sprint World Champion, is the man most likely to disrupt the Hawaiian dominance at the top of international SUP racing.
(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Bo-Marcus Lidstrom - Sweden
Bo-Marcus "Bobbo" Lidström has been a prominent figure in the world of canoe slalom and downriver since the 1980s.