Every year, Sail Manitoba proudly announces a series of winners for sailing excellence in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. We extend a CONGRATULATIONS to all of our winners this year and best wishes to them in the future
2022 Awards Winners
Honorary Member Award
STEPHEN PELLERIN
Presidents Award
ANNE MARIE PALFREEMAN
Don Freudenberg Memorial Trophy
ELLY HEIMBECKER
Rising Star Trophy
FELIX DRIEGER
Youth Elite Award
GAVIN GARABED
Most Improved Sailor of the Year
ELLA RADCLIFFE
Susan Mezaros
KENDRA PENNER
Charles Fleming
GAVIN GARABED
Instructor of the Year
ANTON TSYHANOK
2021 Awards Winners
Honorary Member Award
JIM FLOOD
Presidents Award
SARA TELLES-LANGDON
Don Freudenberg Memorial Trophy
GAVIN GARABED
Rising Star Trophy
MYRON HUIJGEN
Youth Elite Award
EVAN OWEN
Most Improved Sailor of the Year
ALEXANDER GLODEK
Susan Mezaros
LAUREN BURNS
Charles Fleming
LINUS SCHWEIZER
Sailor of the Year
JASON VALEN
Instructor of the Year
SARA TELLES-LANGDON
2020 Awards Winners
Honorary Member Award
Brigitte Smutny
Rising Star Trophy
Charli Mckenzie, GYC
Most Improved Sailor
Ben Cox
Don Freudenberg Memorial
Tomas Green, VBYC
Coach of the Year
Evan Owen, FLYC
President’s Award
Phillip & Jacquie Friesen, PYC
2019 Awards Winners
Rising Star Trophy
Oakley Prusak, VBYC
Youth Elite Award
Lauren Burns, BSSC
Most Improved Sailor
Gavin Garabed, PLYC
Susan Mezaros Memorial
Kendra Penner, FLYC
Charles Fleming Memorial
Tomas Green, VBYC
Don Freudenberg Memorial
Jonah Friesen, PLYC
Sailor of the Year
Steve Van Vlaenderen & Darlene Hildebrand
Coach of the Year
Olivia Thompson, VBYC
President’s Award
Mike Couture, GYC
2018 Awards Winners
Honorary Member Award
Paul Krestanowich, WHLYC
Rising Star Trophy
Elly Heimbecker, RLWYC
Youth Elite Award
Jonah Friesen, PYC
Most Improved Sailor
Tomas Green, VBYC
Susan Mezaros Memorial
Lauren Burns, BSSC
Charles Fleming Memorial
Matthew Sauer, FYC
Don Freudenberg Memorial
Anothony Clark, PYC
Sailor of the Year
Mike Couture, GYC
President’s Award
Phil Burns, BSSC
2018 Provincial Champions
Provincial High School Champions
Kayden Polachek & Randi Roy, Westwood Collegiate
10 & under Optimist Top Female
Elly Heimbecker
13 & under Optimist Top Male
Jonah Friesen
15 & under Optimist Top Female
Kendra Penner
Prairie Opti Grand Prix Champion
Jonah Friesen
Provincial Radial Champion
Matthew Sauer
Laser District 4 Champion
Matthew Sauer
Provincial 29er Champions
Kendra Penner & Katie Sauer
Provincial Master Champion
Sharlene Telles_Langdon
Provincial Keelboat Champions
Jim Fogg, Dale Kilimnik, Fred Finlayson, Keith Holm
During the 70’s, the MSA witnessed the boom of the Laser generation and the Keelboat generation.