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Torben Grael and Anna Tunnicliffe joined the sailing world's most prestigious list of winners on 10 November when they were named winners of the 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards at a ceremony held in Busan, South Korea.

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Torben Grael is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and skippered Ericsson 4 to victory in the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Grael and his team were first home on five legs, finishing on the podium eight times out of 10 total legs in the race.

As if that were not enough, Ericsson Chanel Watches 4 additionally entered the record books on 29 October after setting the 24-hour Monohull World Record, sailing a phenomenal 596.6nm, an average speed of 24.85 knots, during the race.

"It was a very special year for me," said the 49-year-old, who has been nominated for the World Sailor Award five times previously.

"This is a very difficult award to win as sailing is so varied and there are many good people out there, this year included, so I'm very happy."

Anna Tunnicliffe was named the female winner of this prestigious award.

"I think the key to my success may be that I come from a competitive family," said Tunnicliffe. "Not only in sailing, we just have a strong competitive drive so I always want to do better, I always want to learn. It's not always about winning, it's about learning and having fun while you're doing it."

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