The Young Male Sailor of the Year award is supported by NZL Sailing Foundation.
The NZL Sailing Foundation is an independent charitable trust offering financial support to young New Zealand sailors to help them participate in international sailing regattas.
Mattias Coutts was named the NZL Sailing Foundation Young Male Sailor of the Year at the 2025 Barfoot and Thompson Yachting Excellence Awards. Its his second time on the stage tonight! Earlier he was a recipient of the Appliances Online Youth Performance Award.
At 19, he delivered a standout season in the Moth class, winning the 2024 PredictWind Moth World Championships at Manly, the 2025 Moth Nationals, the 2024 STACK Winter Champs, and the 2024 PredictWind Moth Oceania Championship. He also received an Appliances Online Youth Performance Award. The son of Sir Russell Coutts, Mattias is a rising talent with plans to race in the 49er class with Oscar Gunn for the 2028 Olympics.
