Yachting Excellence Awards 2025: Radix Nutrition Performance Awards

This category of the awards is supported by Radix Nutrition.

Radix Nutrition Performance Awards:

• • 2.0 Racing Team
    Megan Thomson and her 2.0 Racing Team finished runners-up at the 2025 Women’s Match Racing Worlds in Chicago, pushing Pauline Courtois to a deciding race. Thompson, with Tiana Witte, Josie Andres, Charlotte Porter, and Heidi Rogers, showed world-class composure and repeated their 2024 silver medal result.
  • Emirates Team New Zealand
    Emirates Team New Zealand won the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona, becoming the first team to win the cup three times in a row. Beat INEOS Britannia in a tense final by 37 seconds, showcasing precision and tactical excellence.

    

  • George Gautrey
    George Gautrey returned strongly to international ILCA competition by taking silver at the European Championship in Maastricht. Also won bronze at the Formula One World Championship in Cagliari, plus multiple podiums across Parma, Hyères, Long Beach, San Francisco and Switzerland. Defended his national title and claimed the national triple crown and Hawaiian state title.
  • Sean Herbert
    In 2025, New Zealand wingfoil racer Sean Herbert made a notable international breakthrough in the sport. He secured a bronze medal in his debut at the Wingfoil Racing World Cup in Silvaplana, Switzerland, after winning his first two races in June. Following this, he achieved a dominant victory at the 2025 U.S. Wingfoil Championships in San Francisco, winning 13 out of 15 races. His successful year culminated in another bronze medal at the inaugural Formula Wing World Championships held in Cagliari, Sardinia, in September 2025.

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  • Knots Racing
    Nick Egnot-Johnson, Jack Fruin, Zach Merton, Chris Main are Knott’s Racing. They are ranked world number two in match racing after silver at the 2024 Match Racing Tour Final in Shenzhen, plus silver at the 2025 Macau Match Cup and bronze at the Bermuda Gold Cup.
  • Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie

    

  • Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush

    

  • Anna Merchant and Aaron Hume-Merry

    

  • Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Admiral’s Cup team
  • Veerle ten Have

    

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