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The jury, chaired by the athlete Stephane DIAGANA and composed of sailing personalities, will have the role of electing the sailor most deserving the title French Sailor of the Year 2005. The Sailor of the Year 2005 will succeed the windsurfer Faustine MERRET, crowned in 2004 after winning Olympic gold in Athens.

The ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards this year included three French nominees - Claire LEROY, Bruno PEYRON and Vincent RIOU - who are all short listed for the French Sailor of the Year title.

The ten nominees are…

• Jérémie BEYOU
  Winner of La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro, French Offshore Racing Champion
• Pascal BIDÉGORRY
  Winner of the IB Group, winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre, ORMA World Champion
• Corentin DOUGUET
  Winner of the Transat 6'50, winner of four of the five stages of the Mini circuit
• Fabien HENRY
  Winner of the Tour de France à la Voile, second at the Mumm 30 World Championship
• Nicolas HUGUET
  Mistral World Champion, second at the Raceboard World Championship, winner at the Mediterranean Games
• Claire LEROY
  Number one in the ISAF World Match Race Rankings, third at the Virtual Spectator ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship
• Ingrid PETITJEAN and Nadège DOUROUX
  Number one in the 470 ISAF World Sailing Rankings, 470 European Champions, third at the 470 World Championship
• Bruno PEYRON
  New round the world record in the Trophee Jules Vernes as skipper of Orange II
• Vincent RIOU
  Winner of the Vendee Globe 2004-2005 in record breaking time
• Xavier ROHART and Pascal RAMBEAU
  Star World Champions, third at the Star European Championship