Singapore’s Max Maeder named 2024 Young World Sailor of the Year

Singapore’s Max Maeder was named the country’s first Young World Sailor of the Year on Tuesday ( Nov. 5 ) at the 2024 World Sailing Awards.

The Singapore traveling team stated in an Instagram post that this is the first time a Singaporean has won a World Sailing Award prize.

The 18-year-old claimed the title back of Italy’s Vittorio Bonifacio, Australia’s Grae Morris and Denmark’s Magnus Overbeck.

Maeder received the award at a meeting in Singapore’s CHIJMES Hall.

Maeder has won the 2024 IKA KiteFoil World Series and the empty function at the Formula Kite Youth European Championships, as well as strengthening copper at the Paris Olympics.

Any soldier under the age of 21 was eligible to vote in the male and female Younger World Sailor of the Year groups.

Maeder received a next subsequent election at the World Sailing Awards. In 2023, he was nominated for Male Sailor of the Year, which was won by Tom Slingsby from Australia.