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Double Olympic champion Matt Wearn OAM OLY has claimed his fourth Australian Male Sailor of the Year title, leading a successful night for the Australian Sailing Team at the 2026 Australian Sailing Awards in Sydney. Wearn was joined among the award winners by Australian Sailing Squad iQFOiL sailor Rory Meehan, named Noakes Group Male Youth Sailor of the Year for the second time, while Wearn’s coach, Rafa Trujillo OLY, secured his third consecutive Coach of the Year award.

Matt Wearn OAM OLY has been named one of four male finalists for the 2026 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, following a standout return to international ILCA 7 competition. The two-time Olympic champion enjoyed an exceptional season, winning five of the six regattas he competed, including three Sailing Grand Slam events, and claiming silver at the ILCA 7 World Championship in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.

Matt Wearn delivered a masterclass on the final day of the ILCA 7 World Championships in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, turning a tough week of racing into a silver-medal finish.

Nine Australian athletes are set to take on the 2026 Men’s ILCA7 World Championships in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland this week, with six days of racing ahead on Dublin Bay. Headlining the Australian contingent is double Olympic Champion Matt Wearn.

Matt Wearn has continued his remarkable winning streak in the ILCA 7, claiming victory at the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta, the future sailing venue for the LA 2028 Olympic Games. The win marks Wearn's third consecutive Sailing Grand Slam win since returning to competition following his historic back-to-back Olympic gold medals in Paris 2024.

Australia has won the past four Olympic gold medals in the men's one-person dinghy event, and this week the Australian Sailing Team's National Squad will line up on the waters where they will chase a fifth and continue that remarkable legacy.

The Australian Sailing Team has delivered a strong performance at French Olympic Week, finishing with two gold medals, a silver medal, and a strong spread of top-10 results across the Olympic fleet. Matt Wearn added a second gold to Australia’s tally, joining Grae Morris, who claimed gold in the iQFOiL. Laura Harding and Annie Wilmot also stood on the podium, securing silver in the 49erFX, their first medal as a pairing.

Double Olympic Champion Matt Wearn has made a commanding return to international racing, taking out the ILCA 7 title at the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, the opening Sailing Grand Slam of the season.

In his return to major international competition for the first time since the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Matt Wearn will fight for gold at the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, capping off an impressive week of racing in Palma, Mallorca.

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) will launch its international season this week at the Trofeo Princesa Sofía Sailing Grand Slam in Palma, Spain, with 38 Australian entries spread across all 10 Olympic classes.

After 15 months away from his ILCA7 dinghy, double Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn is back. Refreshed, refocused, and ready to make history, again.