Quad sailor Geoff Holt - Sailor of the Year Nomination and an MBE

7:49 PM Thu 2 Dec 2010 GMT

'Geoff Holt' .

Geoff Holt, British quadriplegic who sailed across the Atlantic this year, is getting plenty of deserved recognition, with a nomination as Britain's Yachting Journalist's Association (YJA) 2010 Yachtsman of the Year nomination and also an MBE, recently awarded by the Queen. However, Geoff says he is very pleased by the Yachtsman of the Year nomination. 'Given the choice between an MBE and Yachtsman of the Year, I think I would choose YOTY award every time.' he told reporters recently 'Tens of thousands of people receive MBE's but more people have walked on the moon than received the YOTY Award - ...

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by YJA