PORTLAND-BASED Giles Scott and Megan Pascoe claimed top honours at the British Sailing Team’s annual awards.

Scott won the Athlete of the Year prize after his unbeaten run in the Finn class this season, while Pascoe was named the Paralympic Classes Athlete of the Year.

Scott paid tribute to his coach Matt Howard, his Finn class training partners and the team’s support staff as he collected the award following his dominance since returning to the heavyweight dinghy just over a year ago after an America’s Cup sabbatical.

During an entirely golden season, Scott claimed his second World Championship title at the ISAF Worlds last month in Santander, and hit winning ways on the 2016 Olympic waters in Rio and at the European Championships in La Rochelle – amassing enough of a lead to win the latter two events a day early.

Victories also came at the ISAF World Cup events in Miami and Palma, and on home waters at the Sail for Gold EUROSAF series event in Weymouth and Portland, where the team’s awards evening took place, with the sailor also earning a spot on the shortlist for next month’s ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year.

Pascoe collected her award after a consistent season in the 2.4mR class, which saw her win the European Championships and claim podium finishes in all five of the World Cup and EUROSAF events she contested.