Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image - Jury and public have made their choice
by Bernard Schopfer on 2 Dec 2014
US photographer Abner Kingman (USA) captured the precise moment when Oracle Team USA overtook Emirates Team New Zealand whilst the kiwi boat almost capsized; the turning point in the last America’s Cup. His photograph won the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Award 2013. Abner Kingman
http://www.kingmanphotography.com
The international Jury and the public have made their choice! The top 20 pictures will be printed and exhibited during the World Yacht Racing Forum, in Barcelona. The winners will be celebrated on December 11. More than one million pages have been viewed on the event website!
No less than one hundred and twenty yacht racing photographers from all over the world have submitted the photograph of their choice for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2014.
The top 70 pictures have been presented on the event website for one month, allowing the public to vote. No less than 140’000 people have visited the website, viewing more than one million pages. The number of views on the social networks exceeds millions!
The votes are now closed and the top twenty pictures - chosen by the public - are being printed in order to be exhibited at the World Yacht Racing Forum.
Another ranking has been established by the event’s international Jury, for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image main award.
The winners of both rankings will be announced – and celebrated - during the World Yacht Racing Forum, on December 11, in Barcelona. The winners of both categories will be awarded a prestigious ‘Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image’ trophy, whilst the winner of the main award will receive a stunning watch Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969. Other prizes will be offered by Nespresso.
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