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Two Sail-World Editors qualify in Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Awards

by Sail-World.com on 22 Oct 2016
Free Fire and the Dragon’s Back. Rolex China Sea Race 2016 Guy Nowell / RHKYC
Images from two Sail-World.com Editors have made the Top 80 in the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image for 2016

Almost 150 photographers entered the competition. The entries were reduced to 80 images for the second phase of the competition were selected by a panel of well know international yacht racing photographers - Christian Février, Rick Tomlinson ands Erik Brin, which have been published on the official website, allowing the international Jury and the public to vote.

Sail-World Asia's Editor Guy Nowell's entry shows Sam Chan’s TP52 just kept moving below the Dragon’s Back at Shek O in the 2016 Rolex China Sea race, making a slow exit from Hong Kong in marginal breeze. The interesting cloud formation merging with the coastal landscape made up for the frustration.

To vote for Guy Nowell's image taken in the 2016 China Sea race click here

Sail-World New Zealand's Editor Richard Gladwell's entry came from the other end of the weather spectrum on Day 4 of the 2016 Olympic Regatta as the leading three boats in the Mens 470 race sailed in survival conditions on the final dog-leg to the finish line in 3-4 metre Atlantic swells and 20-25kt winds. The day was reckoned by veteran photographers to have been the most extreme conditions experienced at an Olympic Regatta, says Gladwell.

The Swedish mens crew launch in the 20-25kts winds and 3-4 metre Atlantic Ocean swells heading for the finish of Race 3 of the Mens 470, 2016 Olympics. With the Australian crew to leeward and the Greek crew ahead. A race management boat is visible with just its aerials showing. © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
The Swedish mens crew launch in the 20-25kts winds and 3-4 metre Atlantic Ocean swells heading for the finish of Race 3 of the Mens 470, 2016 Olympics. With the Australian crew to leeward and the Greek crew ahead. A race management boat is visible with just its aerials showing. © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz



To vote for Richard Gladwell's image taken at the 2016 Olympics click here

Voting is counted by social media (Facebook), you can vote for both images if you wish.

The ‘Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image’ is a yearly photographic contest and exhibition. It seeks to recognise the very best yacht racing image taken during the year, and that which best represents the essence and excitement of yacht racing as a sport.

The contest is open to professional yacht racing photographers from all over the world.

Three prizes are awarded:

The 'Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image' (main prize), awarded by a panel of international specialists from the yacht racing and photographic industries.

The 'Yacht Racing Forum Award', decided by the 700 delegates of World Sailing’s Annual conference as well as by the 300 delegates of the Yacht Racing Forum.

The 'public prize', selected by the number of popular votes on Internet.

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