Eclectic and passionate: Discover the international jury of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award

Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award international jury © Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image

The Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award unveils the members of its international jury. Jo Aleh (NZL), Gilles Martin-Raget (FRA), Glenn Ashby (AUS), Nicolas Mirabaud (SUI) and Anne-Cécile Turner (FRA) will choose the best sailing photographs taken in 2021.

The Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image photo competition is delighted to present its international jury 2021. The twelfth edition of the leading international photo competition dedicated to sailing as a competitive sport is open, and professional sailing photographers from all over the world are invited to submit their best picture taken since 7 October 2020.

Gilles Martin-Raget (FRA), winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the century (2020), Glenn Ashby (AUS), America's Cup sailor and multiple world champion, Nicolas Mirabaud (SUI), Managing Partner, Mirabaud & Cie SA, Jo Aleh (NZL), Olympic champion in London 2012 and Silver at Rio 2016, and Anne-Cécile Turner (FRA), award-winning sustainability expert, will select the best sailing photos of the year.

Initiated in 2010, the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award aims to give the opportunity to sailing photographers from all over the world to share their passion with the public.

"Although the situation is not yet fully stabilised, professional photographers have been able to resume work and cover major international events such as the Olympic Games, the SailGP circuit and the Vendée Globe", says Nicolas Mirabaud. "We look forward to seeing the images that illustrate this renaissance, and to celebrating the world's best sailing photographers."

The top eighty images selected by the international jury will be published on the event website on September 14, allowing the public to vote for their favourite photo.

The main prize, the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award, will be selected by the international jury whilst the public prize will be based on votes collected on social networks.

The submission of photographs is open until September 7 at midnight on the event website.

The International Jury 2021

• Gilles Martin-Raget (FRA), yacht racing photographer, winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the century (2020)
• Glenn Ashby (AUS), multiple world champion and America's Cup sailor
• Nicolas Mirabaud (SUI), Managing Partner, Mirabaud & Cie SA
• Jo Aleh (NZL), Olympic champion in London 2012 & Silver at Rio 2016
• Anne-Cécile Turner (FRA), award-winning sustainability expert

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MIRY 2021: Rule amendment (August 4, 2021)

The schedule of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2021 is amended in order to favour an exciting prize-giving.

The operational calendar of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2021 is amended and will provide more time to photographers, the public and the international jury. Due to the cancellation of the Yacht Racing Forum because of the Covid 19 pandemic, the awards ceremony is postponed to November.

As a result, the submission of images has also been postponed, to 5 October, while voting online will take place from 14 October to 3 November.

The 20 best images will be exhibited in public from 12 to 14 November, while the public will be invited to vote for their favourite images. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 13 November at an event to be announced later in the autumn.

Amended rules:

• Submission of the photos is open. The photos must be submitted until October 5.
• The 80 best images will be published on the event website on October 14, 2020.
• Public votes will be open between October 14, 2021 and November 3, 2021.
• The 20 best images chosen by the international jury will be exhibited in public.
• The winner of the contest will be celebrated in public, while a prize money and other prizes will be distributed among the winners. Two "secondary" awards will also be presented: the Public Award (based on public votes) and the the Event Award, selected by visitors at the venue of the prize-giving.