Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award: deadline approaching

Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award: deadline approaching © Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image

Yacht Racing photographers, teams, agencies or events have less than three weeks left to submit their best image taken since October 5, 2021!

Submit your image at www.yachtracingimage.com

Exhibition

The top twenty images selected by the international jury will be exhibited at World Sailing's annual conference in Abu Dhabi on 22 - 29 October and at the Yacht Racing Forum in Malta on November 21-22.

The conference delegates from both events will be asked to vote for the best sailing image of the year.

Invitation to all photographers

Yacht racing photographers from all over the world are cordially invited to the prize-giving ceremony, which will take place during the Yacht Racing Forum gala evening reception on November 21 in Malta in the presence of the main personalities of the international yacht racing community.

If you wish to participate, please drop us an email at

New voting system

The top 80 photos selected by the International Jury will be published on the event website on October 14, allowing the public to vote. Each image will be associated with a description and a presentation of its author.

A new voting system has been developed, which is no longer based on Facebook. This will open up participation to a wider audience and make the competition fairer.

Prizes

Three prizes will be awarded:

• The main prize, Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award, selected by the International Jury.
• The Public Award, based on the number of public votes cast on the Internet.
• The Delegates Award, based on votes by participants in the World Sailing annual conference and the Yacht Racing Forum.

The winners of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image will share € 2,000 prize-money. Other gifts will be distributed to the photographers present at the prize-giving.

Extract from the rules:

• The photos must be submitted until October 9.
• The subject of the contest is boat racing in all its forms, from classic yachts to top-end racers, including multihulls, dinghies, windsurf and kitesurfing.
• The pictures submitted must reflect the spirit of yacht racing. They may have been taken at any time, before, during and after regattas.
• The 80 best images will be published on the event website on October 14, 2022.
• Public votes will be open between October 14 and November 15.
• The best images chosen by the international jury will be exhibited in public.
• The winners of the contest will be celebrated in public, while a prize money and other prizes will be distributed among the winners.

For more information, please visit website: www.yachtracingimage.com

Access the detailed rules here!