Discover the Top 20 finalists in the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2023

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144 professional photographers representing 30 nations entered the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2023 photo competition. Today we reveal the Top 20 images. The winners will be celebrated on November 16 at METSTRADE in Amsterdam.

Twenty yacht racing photographers representing thirteen nations reach the final phase of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award. Selected by the international jury, the top 20 pictures will be exhibited next week at the the world's largest trade exhibition of marine equipment, materials and systems: METSTRADE, in Amsterdam.

The winners of the contest will be announced and celebrated on Thursday, November 16 in the presence of some of the sports' leading personalities from all over the world during a ceremony at METSTRADE. All yacht racing photographers are cordially invited to the event (see below for registrations).

/ Three prizes will be awarded to the winners: the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Award (main prize), selected by the international jury, the Public Award, based on the number of public votes cast online and the Delegates Award based on votes by METSTRADE visitors.

The winners will share prize money while gifts provided by our official supplier 727 Sailbags will be distributed to the best ranked photographers present on site.

Top 20 photographers (in alphabetical order):

Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award:

Christian Bonin
Samuel Cade
Antoine Dujoncquoy
Clément Gerbaud
Christian Gossman
Craig Greenhill
Felix Gonzalez Muniz
Robert Hajduk
Rita Koczian
Stefan Leitner
Pedro Martinez
Clive Mason
Martina Orsini
Ricardo Pinto
Elena Razina
Andrey Sheremetev
Tobias Stoerkle
Anna Suslova
Brigi Török
Samo Vidic

Public Award:

Eugenia Bakunova
Christian Bonin
Stephan Cloutier
Felix Diemer
Marco Donatiello
Alfred Farré
Cserta Gábor
Félix González Muñiz
Christian Gossmann
Sharon Green
Philippe Huon
Rita Kóczián
Ewan Lebourdais
Barbara Milavec
Nikos Pantis
Martina Pluda
Samuel Cade
Tom Coehoorn
Brigi Török
Samo Vidic

Prize Giving Ceremony

The Prize Giving Ceremony will take place on Thursday 16 November at 4.30 pm at METSTRADE in Amsterdam. It will be live streamed on Facebook. Photographers from all over the world as well as industry professionals are cordially invited to the event. Registration is compulsory (first arrived first served, with priority given to professional photographers).

Click here to register for the prize-giving ceremony.