The 2022 edition of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award attracted submissions from 150 professional photographers representing 29 nations, with the six-person jury advancing the 80 entrants that fulfilled contest rules and were deemed to be among the best images.
Three prizes will be awarded to the winners:
• Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Award (main prize), selected by the international jury.
• Public Award based on the number of public votes cast on the internet for the 80 images.
• Delegates Award based on votes from participants at World Sailing’s Annual Conference and the Yacht Racing Forum.
The six members of the international jury:
• David Graham (GBR), CEO of World Sailing
• Jonquil Hackenberg (GBR), The Magenta Project Chair
• Loïc Venance (FRA), professional photographer at AFP and winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2021
• Meg Reilly (USA), The Magenta Project Chief Coordination and Engagement Officer
• Nicolas Mirabaud (SUI), Managing Partner, Mirabaud & Cie SA
• Brice Lechevallier (SUI), Editor-in-Chief of Skippers magazine
The jury will advance their top 20 images on October 22 which will be exhibited and voted on at the 2022 World Sailing Annual Conference in Abu Dhabi and at the 2022 Yacht Racing Forum in Malta.
The awards ceremony will take place during the Yacht Racing Forum on November 21.
Public voting is open from October 13 until November 15, 2022. To vote, click here.
Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2022/10/13/top-80-finalists-for-mirabaud-yacht-racing-image-2022/
