Sailor of the Year 2016: here’s why it will be a must-see event

While online selections continue (voting restarts on March 31, HERE find out how it has gone so far), we remind you that on Friday, May 6 from 7 p.m. at the TAG Heuer VELAFestival of Santa Margherita you are all invited to participate in the 2016 Sailor of the Year event, one of the great events in Italian sailing.

SAILOR OF THE YEAR. WHY YOU MUST NOT MISS IT
Why is it worthwhile not to miss this event? Because you will be in contact, without barriers with the elite of Italian and world sailing. Presented by Mino Taveri, a famous TV soccer commentator but a great sailing enthusiast, there will be as many as five awardees this year. First of all, the overall best of the year, the TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year, the one who has achieved the most prestigious international results.

Next are the winners in three equally prestigious categories: the awards TAG Heuer “Passion” which celebrates the Italian who has most distinguished himself for his passion towards sailing and the sea; “Performance” To those who have shown competitive verve by winning high-level regattas; “Innovation” to the sailor, designer, owner, technician who has come up with something innovative. This year there is a novelty, the establishment of the “Young ” award, reserved for the best young sailor of the year. Also, the VELAFestival Grand Prix, recognition of a great sailor, a tribute to his career. The list of nominees comes from a panel of as many as 100 sailors voted for online (over 20,000 votes this year) who, in a series of elimination batteries, become 25. From these, the jury decides who the five winners are, taking into account the votes received during the last round of voting among the 25 who passed the round.

Starting March 31, return to vote on our website to influence the jury’s final response, and come to Santa Margherita on May 6 to find out who the winners will be. The evening will be magical.

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HOW THE 2016 SAILOR OF THE YEAR VOTING WORKS
On Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m., the Sailor of the Year award ceremony will take place at the VELAFestival in Santa Margherita Ligure (Genoa) during the Evening of Champions. But how does one come to award the most prestigious prize in Italian sailing? With a long and “hard” online selection process where your input is crucial. We explain it in detail, step by step.

– FIRST STAGE (WINNING VOTE – CONCLUDED) – FROM 100 to 52 CANDIDATES.
– 100 CANDIDATES to vote online on our website from Jan. 29 (from 1 p.m.) to Feb. 16 (closing at 12 p.m.)
– 20 CANDIDATES INDICATED BY YOU (you can send us names and motivation from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 to email sp******@***********re.it) voted online on our website from Feb. 5 (from 1 p.m.) to Feb. 16 (close at 12 p.m.)
– The 50 most voted and the 2 most voted among those indicated by you pass the round
– SECOND STAGE (WINNING VOTE – CONCLUDED) – 52 to 25 CANDIDATES.
– 52 CANDIDATES to vote online from March 4 (from 1 p.m.) to March 15 (closing at 12 noon)
– The 25 highest vote-getters pass the round
– THIRD STAGE (CONSULTATIVE VOTE) – 25 to 5 CANDIDATES.
– 25 CANDIDATES to be voted for online from March 31 (from 1 p.m.) to April 15 (closing time 12 noon). The online public vote has advisory value: taking into account your preferences, a jury selects the 5 who pass the round
– FOURTH PHASE – CHOOSING THE SAILOR OF THE YEAR (AND OTHER AWARDS)
-THE 5 CANDIDATES make up the shortlist of “papabili” for Sailor of the Year. These will compete, based on the jury’s decisions, for the Sailor of the Year award and the others: TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year “Passion,” TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year “Innovation,” and TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year “Performance.” Each of the winners will be awarded a TAG Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 5 high-precision waterproof chronograph (pictured opposite), capable of withstanding depths of up to 300 meters. Who the winners are you will only know on the evening of May 6 in Santa Margherita. You are all invited!

For any information regarding the Sailor of the Year, please write to us at sp******@***********re.it

FIND OUT WHAT IS SAILOR OF THE YEAR

AT THIS LINK FIND OUT IN DETAIL THE SECOND ROUND OF VOTING OF THE MAGNIFICENT “52”

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