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A question that, at least once, you have all asked yourself. Who is the greatest sailor of the modern era? Now it is no longer time to tergiversate, banish indecision: we ask you to indicate it to us by voting online in the poll we propose (you can do this from PCs, tablets and smartphones: at the bottom of the article are the rules with timelines, regulations and prizes) among these thirty sailing legends whom, laboriously, we have selected and whose story we tell you, one by one. Among other things, you can win the longest subscription to the Sailing Newspaper in history: 30 years!
THE THOUSAND SOULS OF SAILING
Why the “laboriously” you can easily understand: there have been so many, so many great sailors of the past and present, skimming down to a get a shortlist of thirty names has been an almost impossible task. In these 30 stories is the essence of sailing. A sport or rather a practice where many different souls coexist. No sport expresses so many opportunities to play it. Those who play soccer, good or bad, have one goal: to score one goal more than the opponent. Those who play tennis strike the winning blow. In sailing, unique among all sports, one can choose which role to play. Aggressive to try to win a regatta, focused to think about sailing around the world, reckless to explore remote territories.
DISCOVER ALL THE STORIES OF THE 30 SAILING LEGENDS HERE
Ben Ainslie
Peter Blake
Dee Caffari
Franck Cammas
Paul Cayard
Francis Chichester
Dennis Conner
Russell Coutts
Laura Dekker
Michel Desjoyeaux
Alexander Di Benedetto
Vito Dumas
Paul Elvstrom
Ambrose Fogar
François Gabart
Torben Grael
Francis Joyon
Robin Knox-Johnston
Ellen MacArthur
Bernard Moitessier
Mauro Pelaschier
Loick Peyron
Cino Ricci
Alessandra Sensini
Ernest Shackleton
Joshua Slocum
John Soldini
Agostino Straulino
Eric Tabarly
Vasco Vascotto
YOUR TURN, VOTE FOR THE GREATEST SAILOR IN HISTORY
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HOW VOTING WORKS AND WHAT YOU WIN
Once you have inquired about the thirty sailing legends selected by the editorial staff, you can vote for them on our website starting August 1. This will be a multiple vote (that is, you will be able to assign votes to multiple candidates). Voting, in the first phase, will close on August 31 at 12 noon. Let’s see in detail how the challenge will unfold:
– ELIMINATORY STAGE (MULTIPLE VOTING) – 30 to 4 CANDIDATES.
– 30 CANDIDATES to vote online on our website from August 1 to 31. You will be able to assign your preference to several candidates.
– The 4 candidates with the most votes pass the round.
– SEMIFINALS (SINGLE VOTE) – 4 TO 2 CANDIDATES
– 4 CANDIDATES to vote online Sept. 1-5. These will be two tennis-style semifinals, where two candidates (the first and fourth, second and third highest vote-getters in the elimination phase) will be pitted against each other. You will only be able to assign your preference to one of the candidates in each of the two semifinals
– 2 candidates who won the semifinals move on to the round
– FINAL (SINGLE GRADE)
– The 2 FINALIST CANDIDATES to be voted for online from September 6 to 12. You will only be able to assign your preference to one candidate. The most voted will be the greatest sailor in history according to you!
– WIN THE LONGEST GDV SUBSCRIPTION IN HISTORY!
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