Sixty thousand votes for TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year: semifinal round closes on the 15th!

Sixty thousand total votes! That’s right, 60,000 votes for the hottest edition of the TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year in history! The most prestigious prize in Italian sailing, awarded by the Giornale della Vela since 1991, is in its climax: the semifinals involving the 25 remaining candidates in the race will close on April 15 at 12 noon. At this stage there are already 18,000 votes at http://velistadellanno.giornaledellavela.com .

We remind you that. in this phase (which will end on April 15, at 12 noon) your vote is advisory: the ball will pass to the Jury of the Journal of Sailing, composed of the editorial staff of the magazine assisted by a “pool” of its main contributors , which will also take into account your preferences to select the finalists among whom, at the Evening of Champions on May 3 at the TAG Heuer VELAFestival of Santa Margherita, the Sailor of the Year and all the other awards will be revealed) but the tussle is as heated as ever. In the lead is always Morgan IV, Nicola de Gemmis’ Grand Soleil 39, which seems the most “papable” candidate for the TAG Heuer Most Voted award, reserved for those who took the most preferences from the public by adding up the three selection phases

VOTE HERE FOR YOUR SAILOR OF THE YEAR

Let’s see how the voting is going …

THE PROVISIONAL TOP TEN (as of 5 p.m. April 11)

1. Morgan IV (Grand Soleil 39 by Nicola de Gemmis) – 3976 votes
2. De Felice Pierluigi – 2438 votes
3. Tomasoni Sofia – 1675 votes
4. Galimberti Giacomo and Francesco – 1505 votes
5. Tevere Remo Mon Ile (First 40 by Gianrocco Catalano) – 828 votes
6. Beccaria Ambrose – 812 votes
7. Gentilina (Oceanis 430 of Fabio Portesan and family) – 791 votes
8. Altair 3 (Sandro Paniccia’s Scuderia 50) – 774 votes
9. Fontanesi Sophie, Quaranta Claudia, De Murtas Alex, Pezzilli Lorenzo – 698 votes
10. De Paoli Carlo – 647 votes

A necessary note: our IT team monitors the progress of voting 24 hours a day, and if they find irregularities and “suspicious” votes they will remove them in real time.

YOU CAN VIEW THE FULL RANKINGS HERE

HERE THE DETAILED REGULATIONS OF THE SAILOR OF THE YEAR

THREE VOTES PER PHASE
Starting this year there are two new features: it will be possible to cast three votes per stage (and no longer just one)! You can decide to give three preferences to a single candidate, or divide them among several candidates. For the validation of each vote, you will be asked for your email address: we recommend that you type in the right one; you will find out why in a moment:

VOTE AND WIN!
This year there are two more (mouth-watering) opportunities to vote for your favorite Velista of the Year candidates. Among all the survey voters who will take part in the Evening of Champions (you will be asked to register for the event with the email you provided during voting), on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at theTAG Heuer VELAFestival, will be raffled off a prestigious Aquaracer chronograph from our longtime partner TAG Heuer And, thanks to new partner of the Sailor of the Year Globesailor a long weekend on a boat provided by Sail Italy (May 8-9-10, 2020 in the base of Procida aboard a Beneteau Oceanis 38, 3 cabins and 2 bathrooms, skipper not included).

THE TAG HEUER YOUNG AWARD BY B&G
This year the winner of the prize reserved for under-23 youth is even richer thanks to B&G, Navico Group brand among the leaders in electronics for sailboats: B&G will award the winner with an unforgettable experience in which he will have the opportunity to compete with Olympic sailors, gain advice and learn as much as possible about the technologies used in a “pro” regatta and thus grow as a sailor and professionally. The award is in addition to the TAG Heuer Aquaracer chronograph that is routinely awarded to Sailor of the Year awardees

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