TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year, STOP voting! Here’s what we can already reveal to you
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Stop the vows! The popular phase of the 2019 TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year closes here., the edition with the most votes in the history of the award given, since 1991, by the Journal of Sailing. You gave 65,964 preferences in the three rounds of voting at http://velistadellanno.giornaledellavela.com, helping to select, from the initial 100 candidates, the 25 semifinalists. So, first of all, thank you.
YOU CAN VIEW THE FINAL SEMIFINAL STANDINGS HERE
In this semifinal round, the ball is now in the court of the Sailing Newspaper Jury, which, aided also by the votes you cast during this and previous rounds, will have to choose who will be the five finalists from among whom, at the Evening of Champions (Friday, May 3, 7 p.m., at the TAG Heuer VELAFestival in Santa Margherita) the 2019 TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year and all the other winners will be revealed (TAG Heuer Innovation, Performance, #don’tcrackunderpressure and Young by B&G). In a few days the names of the finalists will be announced.
WHY COME TO THE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
We highly recommend that you come to the Evening of Champions because not only will you get to meet the greats of Italian sailing in person, but if you voted in one of the three phases and register on-site you can win a stunning TAG Heuer Calibre 5 chronograph (the same as the Sailor of the Year) and a boat vacation provided by Globesailor in collaboration with Sailitalia.
MOST VOTED AWARD – MORGAN IV
In the meantime, however, a few awardees we can already reveal to you: the winner of the TAG Heuer Most Voted award, i.e., the candidate who took the most votes by adding up the three voting phases, goes to Morgan IV, Nicola De Gemmis’ Grand Soleil 39, which garnered the incredible figure of 7124 preferences! We look forward to all of Morgan’s crew at the Evening of Champions!
ECO MEDPLASTIC AWARD – DAN LENARD
The prize raffled off by Medplastic, the association created by the Journal of Sailing to safeguard the Mediterranean, could only go to Dan Lenard this year. The superyacht designer who crossed the Atlantic solo on a recycled ten-meter barge with no engine or electronics. As echoic as it gets! Dan will be present at the Evening of Champions and throughout the TAG Heuer VELAFestival, ready to tell you how he achieved the feat. Tomorrow we will also reveal who won the Tribute award, given each year to a big name, boat, reality of Italian sailing.
HERE THE DETAILED REGULATIONS OF THE SAILOR OF THE YEAR
VOTE AND WIN!
This year there were 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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