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Three days after the opening of the second phase of voting for TAG Heuer’s Sailor of the Year, the most prestigious award in Italian sailing, there are already 9,600 votes that you have cast (and thus almost 29,000 when added to those of the first phase) on the website http://velistadellanno.giornaledellavela.com! Such a “turnout” we never expected!
Firmly in the lead among the 50 (indeed, 49 after Yakamoz dropped out) candidates left in the running is Morgan IV, the GS 39 of owner Nicola De Gemmis… Who will win? Who will be honored during the Evening of Champions (May 3, 7 p.m.), at the TAG Heuer VELAFestival in Santa Margherita? It is still too early to tell, the challenge is still (very) open!
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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).
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