Sensational, winners of first phase of TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year withdraw

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Sensational:
just hours after voting opened for the second phase of the TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year, Giampaolo and Basak Gentili, owners of Yakamoz (Ovni 41), winners of the first phase, are dropping out of the game. They explain the reasons in a lengthy Facebook post.

Here is our answer.

OPEN LETTER TO GIAMPAOLO AND BASAK

Dearest Giampaolo and Basak,
we are sincerely sorry about your choice not to participate in the second round of voting for the Sailor of the Year, which starts today at 1 p.m. on http://velistadellanno.giornaledellavela.com/.

We respect your decision but want to clarify that our TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year is not a “contest” as you wrote. It is not a race, it is not a regatta, it is not a competition.

The TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year is a popular vote in which sailing enthusiasts in all its forms express their preference regarding dozens of sailor stories that the editorial staff of the Sailing Newspaper, aided by readers, has chosen from the most significant of the season.

So there is no pure competitive spirit, just a motive to enhance the good stories of the sailing world and reward the popular ones. Yours was one of them, as evidenced by the consensus you gathered.

Although you have come off the shortlist, we think your presence at the TAG Heuer VELAFestival and the Sailor of the Year Evening would be an excellent opportunity to make your thoughts known even more. People are just waiting to see you live.

Good Wind,

The Editors of the Sailing Newspaper

HERE ARE WHO ARE THE 50 SAILORS STILL IN THE RACE

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).

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