Sailor of the Year 2023, find out the candidates, vote for them, support them and win!

Only two weeks to go. For the 32nd time since 1991, the Sailor of the Year, the most prestigious award in Italian sailing organized by the Giornale della Vela, returns.

An important edition this 2023, where some new features are unveiled regarding the format of the award and the participation of the online audience(you will be able to win some great prizes, as we explain below).
It will be you, with your online votes starting May 22 on the website

velistadellanno.giornaledellavela.com
will decide who, from each category, will advance to the finals.

• DISCOVER THE NOMINEES FOR SAILOR OF THE YEAR 2023

How the Sailor of the Year 2023 works.

Step 1. May 22-June 5

• 
  There are 60 candidates
  selected by the Newspaper of Sailing, divided into 5 categories(Sailor of the Year, Passion, Young, Owner, Innovation) to be voted online-you can find out about them now-at sailoroftheyear.giornaledellavela.com from 1 p.m. on Monday, May 22 to noon on Monday, June 5, 2023.

• DISCOVER THE NOMINEES

• Everyone will be able to cast one vote for each category (max 5 votes), subject to email entry. The public’s vote is binding, paxe to the finals the top 3 vote-getters in each category from which the Sailing Newspaper Jury will choose the final winners. The candidate who has taken the most votes overall will automatically win the Most Voted audience award.

Step 2. June 15/16

• In two video installments on our Youtube channel, social media and our website we reveal who the winners chosen by the Sailing Newspaper jury are and interview them for you in an unmissable “vela-talk.”
• Episode 1:
  Thursday, June 15, 9 p.m.
  . Interview with Passion and Most Voted award winners. Announcement of the winners of the Owner, Young and Innovation awards
• 
  Episode 2:
  
  Friday, June 16, 9 p.m.
  . Interview with the winner and Vincenzo Onorato, Epic “lifetime achievement” award.

Support your candidate and win!

The big news this year is that those who vote also win! You can send us, starting today, your endorsement for your favorite candidate in two ways:

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• By writing an email (signed) with reasons why you should win to speciali@panamaeditore.it
• Filming a selfie-style video in which you express endorsement and motivation, posting it on Instagram tagging @jornaledellavela and with the hashtags #velistadellanno or #velistadellanno2023
• The seven best endorsements received no later than June 14 will be awarded by the Sailing Newspaper Jury (the same one that decides the winners) with two Garmin quatix 7 sailing smartwatches and five state-of-the-art Garmin InReach two-way satellite receivers (pictured below).

• DISCOVER THE NOMINEES FOR SAILOR OF THE YEAR 2023

The Sailor of the Year 2023 is in collaboration with:

PIRELLI, FROM TIRES TO SAILING. The historic Milanese manufacturer of car, motorcycle and bicycle tires is a global brand recognized for innovation and technology. Also historical passion for various sports, including sailing. A bond that has lasted since the 1970s and continues today aboard “Luna Rossa” in the America’s Cup and “Alla Grande Pirelli” in the solo ocean challenge.

GARMIN MARINE ITALY, A PARADISE FOR YOUR BOAT. The Italian division of the global electronics giant provides you with all of Garmin’s marine products to equip your boat with the latest technology and to always navigate in total safety.

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