Starting shot for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2014 Award – from today on you are invited to vote for your favourite yacht racing image of the year to decide the public prize winner. For the fifth consecutive time, world’s premier photography competition dedicated to the sport of sailing will award the best sailing pictures of the year. 120 international top-notch yacht racing photographers from 25 countries have handed in their submissions representing the essence and excitement of yacht racing as a sport. Sander van der Borch, Stéphanie Billarant, Sören Hese, Ellen Hoke, Jürg Kaufmann, Nico Martinez, Xaume Olleros, Jesús Renedo, Loris von Siebenthal, Rick Tomlinson, Ainhoa Sanchez Vidales and many more are vying for success.This edition’s international jury, Ken Read, Carlo Croce, Karin Bäcklund, Antonio Palma and 2013 Yacht Racing Image winner Abner Kingman, has made a Top 50 preselection. The Yacht Racing Image of the Year Trophy 2014 will be awarded on December 11 during the World Yacht Racing Forum 2014 held in Barcelona this year. World, start voting now!
What makes a winning picture
An unseen perspective, an unique moment, the interaction with wind and water or simply pure emotion? Read the Interview with Abner Kingman, Yacht Racing Image winner 2013, which key qualities make a winning picture from his point of view.