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Submissions are now open for the national award «Yachtsman of the Year 2016»

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The application process for the national award «Yachtsman of the Year is open on the web-site». To propose a contender in one of 12 nominations - «Yachtsman of the Year», «Yachtswoman of the Year», «Judge of the Year», «Coach of the Year», «Sailing Legend», «For contribution to the development of sailing», « Team of the Year», «Golden Pen», «Golden Lens», «Best Competition Organizer», «Best Long-Distance Sport Cruise» and «Kids Sailing School of the Year» - you need to fill out a nomination form.

Applications will be accepted from 1 September to 1 November 2016. The Prize nominees are determined by the jury on the basis of expert opinions and name voting. A nominee can be applied for only 1 nomination.

The annual national award ceremony «Yachtsman of the Year» will be held on 3 December 2016 at the Moscow State Musical Folklore Theatre «Russian Song» on 14 Olimpiysky Prospekt. The award is organized by Yacht Russia magazine and the All-Russian Sailing Federation (VSPF).

The national award «Yachtsman of the Year» was born in 2009 in the image of «ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards» (ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards), but has become an independent and distinctive event, with its own original format and established traditions.

Vladimir Prosikhin, absolute Russian SB20 class champion, world RC44 international class champion and RC44 Championship Tour champion, became the yachtsman of the year in 2015. Yachtswoman of the year for the second year in a row was world and European kitesurfer Elena Kalinina.

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