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The winners of the Mirabaud Sailing Photography Competition have been decided

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The winners of the prestigious Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image international sailing photography competition were announced at the Yacht Racing Forum on 8 December.

The Grand Prize, awarded by the Jury, went to Greek photographer Nikos Zagas for a shot of the Greek 49er class training for the Rio Olympics.

«The» People's Choice Award, winner of which is determined by a vote of the Forum delegates for one of the 20 shots with the most online votes, went to Rick Tomlinson of the UK for the photo of Team Brunel skirting Cape Horn during the Volvo Ocean Race.

This year two photos by Russian photographers Ekaterina Zhilina and Marina Semenova were included in the best 20 sailing pictures contest. Read the interview with them on itBoat. The 20 best sailing shots of the year according to Mirabaud can be found in our photo gallery.

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