The Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image competition attempts to define the very best in sailboat racing photography. All the images entered are spectacular, but I guess there has to be one winner, and it was Ricardo Pinto’s shot of Scallywag. Here it is:
As spectacular as that photo is, my favorite is the following shot. This one, by Melandri Mauro, is of a father-daughter celebratory dive after a J/70 victory. It’s a fine shot, but more importantly it tells a great story. My heart just warms up when I think of how happy those two were in that moment.
The gallery clearly shows why our sport is such a great one. There are classic boats, ultra modern foilers, old sailors, young sailors and lots of action. For the other 78 images, click here and feast your eyes! It’d be a good link to refer back to during the winter months.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.