B&G Volvo Ocean Race Navigators' Prize - Leg 6 Winner Announced
by Becci Eplett, B&G 17 May 2015 21:19 BST
17 May 2015
Simon 'SiFi' Fisher wins the B&G Navigators' Prize in the Volvo Ocean Race © Matt Knighton / Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing / Volvo Ocean Race
The B&G Navigators' Prize for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 Prize is presented to the Navigator who has made the most effective use of meteorological, oceanographic and geographical information to gain distance on the majority of the fleet, as voted for by the Navigators themselves.
Each of the Navigators competing in the race has been asked to score his or her fellow navigators from one to six points during each leg, with Lorient to Gothenburg counting as one leg.
The Navigator with the highest points score at the of each leg will win a cash prize of $1000. The Navigator with the highest cumulative points score at the end of the race will win $5000. The Navigators are not allowed to vote for themselves.
The B&G Navigators Prize for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is, if you like, the prize for the 'Navigators' Navigator'.
The last leg from Itajai saw yet another immensely exciting finish in Newport with Dongfeng Race Team just easing ahead of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to clinch the leg win. However, in the opinion of his fellow navigators, it was Simon 'SiFi' Fisher who was scored to win the B&G Navigators' Prize for Leg 6.
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