The third UIM Awards Giving Gala was undoubtedly very successful. An amazing event, taking place at Le Sporting de Monte Carlo, with more than 400 guests, which comprised World Champions, national authorities, celebrities and VIP’s. The event started with a Press Conference at Salle des Palmiers, with presence of media representatives from all over the world, followed by the official Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony at the stunning Salle des Etoiles.

2011 UIM World Championships

55 UIM World Champions from more than twenty different nations had the opportunity to step on this prestigious arena and get their well deserved honours. During the Gala the 2011 UIM Environmental Award Winner, the Azimut motor yacht Magellano 50 and the three UIM Special Mentions: Mercury Racing, Frauscher shipyard and Planet Solar Project received their extraordinary trophies.

This year the Stefano Casiraghi (Class1 Offshore World Champion in 1989) Memorial Trophy was received by Saeed Hareb from Dubai, President of the UAE Marine Sports Federation and for 25 years driving force behind the successful Dubai Powerboating activities. The environmental efforts of the UIM Promoters for Class1, Powerboat P1 and Class 3-225 were acknowledged at the Press Conference with the “UIM Green Diploma” in recognition of the excellence in development and application of  environmentally friendly technologies and of  the appreciated efforts for greening our Sport.

Class 1 GP in action

Russia has been the real hero of the 2012 UIM Awards Gala with over 18 titles conquered by its pilots followed by USA, Canada and France. The UIM President Raffaele Chiulli, at the end of the press conference, stated: “the UIM Awards Giving Gala which I proudly created 3 years ago has now become an impressive gathering event for our whole Sport’s community, partners, sponsors and stakeholders and it is also a fantastic opportunity to show our progresses on key aspects such as Safety, Environment and Youth Development.”