CHRISTIAN CHARALAMBOUS (AUS)|
| | Nomination |
 First off, give the photographer a break here; he was in a cold liferaft 20nm from the Australian coast after surviving the capsize of a 40-foot yacht in pitch darkness in 30-40kt of wind. That they had a liferaft to get into was primarily due to Charalambous’s courage in taking off his lifejacket after swimming out from under the upside-down yacht, then swimming back into it again to recover the liferaft stuck down below
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| Why they won |
| ‘I was there, thanks, mate’
– Chris Astill (seen with Christian
(right) a week later); ‘The kind of
guy you want to go to sea with,
the selflessness he displayed
allowing the skipper to keep
his hair dry means he gets my
vote’ – Simon McLean; ‘What a
brave young man’ – Amalina
Wallace; ‘Christian saved lives,
sorry Luca, next time’ – James
Kozanecki; ‘Pure guts’ – Tony
Palmer; ‘Not sure I’d have done
it…’ – Peter Hill; ‘Nicest bloke
you’ll ever meet’ – James Chevy;
‘Terrifying!’ – Brad Wynne. |
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