World Yacht Racing Forum 2008

STEERING THE BUSINESS OF YACHTRACIN

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10 – 11 DECEMBER 2008

GRIMALDI FORUM

PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO

PRESENTING SPONSOR

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STEERING THE BUSINESS OF YACHT RACING

A very warm welcome to the first edition of the World Yacht Racing Forum. This unique and long awaited event finally offers an annual platform for the yachting industry to network, discuss and debate the key business issues and opportunities in the sport of yacht racing.

From event organisers to sponsors, professional teams, venues, media, agents, broadcasters and many others, the World Yacht Racing Forum is your chance to network, make new contacts and forge business relationships.

We are pleased to welcome a top range of speakers and industry leaders from around the world to share their views on the business, and the future of the world of yacht racing. Their expertise is invaluable and will offer many insights and opportunities into the business of yacht racing over the two day conference.

Thank you for attending and we hope you have an enjoyable event.

The World Yacht Racing Forum Team

Welcome

The World Yacht Racing Forum is organised by Informa Yacht Group, a leading global yachting events business. Current events

include the Monaco Yacht Show, The Superyacht Cup, Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, Phuket International Marine Expo and the Beijing Boat

and Marina show. For more information, contact www.informayachtgroup.com or email [email protected]

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Tuesday 9th Dec �8.�0 - �0.�0 VIP Cocktail Party Yacht Club de Monaco

Wednesday�0th Dec 08.00-09.00 Registration & Welcome Grimaldi Forum

09.�0 – 09.�� Forum and Keynote Introduction Salle Camille Blanc

09.�� – 09.�0 Keynote Speech Salle Camille Blanc Sir Keith Mills

09.�0 – �0.�0 The World of Yacht Racing, How do we drive the global growth of our sport?

Salle Camille Blanc Goran Petersson (President of ISAF) Paul Cayard (Olympic,Volvo & Americas Cup Skipper) Tim Coventry (Connect to Sailing - ISAF Consultant) Paul Strzelecki (Joint CEO of Henri Lloyd)

�0.�0 – ��.00 Networking Coffee Break and WYRF Exhibition Delegate Lounge

��.00 – ��.�� The Future of Yacht Racing Events Salle Camille Blanc Knut Frostad (CEO of Volvo Ocean Race)

��.�� – ��.�� What are the Critical Factors to ensure Successful Commercial Event Management?

Salle Camille Blanc Christophe Baudry (Communications Director of Vendee Globe Race) Mark Turner (CEO of OC Group) Stuart Quarrie (CEO of Cowes Week) Knut Frostad (CEO of Volvo Ocean Race)

��.�� – ��.�0 Networking Luncheon and WYRF Exhibition Delegate Lounge

��.�0 – ��.�0 How can we improve the exposure and interest of Sailing to Broadcast and Media?

Salle Camille Blanc Marcus Hutchinson ( Communications Director of Volvo Ocean Race) Cliff Webb (CEO of �080 Media) Andrew Hurst (Editor of Seahorse Magazine) Richard Simmonds (Joint MD, Sunset Vine/APP) Shirley Robertson (Professional sailor)

��.�0 – ��.00 Networking Coffee Break and WYRF Exhibition Delegate Lounge

��.00 – ��.�� The Growth of Classic Yacht Racing Salle Camille Blanc Bernard d’Alessandri (Yacht Club de Monaco)

��.�� – �7.�� What is the future of Americas Cup after AC ��? Salle Camille Blanc Alessandra Pandarese (Legal Advisor) Stephan Kandler (K-Challenge) Sir Keith Mills (Principal of Team Origin) Brad Butterworth (Team Alinghi) Paul Cayard (Olympic,Volvo & Americas Cup Skipper)

�8.�0 – �0.�0 ‘Track & Ocean’ Cocktail Reception (�0 minute walk due East along promenade from Grimaldi)

Monaco Meridien Hotel Sponsored by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority & HORUS

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Thursday ��th Dec 08.00-09.00 Registration and Welcome Grimaldi Forum

09.�0 – 09.�� Keynote Introduction Salle Camille Blanc P J Montgomery

09.�� – 09.�0 Keynote Speech Salle Camille Blanc Peter Gilmour

09.�0 – �0.�0 Assessing the Impact of Sailing Events on Host Cities and Venues

Salle Camille Blanc Rod Carr OBE (CEO of Royal Yachting Association) Tony Guiu (CEO of Pertrechos Group) Robbie Ferron (Founder of Sint Maarten Regatta) David Stubley (Board Director of Clipper Ventures Plc)

�0.�0 – ��.�0 Networking Coffee Break and WYRF Exhibition Delegate Lounge

��.�0 – ��.�0 Learning the Value of Sailing Sponsorship. How effective is the Return?

Salle Camille Blanc Annemarie Meyer (Co-Head of Sponsorship UBS AG) Riccardo Simoneschi (CEO of B.plan) Andrew Pindar (CEO of Pindar Group) Ulrich Lacher (MD of IFM Sports)

��.�0 – ��.�0 Networking Luncheon and WYRF Exhibition Delegate Lounge

��.�0 – ��.�0 The Rise of Yacht Racing Events in the Middle East & Asia

Salle Camille Blanc Albert Whitley (CEO of Oman Sail) Datuk Patrick Lim (Founder of the Monsoon Cup of Malaysia) Tim Coventry (Marine Consultant to Korea) Scott Macleod (Chairman, World Match Racing Tour)

��.�0 – ��.00 Networking Coffee Break and WYRF Exhibition Delegate Lounge

��.00 – �7.00 What is the Commercial Value, and Future of Offshore Short Handed Racing?

Salle Camille Blanc Mark Turner (CEO of OC Group) Juan Kouyoumdjian (Racing Yacht Designer) Tim Jeffery (Sailing Journalist) Herbert Dercksen (CEO of Tornado Sport) Alex Thompson (Skipper, Hugo Boss)

�7.00 Networking, exhibition and farewell cocktail

�8.00 CONFERENCE CLOSES

Please note the exhibition area will run throughout the day and the delegate lounge will be open for meetings

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SPEAKERS

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SPEAKERSSPEAKERS

Rod CarrCEO of Royal Yachting Association

Nationality: British

Born in 1950, Rod Carr took a Geology degree at

Birmingham University where he received the Hons degree in 1972. He has been awarded OBE in HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours – 2005. His passion for sailing led him to the National Sailing Centre in Cowes in 1975, where he became chief instructor four years later. He was recruited by Robin Aisher as Crew Boss for his winning Admirals Cup campaign in 1981 on board “Yeoman.”

He was then recruited from the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) in the early 80’s and appointed to coach the Olympic team for the Los Angeles games in 1984. He went on to coach the teams for the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics in 1988 and 1992, and was appointed overall team manager for the Atlanta games in 1996. He was appointed RYA Racing Manager and Performance Director in 1997, and Chief Executive in 2000. Rod was the architect of the RYA World Class Performance programme for sailing. The BOA asked Rod to be Deputy Chef de Mission for the British team at the Sydney Olympics.

Tim CoventryConsultant, Team Ricochet Ltd


Born in 1941, Tim Coventry is currently a free lance consultant in the

International Marine Industry. He is a life time competitive sailor in dinghy, catamaran and sport boat classes. From 1981 until retirement in 2004, he has been Chief Executive and Chairman of Performance Sailcraft, the Laser Builder.

He is the Project Manager for the ISAF Connect to Sailing, a project to bring industry and sport together to reverse the decline in participation in sailing on a worldwide basis.

He is the Management Board Director and Vice President of British Marine Federation (BMF), and Chairman of British Sailing.

He is member of the RYA Sport Development Committee.

He is also adviser to the Korean International Boat Show and to the Gyeonggi Provincial Government for the development of leisure boating industry activities.

Marcus HutchinsonDirector of Communications,

Volvo Ocean Race

Having passed through the stages of yacht designer, racing yacht skipper, coach and crew as well as yacht

racing magazine editor and yacht racing event manager, Marcus Hutchinson (47) has gathered over the last 25 years, a broad understanding of the modern yacht racing business. He is currently the Communications Director for the Volvo Ocean Race.

With the last five America’s Cups under his belt in media and communications Hutchinson is more than qualified to talk about the importance of press and TV and what is needed to make them work well for an event.

Since the end of the 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia in 2007 Hutchinson has beeen working for Sir Keith Mills’ Team Origin and the six-event 2008 Audi MedCup Circuit, in both cases in the capacity of Communications Director. Married to Meagan with two daughters Mea and Niamh, the Hutchinson family split their time between living in Valencia, Spain, Kinsale Ireland and Lyttelton, New Zealand.

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Sir Keith MillsTeam Origin


Founder of AIR MILES, Deputy Chairman of the 2012 Olympic Games

and Head of TEAM ORIGIN, Sir Keith Mills has over 20 years experience in marketing. His early career was with The Economist and, subsequently, The Financial Times. He then moved into the advertising industry, working at a number of London advertising agencies.

In September 2003 Sir Keith was appointed International President and CEO of London 2012, the company that was established to bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Sir Keith led the team and along with Lord Coe was responsible for developing the bid strategy and persuading the 115 IOC members that London should be granted the rights to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.

In 2005 Sir Keith received a number of awards including: Master Entrepreneur of the Year, Chief Executive of the Year and the Sports Industry Businessman of the Year.

He is a keen amateur sailor and in 1999 was one of the crew that won the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

Alessandra PandareseMascalzone Latino - Legal Adviser, former President of the AC Challengers Commission

Nationality: Italian

A Lawyer from Milan, Alessandra Pandarese

is presently senior partner in the Giordano-Pandarese Law Firm. She is specialized in International and European law. She has been training in Brussels, e.g. at the Directorate General for Competition (DG IV) at the European Commission.

She gained specific expertise in Sports law, sponsorship and related matters, organization and broadcasting rights in relation with sporting events, industrial and intellectual property matters and competition law, by acting as a counsel in this specific area from the late 1980s, and by taking part in the action related to the America’s Cup for 15 years, covering many different roles.

She also played an institutional role in the field of sport and was appointed in 2001 General Secretary for C.O.R.M. (Organizing Body for the Louis Vuitton Cup).

Riccardo SimoneschiCEO of B.plan Sports & Events

Nationality: Italian

Currently President and CEO of b-plan sports & events, Riccardo Simoneschi was AD

of Simbroker insurance broker; a firm specialized in third party liability for professionals and he has been consultant for 14 years of AUDI in the field of sailing.

In his sailing experience he is currently helming the “AUDI powered by Q8” TP52 in the AUDI MEDCUP and Melges 24.

He has furthermore been active politically in the field of sport, currently as the VP of the ISAF Equipment Committee. He is also International VP of the Melges 24 Class Association, as well as a member of the board of directors of Yacht Club Porto Rotondo and of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. Last but not least, he is a former President of the International Star Class Yacht racing Association and member of the board of directors of Yacht Club Italiano.

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Paul FD StrzeleckiJoint Chief Executive of Henri Lloyd

Nationality: Polish

Paul Strzelecki has been in the marine industry for over 25 years. His responsibilities

in the Henry Lloyd Company include International business, product design and the marketing in the marine and fashion markets worldwide.

Paul is a keen sailor and campaigned the Henri Lloyd Melges 24. He has won Cowes Week twice, two Nationals and top 10 in the first ever Melges 24 World Championship in 1998 in Torbay.

Paul is furthermore an executive member of the International Sailing Summit. He jointly set up the British Sailing industry group 5 years ago with Tim Coventry, and Nick Hopkinson, and was the first Chairman of the group. Paul was a British Marine Federation Council Member for 3 years until he became a National Boat Shows Board Member in 2004

He became Chairman of National Boat Shows in 2008.

Mark TurnerCEO, OC GROUP


CEO of the OC Group, Mark Turner was born on the Isle of Wight in 1967. After

gaining a BSc Physics/Maths at Exeter University, Mark served with the Royal Navy for six years. He started his first company - Winning Winches - in 1990, moving on three years later to become Marketing Director at Spinlock. While working at Spinlock, Mark founded Offshore Challenges and in 1998 left Spinlock to focus fully on OC Group business. The Offshore Challenges Group, which he runs together with Ellen MacArthur, started at the same time, when the Group created and managed Ellen’s benchmark sailing campaign, Kingfisher Challenges. It is under this banner that Ellen participated in the 2000/2001 solo Vendée Globe race on the monohull Kingfisher.

Mark has competed in numerous Grand Prix events including The Whitbread Round the World Race and the Mini-Transat.

Göran PeterssonISAF, President

Nationality: Swedish

Born in 1942, Goran has been involved in sailing all his life.

Early competition successes came in 1965 when he was the Swedish National Champion in the 505 Class, before moving onto international competition in the same class. Always holding a strong interest in the Racing Rules of Sailing, Göran became Chairman of the Swedish Sailing Federation Racing Rules Committee in 1977, moving onto become Vice-Chair of the ISAF Racing Rules Committee in 1978 and Chairman from 1990-1994, before becoming an ISAF Vice-President in 1994.

The sports administration role as an International Judge and Umpire has seen Göran involved in all levels of event, from national events to World Championships to the America’s Cup and Olympic Games. Notable roles include chairing the Olympic Jury in 1992 and 1996 and chairing the America’s Cup Jury in 1987, 1998 and 1992. Göran has been involved as an ISAF Official in every Olympic Games since 1980.

Göran is practising as a lawyer and senior partner at Advokatfirman Vinge KB, a Swedish law firm, where he was formerly Chairman and Executive Director. Goran specializes in Banking and Finance, General Corporate , Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets.

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Shirley Robertson CNN, BBC, professional sailor


Shirley Robertson is one of the greatest female Olympic sailor in history.

Shirley started sailing at the age of 7 in a Mirror Miracle on Loch Ard in the Trossachs in Scotland. By the late 1990s she had won silver medals at the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Europe World Championships.

Following her Olympic gold medal in the Europe Class in 2000, she switched to the new Yngling class, improving rapidly and winning the 2003 Pre-Olympic regatta. This new direction was rewarded with Shirley’s historical second Gold Medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics.

In 2005, Shirley took a year off Olympic sailing to focus on big boat sailing, a budding TV career, and as an athlete delegate to the successful London 2012 bid.

Shirley had success helming the JPMorgan Asset Management Extreme 40 campaign during the iShares Cup 2007, and has recently completed the 5 race series of the iShares Cup 2008 - once again at the helm of JPMorgan Asset Management Extreme 40 finishing in 6th position overall.

Shirley was involved in Beijing as a BBC Olympic commentator. She also presents CNN’s monthly sailing TV programme “Main Sail”.

Toni Guiu

CEO Pertrechos Group

Nationality: Spanish

Toni Guiu is CEO of the Grupo Pertrechos group of companies linked with

sailing, yachts, regattas and other nautical activities. Toni was closely involved in the creation of the Barcelona World Race, and has been involved in the America’s Cup bid by the Barcelona region.

Competitor in two Whitbread Round the world races, Toni was the youngest skipper in the 85-86 race. He has been involved in many aspects of racing events of all kinds, including singlehanded races.

Toni is a pioneer in the Spanish nautical business world, having created a successful racing yacht shipyard, which has produced several world’s championship winning designs. More recently,Toni has created one of the most prestigious and top level racing yachts brokerage websites, www.cruiser-racer.com.

Stephane KandlerK-Challenge / K-Yachting

Nationality: French

Stephane Kandler, 38, started working in the family business “

K-Yachting”, a company specialised in the charter and brokerage of racing yachts. K-Yachting is operating in La Seyne sur Mer in the South of France. Amongst the successes of K-Yachting were the election of the Mumm 30 as the official boat of the Tour de France à la Voile, the organization of international events (Mumm 30 Worlds and Europeans, One Ton Cup), and the participation to international events (Admiral’s Cup, One Ton Cup (2 victories), Key West etc.).

K-Challenge was created in 2001 with the intention to build a permanent professional structure dedicated to take up international sailing challenges. K-Challenge was the French National Team in the last 32nd America’s Cup (with +200 million Euros of advertisement equivalent for its sponsors) and is preparing the next edition.

Current or former team members selected by K-Challenge have achieved great successes with medals in the Olympic Games, top scores on the World Match Racing Tour and offshore sailing events.

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Albert WhitleyExecutive Director Oman Sail LLC

After 36 years in the British Army ‘General Albert’ now lives in Oman. In early 2008 he was asked by the Government of Oman to

assist the Minister of Tourism in the formation and running of Oman Sail LLC.

Experienced in planning and running large scale, albeit military, projects he has assembled a talented and diverse team to run the project and nurture Omanis to take on the key roles in due course.

Formerly a keen mountaineer he has organized and taken part in a number of low key but significant expeditions in the 80s. He is a keen sailor, having owned a number of boats from Folkboats to, latterly, a 48’ Nicholson ketch. He has raced when the opportunity was there but has a penchant for blue water cruising.

Andrew HurstEditor, Seahorse Magazine


Andrew Hurst is the editor of Seahorse Magazine, the magazine of reference for

anyone serious about yacht racing.

As a yachtsman Andrew Hurst qualified for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow before turning his hand to offshore yachting where over the course of the next 20 years he won a string of major international events including the Champagne Mumm Admiral’s Cup, the Sardinia Cup, the Fastnet Race and the Rolex Commodores’ Cup.

As a businessman, his career has taken him from an initial ten year spell working with American and Swiss banks through private consultancy and on into magazine and internet publishing with his company Fairmead Communications. Chief among Fairmead’s publications is Seahorse International Sailing, acknowledged to be the world’s leading yacht racing magazine and also the official magazine of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. Fairmead also works closely with major sailing sponsors including UBS on the last America’s Cup and race organisations including the Volvo Ocean Race, providing direct support with marketing activity and revenue generation as well as producing a variety of event programmes and related publications.

Andrew PindarChairman, Pindar Group


Andrew Pindar is a British entrepreneur in Print Business and Chairman of the Pindar Group. He owns

the company founded in 1836 in Scarborough. He succeeded to his father as chairman in 1997, but Andrew is a 25 year veteran with the company, and has been a director since September 1982. He started sailing sponsorship campaigns 20 years ago on the North Sea Yacht Race which began in his hometown Scarborough. Since then he has continued with sponsorship activity in sailing, notably of the first round-the-world woman sailor Emma Richards.

Through generous support of sailors and teams, Andrew and his family name are linked way beyond that ever originally envisaged by his business and has taken on an identity of its own around the world. Andrew has been a member of Scarborough Yacht Club for 30 years and is an honorary member of Westbere Sailing Club in recognition of his support for the quadriplegic sailor, Hilary Lister.

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Annemarie Meyer Co-Head Sports Sponsorship, UBS.

Nationality: Swiss

Co-Head Sports Sponsorship UBS AG, Annemarie Meyer is specialized in the world

of sponsorship management. She was in charge of UBS’s sponsoring strategy for Euro 2008, and managed the sponsorship of UBS with Alinghi in the last America’s Cup.

Annemarie Meyer has been involved in sports sponsorship for more than a decade, working with Euro 2008, UEFA, athletics meetings and much more.

Her experience in the field of sports sponsorship and activation is unique. It also includes three years at FIFA and a solid experience in the tourism industry.

Brad Butterworth Team Alinghi skipper and tactician

Nationality: New Zealander

Brad Butterworth OBE, born in 1959, is a world-renowned yachtsman

best known as tactician and team skipper for the Swiss America’s Cup Defender Alinghi. In the Cup’s 157 year history, no other afterguard member has won so many races in succession; as tactician on New Zealand’s Black Magic in 1995 and 2000, and Switzerland’s Alinghi in 2003 and 2007, Butterworth set a new Cup record with 16 consecutive America’s Cup race victories. Brad Butterworth was awarded an OBE in 1995 and was inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame in 2004.

Butterworth was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand and has been sailing since the age of six when his father bought him his first dinghy. By 18 his path was set: he went straight from school to North Sails for an apprenticeship and never looked back. He has sailed and been successful in many international sailing competitions, including the Admiral’s Cup, the Kenwood Cup, the Sydney to Hobart, the Fastnet, the Whitbread Round the World Race twice and the America’s Cup since 1983; with winning teams no less than four times, twice as challenger and twice as defender.

Cliff WebbFounder of 1080 Media


Cliff Webb is the founder of 1080 Media, a broadcast company that covers sports

and is, amongst others, responsible for the TV production of the World Match Racing Tour. He assisted Alcatel-Lucent with their online coverage at the 32nd America’s Cup.

Previously, Cliff Webb was the COO of a publicly listed Internet TV software company which included managing live broadcasts on the web; He was also MD of Sportshows Television for 10-years, covering a diverse range of sports and sailing events including all Rolex regattas; he has produced and directed hundreds of broadcast programmes.

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Herbert DercksenTornadoSport – Creator of the Extreme 40 concept.

Nationality: Dutch

Born in 1973, Herbert Dercksen is currently CEO of Tornado Sport. This

company is specialized in finding solutions in sponsorship, marketing, communication and event management in the sailing World. Herbert’s joy of sail in his early years grew into a passion for high level sailing competition. He won 3 world titles, 5 national titles, 1 European title and many more. He also competed twice in the Olympic Games.

TornadoSport is the creator of and has the exclusive rights to the extreme 40-concept. The company is both lead and owned by multiple world champion Herbert Dercksen.

TornadoSport`s vision is to bring sailing to the public and combine the highest level of inshore multihull sailing with an extreme high level of corporate entertainment.

Knut FrostadCEO, Volvo Ocean Race

Nationality: Norwegian

Frostad, 40, who took up the role of Volvo Ocean Race CEO in early March

following the departure of Glenn Bourke, has a wealth of sailing experience with the Whitbread/Volvo going back to the 1993-94 when he was helmsman on the second-placed Intrum Justitia. He was skipper and project founder/director on Innovation Kvaerner in the 1997-98 Whitbread and on Djuice Dragons in the 2001-02 Volvo. In 2005-06 he was watch leader and technical advisor with Brasil 1.

Born in Harstad, Norway, Frostad has carved out a successful career in both sailing and business. He campaigned for the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988 as a board sailor and represented Norway in the Flying Dutchman class in Barcelona in 1992.

His other sailing experience encompasses an array of offshore projects including 60ft trimarans. He has also won the Sydney-Hobart as helmsman/co-skipper in 1994 and 2000.

Robbie FerronFounder Sint Maarten Yacht Club

Born to Dutch parents in South Africa, Robbie Ferron is the founder of St Maarten’s Regatta. Based in St Maarten since 1979, he has especially

contributed to the development of sailing in the Caribbean, notably through his presidency of the Caribbean Sailing Association. He is also the managing director of the Caribbean chandlery named Budget Marine, playing a big role in the Caribbean Sailing Industry.

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Stuart Quarrie CEO, Cowes Week Limited


As CEO of Cowes Week Limited, Stuart Quarrie is responsible for running

Cowes Week, the World’s most famous, longest-running and largest sailing regatta of its kind.

The huge administrative and logistical operation involved in getting 8,500 competitors racing in 1,000 yachts across up to 40 classes out on the water and to the start line throughout the eight day duration of the regatta is managed by a team led by Stuart, who deals with every aspect of the regatta organisation. During the event itself, Stuart coordinates the activities of well over 100 people working behind the scenes to ensure that the racing, results, regatta office, protest and press offices all run like clockwork. The task of coordinating a regatta of this size and reputation is no mean feat.

Stuart is also a much respected author of several successful yacht racing manuals on navigation and tactics and is a vastly experienced professional sailor. His racing experience includes competing in the 1997/98 Whitbread Round the World Race as navigator on the Dutch yacht Brunel Sunergy.

Tim Jeffery Journalist


Tim Jeffery is one of the most respected sailing journalists. He has covered

yacht racing since the late 1970s, publishing his articles in Yachting World magazine and then The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

A regular contributor to Seahorse, Yachting World, Yachting Monthly, and Kazi (Japan), Tim is also the European Editor of SAIL (USA).

Tim Jeffery has covered numerous round the world and transatlantic races and records plus eight America’s Cups and five Olympics.

He is a member of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, Royal Thames YC and Cape Horners’ Association.

Juan KouyoumdjianDesigner

Nationality: Argentinian

Juan Kouyoumdjian was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1971; his surname is of Armenian origin.

Designer of the Ericsson Racing Team boats currently involved in the Volvo Ocean Race, he also designed the two ABN Amro winning boats during the last race and has been involved in all sorts of projects during his career: the Admiral’s Cup, TP 52’s, IRC, the America’s Cup…

Juan grew up sailing Optimists, before competing in events such as the Lightning World Championship (2nd place), the Commodore’s Cup (1st place), One Ton Cup (1st place) & the Melges 24 World Championship. His passion for sailing inspired him to study naval architecture. In 1993, he earned a degree in Yacht & Small Craft Design in Southampton, England. He then went on to participate in his first America’s Cup in 1995, for the French challenger Le Défi français, before working for Le Défi, in 2000. In 2003, he moved to Italy to join the PRADA design team and BMW ORACLE Racing for the 32nd America’s Cup.

Established in 1997, Juan Yacht Design (JYD) is involved in every aspect of the design of racing and cruising yachts, from conception and analysis through to final construction drawings. Based in Valencia, Spain, JYD is composed of a multicultural team specialized in the design of high performance racing yachts. Its members are at the forefront of yacht design and engineering, from the most sophisticated simulations using 3D, CFD and FEA tools to the production of detailed construction drawings and interaction with building teams.

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Paul Cayard Pro sailor

Nationality: American

Born in San Francisco in 1959, Paul Cayard is a famous navigator. He

skippered Team EF Language to victory in the 1988 Whitbread round the world, and finished second in the 2005-2006 season edition of the Volvo Ocean Race as skipper of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. He was twice Olympic sailor and seven time world champion. He has competed in six Americas’Cup’s and won the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup as skipper of the Italian Team “Il Moro di Venezia”.

“I think Sailing needs a forum like this to debate key issues, form consensus, and move forward”, says Cayard. “From youth sailing to the professional events in our sport, we must continue to innovate the way we operate. I am looking forward to participating in the first World Yacht Racing Forum.”

Peter Gilmour Event Promoter / Pro Sailor

Nationality: Australia

Event Promoter and Pro Sailor, Peter Gilmour has been one of the key figures

of the America’s Cup since his first campaign, in 1987 on board Kookaburra III. He finished third of the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2003, running OneWorld’s campaign. He was also part of Team Alinghi during the 2007 Defense.

Peter is also the only repeat champion of the World Match Racing Tour. He won the 2003-04 Swedish Match Tour championship, followed with victory again in 2004-05. He then went on to be crowned Tour Champion again in 2005 - 06.

Peter now runs the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia, an official stage of the World Match Racing Tour.

Christophe Baudry Communication Director, Vendée Globe

Nationality: French

As member of the organization of the Vendée Globe, Christophe Baudry

is in charge of the communication of the event. He was previously working in the company DPPI (Diffusion Presse Photo Internationale), which is composed principally of photographers who provide also media services.

His knowledge of sailing media and communication is extensive.

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David StubleyManaging Partner Sportent & Board Director Clipper

Ventures plc


David spent the first ten years of his career working in the television business at both ITV and later as Head of Business Development at Channel Four. The second ten years of his career have been spent advising some of the worlds leading global brands on sport and entertainment strategy.

Clients have included Ford, Vodafone, BP, Unilever, Norwich Union, Honda Racing, Jaguar Racing and FIFA. Today, David runs his own sport business consultancy and is also a Director of Clipper Ventures plc, the AIM listed ocean racing company Chaired by Sir Robin Knox Johnston. Clipper run the bi-annual Clipper round-the-world yacht race, as well as the Velux 5 Oceans.

David is Chairman of Tracab, the SAAB backed player tracking technology and a Non Executive Director of Sports Recruitment International. He is married with three daughters, a graduate of Bristol Business School and holds an MBA.

Bernard D’Alessandri Yacht Club de Monaco, Club’s General Secretary

Nationality: Monaco

An officer in the merchant navy, an experienced events organiser and racing

yachtsman, Bernard d’Alessandri has been a member of the Yacht Club de Monaco since 1976. Together with HSH Prince Albert II, he is one of the key figures behind the development of the club and its growing youth program. In 1985, he launched the Monaco-New York Transatlantic Regatta and skippered the yacht Biotonus. He later created the now famous Primo Cup, and organises many other famous international regattas for J 24’s, Stars, Formule 40’s…

In 1990, he became the Club’s General Secretary at Prince Albert’s request. Passionate about Classic yachts, he is the founder of Monaco Classic Week and the Prada Challenge for Classic Yachts. He regularly steers the famous Fife design Tuiga in classic yachts events.

Last but not least, Bernard is the President of Monaco’s Sailing Federation, and Secretary of the “Union Méditerranéenne de Voile”.

Ulrich Lacher Managing Director IFM Sports

Uli Lacher has been involved in the sponsorship and research industry for approaching twenty years. Uli has been involved

with the some of the largest investors in the sponsorship industry such as Deutsche Telekom where he managed its sponsorship strategy from 1996 to 2001. His areas of expertise include sponsorship strategy, media analysis, valuation, and project management.Relevant sailing projects he has been involved with include top-tier events such as the America’s Cup or the Volvo Ocean Race, where IFM is providing research and counsel to a broad range of clients, as well as a couple of smaller racing series.

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Patrick Lim, JP

Nationality: Malaysian

Businessman Patrick Lim is the founder of Equine Park, a highly successful integrated township

development in Selangor, Malaysia. He is also the co-founder of the Monsoon Cup, together with world champion sailor Peter Gilmour. The Monsoon Cup, now in its fourth year, is the Malaysian leg of the World Match Racing Tour, the global professional sailing series.

Patrick is also involved in the development of Pulau Duyong, Terengganu (the venue of the Monsoon Cup) into a Waterfront Heritage City fronted by the Heritage Marina Bay & Resort. The Resort comprises 97 luxurious chalets and suites nestled in a traditional Malay woody-structure. Overlooking the world class sailing circuit is a purpose built Exhibition Centre, a 1813.4 sq m pillarless space that can accommodate mega exhibitions including car shows, boat shows, a 1200-pax gala dinner or 1000-pax self-contained conference.

Patrick also plays a role in the design of Taman Tamadun Islam, an entertainment and educational destination in Terengganu, Malaysia. This Islamic civilisation park provides the public with an interactive journey of the Islamic monuments of the world.

Richard Simmonds Joint Managing Director of Sunset + Vine APP


Joint Managing Director of Sunset+Vine|APP, host broadcasters for major

international sailing event from the iShares Cup and Audi Med Cup to four major round the world races in the last three years; producing and distributing programming and international television news campaigns. Simmonds leads a global distribution team delivering programming and television news to broadcasters in over 140 countries, plus more than 35 airlines every month. Simmonds has managed projects and productions that have won awards both for the quality of programming and the effectiveness of broadcast and online television strategies for sponsors and events including the monthly magazine series Seamaster Sailing which is shown in 130 countries and sits alongside Gillette World Sport and The Business of Formula 1 as a benchmark series in its sector.

Simmonds has been the voice of sailing for the BBC at all major sailing events over the last ten years including three Olympic Games He has many television credits as Producer, from documentaries on Ellen MacArrthur’s extraordinary round the world achievements to the Official Film of the Sailing Competition of the Olympic Games. He has also been responsible for the development of the company’s television news division where a team is currently engaged on the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race.

Scott MacLeod Senior VP Business Development, Sony Ericsson

WTA Tour

Nationality: AmericanScott Macleod joined the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

in 2008. In his new role as Senior VP Business Development, he is responsible for enhancing the Tour’s revenue strategy and continued investment by the world’s leading brands in women’s professional tennis. Specifically, his role includes sponsorship sales development, online advertising sales and licensing.Scott is also Principal and Founder of Force10 Marketing, a London based sports agency whose clients include UBS, BMW and Continental Airlines. From 1998-2004, He also held the position of Senior Vice President at the global sports and entertainment marketing agency Octagon, where he was responsible for sales and marketing activities across a range of sports including founding the World Match Racing Tour, a leading global sailing series featuring America’s Cup sailing teams. Scott has a track record of international sales success to his positions. During his tenure at Octagon, he played a key role in successful sports sponsorship sales with such brands as Cigna, Nautica, Tyco, UBS AG and Sanex. From 1988-1998, he served as Principal and Founder of Sail Sports International, a sports and events marketing agency specializing in professional yachting events. An accomplished sailor himself, Scott was also a member of the US National Olympic Sailing Team from 1985-1988.

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The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) is the apex body which manages the tourism business of Abu Dhabi, the largest of seven emirates which form the United Arab Emirates.

With over 200 islands, over 400 kilometres of pristine coastline and easy access to the clear, warm, waters of the Arabian Gulf, Abu Dhabi is a destination truly blessed by nature’s bounty – and a haven for water sports. The sea and its bounty has long been revered by the people of Abu Dhabi, it having been a source of food and income from pre-oil days when it gave up it treasured pearls to be the emirate’s major foreign exchange source. The waters around Abu Dhabi are teeming with marine life, from an almost bewildering array of fish, to the dugong (sea cow), dolphins, sea turtles and coral reefs.

Marine leisure is the latest in a string of world-class sporting initiatives undertaken by Abu Dhabi. Already heavily involved in the World Rally Championship with its BP-Ford Team Abu Dhabi, the Emirate will shortly be staging its first Formula One Race in November 2009; the annual Red Bull Air Race draws a global audience, as does the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge endurance race; and the successful bid to host the 2009/2010 FIFA Club World Cup will additionally bring a global spotlight on Soccer to the region for the first time.

A number of world-leading marinas have been planned throughout the emirate. Destinations within destinations, these marinas will be lively, compelling environments where residents and visitors mingle in boardwalk café and restaurants, where chandlery shops will service crew needs, where hotel guests will soak up the atmosphere and magnificent views of the sparking Gulf waters and where sunsets will be marvelled and appreciated in time-honoured style. The inaugural Abu Dhabi Yacht Show will also take place in March 2009, helping to position Abu Dhabi as a truly international yachting destination.

There are also plans to build a maritime museum, designed by no less an authority than Japan’s celebrated architect Tado Ando, for the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island. The museum will commemorate the emirate’s seafaring past, including the building of the Arabian dhow (trading vessel), the hardiness of the pearl divers of yesteryear, and the magnificent dhow sailing competitions. For centuries, seafarers tested their skills along Abu Dhabi’s varied coastline, a tradition which continues to this day with the enduring, stately sight of the dhow’s huge billowing sails attracting a strong shoreline following.

The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, PO Box 94000 Abu Dhabi, UAE tel +971 4 440 444 | www.visitabudhabi.ae

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The Sultanate of Oman occupies the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula and lies between latitudes 16° 40’ and 26° 20’ north, and longitudes 51° 50’ and 59° 40’ east. The total area is approximately 309,500 km2 and it is the third largest country in the Arabian Peninsula.

Oman Sail is an exciting new initiative whose aim is to rekindle Oman’s long and glorious maritime heritage. The structure, which was formed earlier this year, operates with the support and guidance of the Ministry of Tourism. Oman Sail’s objective is to inspire a new generation of young Omanis to take up sailing as recreation and as a competitive sport. To achieve this dream, Oman Sail will be embarking in both world ocean racing as well as the highest level of inshore professional racing while at the same time setting up an academy to make sailing accessible to schools and young enthusiasts.

Oman Sail P.O. Box 2394 Ruwi P.C. 112 Sultanate of Oman Email: [email protected]

International Media Manager Emily Caroe Office: +44 1428 681401 Mobile: +44 7785 565929 Email: [email protected]

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Thanks to his solid managerial experience and past success as a professional athlete, Riccardo Simoneschi has been able to recognise and respond to a specific market need: bringing businesses together with sports through the promotion of shared values. Founded 15 years ago, B.plan is Italy’s first sports marketing agency devoted entirely to yachting.

On the strength of our specific skills and know-how, we introduce companies to the world of sports, pursuing the goal of identifying shared values, in order to design and implement, together with our partners, the best possible solutions for the creation of synergies between media, business and competitive yachting.

OUR SERVICES

Consulting, Market research & analysis, Events, Contracts, Logistic & stands, Booking & hospitality, Photo & video, Press Office, PR, Web

WE HAVE DONE

America’s Cup, ISAF World Cup project, Cooking Cup, Audi Awards, Audi Invitational, Beppe Croce Trophy, Tp52 Med Cup Circuit, Melges 32 Sailing

Series, Farr 40 Euro Med, Farr 40 European Championship , Classic Yachts, Music on the Docks, Mumm 30 World & European Circuit, IMS: World, European & Italian Championship, Press Conference “Audi per lo sport”, Melges 24 World, European & Italian Circuits, Star Class World & Italian Circuit.... more than 200 national and international events

OUR PARTNERS: Audi, Bang & Olufsen, Bentley, Boatsonic, Breitling, Comifin Leasing, Deutsche Bank, Frael, F.lli Giacomel, Fratelli Rossetti, Gill, Gottifredi Maffioli, ISAF (International SAiling Federation), ISCYRA (International Star Class Yacht Racing Association), Lardini, Manila Grace, Marina Genova Aeroporto, Marine Leather, Milano Assicurazioni, Musto, Nautica, Nestlè, North Sails, Q8, Radio Montecarlo, Red Bull, Regione Sardegna, Sail Racing, Scanner, Slam, S.Pellegrino, Starbrite, Volkswagen Marine, Wind, World Cargo.

B-plan srl Via Turati, �9 �0�� Milano Tel. +�9.0�.��789.�0�/�0� Fax. +�9.0�.��789�99 Email: [email protected]

B.PLAN SPORT & EVENTS

The America’s Cup Hall of Fame, located at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol Rhode Island honors champions and projects the luster of the America’s Cup action on a permanent continuing basis. To date, 66 people have been inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame, including skippers and crew; designers and builders; syndicate managers, organizers, chroniclers and other leading participants in the history of the Cup.

Nathanael Green Herreshoff - The most successful designer in the history of the America’s Cup, Nathanael Green Herreshoff’s designs won the America’s Cup six times, once with Herreshoff himself as the skipper and helmsman!

Halsey C. Herreshoff -Halsey Herreshoff is the grandson of N.G. Herreshoff and the President of the Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame. He sailed in six defense campaigns during the 12 meter era, winning three times, as bowman on Columbia in 1958 and as navigator on Courageous in 1974 and Freedom in 1980. In 1983 Halsey was the navigator aboard Liberty. In that same year, the navigator aboard the winner, Australia II, was Grant Simmer, currently managing director and design coordinator of Alinghi.

AMERICA’S CUP HALL OF FAME

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is a French company headquartered in Bordeaux who specialise in 2D and 3D live broadcasting of sports events over TV, Web and mobile.

BeTomorrrow’s award-winning LiveSailing technology, based on the GPS positions, allows sailing enthusiasts to follow live all regattas on the Web and on mobile. The TV version of LiveSailing helps to better understand the race introducing more information such as laylines, trajectories, ranking, boat speed, weather conditions…

Fully featured, Live Sailing for mobile is a mobile java application that gives access to all races displayed in real-time 2D or 3D animations with full interactivity.

LiveSailing for Internet extends the functionality and ease-of-use to PCs and Macs. It provides live 3D animations of every regatta as well as the possibility to review sailing actions as often as one likes.

Some of LiveSailing track records : Athens Olympics, Beijing Olympics, 32nd America’s Cup, 2008 Artemis Transat, 2008 Vendée Globe, Barcelona World Race, Velux 5 Oceans…

More information on www.betomorrow.com

Jean-Dominique Lauwereins COO, BeTomorrow 3 rue Lafayette 33000 Bordeaux

[email protected] Cel: +33 6 70 63 30 71

BE TOMORROW

Stockmaritime – the maritime brand of GentCom.

Since more than 10 years, GentCom offers advertising and communication consulting. GentCom has excellent knowhow in the automotive and maritime market.

stockmaritime.com is a German market leader in selling maritime pictures and radio controlled sailing boats. We offer a permanent product line of 12 model types from a simple 61cm AC60 to the hightech 107cm VO70 with canting keel. We have developed boats for VOLVO, HUGO BOSS and a lot of other companies.

PR and event consulting.

Due to the work of the picture stock agency we have excellent access to the german press. With our sailing and yachting events, we get through to our customers. We provide one-stop service.

Products and accessories are sold through emotion – and that is exactly what we do at stockmaritime. Behind every successful company are people with readiness for action and passion. We have a lot of both of it!

[email protected]: +49 40 - 86 66 27 14Telefax: +49 40 - 86 60 09 10

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KaliBee is an innovative company dedicated to sailing performance. One of its products, TCEvent, is a smart solution to providing value added communication to sailing events.

TCEvent is a live tracking solution and a way to turn sailing events into a sailing stadium! The organisation’s sponsors are cleverly displayed through several 3D options. Sponsors of sailing teams can also add their own graphic elements. Even when the boats are far from shore, all sponsors are viewable. TCEvent has been designed to offer a communication providing added value to sponsors.

The TCEvent product offers a 3D broadcasting ability which is ideal for tv screens and also giant screens. Sailing is a complex sport and the appeal to spectator’s can reduce when no explanation is provided. The producers or commentators need tools to explain easily what happens on the water. For example, TCEvent is able to produce stats or ranking lists to focus attention and to feed a sailing consultant comment. TCEvent is an ideal compliment to any sailing event.

117, Cours Caffarelli, 14000 CAEN Tel : +33 (0) 231 349 233 Fax: +33 (0) 959 954 825 [email protected]

KALIBEE

Italian luxury magazine MainSail fits into the “progressive mainstream” segment and is intended to be a preminent and able lifestyle, racing, design, and culture magazine about sailing. With an innovative graphical and editorial language, Mainsail outlines contents such as originality, joy of life and aesthetics, which are enhanced by the compact format.

Mainsail is run by a group of people with a general interest in sailing influenced by the America’s Cup and offshore sailing scene. The magazine is constantly growing, appealing to readers with a propensity for appreciating the aesthetic and advanced qualities of products and events. Mainsail also addresses a highly-cultured readership interested in luxury products and lifestyle.

www.mainsailmagazine.it

MAINSAIL

Race Tracking by MarineTrack: a Functional, cost-effective, global self-contained tracking solution… The ideal tracking solution to add value to your event and sponsors.

Since 1999 MarineTrack has been providing Track, Alarm, Alert and Monitoring systems for the maritime industry.

Our systems have been designed and tested for each specific marine sector by our dedicated staff that possess a balance of recreational cruising/sailing, commercial shipping and project management experience.

Our reliable systems operate on a dependable communication network using hardware that has been tested rigorously in the field. Our advanced software continues to lead the market and we strive to extend the capabilities of our products so that race organisers can be sure that an investment in MarineTrack’s systems will offer added value to sponsors looking for increased market penetration, branding and more return to their investment; not to mention safety, cost savings, operational efficiency and most importantly – peace of mind for the race organiser.

For further information about MarineTrack and all related products and services please contact – Damian McCann Sales and Marketing manager; email; [email protected] Tel: +44 (0) 1273 462001, Fax: +44 (0) 1273 463337 www.marinetrack.com

MarineTrack Ltd, Premier House, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FF

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is a company specialized in deliverance of meteorological information for professional use. It was created in 2007 by four associated and it is located in Brest, France.

In a way to keep the self-govern of our business, METEOSTRATEGY is developing, at the same time that its expertness, a R&D area, allowing to set up meteorological and oceanographic fine mesh models, from all over the world.

Actually, the research focuses on the development of atmosphere fine mesh models added to “in situ” observations (3D-VAR method) and the improvement of fine mesh wave models.

16 rue de l’Harteloire 29200 Brest France Tel : +33 2 98 33 10 83 Email : [email protected]

METEO STRATEGY

Mirabaud & Cie, banquiers privés was founded in Geneva in 1819. Originally a bank operating solely in Switzerland, Mirabaud has since developed its brand on three continents. As a wealth and asset manager for international clients, Mirabaud offers tailor-made services in private banking, institutional asset management and fund management, and has more than 30 years’ experience in alternative investment management, brokerage, corporate finance and custody.

In 2004, MIRABAUD was granted approval by the authorities of the Principality of Monaco to launch a Monegasque public limited company providing wealth and asset management for private clients. MIRABAUD is the only Swiss private banker to operate under its own name at this major financial location. MIRABAUD Gestion Privée SAM focuses on offering tailored portfolio management services for private clients based on excellent local knowledge in conjunction with the MIRABAUD Group’s international expertise, particularly in the alternative investment management which MIRABAUD has practised for the last 30 years.

MIRABAUD Gestion Privée SAM works with several major banking groups in Monaco for client account deposits. It operates completely independently but applies the management philosophy practised by MIRABAUD.

Assets under management: € 15,6 bn (31.12.2007)

No. of employees: 482 (285 in Switzerland)

Offices: 10 (Geneva, Zurich, Basel, Paris, Monaco, London, Montreal, Nassau, Hong Kong, Dubai) For more information, please visit www.mirabaud.com

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Mark Turner and Ellen MacArthur’s OC Group is dedicated to turnkey solutions in sponsorship, marketing, communication and event management projects in adventure sports. The group operates across Europe, Middle East, the USA and Australasia, with a home base in Cowes, Isle of Wight. OC Group consists of an events management business (OC Events, managing The Artemis Transat, the Barcelona World Race and the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Series); a dedicated technology development division (OC Technology); an integrated creative design business (OC Vision); and the athlete management business (Offshore Challenges Sailing Team, currently called BT Team Ellen) whose projects have won six Hollis Sponsorship Awards for its services to sponsorships.”

Quentin Maydieu Group Hospitality OC Group

www.ocgroup.com

OC GROUP

Pi Research develops innovative, market-proven systems used by performance sailors around the globe.

Our range of lightweight, compact technologies, forged in Formula 1, offers solutions for advanced data logging, communications and performance analysis for the very fastest sailors on the water. Our portfolio of winners includes Americas Cup Syndicates, Olympic sailors and sailing speed record contenders.

The Pi range delivers proven performance to the very best in the world - from advanced real-time processing to automatic synchronization of video footage and data for media partners. Our Pi Toolbox analysis software has received extensive praise from leading sailors and coaches, and provides an unparalleled range of visualization and manipulation tools.

Pi Research also provides custom solutions for any application irrespective of the scale of the challenge. The results of our clients speak volumes about the build quality, ingenious design and ease of use provided by the Pi range of products.

www.piresearch.com

PI RESEARCH

Slam, founded in 1979 in Genoa, is Italy’s leader in sailing and sportswear clothing.

Our company’s vision is inspired by the sea and the sport of sailing. Our products are endorsed by Russell Coutts, international sailing legend and 3-time winner of the America’s Cup, and by the whole BMW Oracle Racing team.

Slam combines feedback of top performing sailors and the technology of new fabrics to develop its technical and sportswear collections.

In addition, part of our scope is to to study, create and produce custom-made solutions for our Customers. Thanks to 30 years of experience, we can fulfil all requests and its specifications, still ensuring the highest quality of the finished garment.

www.slam.com

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Thanks to its 500 members and to more than 100 years of existence, the Société Nautique de saint-Tropez has known a great expansion, and has succeeded in proving, as the years go by, that she was able to organize famous and international events. Its goal is to promote nautics and sporty activities.

The Giraglia Rolex Cup, co-organised by the Yacht Club Italiano, bring together almost 200 boats from all nationalities, and more than 100 journalists a day, today, this event is the biggest offshore race in the Mediterranean.

The 75th Dragon birthday in 2004 has gathered together more than 260 boats, and has continued since then, as each years Dragon Saint-Tropez occurs, this event has been joined by more and more competitors. The Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez will organize in 2009 the European Dragon Championship.

The Festival Armen, created in 1978 joins ski test and Art competition to regattas; around 50 competitors regularly participate in this winter meeting.

We can not forget Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, which assemble since 1999 more than 300 Moderns and Classics boats, and join sport to conviviality, and so, thanks to the numerous competitions organised on shore and on the sea.

These events, which go on and grow, show the know-how of the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez as regards organisation, it also proves the trust its numerous partners and the municipality of Saint-Tropez has given to her.

www.snst.org

SOCIÉTÉ NAUTIQUE DE SAINT-TROPEZ

FRANCE WINNING THE AMERICA’S CUP ?

• Leadership : Under Marc Pajot’s leadership, France reached twice the semi-finals of the Cup : French Kiss in 1987 and Ville de Paris in 1992.

• Experience : France is the only country – besides the USA – having participated in all the Cups since 1970. One can find French sailors in almost all competing teams.

• Competence : France, deeply rooted to the sea, can be proud of its successful sailors and the high level of technology achieved by its marine industry.

• Opportunity : With the new measurement rule each challenger is starting all over in terms of design and development. Everyone is starting at the same level again.

• Engineering : A team of designers, engineers in hydro- & aerodynamics, structural and fluid mechanics, coordinated by a technical director.

• Talent : With the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Develop., Team FRENCH SPIRIT is building a crew with the most experienced and successful French America’s Cup sailors.

www.teamfrenchspirit.com

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SPORT Strategies is the leading french media in the sport business industry, publishing a weekly magazine, SPORT Strategies Hebdo, and a website, www.sportstrategies.com, that count more than 65,000 members.

SPORT STRATEGIES

Underwriting Risk Services Ltd is an underwriting insurance agency specialising in Yachts, Marinas, Repair Yards, Boat Builders and the General Marine Leisure industry.

We underwrite on behalf of some of the highest rated Lloyd’s syndicates and Insurance Companies in Europe and have had their continued support for many years.

The underwriting team, which has over 100 years of combined insurance experience and many years of general sailing, power boating and racing at a competitive level, remains at the forefront of the Yacht Insurance Industry.

The Racecover product evolved as a response to our broker network who were finding it difficult to place coverage for the more extreme risks coupled with the ever increasing values of the One Class racing fleets. The Racecover security is 100% underwritten at Lloyd’s.

Underwriting Risk Services Ltd Gracechurch House 55 Gracechurch St London EC3V 0JP

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7550 3720/3737 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7550 3721/3738

www.undriskserv.com

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ADRIATIC CHALLENGE HUNGARY

Belgrad rkp.12., 1056 Budabest, Hungary +36 309 32 7700 +3612666646

Robert Lang - Managing [email protected]

Anikò Balogh - Head of PR

ALINGHI

Avenida Francia, 46023 Valencia, Spain

Daphne Morgan Barnicoat - Journalist

+34678659317 [email protected]

Christophe Lanz - Institutional relations

[email protected] +41795716206

Cecile Duboeuf – PA to Brad Butterworth

[email protected]+41795931627

Anne Massot – Consulting

Le Brigantine 336, Les Marines, 83310 Gogolin, France

Anne Massot - Journalist

+33 616 19 12 20 +33 4 94 433 910 [email protected]

AUDI MEDCUP CIRCUIT-WORLD SAILING MANAGEMENT

Playa de las Americas 2, Edificio Codesa 2, 28230 Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain

+34 91 383 9500

Ignacio Triay - Circuit [email protected]

Fernando Iñigo - Marketing [email protected]

Nacho Postigo - Technical [email protected]

B.PLAN SPORTS & EVENTS

Via F Turati 29, Milano, ItalyT: + 39 02 637 89 401/402F: + 39 02 637 89 499

Riccardo Simoneschi - [email protected]

Stefano Bareggi - Event [email protected]

Ms Chiara Covajes - [email protected]

Elena Paridi - Press [email protected]

BAKER TILLY ISLE OF MAN

2a Lord Street, Douglas, IM1 2BD, Isle of Man

Andrew S. Roy - [email protected]

BARCELONA WORLD RACEFundació per la Navegació Oceànica de Barcelona (FNOB)C/Escar 6-8, planta 1, Barcelona 08039, Spain T: +34 93 2241970F: +34 93 2215456

Isabel Genis - Communication Coordinator Cell: + 34 664 464 [email protected]

Marta Eroles Asensio - Sales ManagerCell: +34 [email protected]

Rosina Motilla - Assistant OperationsCell: +34 699 632 [email protected]

BE TOMORROW

3, rue Lafayette, , 33000 Bordeaux, France

Jean-Dominique Lauwereins - Managing Director+33 5575 90622 [email protected]


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BELGIAN YACHTING PRESS

Rue Belle Vue 14,1332 Genval, Belgium

Pierrre-Yves Martens - Journalist

32 475 83 51 [email protected]

BILAN

61 Rue des Bains, CH 7205, Geneve, Switzerland

Vincent Gillioz - Journalist

+41 76370 8391 [email protected]

BLUBOATS GMBH

Kellermattstrasse1, CH-6044 Udlingenswil, Switzerland+41 413 71 0120+41413710124

Christian Scherrer - [email protected]

Christian Bolinger - [email protected]

BLUE - FREE MAG SRL

Fabio Colivichi

[email protected]

BMW ORACLE RACING

Port Americas Cup. Base 8, Muelle de la Aduana s/n, 46024 Valencia, Spain

+34 96 344 76 63+34 96 344 24 85

Laurent du Roure - Marketing [email protected]

Thomas Ehman - External [email protected]

Stephen Barclay - [email protected]

BRANSOM BEAN

Bransom Bean - [email protected]

CAPE HORN RACE

Port de Callelongue, 303 bd. Alexandre de Delabre, 33000 Bo13008 Marseille, Bouches du Rhône, France

Alec Honey - [email protected]

CAPITALIZE LIMITED

52 Thrale, London SE1 9HW, UK+44 207 940 1700+442079401739

Richard Moore - Chief [email protected]

Alison Forth - Director and Head of [email protected]

CHARLES RUSSELL LLP

8-10 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1RS, UK

Michael Cover - Partner+44 207 940 [email protected]

CLIPPER VENTURES PLC

Unit 1 A, Granary & Bakery, Royal Clarence Marina, Weevil Lane, Gosport PO12 1FX

T: +44 (0)23 9252 6000F: +44 (0)23 9252 6252

William Ward – Chief Executive

David Stubley – Board [email protected]


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CNN MAINSAIL

Shirley Robertson - [email protected]

COLOUR & SOUNDS

Via Ingegnoli 12/B, 20093 Cologno Monzese, Milano, Italy

Maria Luisa Chiappa - Press Manager


CORPRINT KOMMUNICATION

Hintergrasse 3, D - 69469, Weinheim, Germany

Dr Christine Pfeiffer - Journalist

+49 0 6201 26 55 93+49 6201 78 32 89

[email protected]

COWES WEEK

Regatta House, 18 Bath Road, Cowes Isle of Wight, PO31 7QN

Stuart Quarrie - CEO

T: +44 (0)1983 295 744F: +44 (0)1983 295 [email protected]

CRADDUCK DESIGN COMPANY LTD

The Old Stables, Sutton Manor Farm, BishopeSutton, Hampshire SO24 OAA, UK

+441962734606+441962734655

David Cradduck - [email protected]

Ian Lock - Creative [email protected]

CROSSINITIATIVES

23 Aldwick Avenue, Aldwick, West Sussex PO21 3AQ, UK

Nick Masson - [email protected]

DAILY SAIL

The Daily Sail.com, Unit 15 Upper Floor, Hamble Yacht Services, Port Hamble, Hamble, Southampton, UK+44 2380 456997+44 2380 127 4535

James Boyd - [email protected]

Andy Nicholson - [email protected]

DCMi-U

Nerviërslei 7 (b4), , B-2900 Schoten, Belgium

Guy Declerck +3236050433+3236855645

[email protected]

DIE FREISCHWIMMER GMBH

Grafinger Strasse, Haus C 19, 1. Stock, Munchen, Germany

Claudia Kruppa - Journalist

[email protected]

Patric Bauer - [email protected]

EM LYON CLUB VOILE

51 Rue Eugene Pons

Simon Chartier - [email protected]


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EMOTION MANAGEMENT GMBH

Office Graz, Shoppingcity, Seiersberg 1, 8055 Siersberg, Austria

Herwig Straka - Chief [email protected]

F I C O

Rue Centrale 28, P O Box 2068, 1110 Morges, Switzerland

David Brunskill - Journalist+44 1590 [email protected]

FARE VELA

Via Le Pariou, 160 - 00197, Rome, Italy

Massimo Procopio - Journalist

+39 06 809 11125+39 06 809 [email protected]

FAST TRACK SAILING

One Brewers Green, Buckingham Gate, London SW1H 0RH, UKInga Leask - Director+44 207 5935200+44 207 [email protected]

FEDERICA MONTICELLI

Via Castaglione 1, 40124 Bologna, Italy

Federica Monticelli - Journalist3903288230487639051235535fmonticelli@federicamonticelli.com

G. BEKATOROU & CO. LTD

Nhrhidon 59, P. Faliro, Greece

Sofia Bekatorou - Pro [email protected]

GENTCOM GMBH

Ruhrstrasse 19, 22761 Hamburg, Germany

Dagmar Genthe - Finances

Hans Genthe - Director

+ [email protected]

GO4IMAGE

Postr.33, Switzerland

Jurg Kaufmann - Journalist41 [email protected]

GRAPEFRUIT GRAPHICS

Unit 12, Fulcrum 4, Solent Way, Whitely, Fareham, PO15 7FT, UK

Andy Yeomans - Director+44 1489 570055+44 1489 [email protected]

HELLY HANSEN/GROW AB

Linneg. 89E, SE115 23, Stockhol, Sweden

Henrik Sund - Accountant Director

[email protected]

HALL SPARS & RIGGING

Deltahoek 42, 4511 PA, Breskens, The Netherlands

Tim Hall - Engineering [email protected]


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HENRI LLOYD

Smithfield Lane, Worsley, Manchester M28 OGP, UK

David Peach - International Sales Director+44 161 975 2520+44 161 975 [email protected]

HILL & KNOWLTON

Via Valparaiso 4, 20144, Milano, ITALY

Andrea Barbieri - Director+390243990087+390248022901

HOLMATRO MARINE EQUIPMENT B.V

PO Box 33, , Raamsdonksveer 4940 AA, The Netherlands

G.J Uijtdewilligen - General [email protected]

ORMA

Franck David - Executive [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF YACHTS CLUB

60 Knightsbridge, , London SW1X 7LF, UK

John Stork - [email protected]

ITG

173 av Henry Dunant, , 06100 Nice, France

Patrick Gauthey - Journalist33 6 10 89 35 [email protected]

JOHN ROBERSON

PO Box 914, Freemantle, W A, Australia

John Roberson - Journalist61 08 9430 [email protected]

JUAN KOUYOUMDJIAN YACHT DESIGN

Juan Kouyooumdjian - [email protected]

KALIBEE

117 Cours Caffarelli, France

Emmanuel de Bressy - General [email protected]

KOS PICTURE SOURCE LTD

Po Box 104, Midhurst, GU29 1AS, UK

KOS - Director

Chris Savage - [email protected]

LYNN FITZPATRICK

4826 Del Mar Ave, San Diego, CA 92107, USA

Lynn Fitzpatrick - World Regattas+1 619 252 [email protected]


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Meister + Cie AGLützelflühstrasse 28, Postfach 180CH – 3415 Hasle-RüegsauTel: +41.34.460.55.55

Marcel [email protected]

MAINSAIL


Giuliano Luzzatto - Magazine Editor39 02 [email protected]

MARC LOMBARD SARL

Le Sextant, La Trinquette, 17000 La Rochelle, France

Marc Lombard - Managing [email protected]

MARINE CONSULTANT

Tim Coventry - International Marine Advisor to Korea

[email protected]

MARINE TRACK LTD

Premier House, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex, BN43 5FF, UK

Stuart Nicholls – MD

Damian McCann - Sales & Marketing Manager+44 1273 [email protected]

MATCH RACE CENTER GERMANY GMBH & CO.KG

Im Haus im Gondelhafen, Obere-Seestrasse 2, D-88085 Langenargen, Germany

+49754393111504975439311200

Eberhard Magg - [email protected]

Harald Thierer - [email protected]

MAXCOMM

42, Quai Gustave-Ador, 1207 Geneve, Switzerland

Bernard Schopfer - Press Manager

T: +41 22 735 55 30F: +41 22 735 55 [email protected]

METEO STRATEGY

16 Rue de l´Harteloire, 1029200 Brest, France

Jean François Bonnin - Technical Director

[email protected]

MIRABAUD

29 Boulevard Georges-Favon, , Geneve 1204, Switzerland

+41588162409+41588163409

Thomas Jundt - Civil [email protected]

Hertha Baumann - PR [email protected]

NAUTECH


Edoardo Napodano - Magazine [email protected]


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NAUTICA

Via Tevere, 44 - 0198, Roma, Italy

Gian Marco - International Sales Director

+39 06 841306039 06 [email protected]

NAVEGAR

Navegar, Rambla Catalunya 91-93, 4a Planta, 08008 Barcelona, Spain

Mrs Maria Wondersell - [email protected]

Erik Tarrés - [email protected]

NEIL MALLARD AND ASSOCIATES

11 Brookside, Lillingstone Lovell, Buckingham, UK

Neil Mallard - Journalist+44 1280 860 715+44 1280 860 [email protected]

NICHOLAS CHINA

Villa Barbarin, 7 Avenue Saint Laurent, MC 98000, Monaco

Nicholas China - [email protected]

NORTH SAILS ITALIA

16030 Carasco, Italy+390185350261+390185350481

Jens Christensen - [email protected]

Robin Morgan - [email protected]

OC GROUP

Cowes Waterfront, Venture Quays, Castle Street, East Cowes PO32 6EZ, Isle of Wight, UK

+448700630210

Mark Turner - [email protected]

John McKenna - Commercial [email protected]

Gilles Chiorri - Events [email protected]

Marine Derrien - Project [email protected]

OCEANLAKE MARINE AB

Olof Palmes Gata 20B, , 111 37 Stockholm, Sweden

Carl Hennix - Director+46 (0) [email protected]

OCIBAR SA

Torre de Capitania, Port Adriano,El Toro, Mallorca, Spain+34971232494+34971232566

Isabel Teruel - [email protected]

Katia Ginard - Chief [email protected]

OFFSHORE RACE MANAGEMENT

1902 NW 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444, USA

Michael Castania - President

+1 954 629 1939+1 561 [email protected]


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OMAN SAIL

Oman Sail LLC, P O Box 2394, Ruwi PC 112, Sultanate of Oman

+448700630210

Albert Whitley - [email protected]

Mohammad Aziz - Deputy [email protected]

Kat Birtwhistle - [email protected]

Khamis al Anbouri - General [email protected]

ON EDITION PHOTOGRAPHY

+44 (0) 20 7978 1459

Matt Dickens - [email protected]

Dan Towers - [email protected]

OYSTERHOMES

Block 12, Galway Technology Park, Parkmore, Galway, Ireland

Jamie [email protected]

PAUL POOLE (SOUTH EAST ASIA) CO. LTD

198 Tanou Road, Bovernives, Pranakorn, , Bangkok, Thailand

Paul Poole - Chairman

[email protected]

PETER METHVEN

Peter Methven - Journalist

[email protected]

PI RESEARCH

Brookfield Motorsports Centre, Twentypence Road, Cottenham CB24 8PS, UK

Alex Reid - Marine Applications Engineer

+44 1 954 253600+44 1954 [email protected]

Simon Holloway - New Business Development

+44 1 954 [email protected]

PILOTE LTD

Studio 202, 30 Red Lion St, Richmond TW9 1RB, UK

David Fuller - [email protected]

PINDAR OCEAN RACING

Pindar House, Thornborough House, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3UY, UK

Robin Gray - Managing Director

[email protected]

PITCH

39-43 Brewer Street,London W1F 9UD, UK

Annabel Merrison - Account Director

[email protected]


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PUMA AG

Puma Way 1, Herzogenaurach, 91074 Bavaria, Germany

Christian Stoll - Business Unit Manager Sailing

[email protected]

QRISK INTERNATIONAL

c/o Bailiffs House, Micheldever Station, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 3AS, Winchester, Hampshire, UK

John Quigley - Chief [email protected]

ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB

Kellett Island, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Alex Johnston - Sailing Manager

[email protected]

ROYAL OCEAN RACING CLUB

20 St. James Place, , London SW1A 1NN, UK

Eddie Warden Owen - Chief [email protected]

James Dadd - Rating [email protected]

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB

60 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LF, UK

Bernard Kinchin - Rear Commodore Sailing+44 [email protected]

Jamie Houston - Head of [email protected]

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON

The Castle, Cowes PO31 7QT, Isle of Wight, UK

Simon van der Byl - Rear Commodore Yachting

[email protected]

S360S

PO Box 38809, Baltimore MD 21231, USA

Beth Perry - President+1 410 599 4672+1 410 732 [email protected]

SAIL & RACE

Panzerstrasse 20, Hamburg D 22587, Germany

Christopher Wuttke - Joint CEO

+49 40866 42141+49 [email protected]

SAIL & RACE (BALTIC SPRING CUP)

Panzerstrasse 20, , Hamburg D22587, Germany

Henning Rocholl - Joint CEO

+49 40866 42141+49 [email protected]


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SAILING CHALLENGE

Andrea Crocella - Operation [email protected]

Oliviero Cappuccini - [email protected]

SANDRA MUDRONJA CONSULTING

22 Rue des Bains, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

Sandra Mudronja

41 22 320 950041 22 321 [email protected]

SEAHORSE

5 Brittania Place Station St, Lymington, Hants SO41 3BA, UK

+44 (0)1590 671899+44 (0)1590 671116

Andrew Hurst - [email protected]

Graeme Beeson - Advertising [email protected]

SEGEL JOURNAL

Jens Detlef - Editor

49172 402 3197

[email protected]

SENSO YACHT LIMITED

29 Church Street MSIDA, MSD 138, Malta

+33618944688+33 493610635

Charles Sciandra – General [email protected]

Lionel Péan – Project [email protected]

SGS

1 Place des Alpes, , 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

Carole Streng - Global Marketing [email protected]

SKIPPERS MAGAZINE

CB Communication, quai Gustave-Ador 20, CH-1207 Geneve, Geneve, Switzerland

Brice Lechevalier - Publisher


Pierre Jacques - GMT Magazine editor

[email protected]

SLAM SPA

Via G Adamoli, 521, 16165 Genoa, Italy

+39 010842 0272+39 0108420200

Andrea Laura - [email protected]

Fabrizio Orlando - Corporate [email protected]

Ugo Tinti - Export Sales [email protected]

Giulia Danielli - Visual [email protected]


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SMP TECHNOLOGY APS.

Moellenaparken 6-17, 6200Aabenraa, Denmark

Christian Hammershoy - Managing [email protected]

SOCIETE NAUTIQUE DE SAINT TROPEZ

Parking du Noveau Port, BP 72, 83990 St Tropez, France

André Beaufils - Président+ 33 4 94 97 30 34+ 33 4 94 97 87 [email protected]

Chloé de Brouwer - Communication Manager

[email protected]

SOMERVILLE BADDELEY MARKETING

9 Waine Close, Buckingham, Bucks MK18 1FF, UK

Denis Baddeley - [email protected]

SPECTRUM AVIATION EUROPE S.A.

BP 246, L-2012 Luxembourg, , Luxembourg

Stefano Sturlese - [email protected]

SPORT BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL

Sport Business, 33-41 Dallington St, London EC4A 1RS, UK

Stuart Lewis - Sales [email protected]

SPORT STRATEGIES

Sport Strategies SAS, 72, rue Maurice Thorez, 92000 Nanterre, , France

Eric Litzler - Responsable Clientele+33 01 41 91 76 50+33 01 41 91 76 [email protected]

Mrs Virginie Piubello - Event [email protected]

Mrs Audrey Perot - Marketing [email protected]

Mr Patrick Roux – [email protected]

Mr Cyrille Hugot, [email protected]

Mr Benoît Angelini, [email protected]

SSPA Sweden AB

Chalmers Tvärgata 10, Box 24001, SE-400 22 Göteborg, Sweden

Matz Brown - Project Manager

[email protected]


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ST. FRANCIS YACHTCLUB

On the Marina, 94123 San Francisco, California, USA+14158203710+14155638670

John Siegel - Executive Race Committee [email protected]

John W. Craig - Race [email protected]

SUI 46 16 SARL

10, Rue des Boucheries, , 1290 Versoix, Suisse

+41 22 950 05 55+41 22 950 55 56

Jeff Kerléguer - Technical [email protected]

Wil Wargnier - Sales [email protected]

Nicolas Rossier - Technical [email protected]

SUN SAILING TEAM LDA

Rua Marques Leal Pancada 38, , Cascais, Lisabon, Portugal

Justino Sá Machado - President

[email protected]

SWEDISH OFFSHORE RACING ASSOCIATION

Woodland Invest AB, Kungsgatan 58, 111 22 Stockholm, Sweden

Patrick Lindblom - [email protected]

TEAM FRENCH SPIRIT

16 Rue du Cepoun Sanmartin, BP 20, 83991 St Tropez, France

Marc Pajot - CEO00 33 4 94 97 76 [email protected]

TEAM ORIGIN

Team Origin LLP, 78 Pall Mall, London SW1 5ES, UK

Leslie Ryan - Marketing Director+44 (0)7795 [email protected]

Jerry Hill - Sales Director+44 (0) 7825 [email protected]

TEAM RUSSIA SPONSORSHIP & COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT

8 Lumley Gardens, Lumley Road, Emsworth, Hants, UK

Liz [email protected]

TEAM YACHT LTD

The Granary, Appleton Rd., Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HZ, UK

Robert Swann - Managing Director

[email protected]


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THE KNOWLEDGE ZONE LTD

The Gallery, Cowes Yacht Haven, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK

Steve Sleight - Managing Director

+44 1983 245505+44 1983 [email protected]

THE RUSHALL PARTNERSHIP

The Rushall Partnership, 8 Lumley Gardens, Lumley Rd, Emsworth,, UK, P010 8AG

Mark Rushall - Journalist

+44 7764 [email protected]

THE WINAVE CO. LTD

Room 1018 Ocean Tower Building, 760-3 Woo-1Dong Haeundae-Gu, Busan 612-726, Korea

Jong Yeol Oh - CEO

[email protected]

TIM JEFFERY

Tim Jeffery - [email protected]

TK&A

276 Bluewater House, Smuggler´s Way, London SW18 1EA, UK

Tim Kelly - Communications [email protected]

TORNADO SPORT

Herbert Dercksen - [email protected]

TRI-LINE SPORTS SOLUTIONS

10Ticknock Park, Ticknock Hill, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland

David McHugh - Managing Director

[email protected]

TRIMSAILING

Via S. Spirito 14, Florence, 50125, Italy

Jennifer Hall - Journalist39 [email protected]

UNDERWRITING RISK SERVICES

55 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0JP, UK

Paul Miller - [email protected]

VELA E REGATE

Via Bellini 24, , 21052 Busto Arsizio, Italy

Susanna Ielmini - Direttore Responsabile

+39 0331 620100+39 0331 [email protected]

VENDEE GLOBE

Christophe Baudry - Communications Director

[email protected]

VN COMPOSITES

ZI Toulon Est-BP71, , 83079 Toulon Cedex 9, France

Jean-Paul Tronquoy - Managing [email protected]


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VOILES ET VOILIERS

21, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine 75550, Paris Cedex 11, France

+33 144878701

Didier Ravon - Chief [email protected]

Pierre Lavialle - [email protected]

VOLVO OCEAN RACE

Ocean House, 1490 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AF

T: +44 1489 564 555F: +44 1489 564 333

Knut Frostad - CEO

Marcus Hutchinson – Communications [email protected]

Angus Buchanan - [email protected]

WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR

c/o The Shipyard, Bath Road, Lymington, Hampshire SO24 OAA, UK

Craig Mitchell - Tour Director

[email protected]

YACHT & SAIL

Via Necenate 91, , 20138 Milano, Italy

Andrea Brambilla - Journalist

[email protected]

Bianca Ascenti - [email protected]

Cristina Griner - [email protected]

Karen Dawson - [email protected]

YACHT PUBLICITY

4 Rue Catherine Segurane

Nick Jeffery - Journalist

33 4 9307 591133 4 9355 [email protected]

YACHTING & STYLE

Dietlindenstr 15, 8082, Munich, Germany

Heike Schwab - Journalist

49 [email protected]

YACHTING WORLD

110 Southwark Street, , London SE1 0SU, UK

Matthew Sheahan - Racing & Technical [email protected]

YACHTS AND YACHTING

196 Eastern Esplanade, Southend on Sea, Essex SS1 3AB, UK44 1702 58224544 1702 588434

Gael Pawson - [email protected]

John Heyes - Managing [email protected]

YACHTS MAGASINE

Andreas Kosmatopoulos - Chief [email protected]


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