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OC Group, the company behind the Extreme Sailing Series, has announced today that it will merge with European based ThirdPole. The non-cash deal will bring together the two companies’ competences to form a broad based outdoor sports and events company. The two brands will remain, OC continuing to specialise in professional sailing teams and events,...

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The strapline on the top of the official IMOCA website claims it to be “The Most Successful Ocean Racing Class”. There’s no asterisk or footnote or link to any substantiating evidence for this claim, but success can be whatever you define it to be – so why not boast about it. Whether or not the class will continue to be successful...

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Cowes Week 2010 featured several special events. Along with the 1851 Cup exhibition regatta for old America’s Cup boats and the Extreme Sailing Series, the Artemis Challenge returned to the regatta to showcase the powerful IMOCA 60 offshore sailing yachts and to raise money for charity by involving some celebrities in a special ’round the...

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The "BoatBites" have been barely a nibble... it's been a busy Summer! What can I say, except all those "robots" posting Chinese or Japaneses or whatever language it is, seriously, go post your "comments" elsewhere!The "bites" will return when I return to Europe in the Winter to keep tabs on my dear friends Nicola and Ryan Breymaier. If you haven't been...

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There is absolutely no doubt that if you can create a sporting event that includes the name of the venue and establish that event over time, the value is enormous. Think about Le Mans or Monaco and then think of a sporting event. Think about the Vendee Globe, or the Indianapolis 500 or Cowes Week and then think about which airport is the closest. The...

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While many companies sponsor sailing because it helps position them through association with attributes like teamwork, achievement and effort, few take advantage of the diversity benefits provided by offshore sailing. Offshore racing is one sport where women frequently compete against men on equal terms, with mental strength being as important as physical...

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[Source: Barcelona World Race] Jean-Pierre Dick has just unveiled his co-skipper for the Barcelona World Race. This will be no less than Loïck Peyron, one of the most successful and experienced ocean yachtsmen in the world.Loïck Peyron will be taking part in the Barcelona World Race 2010/11, forming a duo with Jean-Pierre Dick, the brilliant winner of...

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Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron will team up for the Barcelona World Race on board Virbac-Paprec 3

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Barcelona World Race update. GAES Centros Auditivos is launched in Barcelona for all female crew Corbella and Caffari

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I am besides myself excited about this scoop. Not too familiar with Boris, however I've personally sailed with Ryan Breymaier and could not be more excited to support this team!A NEW GERMAN AND AMERICAN DUO WILL TAKE ON THE BARCELONA WORLD RACEMarch 19, 2010Boris Herrmann and the American Ryan Breymaier form a new team for the Barcelona World Race.The new...

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The sands are shifting under the sport of sailing.  The growth markets are emerging and it is becoming more clear each day which governments are willing to invest in sailing in what forms. While the UK is fixated on buying Olympic gold medals, other states are paying money to attract events like the Volvo Ocean Race or use sailing to promote large legacy...

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GAES Solidaria sponsors Anna Corbella and Dee Caffari for the Barcelona World Race 2010

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Following the company's successful experience with the sponsorship of Anna Corbella in the Transat 6.50 2009, GAES takes a step further into the world of ocean racing sponsorship. Britain's Dee Caffari and Spain's Anna Corbella have confirmed their entry in the Barcelona World Race as the (...)

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It’s over… finally. Just like that – you wait ages for an America’s Cup race, then two come along at once. All of a sudden, everything has changed. The Bertarelli era is over (although the dust has still to settle), and the Ellison era has begun.  It’s time to move on, but quite what the transfer of power might entail is still...

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The issues around the sponsorship of sailing are complicated but there are two fundamental conditions that have to be in place for it to work. A brand that understands the value of sponsorship in the first place. An understanding of which type of sailing platform will deliver return on investment and objectives. Over the last year, economics have sorted...

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Team entries are now being accepted for the second edition of the Barcelona World Race 2010-2011, a two-handed non-stop round-the-world race starting on 31 December next year.

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This just in, so not much of a chance to put our spin on it. CUT… PASTE… The World Yacht Racing Forum is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Barcelona World Race, which joins Monaco based Horus Watches as Official Sponsors of the second Forum in Monaco from 9-10 December. Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) is Presenting Sponsor. The...

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Denis Horeau has been appointed by Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona (FNOB) as the new Race Director of the the Barcelona World Race. Horeau, an expert in the management of offshore and round the world racing, will be responsible for the intensive planning and preparation involved for the double-handed round the world race, which starts on 3...

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[Source: Barcelona World Race] Denis Horeau is to be the new race director of the the Barcelona World Race. Horeau is one of the greatest experts in the management of offshore and round the world racing. He will be responsible for the intensive planning and preparation involved for the double-handed round the world race, which starts on December 31, 2010....

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[Source: Barcelona World Race] Guillermo Altadill and Pachi Rivero will be the skippers of the Spanish boat Estrella Damm for the second edition of the Barcelona World Race. The project was presented today. The Estrella Damm Sailing Team was introduced to the media today by its sponsor, the beer company Estrella Damm, in the Marina Port Vell, Barcelona....

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[Source: Barcelona World Race] Winner of the first edition will be on the start line aboard the next Paprec Virbac at Barcelona on 31 December, 2010. French sailor Jean-Pierre Dick, winner of the inaugural around-the-world Barcelona World Race, has confirmed his participation in the second edition. Jean-Pierre Dick is among the elite of skippers with wins...

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French sailor Jean-Pierre Dick, winner of the inaugural around-the-world Barcelona World Race, has confirmed his participation in the second edition. Jean-Pierre Dick is among the elite of skippers with wins in several of the world’s great oceanic races. The start of the next Barcelona World Race will be on 31 December, 2010.Jean-Pierre Dick will be at...

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The second edition of the round-the-world race starts 31 December 2010

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There has been a bit of a lull in the land of Open 60 racing since the end of the Vendee Globe. The buffeting suffered by many well-funded teams at sea has been mirrored in the sponsorship climate and the campaign cycle has seen several well known deals ending and others due to end shortly. An Open 60 is an expensive piece of kit to be lying around not...

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The Barcelona World Race, the two-handed, round-the-world-race for Open 60s, will launch its second edition (31 December 2010) when it publishes its Notice of Race and opens the registration process on 18 June, 2009.

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Next event to start on 31 December 2010

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[Source: Barcelona World Race] The 2010 edition of the Barcelona World Race re-launches with more support than ever The unique and prestigious two-handed round the world race, the Barcelona World Race, has launched a campaign that will culminate in the start of its second edition, on 31 December, 2010. The most significant event in the ocean racing...

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Estrella Damm, the Spanish beer group announced yesterday it would once again be the main sponsor of the Barcelona World Race, the round-the-world race scheduled to start two years from now, on December 31st 2010. According to its CEO, the first edition of this new event was proven to be a commercial success for the group and as a result the renewal was...

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Estrella Damm, the Spanish beer group announced yesterday it would once again be the main sponsor of the Barcelona World Race, the round-the-world race scheduled to start two years from now, on December 31st 2010. According to its CEO, the first edition of this new event was proven to be a commercial success for the group and as a result the renewal was...

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The prizegiving ceremony for the 18 skippers of the first edition of the Barcelona World Race came to a conclusion on Saturday night (8.3.07) after a spectacular and emotional hour-long ceremony in the presence of the Mayor of Barcelona ...

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At 19h00 tomorrow evening (Saturday, 8th March), the 18 skippers of the first edition of the Barcelona World Race will gather in Barcelona once again for the official prizegiving ceremony. The gala event will be hosted by Catalan TV3 presenter Tomàs Molina in the presence of the Mayor of (...)

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At 19h00 tomorrow evening (Saturday, 8th March), the 18 skippers of the first edition of the Barcelona World Race will gather in Barcelona once again for the official prizegiving ceremony. The gala event will be hosted by Catalan TV3 ...

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  Barcelona-born sailor Albert Bargués and French yachtswoman Servane Escoffier sailed into home waters this morning at 06:55:02 GMT to finish the Barcelona World Race in 5th place, after an epic 108 days 18 hours, 55 minutes and 2 ...

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