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Perth 2011 Economic Impact Numbers Released.

Business News Desk — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:47:35 +0000

In December 2011, the ISAF sailing world championships were staged in Perth, Western Australia. The event took place in a year when participation was crucial for Olympic selection and a time when the Australian dollar was worth more than the American dollar, driven by a mining led economic boom in WA. In December 2011, Western Australian [...]

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Sunsail Open New Bases In San Francisco & Palma

Business News Desk — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:53:25 +0000

We all know that different companies support yacht racing commercially for different reasons, however sometimes the companies that stand to gain the most from an increase in participation in the sport perhaps don’t back it enough. If there is a correlation between competitive sailing events and participation (in any kind of sailing) then companies in [...]

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Three Omani Sailors Named in MOD70 Crew Lineup.

Business News Desk — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:00:49 +0000

The Oman Sail project doesn’t do things on a whim. While the organisation is well resourced and could probably afford to field teams in all manner of sailing competitions, each opportunity is assessed against a set of long term objectives which include promoting the country as a tourism destination as well as building marine assets [...]

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Melbourne Adds ‘ISAF Sailing World Cup’ To Sports Portfolio.

Business News Desk — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:46:40 +0000

Melbourne’s experience of staging ‘Sail Melbourne’, combined with the city’s track record for staging international sporting events has helped the Australian city to win the right to host the ISAF Sailing World Cup from 2013 – 2016. The city has a strategy to use sport to position it as ‘The Sporting Capital of the World’, backed [...]

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The Tourism Benefits of the International Rolex Regatta

Business News Desk — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:45:22 +0000

The International Rolex Regatta, hosted by the St Thomas Yacht Club in the US Virgin Islands, has just been staged for the 39th time. On the one hand, the regatta mirrors hundreds of other smaller yacht racing events around the world, but on the other – the continuous sponsorship from Rolex for each of those [...]

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Hot Competition For Volvo Ocean Race Stopovers.

Business News Desk — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:35 +0000

How many cities does it take to host the Volvo Ocean Race? Less than have expressed interest in the latest round of the bid process. Sailing it seems is still high on the list of desirable events to host as part of a tourism plan or destination marketing campaign. 60 cities from 27 countries have [...]

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New Deal AC34 – San Francisco Will Pay.

Business News Desk — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:46:23 +0000

The old saying is that a week is a long time in politics, and in the politics of the America’s Cup, last week proved to be a long week indeed. The people responsible for hosting the next America’s Cup first removed the head of the organisation. Richard Worth was replaced as CEO of ACEA by [...]

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Extreme Sailing Series Venue Bidding Process Opens.

Business News Desk — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:49:53 +0000

The concept of city as sponsor is one that many sailing events are trying to leverage. There are many benefits that a city gains from hosting a sailing event like the Extreme Sailing Series or Volvo Ocean Race or Clipper Race. These include destination marketing benefits, marine infrastructure development and political benefits. Almost all the large sailing [...]

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Qingdao To Host Extreme Sailing Series for 3 More Years.

Business News Desk — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:59:07 +0000

The mantra for sailing’s top events is to sell the sport to a wider audience. For some, that means technological tricks and a focus on a simpler kind of sports fan in existing markets. For others, it means bringing sailing to new markets. While the America’s Cup designs its product to appeal to fans of [...]

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Oman Sailing Towards a Diversified Economic Future.

Business News Desk — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:07:38 +0000

The Oman Sail project is not just about attracting media coverage by winning professional yacht racing events. The vision is to transform a large part of the Omani economy using sailing as a development platform. It’s one thing to have a plan, its quite another thing to have the budget to deliver that plan, but [...]

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