Alpes-Alizés Express
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2002 Opportunities for Partnership
http://www.alpes-alizes-express.com
Summary
Alpes-Alizés Express The largest trans-ocean sailing event… ARC, the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers is a rally for cruising yachts offering a safe transatlantic crossing, accessible to amateur sailors. Bringing together over 225 yachts, it is the largest transocean sailing event in the world, and receives extensive coverage in the European general and specialist media.
Alpes-Alizés Express – a diverse team Skippered by Hervé Papin, former winner of the Tour de France à la Voile and 3rd in the Figaro, the multi-national crew brings together the diverse skills needed to complete such a voyage: racing tactics, navigation, meteorology, radio communication, plus everything needed to keep boat and crew in good condition. We share a common goal – to take our passion beyond the normal bounds of amateur sailing by competing in a major trans-ocean race.
A winning boat… Alpes-Alizés Express’s vessel of choice is an Outremer 45 catamaran, winner of several offshore races, including the ARC Challenge in 2001.
Join us in this adventure! With your support, we can cross the finish line together. Sailing’s values of adventure, tactics, teamwork, and technical prowess make an attractive communication vector, used by many international companies to share their values with customers, employees and partners. We invite you to discover what this could bring you in the following pages.
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The Race The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) ARC is a race for cruising yachts offering a safe transatlantic crossing, accessible to amateur sailors. Bringing together over 225 yachts, it is the largest trans-ocean sailing event in the world.
2002 Race details ARC 2002 starts from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands and finishes at Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles.
Our Itinerary aboard Sir Henri 2 November 2002 Sir Henri will leave her home port, La Grande Motte, France for the Canary Islands 18 November 2002 Arrival in the Canary Islands for race preparation & safety training 24 November 2002 Race starts The 2700 nautical mile passage to the Antilles follows the northeast trade-wind route, and will take between 10 and 20 days. We aim for Sir Henri to be among the first boats to arrive. December 2002 Arrive in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia
About the Organizers ARC is organized by the World Cruising Club and Challenge Business, led by the renowned British sailor, Sir Chay Blyth. It has been running for 17 years, and provides amateur sailors a safe way to cross the Atlantic. Boats’ positions are tracked daily and the whole event can be followed on the World Cruising Club website.
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The Team We are… a race crew of 6 plus a delivery crew and support team from 3 countries all active in local sailing clubs based in Grenoble, France Refer to the appendix for full details of the team.
Our goal We share a common goal in competing in ARC 2002: – to take our passion beyond the normal bounds of amateur sailing by competing in a major trans-ocean race. In preparing and living through the race together, each of us will be stretching ourselves, discovering hidden talents as we take on new roles to complete the multiple tasks needed to complete such a project. In this way, we keep the amateur spirit alive.
Our goal for our partners is that their association with this adventure and our values will support their own development, be it by enhanced external awareness and recognition, a more inspired and cohesive workforce, or in whatever way desired.
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The Boat A winning boat… Our vessel of choice is Sir Henri, an Outremer 45 catamaran, winner of the ARC Challenge in 2001.
Outremer Catamarans Outremer specialize in rapid cruising catamarans, with an optimum combination of safety, speed and comfort. Outremer catamarans have exceptional marine qualities - fine lines and reduced air-drag help them progress in light airs. A generous sail area and dagger-boards optimize their performance at all speeds. The stretched hulls provide comfort and security. Outremer demonstrates that by optimizing weight, whilst keeping the services required of a cruising boat, performance and comfort are compatible. In short, these catamarans are designed for fast cruising around the world, in groups or with a small crew.
More about Outremer http://www.catamaran-outremer.com
Read about last year’s victory
here
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Opportunities for Partnership Join us! We invite you to become part of the project and share sailing’s values - adventure, tactics, teamwork, and technology - with your customers, employees and partners.
Communication opportunities Your logo on the boat, sails and crew Major partners can display their logo on the boat hull, mainsail, spinnaker and crew clothing. The start and finish of the race are extensively televised and photographed.
A website to follow the race Our website, www.alpes-alizes-express.com will keep all informed about our preparations and progress. Partners’ logos and links will be prominently displayed. During the race, it will be updated with regular reports by satellite and radio links. Family, friends and partners can live through the race with us and exchange e-mail messages.
Your own conference or event Upon request, we can take part in a conference, presentation or other event organized by partners before or after the race.
Join us at the start & finish Partners may wish to organize promotional events around the boat’s departure from France, at the start of the race in the Canary Islands, or on the finish line.
Media coverage Besides national and sailing media coverage organized by The World Cruising Club, the team will contact local media in our region and will fully associate partners with the project in any coverage.
..and many more Contact us for any specific request you may have
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How you can help Your support in this adventure is most appreciated. It is also essential for us to succeed. Join us, and let’s cross the finish line together! You can help in the following ways:
Financial assistance Contributions paid to our non-profit association will be used in accordance with the budget detailed later in this document
Donations or loans Safety equipment, sails, clothing, high-energy food, or any other items will be gratefully received.
Services For example, press coverage, publicity material, ground and air transportation…
Contact us! Email:
[email protected] Internet: www.alpes-alizes-express.com Telephone: Dominique Cabarroque Richard Jessup Michael Whitley Hervé Papin Bruno Morel Denis Terrasse Jacques Duverger
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We look forward to welcoming you aboard!
Budget
Appendix 1
Our total budget is €45 945, divided as follows:
Race Fees, Boat Rental & Expenses Racing Sails & Safety Equipment Food & Water Ground & Air Transportation Communications Total
16055 15408 3628 6050 4805 45945
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This does not include the cost of any specific publicity material or events to be organized by partners.
Appendix 2
Meet the team
Hervé Papin, Skipper Hervé has always been an inshore and offshore racer: from 505 dinghies to RORC championships & The Admiral’s Cup. In the Figaro single-handed race, he was first fresher in 1978 and third in 1982. He scored some nice wins in the Half-Ton world championship and was twice winner of the Tour de France à la Voile, as navigator. Currently racing in the very competitive his Melges 24 class circuit, he also returned to singlehanded racing this year, with second place in the Quadrasolo Méditerranée. Hervé likes to set up or to take part in fine sailing projects.
Dominique Cabarroque Dominique has sailed since the age of 18, learning then teaching on dinghies. She has cruised for over 20 years in the English Channel, the Mediterranean & in the Antilles. The only female skipper in the HP sailing club, she is a regular participant in club regattas. As one of the first people in France to take to catamaran cruising, she has skippered many twin-hulled boats. Her ideal boat would be a fast cruising catamaran so as to combine the pleasures of extended ocean sailing whilst teaching scuba diving.
Denis Terrasse Denis has been a keen aviator and glider for over 35 years, with some impressive results in competitions, including winner of the Mountain Gliding World Cup in 1987. Denis discovered sailing in 1995 and finds many similarities with his original passion. He has completed many cruises in the Mediterranean, (Corsica and Sicily) in Britanny, the Grenadine Islands and from Gibraltar to the Canary Islands.
Richard Jessup A longtime mountain climber with twenty-five years of scrambling in the Alps and high altitude expeditions in the Himalayas, Richard turned to sailing in the past few years. “I find the same attraction to the oceans and the mountains and they demand many of the same qualities: self control, clear decision making and, mainly, remaining humble before the beauty, but also the violence, of nature.” He has sailed his Laser and other small boats since youth and has cruised in Florida, the Mediterranean and Brittany.
Michael Whitley Michael started sailing as a child in the UK & has sailed and raced mostly in the USA and France, including: Pacific voyages in Alaska and French Polynesia aboard the 1978 Whitbread winner, Flyer, now named Alaska Eagle. Sicily to France on a Sun-Fast 42 French National Surprise Championships 2002. Besides sailing, Michael spends his time mountain biking and ski mountaineering around the Alps, and also plays the piano. Thankfully he won’t be taking this aboard, for the sake of weight and other crewmembers ears!
Bruno Morel A keen sportsman all his life, (mountaineering, fun board, judo, soccer...), Bruno discovered that sailing captured it all: exciting sensations, competition, a team spirit, travelling and discovering nature. Since then, he takes all opportunities to embark for a cruise or a race. He has sailed for 5 years in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and joins this adventure with great enthusiasm!
