Betreff: Clipper 2002 Race TV
Absender: Loretta Spridgeon
Empfänger: lspridgeon@clipper-ventures.com
Datum: 25. Oct 2002 20:13


For Immediate Release
25, October 2002

TV PARTNERSHIP REVEALED FOR CLIPPER 2002 ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, chairman of Clipper Ventures plc, today announces a
partnership with CNBC Asia Pacific for the Clipper Round the World Yacht
Races.

CNBC Asia Pacific will act as an official TV partner for the Clipper 2002
event, which sets sail at 14:00 (GMT) from Liverpool’s Albert Dock this
Sunday, 27 October. Contesting the race will be teams from Hong Kong, _blank
York, London, Liverpool, Bristol, Jersey, Glasgow and Cape Town.

The partnership will see commercial airtime on CNBC for the highly popular
Clipper race, as well as a hyperlink from the CNBC Asia website to the
official race website. Clipper Ventures will provide access for CNBC to
on-board promotion and selected hospitality events in the race’s overseas
ports.

Sir Robin said: “I am delighted with the CNBC partnership. Such alliances
strengthen Clipper’s international standing and are an important step in
achieving our company vision of developing the Clipper race as a global
sporting property.

“Whilst the race is fundamentally run for the benefit of its amateur crews,
it also offers first-rate promotional opportunities for its business
partners around the globe.”
Ends

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Loretta Spridgeon, Clipper 2002 Press Officer
Clipper Ventures plc
Tel: +44 23 8023 7088
Fax: +44 23 8023 7081
Mobile: +44 7773 818586
Email: lspridgeon@clipper-ventures.com
Website: www.clipper-ventures.com


NOTES TO EDITORS:-

The Clipper race is one of two circumnavigations run by Clipper Ventures
plc, the AIM listed marine events company chaired by Sir Robin
Knox-Johnston. The 2005 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will set sail in
October 2005 and will be contested by twelve _blank 68ft, 18-berth Ed Dubois
designed boats each representing a different nation.

The second race in the Clipper Ventures stable is the Around Alone; a solo
grand prix challenge for the world’s leading sailors. Competitors for Around
Alone 2002-03 set sail from Torbay, UK, on Monday, 14 October and are
presently racing to Cape Town, SA. More information at www.aroundalone.com


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------