Cafe Ambassador Multi Cup 60 08.05.-10.09.2006 www.multicup60.eu - Übersicht Fécamp, September 9th, 2006 MULTI CUP 60' : PROGRAMME 2007 Widely applauded as a total success in terms of sport, organisation and media attention, the Multi Cup 60' 2006 season will be drawing to a close on Sunday 10th September. The circuit's management spent all summer building a European circuit (*) which would be attractive, feature high performance criteria and open. A zoom in on the new programme. 2 ocean races and 5 Grands Prix planned for 2007, leaving room of course for the other major nautical events such as the America's Cup. The wholle of the trimarn fleet entered in the Championship will start 2007 with a race from London to Marseille (12th May to 21st May). Once safely docked in Marseille, the town is running the Trophée de Marseille, during which a number of exhibition runs will be staged (24th to 26th May). Next on the agenda, after the United Kingdom and France, is Spain. The Balearic Islands will be hosting a Grand Prix, a first for Palma in Majorca (14th to 17th June). Then on to the south of Portugal, where the multis will once again be racing in Portimao in the Algarve Grand Prix (12th to 15th July) marking the end of the first part of 2007. No sooner will the first section of the season have come to an end than the town of Bordeaux will host the start of the second ocean race bound for Stockholm in Sweden (28th July to 10th August). A Grand Prix will then be taking place off the Swedish capital (16th to 19th August). "Photo Gilles Martin-Raget" The 2007 Championship will be featuring a wide range of weather conditions and extremely diverse courses, finishing of with the Grand Prix in the north. The host towns will all be putting on their glad drags for the sporting, public and media potential offered by the presence of the 60' trimaran fleet. There are lots of discussions going on in the wings with the french and northern Europe sponsors, skippers and event organisers bringing together the trimarans so that the fleet increases to become 6-8 strong. A minimum of 6 boats and a fully-financed season in 2007 will guarantee the setting up of the programme by the Multi Cup SAS. Gabriel Brack, chairman of the Multi Cup SAS : « At the start of the Londres-Alpes Maritimes race in May this year, nothing was certain. Ad hoc teams were set up and I should like to thank them for the quality of their work, commitment and results. We managed to attract and satisfy all of the owners taking part in the Multi Cup Cafe Ambassador and we have established links with the towns where « our » boats raced. They cannot wait to see us race of their shore once again. Several long months of work lie ahead so that we can transform this first trial run as it were. We're working hard with the skippers, owners and financial partners without whom none of this would have been possible. I should like to extend grateful thanks to our official timekeeper Jaeger-LeCoultre, Cafe Ambassador and the Baron Benjamin de Rothschild for their support ». Denis Horeau, CEO of the Multi Cup Cafe Ambassador : « This first season has been dense but wholly necessary to get the multihulls circuit up and running as we wished. Owners and skippers affirm that the circuit matched expectations. More international, greater public presence, and more media coverage. In spite of the fact that we still need to find the backing and increase the fleet, I am confident that this will fall into place. A great thank you to the Baron Benjamin de Rothschild for having enabled us to obtain the means in keeping with our ambitions this year. I also thank our chairman Gabriel Brack and Café Ambassador, Jaeger-LeCoultre for their degree of involvement and support for this class of boat which we hope to see continue with determination, conviction and passion ». Jean-Pierre Champion, chairman of the Fédération Française de Voile : « It is clear that this year, the multihull circuit has had a new lease of life - a great success. The challenge for the class is to be able to withstand its inherent contradictions and demonstrate the determination to go beyond certain interests. The class has benefited from exceptional commitment of one person in particular and we really cannot thank him enough ». Negotiations are underway with a number of financial partners for 2007. Make a diary note for the Paris Boat Show (2nd-11th December 2006) where a press conference will be held. (*) The towns set out in the programme have agreed in principle to hosting a start of finish of an ocean race or organising a Grand Prix. The programme is almost certain, but is never the less subject to modification. Press Office MULTI CUP CAFE AMBASSADOR Caroline Ceccarelli // Emmanuel Bachellerie Tél : +33 6 63 28 85 05 / +33 1 56 68 71 73 // + 33 6 07 40 67 68 / + 33 1 56 08 35 87 E-mail : caroline@bach-partenaires.com // emmanuel@bach-partenaires.com 24, rue Firmin Gillot 75015 Paris http://www.multicup60.eu/ Photos : Copyright Yvan Zedda/Gilles Martin-Raget to download on the website : http://www.multicup60-photo.com Videos Néfertiti Production to download on the website: http://multicup.nefertiti-prod.tv Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE