Official Newsletter of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships From The Helm Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Progressing Well Welcome to the fourth edition of The Dream Begins in Perth, the official monthly enewsletter of Perth 2011. Since the last edition of The Dream Begins in Perth, I am pleased to inform you that we are making strong progress in anticipation for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, to be held between 3rd and 18th of December, 2011. Setting off for Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta I will be travelling to Weymouth, Great Britain this month, with Perth 2011 Director Commercial Operations Darren Beazley for the ISAF Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2009, to be held in the UK between the 14th and 19th of September, 2009. The competition will take place at Weymouth and Portland's world-renowned sailing centre, which is the venue for the sailing competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. More than 500 boats are expected to compete in all 10 Olympic disciplines at the regatta, including the new Women’s Match Racing discipline, with the women sailing in the Elliot 6m’s. Three Paralympic disciplines will also be part of the regatta. This is the seventh and final event of the 2008-09 ISAF Sailing World Cup series. I thank you for your ongoing support of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. Remember The Dream Begins in Perth! Best Wishes, John Longley AM Perth 2011 Event Director Preparations for Emerging Nations Programme Camp 2 On Track Member National Authorities applications closed at the end of last month for the next Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) Camp, which will take place between the 20th November and the 11th of December, 2009. Athletes from several emerging sailing nations will be selected to participate in the next ENP Camp. If it is anything like the inaugural Camp, it will be a tremendous success. Athletes practice racing at the first Emerging Nations Programme Camp. As was the case with the inaugural Camp, athletes who are on the cusp of being able to compete at World Championship level will be invited to Australia to train under our Head ENP Coaches, former World Number One and Beijing 2008 Olympic Coach Arthur Brett and Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist Belinda Stowell. The goal is to progress the sailors to a standard, which will allow them to compete at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the primary qualifying Event for the London 2012 Olympic Games. From the Engine Room The past month has been extremely hectic for the Perth 2011 commercial division. Not only have we been “bedding down” our new commercial arrangements, staff have been actively seeking new sponsors to come on board and assist us with what will be a fantastic Olympic qualifying Event. Perth 2011 has begun work on a number of areas, which we hope will deliver real value to our commercial partners, including the possible involvement of charitable organisations and a commitment to the environment. Perth 2011 will be calling for Expressions of Interest from charitable organisations to align with the Event in the next month or so. Full details will appear on the website and I encourage you to keep an eye out for that in the weeks ahead. In terms of environmental responsibility, readers of The Dream Beings in Perth will be aware that Perth 2011 has partnered with Carbon Conscious. We have been learning a great deal about this particular activity and begun to adapt some of our operational activities in order to reflect an environmental awareness and responsible attitude to our preparations for Perth 2011. Perth 2011 Event Director John Longley and I will be travelling to Weymouth in the UK for the Sail for Gold Regatta next week. We hope to gain experiences from that regatta and apply some of our knowledge to the key areas of Perth 2011, such as television production and distribution and other aspects. I will then be going on to the USA to meet with people regarding several other commercial prospects, with a view to engaging international organisations in this fantastic Event, the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. Once again, on behalf of all of us here at Perth 2011, thank you for your continued support of this wonderful Event. Best Wishes, Darren Beazley Perth 2011 Director Commercial Operations Major Sponsors Gold Level Sponsors Silver Level Sponsors Official Suppliers Latest News Perth 2011 Membership – Coming Soon! I am pleased to advise that plans for our membership product are well advanced. Perth 2011 memberships will involve three levels and will go on sale in early November 2009. What a fantastic Christmas gift this will be for someone special in your life! Stay tuned for further information as the announcement will be made in the weeks ahead. Perth 2011 First Sponsor Event The first sponsor event will be held on Thursday, 29 October 2009 at The View Restaurant Fremantle in Fishing Boat Harbour. We will be inviting our sponsors and key stakeholders to attend this unique luncheon, which will be a celebration of the commencement of the 2009-10 sailing season. It also provides an opportunity for Perth 2011 to unveil its new membership products and its brand new website! You will be receiving your invitation soon, but please mark the date in your calendar today! Commercial Accommodation Services Provider As we have reported in the previous edition of The Dream Begins in Perth, we have been approached by several large travel organisations to assist us with our accommodation requirements. We are in the final stages of the appointment process and will make an announcement in relation to the successful organisation, shortly. This will be a crucial element for the Event and I would encourage you to visit our website for further information. Please direct people seeking accommodation in Perth leading up to or during the Event to perth2011.com. Support those who support us. Commercial Supply Opportunity To successfully conduct the ISAF Sailing World Championships Perth 2011 has a requirement to purchase up to 28 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs). Perth 2011 requires the RIBs to have an approximate LOA of between 5 to 6 metres, with the engine capacity to match and supplied on a trailer. These boats are to be used in the off-shore waters between the Port of Fremantle and Woodman Point. In keeping with the contractual obligations of this Event, Perth 2011 will put this requirement to tender through an initial Expression of Interest. This will be advertised in The West Australian newspaper on Saturday September 19th, 2009. For further information please call Sales Manager Peter Bowman on (08) 9335 2688. Exhilarating Season of Sailing Winds up in Northern Hemisphere There has been plenty happening in the action-packed sport of sailing in the Northern Hemisphere! Several Olympic class championships came to an end in North America and Europe, including The Laser World Championship, held in Canada, the 470 World Championship, in Denmark and the 2009 Finn European Championship, which was held in Bulgaria. Beijing Olympic Gold Medallist Paul Goodison, of Great Britain, won his first World Championship recently, after taking out the Laser World Championships in Halifax, Canada. New Zealand’s Michael Bullot came in second and Goodison’s compatriot Nick Thompson claimed his first ever World Championship Medal, by winning bronze at the regatta. Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout, of The Netherlands, celebrate winning gold in the women's event at the 470 Worlds. © Per Heegaard Croatia and the Netherlands were the winners at the 470 Worlds, held in Rungsted, Denmark. Croatia's Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic are the new Men's 470 World Champions, while the consistent Dutch women’s team, of Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout, took the Women's 470 World title. Head ENP Coach Belinda Stowell has been in Denmark for the 470 Worlds and has provided us with Championship updates, which you can view on the Perth 2011 website. Please visit www.Perth2011.com for further information. Croatia also made its mark at the 2009 Finn European Championship, held in Varna, Bulgaria recently. Croatia’s Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic is the 2009 Finn European Champion. Gaspic is number #1 in the ISAF World Rankings. Finland’s Tapio Nirkko, who placed second overall, was tough competition for Gaspic. Great Britain’s Ed Wright took the bronze. The 2009 Finn European Champion, Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, of Croatia. © Kamen Kovachev/Divart.net Several other Olympic class championships have been held over the past couple of weeks including the 49er North American Championship in Kingston, Canada, The Laser and Laser Radial Gulf Coast Championship in New Orleans, USA and the 49er European Championship in Zadar, Croatia. On 30th August, 2009 the RS:X World Championship started in Weymouth and Portland and it will finish on the 11th of September. As the spectacular 2009 sailing season comes to an end in Europe and North America, the Southern Hemisphere is preparing for its turn in the spotlight. One of the first events to be held in the south is the 2009 Compasscard Australian Women’s Match Racing Championship. This took place in Sydney between August 30th and 3rd September this year. Middletons Partners With Perth 2011 The Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships recently announced Australian commercial law firm Middletons, as exclusive legal services sponsor to the Event. An Event the size of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, with more than 1,400 competitors and 5,000 accredited personnel, requires sound legal advice and guidance of the highest order. The valuable partnership formed between Australian legal industry leader Middletons and Perth 2011, will ensure that the highly anticipated Event is provided with the highest calibre of legal advice. Middletons’ ongoing advice and support, through their outstanding commercial expertise and knowledge, will assist Perth 2011 in making the Event one to remember. Middletons is one of Australia’s principal law firms, whose team exceeds 500 employees, including 300 legal advisers. Team members have extensive combined experience in acting for industry leaders, major corporations and Government on groundbreaking legal transactions, in Australia and internationally. Welcome aboard Middletons. Middletons – straight talking! Giulia Conti (left) and Giovanna Micol. World Number 1 Ranked Italian 470 Women’s Team Joins Zhik Perth 2011 official supplier of apparel, Zhik, is pleased to announce that the current world number one ranked Olympic 470 Women’s team, Giulia Conti and Giovanna Micol, of Italy, has joined the Zhik Team. They began their campaign for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships and subsequently the London 2012 Olympic Games, with a brilliant win at the European Championships in June this year, at Lake Traunsee, in Austria. “Zhik has built a formidable team in the 470 Women’s class. We already boast some of the top teams in the USA (Erin Maxwell and Isabelle Kinsolving), France (Ingrid Petitjean and Nadège Douroux) and New Zealand (Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie) and to have the best Italian crew join us aswell is just wonderful,” said Zhik Founder Brian Conolly. “The (sailing) gear is proving itself out on the water, and across many nations.” Italian sailor Giulia Conti is pleased with the new association with Zhik. “I am very proud to have finally joined the Zhik Team. I recently tried one of their wetsuits and I just fell in love with it,” said Conti. Zhik dealers in Perth include Sail Power Marine, which is located at 23 Carrington Street, Nedlands (Tel: 08 9386 3094) and Boating Hardware, which is on the corner of Carrington and Forsyth Streets, O’Connor (Tel: 08 9337 9911). Please visit Zhik’s website at www.zhik.com for further information. Perth 2011 Arrives on North American Waters Jack Wilkie The excitement of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships is soon to head to North America , with the appointment of US businessman Jack Wilkie and W Group Associates. Mr Wilkie will act as a US Commercial Operative for Perth 2011, sharing news about the scope of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships and the opportunity it provides corporate sponsors interested in linking their brand to an international Event, with an upscale and loyal fan base. His background in cause-related marketing, sales, sports and fundraising will assist in ensuring that Perth 2011 becomes top-of-mind to marketing decision makers at key companies across the US and Canada. In addition to sports marketing with Indy Car Racing, Mr Wilkie led the development, merchandising and licensing for the New York Yacht Club's "America II Challenge" in the 1987 America's Cup campaign in Fremantle and was executive producer for "The Walter Cronkite America's Cup Report". Welcome aboard Jack! Sponsor Offer of the Month Getting Involved With Perth 2011 Do you want to be part of the Perth 2011 team? Perth 2011 is looking for volunteers. Perth 2011 is giving you the chance to become part of the team as a volunteer for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships! Perth 2011 is currently recruiting thousands of volunteers from Western Australia, throughout Australia and from around the world, to help make the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships one of the most successful sporting events in Western Australian sporting history. The importance of volunteers in the overall success of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships cannot be underestimated. 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