The British Powerboat Festival 2010

RB12 - THE 2010 BRITISH POWERBOAT FESTIVAL TITLE SPONSOR

The Round Britain Race 2012 (RB12) will be the biggest multi-faceted event to have been staged in Britain. 75 powerboats, 100 super and vintage cars and 50 aircraft will visit 12 venues around Britain during the first two weeks of July 2012, providing a thrilling spectacle for the public and a challenging and demanding event for participants. It is envisaged that there will be over 1000 contestants with 1500 supporting crew complementing this extraordinary occasion.

RB12 is not just a race; on-shore events in the form of cultural shows, air displays, fireworks and live music are being planned. In addition, to provide a legacy for this and future Round Britain events, we are forming partnerships with Charities and Development Agencies to deliver and maintain employment training programmes in areas local to the stop-over venues. RB12 intends to deliver as much of the event as possible via local and national social enterprises.

http://www.rb12.com

THE 2010 BRITISH POWERBOAT FESTIVAL OFFICIAL TIMING PARTNER - EDOX SWISS WATCHES

Based in the Jura Hills in Switzerland, this family owned and run watch house is recognised for producing fine Swiss watches for the past 125 years. The brand has been associated with many landmarks during its manufacturing history – Edox produced the first double case-backed watch in 1951, which set new standards in timepiece water résistance. In 1998 their engineers developed the slimmest calendar watch and this record is still held unbroken by Edox today.

In 2008 Edox commenced forging partnerships within the nautical industry by becoming the ‘Official Timing Partner’ for the ‘Class-1 Offshore Powerboat Championships’ – “the Formula-1 of the Seas”. More recently, this nautical link has been extended to include sponsorship of the ‘Dubai International Marine Club Regatta’ supporting the sea ‘Dubai RC44 Yachts Challenge’ for the Americas Cup. Edox and Sea Dubai place the same priority and importance in achieving perfection, uncompromising reliability, precision, prestige and performance.

This synergy between time and sailing goes back to sixteenth century navigation and this collaboration is as true today as it was then. Today the brand supports the WRC (World Rally Championships) as their ‘Official Timing Partners’ and recently celebrated this link by producing a functional watch range dedicated to rally drivers, navigators and motoring enthusiasts alike.

EDOX – Timing for Champions since 1884

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RED FUNNEL EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BPRC

Red Funnel will extend its partnership with the BPRC and will support the club with the running of The British Powerboat Festival 2010.

The impressive catamaran Red Jet 5 will act as start boat in both the Cowes 100 and the Cowes Torquay Cowes races. In the months leading up to the race, the Red Jet catamarans will be showing video footage of the 2009 Cowes Torquay Cowes for its many passengers to view.

Special rates for the Southampton - East Cowes Ferry are available for race boats and tow vehicles. Please go here >> LINK

Red Funnel was formed in 1861 and is a modern and highly successful transport company based in the UK City of Southampton. Group activities include cross-Solent ferries, UK holidays, distribution and freight services.

Red Funnel is the 'Original Isle of Wight ferry operator' and now carries in excess of 3.0m passengers and 0.6m vehicles per annum on routes between Southampton (UK mainland) and East and West Cowes (Isle of Wight). The fleet consists of modern purpose built Ro-Ro vehicle ferries and Red Jet Hi-Speed passenger catamarans.

HENDRICKS INTERNATIONALE SPEDITION

Hendricks Internationale Spedition GmbH & Co. was founded in 1972 in Neuss, Germany.
At the very beginning it was a small family-owned enterprise, run by Edward Hendricks. The business specialization was freight forwarding in Rhein-Ruhr region. The business was developing from the simple to more sophisticated form, and after a while the Company broadened the list of services. Hendricks provided the traditional and asked-for services as freight forwarding, sea and air transportation, and the Contract logistics as well.

The constant improvement of solutions for its Clients has driven the Contract Management to the completely new, extremely high level & became the business card of our Company. It is the core point of our business to develop and implement the individual, custom-tailored solutions for complex logistics projects. We consider every assignment as the unique one – warehouse management, stock management, supply chain management and we realize it to the maximum effect. Due to our desire for maximum results in our Client’s interest, Hendricks has earned the reputation of the strong & reliable partner. Through the highest level of mutual trust Hendricks very often gets integrated into the business-processes of our Clients and takes an active part in making decisions for the Client’s benefit.

At present Hendricks Spedition GmbH is managed by the founder’s son – Markus Hendricks. The Company is the substantial and reputable logistic provider, with a broad network of affiliates all over Germany. We operate the warehouse facilities of more than 100 000 sq.m; and the square includes 36 400 sq.m,which are Hendricks’ property. In 2008 the Company has made the first step outside Germany, the affiliated company Hendricks Ukraine has been opened. Since January 2008 we have been working with one of the biggest German retail concerns, which entered the Ukrainian market together with Hendricks as the strategic partners.

http://www.spedition-hendricks.de

WIGHT VODKA ENTERS INTO A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BPRC

When Wight Vodka was launched in 2007, the brand’s target market was clearly focused on those who love being on the water at any speed. Wight Vodka has grown from strength-to-strength, from their continued partnership with the UK’s most successful superyacht creators Sunseeker, to the latest relationship with the team at the British Powerboat Festival.

50 North has partnered with the BPRC to provide the winners of the Cowes 100 with specially inscribed bottles of Wight Vodka and custom designed Wight Vodka festival caps that will commemorate the ‘First in Class’ winning teams. There will be Wight Vodka cocktail receptions over the course of the Festival, where we will revel in successes of the races and keep in mind the collective tagline of Wight Vodka to Throttle & Trim Responsibly.