Class40 Association officially endorses Global Ocean Race 2011-12
by Oliver Dewar
Jacques Fournier, President of Class40, Miranda Merron from the Class40 Race and Events Committee, Josh Hall and Class40 Treasurer, Jean-Edouard Criquioche
In between racing in the final inshore regatta of the Class40 season at The Morhiban Class40 event held in La Trinité sur Mer, France, the Class President, Jacques Fournier, and Class Board Directors held successful meetings with Josh Hall, Race Director of the Global Ocean Race 2011-12. These meetings focused on the official endorsement of the ISAF affiliated Class40 Association with the Global Ocean Race 2011-12.
Whilst full details will be confirmed at the Salon Nautique de Paris (Paris Boat Show) in December, it can be confirmed that contracts have now been signed and that the Global Ocean Race 2011-12 is the only round the world race to be officially endorsed by the Class40 Association.
“The Class40 Association are extremely pleased and proud to confirm that we have signed an exclusive contract with the organisers of The Global Ocean Race 2011-12,” said Jacques Fournier, President of the class.“Class40 members now have an around the world race in the calendar that is officially and unanimously endorsed by the Class40 Association,” continued Fournier.“We greatly look forward to working closely with Josh Hall and his team who did such a fantastic job managing the Portimão Global Ocean Race in 2008-09 and we will be announcing more details of this partnership in December,” he concluded.
For Josh Hall, who devised the concept of the event with American yachtsman Joe Harris as they raced to a class win in the 2005 Transat Jacques Vabre and subsequently organised and managed the 2008-09 Portimão Global Ocean Race, this is a rewarding milestone.
“We are an event for Class40 yachts and we have the proven experience and abilities to operate a well–organised, successful and safe round the world race for these fantastic boats,” said Hall.“We are absolutely delighted that the Class40 Association has now officially endorsed our event and will be bringing their support and expertise to the organisation. We can now move forward together building on the success of our last event and, I believe, help shape the future of round the world yacht racing.”
Whilst full details will be confirmed at the Salon Nautique de Paris (Paris Boat Show) in December, it can be confirmed that contracts have now been signed and that the Global Ocean Race 2011-12 is the only round the world race to be officially endorsed by the Class40 Association.
“The Class40 Association are extremely pleased and proud to confirm that we have signed an exclusive contract with the organisers of The Global Ocean Race 2011-12,” said Jacques Fournier, President of the class.“Class40 members now have an around the world race in the calendar that is officially and unanimously endorsed by the Class40 Association,” continued Fournier.“We greatly look forward to working closely with Josh Hall and his team who did such a fantastic job managing the Portimão Global Ocean Race in 2008-09 and we will be announcing more details of this partnership in December,” he concluded.
For Josh Hall, who devised the concept of the event with American yachtsman Joe Harris as they raced to a class win in the 2005 Transat Jacques Vabre and subsequently organised and managed the 2008-09 Portimão Global Ocean Race, this is a rewarding milestone.
“We are an event for Class40 yachts and we have the proven experience and abilities to operate a well–organised, successful and safe round the world race for these fantastic boats,” said Hall.“We are absolutely delighted that the Class40 Association has now officially endorsed our event and will be bringing their support and expertise to the organisation. We can now move forward together building on the success of our last event and, I believe, help shape the future of round the world yacht racing.”
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