Symposium will take place on Monday 28 November. This will once again be hosted by Seahorse USA correspondent Dobbs Davis and will focus on technological developments, including safety innovations, foils and flying boats and rigid sails. There will also be a look into the crystal ball to see what new construction materials may be on the horizon.
Top speakers Already confirmed for November’s
line-up are: l Ken Read (North Sails President) l Franck Cammas (Groupama Team France) l Ed Baird (America’s Cup winner) l Mike Gascoyne (CEO, MGI Consultancy, Formula 1 engineer) l Andy Hunt (World Sailing CEO) l Sander van der Borch (yacht racing photographer) l Juan Kouyoumdjian (designer) l Melissa Payne (IMG)
Also participating: Cameron Appleton, Bertrand Favre, James Dadd, Simeon Tienpoint, Gunnar Larsen, Christian Scherrer, Luca Rizzotti, Bruno Dubois, Alain Gautier, McKenzie Wilson, Sam Usher, Jean-Baptiste Durier, Jean-Baptiste Epron and many more
And now with World Sailing World Sailing and the Yacht Racing Forum have just confirmed a new longterm partnership. While
For each conference module the usual healthy, informed opening statements and brief exchanges from the stage will this year be followed by more time for the audience Q&A than has been the case previously – one of many refinements for the ninth edition of the Yacht Racing Forum
retaining full editorial independence, future Forums will benefit from World Sailing’s unrivalled access network and sporting influence.
Also looking ahead, the venue for the 2017 Yacht Racing Forum has been confirmed as Aarhus, Denmark, following which the common objective of the Forum and World Sailing is to organise a combined conference for 2018 and beyond, with the Yacht Racing Forum opening up World Sailing’s traditional seven-day annual gathering.
‘Our future arrangement should deliver added value to all those involved in either event,’ says World Sailing CEO Andy Hunt. ‘Commercial partners will benefit from better visibility while attendance at both conferences will be boosted. A joint event will combine the institutional side of the sport with its business, participant and commercial activities. The new format will further stimulate debate, networking and business ahead of World Sailing’s own decision-making international meetings.’
Involved alongside the Yacht Racing Forum since its debut in 2008 in Monaco, the sport’s governing body recently laid out its own two-year modernisation draft. The new partnership with the Forum is part of this commercial strategy, aimed at strengthening the ties between World Sailing and as many of the key actors as possible across
this incredibly diverse sport. ‘The Yacht Racing Forum is important for the entire international yacht racing community and we are delighted to accelerate our involve- ment’, adds Hunt. ‘The Forum pulls together the most active participants from all around the world and so gives us the opportunity to meet people and organisations who aren’t necessarily in regular touch with the federation.’
A nice place too
Co-hosted for 2016 by Yachting Events and Yachting Malta, Yacht Racing Forum 2016 will take place at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Hotel. Situated some 80km south of the toe of Italy, Malta is a beautiful venue and easy to reach thanks to its well-served modern airport. Two languages are in use among its 450,000-strong population – Maltese and English – and this southern European island boasts a fine climate as well as wonderful waters for sailing, cruising and yacht racing. Sadly, not something that our delegates or speakers will have time for during this particular visit… For information and registration:
www.yachtracingforum.com
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