Volvo Ocean Race, Ayre Challenge si presenta
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[singlepic id=4743 w=300 h=204 float=left]Volvo Ocean Race – Denia – Ayre Challenge ha presentato il suo nuovo progetto: prendere parte alle prossime tre edizioni della Volvo Ocean Race, che partiranno dal porto spagnolo di Alicante. Per l’importante annuncio, il responsabile del team, Pedro Perello, ha scelto il Reale Yacht Club di Denia che già due anni fa aveva agito in concerto con il sindacato spagnolo in occasione della sfida alla 33ma America’s Cup.
Alla presentazione hanno presenziato il sindaco della città spagnola, Ana Kringe, il CEO della Volvo Ocean Race, Knut Frostad, lo stesso Pedro Perello, il responsabile tecnico del team, Augusto Sanguinetti, e Manuel Gonzalez-Devesa, presidente del già citato yacht club.
Knut Frostad ha espresso tutta la sua soddisfazione per questa nuova iscrizione: “Siamo molto contenti che Ayre Challenge abbia espresso il desiderio di prendere parte alla nostra manifestazione, e ciò dimostra che l’attività portata avanti dal gruppo di lavoro della Volvo Ocean Race si muove nella giusta direzione. A rendermi ancor più soddisfatto è l’idea che siamo davanti a un progetto a lungo termine: Ayre Challenge sarà tra i protagonisti dell’evento per almeno le prossime due edizioni”.
A spiegare i dettagli della sfida è stato Pedro Perello: “Il nostro progetto nasce su tre basi fondamentali: essere un progetto vincente, includere velisti provenienti da diverse classi e interessare vari aspetti della vita sociale. La Volvo Ocean Race, con la sua internazionalità, è il meglio che ci possa essere: da visibilità agli sponsor ed è una manifestazione vera. Inoltre è l’unica ache, ad oggi, da garanzie per il futuro, avendo già definito i dettagli principali delle prossime tre edizioni”.
“Il nostro VOR 70 sarà costruito a Valencia nel 2010 e il responsabile della costruzione sarà Richard Gillies – ha affermato Augusto Sanguinetti – Il team sta attualmente valutando la prosta di due designer e la decisione sarà presa entro il 2009”.
Il team, si è scoperto, avrà due basi: una permanente a Valencia, che fungerà da quartier generale, e l’altra sulla costa atlantica dove si svolgeranno i test e che farà da punto di riferimento per le sessioni di allenamento. A breve saranno scelti lo skipper e i due capi guardia che avranno il compito di selezionare l’equipaggio e che seguiranno la costruzione della barca.
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE, AYRE CHALLENGE PRESENTS ITS PROJECT
[Ayre Challenge Press Release] Ayre Challenge presented today in Denia its project to take part in the next three editions of the Volvo Ocean Race, all of which will start in the Spanish port of Alicante.
The presentation of this 10-year-long project and milestone in Spanish yacht racing took place in Denia, a city that has strong ties with Ayre Challenge. Two years ago, the Spanish team presented its challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup representing the Real Club Náutico de Denia (Royal Yacht Club of Denia).
The city of Denia also belongs to the province of Alicante, starting point of the next three editions of the Volvo Ocean Race, highlighting Ayre’s firm commitment to participate in all of them.
The speakers in the presentation were Ana Kringe, mayor of Denia, Knut Frostad, Volvo Ocean Race CEO, Pedro Perelló, General Manager of Ayre Challenge, Manuel González-Devesa, President of the Denia Royal Yacht Club, and Augusto Sanguinetti, Sports and Technical Director of AYRE Challenge. In addition, during the act were present, among others, Arantxa Vallés, General Director of the Sociedad Gestora para la Imagen Estratégica y Promocional de la Comunitat Valenciana –showing the institution’s support of the project-, Edouard Legendre, Ayre Challenge Commercial and Marketing Director, as well as José Juan Parets, Ayre Challenge Financial Director.
Knut Frostad, Volvo Ocean Race CEO, expressed his satisfaction with the firm intention of Ayre Challenge: “We are very happy that teams such as Ayre Challenge present their firm intention to take part in our competition, proving the sport and commercial appeal of the Volvo Ocean Race as a platform with international reach and impact” and pointed out that “Ayre Challenge is a project with a long-term commitment that will guarantee its participation in at least 2 editions”.
Pedro Perelló, founder and CEO of Ayre Challenge, outlined the main lines of action of the team: “Ayre Challenge was born as a new reference in yacht racing on a national and international level, based on 3 fundamental foundations. It will be a winning project, spanning various yacht classes and various aspects (sport, cultural and social).” Perelló wanted to highlight that the team opted for the VOR as the first important sailing event in which to kick off the Ayre Challenge project mainly because of “its international reach, its international values and positioning, its prestige, and the solidity it provides to our sponsors”. Regarding Ayre Challenge’s participation, “the key of the project is the ability to have continuity in time in order to break away from the usual cycles in yacht racing and for that reason the team commits to participate in the next 3 VOR editions that will start in Alicante in 2011, 2014 and 2017”.
Augusto Sanguinetti, gave a first brief overview of the project’s main technical and sports aspects: “Our latest-generation VO70 boat will be built in the Region of Valencia in 2010 and according to our initial schedule the boatbuilder will be Richard Gillies”. As far as boat design is concerned, the team is currently studying proposals from 2 designers of the highest international caliber and a decision will be taken before the end of 2009.
Team Ayre Challenge will rely on 2 active bases during the preparation and actual competition of the next VOR: The base in the Valencia Region will be the Team’s permanent one, housing its headquarters and used for both logistics and maintenance operations as well as for the organization of various events by the Team. The sports base, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, will be where the most important tests for the new boat development will take place.
The aim is to have 3 key persons in the sailing crew: the skipper and 2 watch captains. They will be the ones to decide and ultimately select the sailing crew that will compete in the next Volvo Ocean Race and in addition they will actively take part in the buildup and evolution of the Team.
Sanguinetti concluded that, “we have 24 months ahead of us from today before the start of the next VOR and our objective is to make the most of our time in order to build a great team with the best preparation possible.”
The countdown towards the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race has just started for Team Ayre Challenge.
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