Partnership Opportunities
2001 Mini-Transat
JoinTheTeam@2001mintransat.com

Brief History

The Mini-Transat Race is held every two years and is sailed single-handed on 21-foot high performance ultralight boats from LaRochelle, France, to Salvador, Brazil with a stopover in the Canary Islands. The race was created by Bob Salmon in 1977 as a protest to the ridiculously high budgets required to participate in solo offshore ocean races such as the OSTAR. After the second edition of the race, Bob Salmon was unable to raise sponsorship funds and the organization was turned over to French authority.

The Campaign

This campaign for the 2001 Mini-Transat race is unique, bringing a lot of media attention not only in the United States but in Europe as well. It will be the first time in over 20 years that a US competitor has sailed in this race and the first time a woman from the United States has ever competed. The campaign benefits by having a boat in the water 18 months before the start of the next race. The boat is a 1999 Group Finot design that finished the 1999 Mini-Transat race in 9th place out of 70 competitors proving that it is capable of a 1st place finish with only modest improvements and a dedicated training program.

The total projected budget for the campaign is $225,000.

Types of Partnerships and Proposed Contributions

Title Partner

• Prominent exposure on the boat and the mainsail
• Exclusive corporate hospitality opportunities at start, stop-over and finish
• Advertising at qualifier and training races, where allowed
• Associated advertising and promotional rights
• Website presence with links to corporate website

Supporting Partner

• Name recognition on boom and headsail
• Associated advertising and promotional rights
• Advertising at qualifier and training races, where allowed
• Website presence with links to corporate website

Supplier and In-Kind Services

• Name recognition on vessel for contributions of $2000 or more in supplies or services
• Individual feature of product or service on the campaign website
• Appropriately acknowledged throughout the campaign
• Use of photos of boat and skipper to promote products
• Product testing for research and development

Fund-Raising Events

• Sponsors, suppliers and service contributors will be recognized at all fund-raising events
• Campaign Kick-Off
• Announcement of Title Partner/Supporting Partner
• Farewell to France for Spring Training 2001
• Pre-race Send-off

Clubs & Associations ($1000 minimum to receive benefits)

• Each club or association will receive a framed Mini-Transat 2001 campaign poster
• Each club or association will receive Gale Browning's 2001 Mini-Transat Race presentation
• Yacht Club Burgees and Association banners will be flown from the rigging before and after races

Businesses ($500 minimum to receive benefits)

• Each business will receive a framed Mini-Transat 2001 campaign poster
• Businesses will be recognized on the campaign website

Individual Contributions

• All contributions are welcome. If you are unable to contribute with monetary support, we will gladly accept your wishes of good luck. Click here for your tax deductible contribution form.

Partnership is an excellent marketing tool. We will work for you to increase your profits.

For more information regarding the campaign, contact Gale Browning at 410-263-3609.

For information about sponsorship, contact Cheryl Jersey at 410-268-5475 (H), 410-263-8890 (O), 410-263-1838 (F).

Or send an email to JoinTheTeam@2001mintransat.com.