This year’s match racing skippers come from France, Denmark, Australia, Germany, the US and Italy, Sweden will be represented by last year’s winner Linda Rahm, Team Stena Bulk, Jenny Axhede and Anna Kjellberg. Stena Bulk and Preem Petroleum are the main sponsors of the competition, which is in its fourth year.
Program
In addition to the daily races, there will be entertainment during the week provided by, among others, Tommy Nilsson, E.M.D. and Eric Gadd. On Tuesday, 29 July at 18.00, Swedish MPs will take part in a debate, with the theme ”Sun, wind and water”, on energy and the environment with a focus on renewable energy and sustainable development. On Monday, the media will also be given the opportunity to take part in the final training session, together with some of the participants.
The competition
Lysekil Women’s Match is the world’s largest match racing event for women with a SEK 400,000 prize purse to be divided between the participating teams, Next year, 2009, Lysekil Women’s Match will have World Championship status. ”A combination of a high athletic level and great public interest” was one of the reasons why Lysekil was selected ahead of several other competitors.
The boats
DS 37 boats (length: 11.25 m, width: 3.20 m, draft: 2.10 m and weight: 3,900 kg) will be sailed in the races. Although the boats are identical, lots will be drawn every day to decide which team gets which boat.
Match racing
The races are relatively brief, about 20-25 minutes, but very intensive. The winner is the first boat to cross the finishing line. Making quick tactical decisions and smart manoeuvres are important. The boats sail twice round a course that starts with a windward tack and finishes in a following wind.
The arrangers in Lysekil are Sailnet Lysekil AB in collaboration with Lysekils SS Gullmar. The main sponsors are Preem and Stena Bulk (together with its sister company Concordia Maritime), while Carpe Diem Beds of Sweden, Ridderheims Delikatesser, Evidens and Musto are partners.
See also www.lysekilwomensmatch.se
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Ulf G Ryder
President and CEO
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+46 704 85 50 01 |
Lena T Alvling
Stena Bulk AB
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+46 704 85 50 20 |
Helene Samuelsson
Preem Petroleum AB
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+46 704 50 12 12 |
Stena Bulk – With offices in six countries, Stena Bulk is one of the world’s leading tanker shipping companies. Our resources include our own design department, which enables us to provide our customers with innovative solutions that meet their transportation and logistics needs. The company controls a fleet of around 70 tankers and is active in every segment of the tanker market. Stena Bulk is also responsible for the marketing and operation of Concordia Maritime’s fleet. Stena Bulk is part of the Stena Sphere, which has more than 17,000 employees and sales of SEK 46 billion.
www.stenabulk.com
Preem Petroleum AB (publ) is the largest oil company in Sweden and accounts for 80 per cent of the Swedish refinery capacity and 30 per cent of the Nordic refinery capacity. A total of more than 18 million m3 of crude oil are refined at its two wholly owned refineries, making Preem the largest refiner in the Nordic region. Preemraff Lysekil and Preemraff Göteborg are two modern and highly efficient refineries, which are leading producers of environmentally classed petroleum products. More than 65 per cent of our production, with a value exceeding SEK 40 billion, is exported, making us one of the major exporters in Sweden. Preem has a nation-wide service network with 480 Preem filling stations and 215 diesel filling stations for heavy traffic. Preem Petroleum AB has more than 1,300 employees, 900 of which work at the refineries. Together with the personnel employed by dealers and partners, there are some 3,400 employees who meet our customers under the Preem brand. Invoiced sales in 2007 totalled SEK 63.9 billion. More information can be found on our website www.preem.se