Multi Cup 2012 Review Information for/by Sailors and Partners
The SeaCart 26 Multi Cup is a cost-effective racing series featuring 6 to 7 Grand Prix events on peerless venues along Sweden’s east and west coasts. Contests vary from exciting city races, to speed tracks, to coastal navigation courses. Teams have to master tight racing on a variety of different courses and conditions. With our media platform, TV shows and ProAm days running over the season, the SeaCart 26 Multi Cup stands out as one of few turnkey sailing series on the planet, providing Racing Teams, Partners and Sponsors with the right tools to fulfill their ROI expectations.
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Locations & Program 2012
GP 1 GP 2 GP 3 GP 4 GP 5 GP 6 GP 7
Stockholm, Sandhamn 9–10 June Stockholm, Big Boat Race 16 –17 June Stockholm, ÅF Offshore Race 29–30 June Lysekil ‘‘Lysekil Women’s Match’’ 10 August Stenungsund and Tjörn Runt 17–18 August Nynäshamn Regatta 15–16 September Stockholm Sailing GP 22–23 September
2013 PROGRAM TO BE FINALIZED
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Multi Cup Format
‘‘We will continue to develop the successful Cup platform, the event venues and the media format to reach wider target groups and audiences.’’ KLABBE NYLÖF / FOUNDER OF WHYSHORE YACHTING & EVENT WINNER OF THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE / ONE OF SWEDENS MOST EXPERIENCED ORMA 60 TRIMARAN SAILOR.
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Anders Lewander ‘‘The Multi Cup fills a gap for amateurs and professional sailors. The cup format is costeffective and tailored for teams and partners having ProAm days and TV in place. I love racing the boat and look forward to the 2013 season!’’ ANDERS LEWANDER / TEAM ALL STARS / NORTH SAILS SWE 18 FT. SKIFF PROFESSIONAL / ORYX ONBOARD PLAYSTATION VOLVO OCEAN RACE SKIPPER ON ERICSSON 3
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Martin Strömberg ‘‘ The Multi Cup suited me perfect as a tough challenge after the Volvo Ocean Race. Me and my crew are new to multihulls and we love it! Our plan is to be back 2013’’ MARTIN STRÖMBERG / HELSMAN TEAM STRÖMBERG GKSS / WINNER OF THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2011–2012 ONBOARD VO70 GROUPAMA (ONE OF 4 SWEDES IN HISTORY).
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Jonathan Ameln ‘‘Winning the Multi Cup 2012 was not an easy task. Before the last race we where on tie points with Team All Stars!’’ JONATHAN AMELN / TRIMMER TEAM SAMSUNG CHALLENGE F18 SAILOR / KSSS (ROYAL SWEDISH YACHT CLUB) YOUTH PROGRAM
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‘‘We had this year’s best course racing in the centre of Stockholm city. I feel the boat and event represent the future of sailing – and I like it!’’ ANDERS BENGTSSON / INT. SAILING COACH / PRO SAILOR HIGH PERFORMANCE CLASS SPECIALIST / MAXI WORLDS SAILOR
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‘‘The SeaCart 26 is like a big dinghy where the crew’s weight placement make a big difference in performance. She is furiously fast in all directions whether you push hard upwind, reaching or downwind. The lifting foils give loads of upforce and added speed, forgiveness and safety. She is a big thrill and pure, high-speed fun – a boat I want to race more!’’ JAKOB GUSTAVSSON / BLACK SWAN MATCH RACING TEAM / PRO SAILOR / SWEDISH SAILING FEDERATION RACED GP 6 TJÖRN RUNT ONBOARD TEAM ALL STARS (SEACART 26 PLACED 1, 2 & 3) / AVID ORMA 60 TRIMARAN SAILOR / MAXI WORLD SAILOR
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‘‘As an avid monohull sailor, this was the first time I raced on a multihull. Oboy! This was furiously fast and seriously fun. I feel my previous sailing knowledge got a fast-forward upgrade – I like that!’’ STELLAN GROSS / DRAGON SAILOR / ROUND THE WORLD SAILOR RACED ONBOARD TEAM ALL STARS, GP 7, STOCKHOLM, RIDDARFJÄRDEN
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‘‘The SeaCart 26 tri is a fun creation to race and a bit technical as it should be at this level. The boat worked perfectly out of the box. I’m impressed!’’ LASSE LINGER / AVID AMERICA’S CUP SAILOR / SAILED THE MULTI CUP STHLM GP MATCH RACING CHAMPION / INVOLVED IN THE STARS & STRIPES WING CAT IN THE 1980s
‘‘Racing at the top-level should be physically demanding. That’s why I race SeaCart 26’’ JOHAN QVIBERG / ONBOARD TEAM ALL STARS, NYNÄSHAMN GP 49:ER / MATCH RACING SAILOR / OFFSHORE / KSSS EX. YOUTH TEAM
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‘‘The Multi Cup provides tough onedesign racing amongst young and old in futuristic multihulls. The racing is extremly tight whether we compete on long coastal or short inshore courses’’ TOM GROSS / HELSMAN SAMSUNG CHALLENGE / WINNER OF THE MULTI CUP 2012 KSSS YOUTH SAILOR / FORMULA 18 CATAMARAN SAILOR / DINGHY BACKGROUND
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It’s about the media ‘‘The Multi Cup fill a natural place in our TV shows running over the season. The visuals, speed and energy the boat and crews express provide the show with the top-end game’’ ANDREAS ODÉN / MONDAY PRODUCTION / SAILING SHOWS IN TV4 SPORT PROVIDE IDEAS AND PRODUCTION TO TV CHANNELS LIKE TV4 IN SCANDINAVIA
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A partner’s voice
‘‘The activation of our brand on a super-cool visual platform that is braodcasted on national TV is alone enough to fullfill our ROI expectations. Adding GP racing and ProAm days on venues around Sweden we also have the right tool for client events. They love it!’’ KALLE OLSSON / MARKETING MANAGER SWEDEN / SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NORDIC AB
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SEACART 26 OD SPECIFICATIONS Length incl. rudder 7.92 m / 26’ Beam 5.60 m / 18’4” Beam Folded 2.33 m / 7’8” Draft C/board down 1.49 m / 4’11” Curved Foils/Dagger Boards Length 1.8m / 5.9’’ Weight Empty less than 800 kg / <1764 lb Mast Length 11.9 m / 39’1” Design – Marc Lombard Mast Design – Mark McCafferty Deck Layout & Sail System – Pom Green and Calle Hennix Technical Adviser – Mike Drummond Sail Plan & Flow Membrain runs by North Sails Builder Composite Marine Int. / Thailand ONE-DESIGN SAILS Mainsail Area 28.8 m2 / 310 sq ft Jib Area 11.9 m2 / 128 sq ft Code Zero (0) 29.9 m2 / 322 sq ft Gennaker Area 51 m2 / 548 sq ft PICTURE: GRAPHIC FILES AVAILABLE FOR PARTNER PRESENTATIONS >
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SeaCart 26 trimaran VERSION 12 / OPEN FILE / 10.07.2012
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‘‘The folding OD SeaCart 26 trimaran is produced in Thailand by the same team building the new Olympic multihull for the 2016 games.’’ THE CMI TEAM HAS A CUP BACKGROUND BUILDING THE PRADA BOATS
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‘‘ Loads of tough races, client events and coastto-coast crossings on road trailer has proven that the SeaCart 26 is up to the job’’ CALLE HENNIX / TEAM ALL STARS / OCANLAKE MARINE AB WHITBREAD AROUND THE WORLD RACE 89/90 / AMERICAS CUP ’92 SINCE 2004 BEHIND THE SEACART TRIMARAN BRAND
Interested in more information?
Or would like to enter a team 2013? CONTACT WHYSHORE OR OCEANLAKE MARINE
Whyshore Event & Marketing Multi Cup Organization Cell +46 (0)73 347 24 46 . Klabbe Nylöf www.whyshore.com
Oceanlake Marine AB
SeaCart 26 trimarans Cell +46 (0)70 742 84 66 . Calle Hennix www.seacart26.com
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