Our race vision
Our vision is to create one of the most admired global sports brands in the world under the strong brand of 'The Ultimate Solo Challenge'. It is a far reaching and ambitious statement, and we have set ourselves three key objectives for the next race, intended to attract skippers and sponsors and guarantee significant improvements on the last event.
The vision of the race is for:
1. A global event with a truly international line-up of world-class skippers
2. Greater competition through more stopovers as the global roadshow of ocean racing
3. A truly accessible, high tech and state of the art ocean racing event, communicated via an innovative and integrated multi-language media program
With a committed sponsor onboard and working within the heart of the race management team, we believe we have the right people in place, the best assets at hand and the financial backing to create a new dimension on ocean racing.
The VELUX 5 OCEANS will be an event that actively rewards participants through direct invetment and attractive value-in-kind packages in a number of key areas (identified through feedback from skippers):
- Prizemoney: €500,000
€1.3 million of direct investment and value in kind packages wll be created around the world for skippers across these key areas:
- Accommodation (investment and partnerships to limit or eliminate costs for in port hotels and flats)
- Logistics / Freight (investment and partnerships to limit or eliminate costs)
- Communications (investment and partnerships to limit or eliminate costs for airtime at sea, as well as recording-editing-transmission software and hardware onboard)