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December 22 2006
YJA Members' Invitation (Click Here to download invite)
This year's Raymarine YJA Yachtsman of the Year Award will be announced at a celebration lunch (see above), which is free of charge to members, provided they have reserved their place as per information previously circulated. Any one who still wishes to reserve a place or who has been out of contact can still do so by contacting the Vice-Chairman, June Hamilton at jmh@dip.demon.co.uk Final reservations by January 2nd. Invitation cards will be sent out as members' bookings are confirmed, but there can be no further reservations after that date.
Raymarine YJA Yachtsman of the Year Finalists are:
Nominee: Dee Caffari
Age: 33 years
Achievement:
Set a new world record – the first woman to sail single handed, non stop around the world against prevailing winds and currents. 178 day round the world challenge from 21 November 2005 to 18 May 2006.
Nominee: Nic Asher & Elliot Willis
Age: 21 years and 23 years
Achievement:
470 World Champions - winning the 470 World Championships in China – first British team to win the 470 Worlds since Nigel Buckley and Pete Newlands back in the ‘80s. Part of Team GBR and 3 rd in the 470 Olympic Trials, held in China earlier this summer. In 2005 they were 6 th at the 470 Worlds in San Francisco.
Nominee: Steve Curtis
Age: 42 years
Achievement:
Has now won an unbelievable 7 Class 1 World Championships - including this year -and is considered the best international powerboat racer of all times. Earlier in 2006 Steve was awarded an MBE in the Queen's 80 th birthday honours list.
A very few corporate tables are available to companies active in the marine industry and having direct links to the event, the nominees or sponsorship in the sport, see below for further details.
The Yachting Journalists' Association invites you
to join in the presentation of
The 2006 Raymarine YJA Yachtsman of the Year Award
The results of this year's most prestigious award will be announced at a luncheon ceremony to be held in The Painted Hall, The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. (This is just a short distance across the river from ExCel and transport has been laid on for guests).
Lady Pippa Blake, widow of the finest yachtsman the world has ever known, will be presenting the Award along with YJA Chairman Bob Fisher. The leading executives of Raymarine will also be there to honour the winner, along with many other world-famous sailors like Mike Golding and Alex Thompson - and many important representatives of the Marine Industry. About 100 marine journalists are expected to be attending.
This will be one of the most prestigious sporting occasions of the year, held in what is arguably Europe's most famous and best-loved maritime venue, the Painted Hall of the Old Royal Naval College Greenwich. This remarkable event combines the opportunity to take part in the Yachtsman of the Year proceedings with the chance for a great day out at a historic venue, with Leith's superb catering and fine wines and live music - in short - a superb opportunity for corporate entertaining at the highest level. For a glimpse of the venue, look into the attached invitation.
The presentation will be televised and will be going out on radio also. A few corporate tables for 10 and upwards remain available, at £1,100 per table. This is inclusive of all food, wines, transport to and from ExCel and the guided tour of the Old Royal Naval College Buildings which includes the famous Chapel, the Painted Hall, and the Nelson Room, where the body of Admiral Lord Nelson was laid in state after being brought back from the Battle of Trafalgar.
If you would like to arrange a corporate table for your business, please get in touch with YJA Vice-Chairman and Treasurer June Hamilton as follows: email: jmh@dip.demon.co.uk , fax 01243-267599, phone 01243-264173.