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Vendee Globe ProjectVendee Globe Project
Seattle Youth Campaign to enter the Vendee Globe 2012
Philip Corsano
Seattle Youth Campaign to enter the Vendee Globe 2012
Philip Corsano
Scope of Vendee Globe Project
Scope of Vendee Globe Project
Manage a successful US entry from Seattle for this race, identify pool of talent and launch campaign;
Identification steps for web outreach, charitable contributions;
Planning project critical path; Executing the plan; Monitoring plan; Delivering, so as to arrive in Les Sables
d’Olonne alive!
Manage a successful US entry from Seattle for this race, identify pool of talent and launch campaign;
Identification steps for web outreach, charitable contributions;
Planning project critical path; Executing the plan; Monitoring plan; Delivering, so as to arrive in Les Sables
d’Olonne alive!
Why?Why?
"There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries".
Brutus, Julius Caesar Act 4 Scene 3
"There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries".
Brutus, Julius Caesar Act 4 Scene 3
PlanningPlanning Scope/Budget; Time line; Staff and Project Team Support Team building; Web site; Fund Raising; Outreach; Sponsors; Charities; Design of boat; Delivery of Boat; Delivery of Rigging & Sails; Electronics; Logistics; Weather team, online support during event;
Scope/Budget; Time line; Staff and Project Team Support Team building; Web site; Fund Raising; Outreach; Sponsors; Charities; Design of boat; Delivery of Boat; Delivery of Rigging & Sails; Electronics; Logistics; Weather team, online support during event;
Global Media reachGlobal Media reach
Time LineTime Line
Start line on 21st Ocober 2012 The race: The race starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the Vendee departement of France
; both Les Sables d’Olonne and the Vendee Conseil General are official race sponsors.[4] The course is essentially a circumnavigation along the clipper route: from Les Sables d’Olonne, down the Atlantic Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope; then clockwise around Antarctica, keeping Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn to port; then back to Les Sables d’Olonne.[5] The race generally runs from November to February; and is timed to place the competitors in the Southern Ocean during the austral summer.
Additional waypoints may be set in the sailing instructions for a particular race, in order to ensure safety relative to ice conditions, etc. For example, in 2004, the racers had to pass north of the following flexible waypoints:
Start line on 21st Ocober 2012 The race: The race starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the Vendee departement of France
; both Les Sables d’Olonne and the Vendee Conseil General are official race sponsors.[4] The course is essentially a circumnavigation along the clipper route: from Les Sables d’Olonne, down the Atlantic Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope; then clockwise around Antarctica, keeping Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn to port; then back to Les Sables d’Olonne.[5] The race generally runs from November to February; and is timed to place the competitors in the Southern Ocean during the austral summer.
Additional waypoints may be set in the sailing instructions for a particular race, in order to ensure safety relative to ice conditions, etc. For example, in 2004, the racers had to pass north of the following flexible waypoints:
The BoatsThe Boats
Open 60/50 Specs.Open 60/50 Specs.
Level class boat; Very high tech, planing displacement; 25-30 knots, cover the 28,000 miles in 45-65 days non
stop; Canting keel; Carbon construction, very specialized; This campaign opting for smaller more manoeverable
boat, Open 50, less speed but less strain; Must enter a boat that has done one transatlantic
crossing.
Level class boat; Very high tech, planing displacement; 25-30 knots, cover the 28,000 miles in 45-65 days non
stop; Canting keel; Carbon construction, very specialized; This campaign opting for smaller more manoeverable
boat, Open 50, less speed but less strain; Must enter a boat that has done one transatlantic
crossing.
Vendee Globe Ultimate Challenge
Vendee Globe Ultimate Challenge Great way for Seattle to participate in one
of the true last global adventures in world; Youth connection; Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Homeless
charities to be funded; Lasting impact on all involved; Great way to market product for sponsor,
as global media event; 60 days of constant global media coverage; Great project!
Great way for Seattle to participate in one of the true last global adventures in world;
Youth connection; Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Homeless
charities to be funded; Lasting impact on all involved; Great way to market product for sponsor,
as global media event; 60 days of constant global media coverage; Great project!
The Vendee Globe Seattle Project
The Vendee Globe Seattle Project
Lets getto the Start Line!
Around the World Solo 45 days
Around the World Solo 45 days