Sponsorship Agreement

    RNS Number : 9773I
  Clipper Ventures PLC
  26 November 2008
   

    Clipper Ventures PLC
    26 November 2008

    Clipper Ventures PLC
    ('Clipper Ventures' or the 'Company')


    Sponsorship Agreement

    Sponsorship deal with Keppel secures Singaporean entry in next two editions of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

    Clipper Ventures Plc, the AIM quoted ocean racing company, is delighted to announce that the Keppel Corporation has agreed a two-race
deal to sponsor Uniquely Singapore, with the Singapore Tourism board as Team Partner for the yacht, which will showcase Keppel and Singapore
as a destination around the world as it competes alongside nine other yachts in Clipper 09-10 and Clipper 11-12. 
    Marina at Keppel Bay will be the Official Host Port for the Singapore stopover in the next two editions of the race. The marina is the
centrepiece of Keppel Bay's premier waterfront development and home to the newly opened Keppel Bay Sailing Academy (KBSA), the first sailing
centre in Singapore to receive RYA accreditation.
    KBSA will provide part of the pre-race Clipper Training for Singaporeans who successfully apply to become crew members. The courses,
covering safety, sail manoeuvres and the skills needed to live and work afloat, will be delivered by KBSA before the crew transfer to the UK
to complete their training with the rest of their crew and their race skipper.
    At the announcement in Singapore, Clipper Ventures Chief Executive, William Ward said, "Marina at Keppel Bay provided a spectacular
setting for our stopover in January this year and we are looking forward to returning with the Clipper 09-10 fleet. Singapore always
provides a unique experience for our crews.

    "In addition to the visiting crews and their supporters many of our other Team Sponsors will bring delegations to Singapore in order to
forge trade links and do business with companies here. 

    "Clipper Training sets the standard in ocean racing and the new Keppel Bay Sailing Academy will help us bring our expertise to aspiring
ocean racers throughout Asia. We hope we will see many of them competing as crew on Clipper 09-10 and future races."


    For further information please contact:


    Clipper Ventures PLC          
    William Ward, Chief Executive             Tel: [phone]
    Jeremy Knight, Chief Finance Officer   www.clipper-ventures.com

    HB Corporate                                        Tel: [phone]
    Luke Cairns/ Edward Cozens               www.hbcorporate.co.uk
                    


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