 Windsurfers will cross the Atlantic Ocean again (see TAWR98). You can follow all the TAWR2000 action right here beginning March 9, 2000. These windsurfers won't just be trying to successfully cross, but will actually be racing for the entire 4,000 miles. Check out the race details in the latest press release below.
When you follow the race on the web, you'll learn all about the racers, the equipment, and the conditions. You can follow each team's progress on maps and stay up to date on the wind and weather conditions. The only thing you'll miss is feeling seasick.
We'll be posting images and updates before, during and after all the action. Who would want to miss images and updates of Mid Atlantic Windsurfing and all the parties ? Stay tuned right here as the event approaches for more details.
 If you are interested in getting more involved, email tawr2000@americanwindsurfer.com
TAWR98 video $26.95,
Call: 1-603-293-2721 to order
TAWR2000 PRESS RELEASE
Five hundred years after the Portuguese landed in Brazil, windsurfers will revive the Age of Discovery by windsurfing across the Atlantic. From Portugal to the Gran Canaries, then from the Grand Canaries to Brazil, a month-long challenge that will begin on March 9th 2000.
The United States will have the opportunity to enter two teams competing in the event. Each team will consist of 8 sailors dividing the trip into two legs with 4 racers per leg.
The teams will each have one title sponsor and up to six event sponsors. As in auto racing, the team's equipment: sails, boards, safety boat and uniforms will reflect the sponsors involvement.
American Windsurfer Magazine is the organizing effort behind the USA Teams. To assure exceptional coverage, all promotional, editorial, and broadcast efforts will all be handled and coordinated by the magazine's TAWR2000 Organizing Team.
The stakes are high...so be careful what you wish for.
Portugal-Madiera-Canaries-Capo Verde-Ceara, BRAZIL
Official Start Date: March 9th, 2000
THE TAWR2000 OVERVIEW
* 20 Days of Ocean Racing - a challenge like no other windsurfing event.
* 10 National Teams (2 USA), including 40 of the World's Top Windsurfers.
* Racing from Portugal to the Canaries and then on to Brazil with parties and celebrations at each leg.
* The TAWR2000 Race is officially part of Brazil's 500th anniversary celebrations. Guaranteed reciprocal media coverage from one event to the other.
* Daily Satellite Transmission offering "as it happens" video action.
* International Media Syndication ensures true global distribution over established networks.
* The TransAtlantic Windsurf Race 2000 will provide a high level global exposure to any commercial partner through extensive international news coverage and guaranteed TV exposure.
* The TAWR2000 US Teams are organized and sponsored by American Windsurfer Magazine. This guarantees extensive promotional exposure leading up to the event, as well as editorial coverage in the magazine and on the Internet.
We believe TAWR2000 will be the biggest windsurfing event of the this Millennium. To guarantee success and to manage the two teams allocated to the US, the TAWR2000 USA organizational staff has been formed.
| TAWR2000 USA ORGANIZING STAFF |
John Chao
Director
David Weiss
Team Leader
Dianne Crawshaw
Accounting Manager
Bill Fleischer
Business Director
Gina Gates
Media Coordinator
Laurie Nadel PhD
Press/Editorial Director
Douglas Itkin
Internet/Communications
Glenn Fuller
Equipment Manager
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Mark Archer
Team Selection Coordinator
RACE SAFETY COMMITTEE
Richard Clifford
Safety Officer
Louie Hubbard
Race Director
Chris Reid MBBS
Medical Officer
Russ Kerslake/Steve Potter
RIB Commander
Contact:
TAWR2000 USA TEAM
Bayview Business Park #10
Gilford, NH 03246
ph 603-293-2721 * fax 603-293-2723
email: tawr2000@americanwindsurfer.com
www.americanwindsurfer.com |
TAWR2000 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING STAFF
Stuart Sawyer
Director
Dan Atkins
Event Director
Louie Hubbard
Event Organizer
Julia Micklewright
Accounting Manager
Background Information:
TAWR98 THE FIRST
TRANSATLANTIC WINDSURF RACE
St. John's Newfoundland to Weymouth, England
September 10-20, 1998
The first TransAtlantic Windsurf Race was staged from Canada to England in the fall of 1998. This event successfully tested the concept of an open ocean windsurf race. The resulting reaction within the global community of windsurfers was resounding affirmations.
Footage of the event was widely broadcasted in a wide rage of TV programs that included: Hard Copy, Real TV and even shown as in-flight airline entertainment. An hour long commercial video has been distributed and sold world-wide.
American Windsurfer Magazine was one of three organizing members that helped create the first TAWR event. During the crossing, it feed live reports and photographs to tens of thousands Internet viewers world-wide and subsequently, the magazine devoted 22 pages to the event.
TAWR2000 USA TEAM
If you are interested to be considered as a team member, please send query email to tawr2000@americanwindsurfer.com and let us know your qualifications. Cost for the event is $8,000 per sailor per leg. There will be 2 legs Portugal-Gran Canarie as leg one and Gan Canaries to Brazil as leg two. There is a training session to be held at the Test 2000 in Maui, those interested should act fast as space is limited.
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