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Old 07-02-2008, 06:48 PM   #1
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RB8 Sponsorship

Many teams in RB8 are looking for sponsors. Through this forum can we not try and help teams to put together a presentation pack
as most teams are spread around the country I'm sure we are not stepping on each others toes by sharing this information.

Why does or would a company give you thousands of pounds to race your boat. I have no idea just a couple of suggestions.

1 The Race... Has to be sold as not only the greatest, longest, toughest off shore race in the world but the rarest as it's only been organised 3 times in it's 39 year history.

1 Advertising. Television Radio Newspapers Mags etc.
TV if its cheap take Dart's now on TV
Celebs cause they sell newspapers and mags

2 What benefits will the company receive.
Is the boss into boats or a petrol head.
can we give the staff a day out ( it works with sailing

Forgive me if this has been spoken before i would value op-ions so that we could put a package together that we could all sell.
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:29 PM   #2
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Every dog fights 4 it's one bone Hunton... but you are thinking in the good direction...
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Every dog fights 4 it's one bone Hunton... but you are thinking in the good direction...
Off course. As RB8 is such a unique event i thought we could help each other.

Have you revealed your hand for RB8
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IMO the best thing you can do is get together with a 'gin palace' type boat, a smaller rib or two and the actual race boat. This then is your 'corporate day' which forms part of the deal with the sponsor. They get to take some staff or clients out in the gin palace, with an oppertunity to go stupid speeds in the actual race boat, with one rib as safety, and the other as a ferry between the gin palace and the race boat.

The total cost to you would be in the region of £2000 for the day, and the coprporate sponsorship is IRO £15000, which includes this 'day in the boat' as well as their advert on the boat.

Name rights for the boat is another thing you can sell, but dont give it away cheaply....


To the corporate guy, he gives away the sponsorship money out of pre tax money, so it costs him nothing and has a fun day out for free on the taxmans penny, and you walk away with £13000 for the actual race.
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