The iSportconnect Regatta offers a unique opportunity for sports business executives to experience a taste of world-renowned Clipper Round the World yacht racing combined with team building and networking with some of the most influential people in the sports industry.

1. Portsmouth
September 16th
2016
Regatta 2016

2. The iSportconnect Regatta offers a unique
opportunity for sports business executives to
experience a taste of the Clipper Round the
World race, combined with team building and
networking with some of the most influential
people in the sports industry.
Join us on this incredible adventure.
Visit www.iscregatta.com
A thrilling experience
for business and
relationship building
❝As ever you gathered together a good range of interesting
people to share knowledge and experiences with and
I thoroughly enjoyed the different (to put it mildly!)
environment and the various challenges that it presented
throughout the day.
Tony Scholes – CEO, Stoke City FC

3. Why You Should Take Part
The iSportconnect Regatta brings together sports business professionals
for exhilarating and competitive racing on the world’s largest matched
fleet of Clipper 70 racing yachts, fresh from completing their second
circumnavigation.
The event creates a compelling environment through which to do business
and build relationships. However, the day is also immensely fun and offers
a thrilling sailing experience. Each yacht is skippered by a professional who
has eitheralready sailed around the world oris preparing to do so. Each team
will receive two hours of training before taking control of the yacht, ensuring
everyone on board is able to participate.
Following a welcome briefing and breakfast, each team will spend the
morning learning to work together as a cohesive racing team under the
guidance of Clipper Race's professional skippers and mates. The afternoon
will be given over to a series of races. During racing, the skippers and mates
will take a back seat allowing you to take control, whilst being at hand to
offer strategic racing advice and ensure everyone’s safety. Proceedings
come to a close with an award ceremony and reception.
This was a truly fantastic event, which raised our attention to
the importance of teamwork, created a unique atmosphere
to network not only with our own team members, but all
other invitees as well! Thanks for all your effort that you put
into organizing such a great event.
Zita Vimi – Business Development Manager, Intercontinental
❝

4. 09:00 Crews arrive for the iSportconnect Regatta at
GunwharfQuays, Portsmouth,whereyou have an
opportunityto meet crewmates overan informal
breakfast. We’ll run through the day giving key
information on the schedule for the day.
09.30 Once on board, the skipper will give a full
safety briefing and introduce you to the yacht
and the basic principles of sailing.
10:30 Slip lines and head out into the Solent for
tack, gybe and race training, demonstrating
how to get the most out of these fantastic
racing yachts.1
12.30 Racing lunch served on board
The competition begins with a series of races.
Each of the Clipper 70 yachts is identical
providing truly competitive racing.
13:00 Race One
14:00 Race Two
15:00 Race Three
16:30 Yachts arrive alongside at Gunwharf Quays
after a great day on the water.
17.00 Awards ceremony, with refreshments followed
by a wrap-up of the day.
On the Day
• All guests must be over 18 on the day
of the event.
• Personal accident insurance benefits.
• Full compliance to the Marine Coastguard
Agency’s Code ofPractice.

5. Booking
The iSportconnect Regatta is for iSportconnect members, their colleagues,
clients, and other sports business professionals. You can take an individual
place or take a whole yacht (up to 12 places).
Individual place - £200 +VAT
This includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments throughout the day and the
awards ceremony.
Companies wishing to charter a whole yacht (up to 12 places) can do so for
£2,400 + VAT.
Deadline for bookings : 26th August.
With the whole yacht option comes the opportunity to brand youryacht and if
you take up the full branding package this will cost £865 + VAT. Please ask for
more details on branding options and note additional time is required for any
branding order.
You can book by contacting sales@sportsworld.co.ukorby calling 020 8971 2966.
❝I took part in the iSportconnect Regatta last year and not only
did I thoroughly enjoy it, it proved a highly useful business event.
New client business was generated as a direct result of the day
and I made two new industry contacts, both ofwhom have been
invaluable contributors to subsequent activities my organisation
has undertaken for clients.
Rebecca Hopkins – Founder & CEO, Sports Technology Awards

6. Clipper 70
In January 2011 the highly respected naval architect Tony Castro was
commissioned to design a new fleet to take the Clipper Round the World
Yacht Race to the next level.
CLIPPER 70 IN NUMBERS
LENGTH – 23m or 75’6”
BEAM – 5.65m or 18’6”
DRAFT – 3m or 9’ 10”
MAST HEIGHT – 29m or 95 feet
MAINSAIL AREA – 123.19m sq or 1,326 feet sq
HEADSAIL AREA – 168.43 m sq or 1,812.97 feet sq
YACHT WEIGHT – 31,700kg or 31.19 ton
KEEL WEIGHT – 12,000kg or 11.81 ton
Tony Castro’s new Clipper70 forms the third generation of Clipperracing yachts.
His design is an exciting one, perfectly suited for both racing round the world and
for competitive inshore racing. The new yachts were built in China and have been
fitted out by UK and International suppliers.

7. What to Bring
Wet weather gear and lifejackets are provided on
board the yachts for your use.
FOOTWEAR
Sailing boots or deck shoes are ideal however if you do not
have these then light soled, non-marking trainers are fine
TROUSERS
Hard wearing trousers that dry easily
(not jeans) chinos are ideal
JUMPER
A pullover or fleece (woolly jumpers absorb
water and stay wet so are not recommended)
T – SHIRT
A t-shirt or similar (synthetic not cotton are best – most
‘thermal’ clothing is synthetic), long sleeved t-shirts are
also useful
HEADWEAR
A cap and a woolly hat
GLOVES OR (if you have them) SAILING GLOVES
SUNGLASSES AND SUNSCREEN
even in winter months
THICK SOCKS
for colder months
WARM OR THERMAL UNDERWEAR
for colder months
Anypersonal medicines including seasickpills ifyou thinkyou
might need them Temperatures can drop noticeablywhenyou
are on thewater, even in summer. Therefore please ensureyou
bring adequatewarm clothing in a soft bag.
FAQs
WILL I GET SEA SICK?
Sea sickness is uncommon unless the conditions
are unusually rough. If you are susceptible to sea
sickness, prevention is better that cure, so make sure
you take tablets before you get on board. Unfortunately
we cannot supply tablets but they are available in most
supermarkets and chemists.
WHAT HAPPENS IFTHERE IS NO WIND?
It is unusual to be on thewaterforawhole daywithoutwind!
Ifthere are points in the daywhere the breeze is too light to
sail properly, there are a numberofotherfun, team building
activities that the skippers and mates encourage the crew
to get involvedwith. Everything from climbing the masts, to
racing sail hoists and Solent treasure hunts.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE WEATHER IS REALLY BAD?
We haven’t cancelled a sailing dayyet! The yachts are built
to sail around the world and easily handle windy conditions
underthe professional guidance of ourskippers.
HOW FIT DO I NEED TO BE TO SAIL?
You will need to be moderately agile to get around the boat
when it is sailing. Strength is not so important as you will
be working as a team to hoist and trim sails. If you do have
any restrictions in your mobility, then please let us know in
advance.
DO I NEED ANY PREVIOUS SAILING EXPERIENCE?
No, ourprofessional skippers and mates are experienced in
training people of all abilities. We usually have people with a
mix of sailing experience attending ourcorporate days from
complete novices to keen sailors.
DO I HAVE TO GET ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE SAILING?
The moreyou put intoyoursailing daythe moreyou get out
andwe encourage everyone to have a go. Howeverifyou are
happierto sit backand relax, there is always plentyofaction
towatch both on and offthe boat.

8. Getting Here
BY RAIL
Portsmouth Harbour railway station is situated beside Gunwharf Quays with direct
connections to London and across the UK. On leaving the station turn right and follow
the road round to enter Gunwharf Quays.
Walk straight towards the sea front and the gate to the marina will be in front of you,
Spinnaker Tower will be on your right. The breakfast venue, Tiger Tiger Restaurant, is
located in front of the marina.
BY ROAD
The M27, A27 and A3(M) connect Portsmouth Harbour with the rest of Britain’s
motorway network. Come into Portsmouth on the M275 and follow the brown signs to
the Historic Waterfront, and then to Gunwharf Quays, postcode PO1 3TZ.
PARKING
The postcade PO1 3TZ will lead
you directly to the 1,532 space
Gunwharf Quays underground
carpark, height restriction 2.2m.
Discounted parking is available
for Clipper Events customers,
please ask about this on the
morning of the event.
Once parked take the escalators
up and walk towards the
waterfront and marina. The
breakfast venue, Tiger Tiger
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Just a super quick message
to say a very big thank you for
yesterday. It was a truly amazing
day: an awesome experience,
genuinely fun, big learnings for
all and a great team builder.
Managing Director, Salad Creative

9. iSportconnect
iSportconnect is the largest global private
network of Sport Business Executives where
membership is exclusive and follows a strict
doorpolicy. It is a one-stop platform forany
Sport Business Industry executive, delivering
news, opinion, discussion and events.
www.isportconnect.com
ClipperVentures
ClipperVentures is the international
marine events company founded by
SirRobin Knox-Johnston in 1995.
The company owns the ten Clipper68-foot
ocean racing yachts and twelve Clipper70-foot
ocean racing yachts and runs the ClipperRound
the WorldYacht Race in which they compete.
Each of the yachts on the Clipper Race is
sponsored by a country, city or region who use
the event as a global marketing platform to
generate tourism and trade. The race is also
used by corporations as a brand and business
developmentplatformbyharnessingitspowerful
consumer,businessandgovernmentlinks.
www.clipperroundtheworld.com
iSportconnect 6, Glenthorne Mews, 115A, Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0LJ
Telephone: +4420 3239 5400 e-mail: calum@isportconnect.com