The 2013 Singapore National Youth Sailing Championships has set a new mark for Singapore’s youth sailing scene with Fish & Co., coming onboard as the title sponsor. 

Participants in the annual event, renamed the Fish & Co. National Youth Sailing Championships 2013, will benefit from the two-year sponsorship through an enriched experience both on-water and ashore.

“At Fish & Co., we believe in the spirit of adventure and the passion for competitive sports. Sailing is one that ignites the development of positive character traits, a sense of self- reliance and an enhanced ability for sharp and quick reflexes. As a business that caters vastly to the youths and the young at heart, we take pride in our involvement with a sport that captures that spirit,” says Mr. Hoo Hoe Keat, Deputy Managing Director, Fish & Co. Restaurants Pte Ltd.

Fish & Co. have pledged a sponsorship sum tending towards 6 figures to fund the event in the next 2 to 4 editions.

The foremost sailing event in the local Youth sailing calendar is well-known as a platform for top-class racing and has grown into a much anticipated regatta for both local and international youth sailors. What started as a local regatta several years ago has now developed into a key competition with pre-regatta training camps for international sailors from foreign countries.

This year’s regatta, from 19th to 23rd March off the National Sailing Centre, is expected to witness stiff competition and aggressive racing as it is also one of the qualifying platforms for the 2013 ISAF Youth World Championships for Singaporean youth sailors.

“SingaporeSailing is pleased to welcome onboard a familiar and successful Singapore brand in Fish & Co. to partner the event. This partnership refreshes an important regatta that has been the breeding ground for many of Singapore’s youth sailors, and the launch-pad to international success,” shares Mr Rupert Ong, SingaporeSailing Vice President overseeing High Performance and Youth Sailing Development.

Racing concludes on Sunday 23rd March, followed by prize-giving by Mr Ng Ser Miang, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President and SingaporeSailing patron.

carbon-connect GmbH, a Switzerland-based carbon-offsetter and supplier, has announced that it has agreed a long-term partnership with the UK-based Marussia F1 Team.

The relationship represents a small but meaningful step in the team’s progression towards an improved environmental positioning as it will facilitate the offsetting of all its carbon emissions.

In a statement the Marussia F1 Team, elected to partner with carbon-connect GmbH due to their high-quality projects and unique infrastructure solutions for carbon credit offsetters and investors.

Andy Webb, Chief Executive Officer, Marussia F1 Team, said: “As a small team reacting to a variety of business challenges, it would be easy to overlook the little things we can be doing to improve our operational performance at the same time as improving our on-track performance. Partnering with carbon-connect is a further step in the right direction. We attach great importance to selecting and working with market leaders, particularly in this instance, as we wanted to achieve a partnership which will make a meaningful contribution and for the long-term.”

Pascal Freudenreich, Head of Swiss Operations, carbon-connect GmbH, added: “We are very pleased to be working with the Marussia F1 Team which, through the provision of our carbon credits, will be carbon neutral for the next three years. carbon-connect is very proud that the Team has recognised our company’s market leading credentials. The Team has shown great promise in testing and we are looking forward to observing an exciting season ahead.”

Edward Hospital has signed a three-year agreement to be the title sponsor of the Naperville Marathon and Half-Marathon.

The inaugural races will be held on Sunday, November 10, 2013, starting and finishing at North Central College near downtown Naperville.

“With its reputation as a premier provider of healthcare services and a leader in fitness, wellness and prevention, Edward Hospital is a perfect fit as our title sponsor,” says Bob Hackett, Co-Race Director, Edward Hospital Naperville Marathon and Half Marathon.

“We’re proud and excited to be a partner to bring this exciting event to Naperville,” says Pam Davis, President & CEO, Edward Hospital & Health Services.  “We look forward to helping build this into one of the most prestigious long distance running events in the country.”

This year’s Edward Hospital Naperville Marathon and Half Marathon will accommodate 3,500 runners – about 3,000 of those spots were sold out in just 14 hours during online registration in January, with about an even split among those who signed up for the Marathon and Half Marathon.

Systagenix and Team Sky have announced an extension of their sponsorship agreement which will run until the end of 2013. 

Systagenix will continue to supply Team Sky, prostate the world’s number 1 professional cycling team, with its advanced wound care products and clinical support through 2013.

Simon Jackson, Vice President – Europe at Systagenix said: “We are delighted to be extending our sponsorship with Team Sky. Everyone here at Systagenix is extremely proud to be associated with Team Sky and the amazing success the team has had. We work closely with the team’s doctors and medical staff who have found our ADAPTIC TOUCH, INADINE and TIELLE dressings in particular a real help for riders who have crashed to ensure they heal as fast as possible and with minimal pain.”

Team Sky Doctor, Alan Farrell added: “Systagenix has proven time and time again that they are the experts when it comes to advanced wound care understanding and management. The riders provide wonderful feedback on the comfort and healing time achieved with many of the products, particularly TIELLE and ADAPTIC TOUCH. In addition the technical support and education Systagenix provide the care givers in the team ensure that the team is on the cutting edge of research and management of these injuries. We are delighted with the continuing relationship.”

The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club Cowes has announced today that Musto has become the title sponsor of the 2013 Musto Vice Admiral’s Cup.

Musto has been a sponsor partner of the event since its inception in 2005, and their decision to upgrade their role to title sponsor is a most welcome endorsement of the event’s successful growth. Now in its ninth year, the 2013 edition will be held between Friday 17th and Sunday 19th May.

“Musto is pleased to enhance its support to this highly competitive event on the British racing calendar. The Vice Admirals Cup is the perfect partner for Musto as we all know that the weather conditions in the Solent can be unpredictable! Musto offers a full selection of race-specific foul weather clothing to keep you warm, dry and comfortable without impeding your sporting performance.” – Nigel Musto, Musto Ltd

For 2013 this ever-popular regatta has extended its invitation list and will feature six different classes. Entries will be accepted from the 50-52 footers; 44-46′ series production boats (minimum 4 produced) with a maximum IRC rating of 1.240 and a max SPA of 181.5 sq meters; the J/111 Class; the J/109 Class; the Quarter Tonner Class; and the SB20 Class.

Racing will take place on two separate courses in the central Solent using a combination of laid windward leeward courses and more traditional Solent “round-the-cans” courses. Once again Race Officers Rob Lamb and Bob Milner will officiate, ensuring top quality racing for all.

Speaking for the Royal Corinthian, Rear Commodore Sailing Mike Till noted: “We at the RCYC are delighted to have the support of Musto as Title Sponsor of this, our most important event of the year. Their brand, which is now such a World Wide one, is of great value to us all at RCYC and we look forward to a great event in association with them. We are also delighted that competitor support of the event continues to grow each year and look forward to welcoming many familiar faces and new friends at this year’s regatta.”

The Tour of Britain have announced that Rouleur Magazine will continue as the sponsor of The Tour of Britain’s Combativity Award in 2013.

Following the success of the 2012 Rouleur Combativity Award, ambulance awarded daily to the most attacking rider during last September’s Tour of Britain, Rouleur will once again be rewarding spectacular riding with a selection of regional cheeses during The Tour.

Rouleur will also continue to be the Official Cycling Magazine of The Tour of Britain.

“We are very excited for Rouleur to be working with SweetSpot on The Tour of Britain again this year. Racing sits at the heart of our brand – so it is great to be working with the UK’s premier event, especially supporting the Combativity Award. Here’s to some exciting racing in September,” said Bruce Sandell, MD of Rouleur LTD.

“We are delighted to welcome the return of Rouleur to The Tour of Britain and look forward to working with them going forwards as we build up to the tenth anniversary edition of The Tour,” said Alastair Grant, Commercial Director of SweetSpot Group, the organisers and promoters of The Tour of Britain.

“This is the first of several announcements we look forward to making in the build-up to the launch of this year’s Tour of Britain, something we know cycling fans across this country are keenly awaiting.”

CDW, for sale a leading provider of technology solutions for business, abortion government, symptoms education and healthcare, today announced a four-year extension as the “Official Technology Partner of the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour” through 2016.

The agreement includes exclusive sponsorship of the PGA TOUR’s ShotLink real-time scoring system, branding on the TOUR’s scoreboards at tournaments, and business-to-business hospitality and customer engagement at TOUR events. CDW will also provide a broad range of IT products and services to advance the TOUR’s operations for players and staff, as well as to improve the experience for golf fans.

“CDW has become a valued strategic partner regarding our technology plans,” said Steve Evans, senior vice president of Information Systems for the PGA TOUR. “Over the next few years, we will leverage this relationship to plan and execute our IT strategy, which includes enhancing the on-site fan experience, augmenting disaster recovery plans and increasing network security.”

In addition, the PGA TOUR plans to work with CDW to design and implement solutions to enable server/desktop virtualization and optimize its data network to provide staff and golf fans with speedy access to the TOUR’s extensive digital media archive of film, video and photographs. The PGA TOUR also plans to make ShotLink Intelligence^SM Powered by CDW, a program that provides ShotLink data to professors and graduate students for research, available as a cloud option for the academic community.

“Our continued relationship with the PGA TOUR provides the ideal platform for CDW to showcase our capabilities as a leading technology solutions provider,” said Matt Troka, senior vice president, Product and Partner Management at CDW. “Designing and implementing complex projects like the ShotLink tracking system and the TOUR’s digital media library is made possible by our experienced, highly-certified coworkers and a network of technology products, services and partners that are unmatched in the industry.”

“Since the outset of our marketing relationship with CDW in 2008, the TOUR has taken full advantage of CDW’s expertise to improve and enhance our technological capabilities to the benefit of our staff, players and fans,” said Tom Wade, global commercial officer of the PGA TOUR. “We are delighted to announce this extension and look forward to continuing our collaboration with CDW over the coming years.”

CDW also renewed its sponsorship with nine-time LPGA Tour Champion Paula Creamer. This sponsorship is effective through 2015.

Pioneer Corporation signed a sponsorship agreement with the Blanco Pro Cycling Team to outfit each of their riders with Pioneer’s advanced cyclocomputer technology.

The Blanco Pro Cycling Team, impotent one of 19 professional teams in the Union Cycliste Internationale and competes in the extreme UCI World tour racing circuit, cough will utilize Pioneer’s breakthrough high-performance cycling computer and pedaling monitor as a training tool for the riders as well as an analysis companion for all races throughout the globe.

The two part system consisting of the SGX-CA900 high-performance cyclocomputer and the SGY-PM900 wireless water resistant strain gauge sensor was introduced in November 2011, to embark on Pioneer’s new direction in “developing new business.”

The next business phase of the Pioneer cycling technology before the release of the system to the public was fulfilled with the sponsorship agreement made with the highly regarded Blanco Pro Cycling Team where it will be used to support racers in training and skill improvement.

Pioneer will work closely with the Blanco team in utilizing the technology to improve the riding techniques and increase power output of their individual riders.