2008 CEO Sailing Challenge, BVI
October 30, 2008 - November 3, 2008
CEOs that have a passion for sailing will finally have the opportunity to test their skills against fellow CEOs in a specially designed Sailing Challenge event in November, 2008. The setting for this event will be the incredible Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda Island, and will be run concurrently with the Drake’s Challenge Cup (a prelude event to the Bitter End Yacht Club’s legendary Pro Am Regatta). The location was chosen specifically for it's beautiful setting in the British Virgin Islands, reliable winds, access to sailing craft, and first-class facilities. Bitter End Yacht club was recently featured in Fortune Small Business magazine. Read the article here.
"We are very excited about this event because we have found that there is no better way for people to bond and form friendships than an actual competition", stated Ted Kennedy of CEO Challenges*. "By allowing CEOs to compete we find that barriers are broken down, and they get to know each other better in 4 days than they would in 4 months in an office environment. As a result, the CEO competitors will leave this event with many new friends that share their deep passions for business and sailing. Plus, it will be a thrill to see who is the Best CEO sailor!"
* CEO Challenges is the world leader in sport competitions for CEOs, and has been hosting events around the world since 2001.
What's Included in the Program
- 5 days / 4 nights for two at the spectacular Bitter End Yacht Club - the Caribbean's premiere luxury water sports resort - www.beyc.com
- Arrival Thursday, October 30 / departure Monday, November 3
- The opportunity to stay and watch, or compete in, the Pro-Am Regatta taking place at the BEYC the week of November 3
- All meals and beverages for two, including a CEO Challenge Welcome Reception & Dinner Thursday night, and CEO Awards Party & Dinner Sunday night
- Professionally managed sailing competition designed to identify the best CEO sailors
- All sailing craft that will be used in the competition
- Guest viewing boat for each event
- Official CEO Sailing Challenge apparel provided by RailRiders - www.railriders.com
- Awards to the top three competitors, presented by world-class professional sailors who will be on hand for the Regatta
- Biography of each CEO, and their company profile, listed on the CEO Challenges website and in a printed program to be circulated at the event
- Significant charity contribution on behalf of the CEO Challenge competitors
Event Schedule
RULES - The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the current ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing. The head of the Race Committee and Regatta Chair will be John Glynn (aided by his staff).
ENTRIES - Competitors will enter by completing the online registration form found below.
NOTICES TO COMPETITORS - Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located on the CEO Challenges website until Thursday October 30 and thereafter at the Bitter End Yacht Club (BEYC) pub.
SIGNALS MADE ASHORE - Signals made ashore will be displayed from the BEYC water sports center flagpole. If a postponement is signaled ashore, the warning signal will be made not less than 5 minutes after AP is lowered.
SCHEDULE - A competitors' meeting will be held at the pub at 9:00 am on Friday October 31. The warning signal for the first race will be at 10:55 am each day. Subsequent races (flights) each day will be held as soon as possible after the end of the previous race.
BOATS - Boats will be provided for all competitors and will be identical in design for each race. To ensure fairness, boats will be rotated between competitors between each race / flight. Boats will be Hunter 216s and / or Hobie Waves.
FLIGHT FLAGS - As required
RACING AREA - The racing area will be in North Sound, Virgin Gorda.
COURSES and MARKS - Courses will be set according to wind direction and conditions by the race committee. The courses will be described at the competitors briefing and may be posted on the race website. Marks will be inflatable shaped mango colored buoys. A diagram showing the courses, course designations, the marks in order and the rounding direction of each mark will be posted on the official notice board at the pub prior to the commencement of racing.
STARTING AND FINISHING / LINES STARTING SYSTEM - The starting and finishing lines will be between the committee boat and a nearby mark (pink rectangular flag). The Sound Signal Starting System of Appendix Q of the racing rules will be used.
TIME LIMIT - The time limit for each race will be specified for the first boat to finish for each course, prior to each race. Boats finishing more than 30 minutes after the first boat that sails the course finishes will be scored DNF.
PROTESTS - The race committee strongly encourages turn penalties (rule 31.2) for exoneration of rule infractions on the water. This will be implemented with the Single-Turn (360 Degree) Penalty for lasers and the Two-Turns (720 Degree) Penalty for Hobie Cats. In the event of additional protests, each shall be delivered to the race committee within 30 minutes after the race at the finish boat docks. The protest time limit and a list of protests received will be posted on the notice board. Hearings will be held as soon as possible after racing each day in the pub.
SCORING - All scores will count and the series will be scored as provided in Appendix A of the racing rules using the Low Point System. Sixteen races are scheduled and up to two throw-aways may be allowed depending on the number of races
AWARDS - CEO Sailing Challenge trophies will be awarded to the top three competitors.
RACE COMMITTEE
Regatta Chairman & Race Committe Manager: John Glynn of the Bitter End Yacht Club
Event Director: Ted Kennedy, owner of CEO Challenges - organizers of hundreds of sport competitions throughout the world
Event Costs
- Entry Fee: $4,800 USD Meals and accommodations for two, sailing competition, and many other benefits...
- Guest Fee: $650 USD For each additional guest staying in your room
Eligibility
How to Enter
Register for this event using our Registration Form
10% of the net proceeds from this event will be donated to the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Click the logo to find out more about this very worthy cause. http://www.challengedathletes.org 
