Kieler Woche 2011 presents new Audi Sailing Arena
by Roland Gaebler on 18 May 2011
Spectators - Kieler Woche Kieler Woche
www.KielerWoche.de
Kieler Woche is one of the biggest maritime festivals and water sport events in the world and is to be held 18th to 26th June 2011 in Germany.
The Tornado Class and Kieler Woche Management officially announce the new 'Audi Sailing Arena' in the centre of Kiel Sailing City at Kieler Woche 2011.
For the first time in sailing history a racing course gets a name from a company/brand. We are very proud to start a new era in sail racing with Audi Car Germany at the Kieler Woche.
We believe in the high potential of sail racing as a spectator and media sport and we will make it the way it works. With our 'Sailing Arena Concept' we are going to the next level of sailing events.
We will use 10 spectacular Tornado Catamarans and we will sail six sprint races per day in the centre of Kiel, where the Audi Sailing Arena is. The start is to be exactly on time with between 1 and 35 knots of wind to be reliable for spectators and media.
We do sail racing as close as possible to the shoreline and promenade. Races are commentated and visualized by a tracking system. The audiences can overview the whole Audi Sailing Arena from shore and online via the internet.
International Champions and Olympic Medal winners will compete in this event. We make sailing affordable and accessible and also supply Tornados for sailors from emerging countries.
We plan to have six camera positions (gennacker pole, rear beam, mast top, boom, bow and helmet) on board and six camera positions at the Audi Sailing Arena (cam-ribs, crane, carbostick, sit-in-mark and pier/bridge).
We plan to have live TV and live video stream with high quality pictures during the races and full report at the evening primetime. In cooperation with national and international TV and Internet Sailing Channels, we want to show sailing with small boats in a new style.
After the races one of the best international and German Rock stars will play their music beside the Audi Sailing Arena. We will bring sail racing and entertainment together to volume up our sport to a new level.
We welcome you! Sail and Fly with us in the new Audi Sailing Arena at Kieler Woche 2011. We will rock the race.
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