Longtze European Tour

Tuesday, 10 February 2009 22:32

Longtze European Tour, Year 2

Develop simultaneously the boat and its circuit : it is the first time in the history of sportboats motivated by a strong willingness from the Longtze Premier conceptual team.
Benefiting having in place the Longtze European Tour, based on a Longtze Premier, it is more than having just bought a sportboat: it is investing in a complete sports and media season. It is the possibility to immediately exploit an extraordinary communication tool, with an increasingly strong potential.

"The Longtze Premier is a boat open to alll", explains Ivo Marconi, the Longtze Premier skippper of “Incentive Concept". "It is above all fun and surely: for the “Incentive” operations an ideal support platform! Considering a team matrix, on lively boats like Longtze Premier, you must have certain minimal level of coordination, nothing more than that. For enterprises who want to reinforce and stimulate their associates, there is hardly any other team building instrument as interesting as this one."

An exceptional atmosphere: for competition, for pleasure

The Longtze European Tour, is as much about atmosphere as it is about openness: This sportboat and its circuit addresses professionals in as much as sailboat racing amateurs passionate about their sport.
The Longtze European Tour successfully combines professionalism, high level competition and above all the pure pleasure of sailing.

"It brings together in this one-design series, a professional atmosphere,because we encounter “pro” skippers but the overall emphasis is the pleasure of competitive sailing and surfing the waves", confirms the skipper of Longtze Premier Kone Monospace.

The elegance and power of images

Each regatta of the Longtze European Tour brings together hundreds of sailors. The Longtze Premier is a boat as elegant as original. Its generous sail plan, vibrant colors, give the Longtze Premier fleet an immediate impact, as clearly proved it the 2009 Tour: see videos and photos.
The Longtze European Tour represents a broad spectrum of choices to show one's colors, to distinguish oneself amongst the crowd.

A complete and contrasting circuit

For its second edition, the Longtze European Tour renew its format.
5 fantastic regattas spread out over the season, all over Europe, in sailing very diverse sailing venues:

Primo Cup - Trophée Crédit Suisse : 14-16 Feb 2010 (Monaco)
Grand Prix de l’Ecole Navale : 13-16 May 2010 (France)
Cowes Week : 31 July - 7 August 2010 (UK)
Lake Garda Regatta : 3-5 September 2010 (Italy)
Longtze European Final : 22-24 Oct 2010 (Bodensee, Switzerland)

Each stage of the Longtze European Tour presents specific technical difficulties which will serve to spice up the game all during the season.

"The Longtze European Tour is very complete, rich and varied: there will be some powerful forces at play", reinforces Nicolas Berenger.

An eclectic sporting level

Each of the five Longtze European Tour regattas are to be played out in well known and reputable venues. They attract each year both high level pros and serious club sailors. This mixed environment corresponds exactly to the Longtze European Tour ethos and lends its hand to raising the bar on a sporting level.

The Longtze Premier fleet will race on an equal level at the heart of recognized events and surveyed by numerous talented sailboat racers The Longzte European Tour will bring together a fleet of some fifteen Longtze Premier's this year.

"To sail on an equal level, without ratings: it is the main focus of the Longtze European Tour. But to meet up with other one-design boats is also a healthy aspect", explains Guillaume Florent, Bronze Silver Medalist in Fins and skipper of Longtze Premier FRA.

Ranking

A European ranking will be established after the five Longtze European Tour regattas; giving a view of the skipper's and crews consistency over time and venues.

The game for 2010: keep going with fun and competition!

2010 is the second edition of the Longtze European Tour.Thirty crews are awaited on the circuit. Some experienced on the Longtze, a lot of new comers and all showing a strong willingness to give it their all, have a good showing, aim for winning, and above all...do it for fun!

Longtze European Tour rules:

Règlement Longtze European Tour 2010