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Vince is pictured 'left'
together with Roel van Leeuwen 'center' and Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan
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Boat Asia Sponsors Seasoned Singaporean Sailor on
Round The World Clipper Race |
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Suntec Integrated Media, organiser of Boat
Asia 2006, has announced its sponsorship of Vincent Wee, a crew member
aboard 'Uniquely Singapore', one of the yachts participating in the
Clipper 05-06 Round The World Race. |
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Vince, an experienced Singaporean sailor,
has taken a year off from his job as a sub-editor with Singapore's
Business Times in order to participate in every leg of the race. He will
be filing voyage reports from his different ports-of-call which will
then be uploaded to a special Clipper Section of Boat Asia's website
www.boat-asia.com. |
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Vince is also sending reports back to
various Singapore newspapers and magazines, most notably The Peak, which
has recently been confirmed as Official High Society Magazine of Boat
Asia 2006. |
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The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is
one of the world�s most prestigious international yachting events.
Setting sail from Liverpool, UK, on 18 September 2005, the international
racing fleet, comprising 10 identical 68ft yachts, will sail for ten
months across 35,000 miles to ten port cities. |
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On the fourth leg, as the yachts race from
Western Australia to China in early 2006, the ten yachts will dock in
Singapore's Sentosa Cove for ten days in mid-January. Sentosa Cove has
been the venue for Boat Asia for the past two years and is set to host
the event for the third year running in 2006. |
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Roel van Leeuwen, Director of Suntec
Integrated Media, commented that the choice of Vince Wee as Boat Asia's
sponsored crewmember was an appropriate coincidence of circumstances. |
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"Vincent himself is very passionate about
getting the message out to fellow Singaporeans and people in neighboring
Asian countries about the benefits and fun involved in leisure boating,"
said van Leeuwen. "We were therefore delighted to take such passion and
enthusiasm under our wing because of the synergy involved: Boat Asia is
also 100% committed to supporting and developing the boating lifestyle
in South East Asia. We want to be associated with those, like Vince, who
see boating as an entire way of life." |
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Vincent Wee said, "I wish to thank Boat Asia
for supporting my voyage and I am looking forward to meeting the
exhibition team, and briefing them on my race progress, when I
temporarily arrive back in Singapore for the Clipper race stop over next
January." |
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In Race 2 - Destination Salvador, 'Uniquely
Singapore' came in at 6th position. Next, the team is heading towards
Durban, South Africa in Race 3. Visit
www.boat-asia.com for regular updated news on the race. |
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Boat Asia's organiser has reaffirmed its
commitment to making the exhibition the definitive boat show for the
Asia region. Boat Asia will become the prime mover behind the growth of
regional boating in Asia. Boat Asia 2006 will take place from 20th-23rd
April at Sentosa Cove, Singapore. |
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