Racing the world.

• Sponsorship

Progress: February 2023

We're building sailing!

She's on the water and in a hurry, with most design and equipment updates completed~ certainly enough to enjoy some offshore workouts with friends and supporters, as we test her mettle...

Class 40 overview

These are light weight monohull yachts primarily used for short handed offshore and coastal racing. They're designed within a box rule that stipulates the boats be built from composite and PVC foam (although they may have a carbon mast, boom & bowsprit) and cannot have a canting keel.Boat weight: Min 4,580 kg (10,100 lb)
LOH: Max 12.19 m (40.0 ft)

Likes to sail fast

Our Skipper

Fulfilling a life-long ambition, Dealtry has spent much of his life on the water, and relishes the competition and challenge offered by the Global Solo Challenge. He hopes to promote South Africa and its people, brands & businesses, as well as highlighting initiatives that resonate with him.

One such initiative is the Mouse-Free Marion Project, which concerns the plight of seabirds on Marion Island, located in the southern Indian Ocean. Please visit their website to learn more and spread awareness of their cause.

Race overview

The format is unlike any other round the world solo sailing event - fair and exciting for the Skippers, while being easy and engaging for the public and sponsors to follow:• A wide range of boats can enter - 32 to 55 foot.• Boats will be grouped by performance characteristics and set off in successive departures over 11 weeks, for a non stop race.• Once at sea, there are no classes. All boats will be sailing the same event. The faster boats will have to try to catch up with the slower vessels, the pursuit factor creating competitive interest aboard, and a fascinating spectacle for the public & sponsors.• The first boat to cross the finish line wins! The performance differential between the yachts is taken into account in staggering their departures, eliminating the need to calculate corrected times. Every entrant therefore has the potential for victory.

• Event info

Starts in A Coruña, October 2027.
Entrants will start the event from the protected bay waters of Ria da Coruña. After rounding the peninsula of Montealto, where the iconic Tower of Hercules is located, they will quickly be into the prevailing trade winds, passing Cape Finisterre prior to their descent of the Atlantic.

Exposure

International exposure:
• 250M+ global interest in sailing
• 70M+ global sailing participants (and growing)B2B Communication power:
• Majority of sailing fans are over 200% more likely to hold managerial or executive positions in medium or large business structures
• Sailing fans are more likely to promote a brand online if it gives a feeling of event participation (SA 25%; Europe 47%; AUS/ NZ 64%)
• Sailing fans are 25% more likely to support clean environmental initiatives than the general population, and 11% more likely to pay more for products or services that contribute to such initiatives

SPONSOR ROI

Our sponsors

marketing options

Branding guide

Title sponsor - prime branding across yachtA) Main sail - 1 x Gold; 2 x Silver; 3 x BronzeB) Jib - 1 x Silver; 2 x BronzeC) Spinnaker - 1 x GoldD) Hull - 1 x Silver; 4 x Bronze

• Gold: minimum 4m² branding area, full brand colours
• Silver: minimum 2m² branding area, maximum 3 brand colours
• Bronze: minimum 0.5m² area (typically logos), one brand colour

The vessel is currently unbranded.
Make your mark!

Download our sponsorship proposal:

• most.africa

Equipment sponsorship or donations:

• The List

Thank you

You're with us!

Every sponsored, donated or loaned item gets your name on the boat, with more to be announced in due course as we put things together.
30 000 Thank-yous for 30 000 miles.