Race Guide Advertising Information for 2011
Sail Marblehead 2011: The Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race   Download the Advertising Information and Specifications. The Official Guide to the town’s most important International Sailing Race, with Stories and Pictures of Marblehead, Halifax and the Key Race Events. Advertising Opportunities The biennial sailing race from Marblehead, MA to Halifax, Nova Scotia started in 1905. It is organized jointly by the Boston Yacht Club of Marblehead and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax. The Official Race Guide offers a unique opportunity to advertise your goods and services and the attractions of Marblehead to some 2000 international sailors along with the crowds of campaign followers and spectators who will be spending the better part of a week in Marblehead in July and the better part of another week in Halifax. While preparing for the race and attending key functions these visitors will be provisioning boats, looking for accommodations, sightseeing, shopping and eating out. After arrival in Halifax, the race fleet and supporters will be spending 3-5 days changing crews, re-provisioning boats and attending key social functions at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. Opportunities for sightseeing & touring, shopping and dining out will help to make their visit to Halifax a pleasant and memorable one. Distribution The Race Guide will have 5,000 copies distributed in the United States and Canada to racers, yacht clubs, race fans and the media. This colorful guide contains feature profiles of the sailing community; the event schedule along with other essential information for the race participants and their guests. It is an effective advertising and professional medium aimed at an affluent audience. Advertising in the Race Guide displays a clear signal that your organization or business supports Marblehead and Halifax as premier yachting centers. The 2011 rates and specifications are listed on the following page. Please provide your advertisement by February 1, 2011. You may advertise in black and white or in color. Should you require assistance, the publisher can provide artwork, typesetting and print-ready file preparation at reasonable rates. (For questions on specifications on artwork and printing, contact your representative at the email listed below. Terms All advertising will be placed on a first-come first-served basis. Payment must a company contract. CONTACT INFORMATION: Dudley Welch dwelch@davis-welch.com George Chisholm chisholmsecurity@ns.sympatico.ca For complete details about sponsorship and/or website advertising information, please visit our Website advertising page. Advertising will be on 80 lb. Coated (glossy) stock. Color screens between 133 to 150 lines. Black and White ads require 133 lines screens. Please provide advertisement to Dudley Welch c/o the Boston Yacht Club. Skippers Bags: We welcome all items for the Skippers Bags. Please indicate your interest to Dudley Welch or Susan Bragdon (sbragdon AT comcast.net). Estimated 125 – 150 bags to be distributed to the skipper of each racing vessel. Boat will be in Marblehead, Salem and surrounding harbors for 3 to 7 days.