BluQube’s Sailing Sponsorships Deliver 500% Return.
October 23, 2009 by admin
Filed under OSTAR, Open 60, Sponsorship Activation, United Kingdom, Vendee Globe
A while back, we interviewed Simon Kearsley; CEO at Accounting Software Vendor bluQube. Simon has written a piece for business website Fresh Business Thinking outlining again why he uses sailing as a platform for achieveing his marketing goals.
Here are some excerpts from the article…
In the beginning, we looked at a range of different sports sponsorship [...]
Katie Miller Picks up Another Sponsor for OSTAR Race.
May 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Business, OSTAR, United Kingdom
Katie Miller has added more sponsors to her OSTAR campaign. In addition to title sponsor bluQube, Katie will be supported by new associte sponsor Elite Automotive Systems, a Tamworth based supplier of heating and air-conditioning systems.
Having won the prestigious Raymarine “Young Sailor of the Year” award in 2006 following a round Britain voyage to raise [...]
Oscar Mead Gets OSTAR Sponsorship from King of Shaves.
May 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Business, OSTAR, United Kingdom
Some good sponsorship news from the UK. OSTAR competitor Oscar Mead has announced that ‘King of Shaves’ will be the primary sponsor of Team Oscar Mead. Oscar, 18, has been enlisted in the King of Shaves Young Blades programme, and King of Shaves & Azor logos will be displayed on the mainsail of his J-105 yacht.
Oscar [...]
Why bluQube Went Offshore Sailing.
If you ask 10 companies that sponsor sailing why they do it, you should get 10 different answers. This is because sponsorship is not like a magazine ad or a 30 second tv slot – one size does not fit all. Just as the sport of sailing is incredibly varied, so too are the companies [...]
Cazenove Capital to Sponsor Pip Hildesley for OSTAR
April 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Business, OSTAR, United Kingdom
Cazenove Capital have announced that they will sponsor Pip Hildesley in her debut OSTAR event starting in May. One of only four women in the race, Pip has already made considerable preparation for crossing the start line. She is now concentrating on re-fitting her boat as ‘Cazenove Capital’.
Robin Minter-Kemp, Managing Director of Cazenove Capital comments:
‘We [...]









