CLIPPER NEWS - MarineTrack becomes Official Race Supplier

Press release, August 2007

Clipper Ventures is pleased to announce MarineTrack as the Official Race Supplier of the race tracking equipment for the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race.

With ten years of experience in developing tracking solutions for commercial, recreational and government agenices worldwide, MarineTrack is a welcome supplier to the Clipper 07-08 Race. First established in 1998 to service the remote monitoring needs of the super yacht industry, MarineTrack has gone on to develop a number of marine tracking systems from security onboard commercial vessels to fleet tracking systems for yacht races and regattas.

“I am delighted Clipper has chosen MarineTrack as the official tracking supplier for the Clipper 07-08 Race,” said Andy Haffenden, Operations Director at MarineTrack. “This decision endorses our commitment to supplying the racing community the same technology and service our commercial clients have enjoyed for the last decade.”

Each of the Clipper’s 68-foot round the world racing yachts will be fitted with MarineTrack’s RaceTrack system, a robust unit comprising of a discrete transceiver and a built in GPS. The tracker will be used to pole the position of the fleet every six hours during the race, with data transmitted via satellite back to Race Control. The information transmitted back will include the latitude and longitude of each of the boats and enable the calculations of distance to leader and distance to finish.

Clipper 07-08 Race supporters and sponsors will be able to keep up to date with the latest fleet positions via the race viewer on the Clipper 07-08 Race website www.clipperroundtheworld.com . Fleet positions from the RaceTrack system coupled with online blogs, photographs and video packages, will bring this previously limited spectator sport into the online arena.

“MarineTrack’s tracking device will work well on our ocean racing fleet of Clipper 68s,” said Clipper Chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. “I’m delighted they’ve come on board as an Official Race Supplier. The Clipper 07-08 crew, supporters, sponsors and race team will all benefit from this reliable source of position data throughout the duration of the race.”


NOTES TO EDITORS

- The Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race begins on 16 September 2007 in Liverpool. The race lasts ten months and takes in 35,000 miles of ocean racing. The overall race is divided into seven legs and a total of 15 individual races. Points are accumulated according to each race position, and the yacht with the highest total at the finish wins the prestigious race trophy.

- For more information, please contact:

Zoe Williamson, Communications Coordinator

Tel: +44 (0) 2392 526000
Mobile: +44 (0) 7793 417 751
Email: zwilliamson@clipper-ventures.com

Heather Ewing, Communications Coordinator

Tel: +44 (0) 2392 526000
Mobile: +44 (0) 7792 408 695
Email: hewing@clipper-ventures.com

or log onto www.clipperroundtheworld.com

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