EVENT GUIDE INVITATION.

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EVENT

GUIDE

INVITATION

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Dear Soling Sailors!

The Sailing Club Ebensee is ready to host the

Soling European Championship 2016 from May 2nd_{until May 6}th_.

Lake Traunsee is well known in the sailing world. Hosting the RC44 Austria Cup five times in a row, the world’s best sailors, such as Russell Coutts,

Terry Hutchison, Paul Cayard and Ray Davis sailed there and elected the lake as the best competitive RC44 tour stop. Since 2013 the GC32 Class is sailing on Lake Traunsee for the GC32 Austria Cup. An international high class sailing event with world class sailing Teams like Alinghi, Oman Sailing and Spindrift and a multifaceted supporting program.

In the morning hours the famous “Oberwind” will provide perfect sailing conditions for early birds. At noon the wind shifts to north direction, again a thermal breeze which is called “Niederwind”.

The date of the Soling European Championship fits perfectly as a kick-off for the annual “Traunsee Week” (May 5th _{- 8}th_{) – a sailing event of several days duration}

taking place at Lake Traunsee, hosting 15 boat classes all over the lake. Due to this fact and the successful partnership of the five sailing clubs in the cities of Gmunden,

Altmünster, Traunkirchen and Ebensee, Lake Traunsee is the perfect spot for running the Soling European Championship.

The well proved cooperation of the organizing authority (SCE) with PROFS as the

professional organizer of the “Traunsee Week” and as service provider for sales, sponsoring and marketing and the media part of this European Championship will be covered and will guarantee a maximum output to all media, both national and international.

We would like to invite you to this festival of Sailing! Lake Traunsee is ready for you and the Soling European Championship! With sportive regards,

Lake Traunsee…

...is waiting for you!

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Franz Lackerbauer, President SCE

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Gottlieb Pesendorfer, Chairman SCE

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Soling European Championship

Provisional Timetable*

Saturday, April 30th₂₀₁₆ _{11:00 – 6:00} _{Arrival | Measurement}

Sunday, May 1st₂₀₁₆ _{10:00 – 6:00 Arrival | Measurement}

1:00pm Welcome 2:00pm Practice Race

6:00pm Welcome Ceremony Monday, May 2nd₂₀₁₆ _{08:00 – 10:00 Measurement “late birds”}

11:00am 1st_Start

Club Dinner SCE with music Tuesday, May 3rd₂₀₁₆ _Regatta

Pastaparty Wednesday, May 4th₂₀₁₆ _Regatta

Soling-Party PROFS

Thursday, May 5th₂₀₁₆ _{Regatta (2:00pm last start)}

Prize Giving Ceremony

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Sailing Club Ebensee

 Founded in 1975

 Clubhouse reconstruction and moorings extension in the late 90’s

 Ebensee was declared as the Upper Austrian high performance training center in 2000

 Based in the southern part of Lake Traunsee

 More than 200 members

 Ebensee is known as one of the most wind-safe sailing hotspots in Austria

 SCE placed itself over the years as a competitive sailing club

 World Championships

 European Championships

 Main venue of the “Traunsee Week”

 Sailing area for RC44 Austria Cup & GC32 Austria Cup

SCE Ebensee | Contact Details

Trauneck 9, A-4802 Ebensee Email: [email protected] T: +43 (0) 6133 8940 Web: www.scebensee.at • H-Boot 2002/2012 • Shark24 2007 • Topper 2009 • Tempest 2011 • Topcat 2011 • Soling Masters 2013 • Asso 2000 • Contender 2006

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Travel Guide

Exit Motorway A1 in Regau

 Highway A1 (Salzburg-Linz-Wien)

 EXIT Regau

 B145 towards Ebensee

 EXIT in Ebensee – turn left

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Accommodation

Ebensee at Lake Traunsee

Ebensee is set on the south banks of Lake Traunsee between this spectacular land of towering mountains and emerald green lakes. Plenty of cultural highlights and attractions await the competitors. Are you nosy about the winds? Be patient…

Hotels | Hostel | Camping

There are several accommodations for the competitors and their companions.

They reach from bed and breakfast up to 4**** hotels. For all campers – there are camping areas close to the sailing clubs available.

Contact PROFS

Mag. Katharina Wiesenberger

Email: [email protected] T: +43 6133 4574-0

Tourist Information

Mail: [email protected] T: +43 6133 8016

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Lake Traunsee

With thermal breezes, lake Traunsee will provide challenging sailing conditions. Generally there are 3 wind directions.

1. From 5 am to 10 am the south wind offers ideal conditions with the famous “Oberwind”.

2. At approximately 11 am the wind direction changes to

“Niederwind” by 180 degrees to north and will blow constantly till late afternoon.

3. In case of low pressure and/or rain most of the time the general weather situation implicates wind from the west.

According to the experience of the “Traunsee Week” the whole lake can be split into 3 race areas.

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Race Areas

Race Area – North

 With strengths up to 20 KNT’s

 Challenging sailing conditions

 South wind starts around 5 am and stops at 10 am

 Top sailing conditions between Gmunden and Ebensee

 After deep pressure systems sometimes strong south wind

Race Area - West

 Only at low pressure and/or clouds and rainy conditions

 Wind direction from 270 degrees west

 Wind strengths vary from 5 to 25 KNT’s Race Area - South

 The general wind direction on Lake Traunsee from 30 degrees north/east

 Wind speed up to 20 KNT’s

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Media | TV

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Detailed and actual pre-information

 Professional picture and movie material

 Press conferences

 Excellent media coverage

TV (tbc) RADIO (tbc)

ORF Sport Bild Radio Upper Austria ORF Upper Austria Life Radio

ORF Sport + BTV

HOMEPAGE: www.traunseewoche.at

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PROFS Contact Information

PROFS Consulting GmbH | Zur Werft 13 | A-4802 Ebensee

T: +43 (0) 6133 4574 Mail: [email protected] F: +43 (0) 6133 4574-20 Web: www.profs.at

Business Operation

Consulting | Event | Multimedia | Public Relations | Sponsoring

Projects

 “Traunsee Week” since 2004

 GC32 Austria Cup since 2013

 RC44 Austria Cup 2008 - 2012

 Omega Sailing Classics 2003 – 2005

 ERSTE BANK Ice Hockey League since 1999

 Austrian Basketball League since 2006 I Basket Swans Gmunden since 2005

 Wassersportarena Traunsee since 2005

 2011 Fistball World Championships

 2005 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships

 1996 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships

 Class 1 Powerboat – Austrian Grand Prix 2003

 FIS Cross Country Sprint Weltcup – Linz 2002

 Bank Austria Tour (Österreich Rad Rundfahrt) 1999 - 2002

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