EVENT GUIDE

INVITATION FOR THE 51ST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHARK24 CLASS

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Dear Shark24 Sailors! The Sailing Club Ebensee is ready to host the Shark24 World Championship 2016 from May 7th until May 10th. 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 Shark24 World Championship fits perfectly to set it as highlight of the annual “Traunsee Week” (May 5th-8th) – a sailing event of several day’s 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 Shark24 World 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 Shark24 World Championship! With sportive regards,

Lake Traunsee… ...is waiting for you!

________________ Franz Lackerbauer, President SCE

_________________ Gottlieb Pesendorfer, Chairman SCE

_________________ Christian Feichtinger, PROFS Sailing

Shark24 World Championship

Provisional Timetable

Thursday, May 5th 2016 Arrival I Measurement Friday, May 6th 2016 Arrival I Measurement Practice Race 2 pm Sailors Party (Schloss Orth) Saturday, May 7th 2016 Briefing I 1st Start 10 am Opening Ceremony Sunday, May 8th 2016 Regatta Monday, May 9th 2016 Regatta I Club Dinner Tuesday, May 10th 2016 Regatta 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 hotspot

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: office@scebensee.at

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

Travel Guide Exit Motorway A1 in Regau

Highway A1 (Salzburg-Linz-Wien)

EXIT Regau

B145 towards Ebensee

EXIT in Ebensee – turn left

SCE | Trauneck

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**** hotel. For all campers – there are camping areas close to the sailing clubs available.

Contact PROFS

Mag. Katharina Wiesenberger Email: kathi.wiesenberger@profs.at T: +43 6133 4574-0

Tourist Information Email: ebensee@traunsee.at T: +43 6133 8016

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.

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 rain

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 is from 0 degrees north

Wind speed up to 20 KNT’s

North wind starts around 11 am and stops at 6 pm

Event Area

Media | TV

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

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/AllianzTraunseeWoche

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

T: +43 (0) 6133 4574 Mail: office@profs.at F: +43 (0) 6133 4574-20 Web: www.profs.at

Business Operation Consulting | Event | Multimedia | Public Relations | Sponsoring

Projects “Traunsee Week” since 2004

GC 32 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 Allianz 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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