Our international offshore racing yacht, O Canada, is looking for a new design on her main sail, and we want you to design it!
The contest will run until June 1st, at which point we will review all designs and choose a winner!
If you win, your artwork will be the centerfold of our IMOCA open 60 racing yacht as we sail and race around the world. The design needs to meet the following criteria in order to be considered:
- Include sail number in top quarter : CAN 1867
- Canadian themed
- Include team colours, red, black, white
- Design must be visually clear from a distance
- At minimum must cover current branding, but we encourage the whole sail
- Contest ends June 1st, 2016
- Must be submitted as a PDF or JPG
Submit entries to: Info@CanadianOceanRacing.com Subject: Mainsail
Other information:
- The sail featured below is the actual sail that we are looking to have redesigned
- The new design will be painted on using a special type of sail paint, same type the Volvo Ocean Race uses.
- COR logos can be found here for download
- For any more questions please email info@CanadianOceanRacing.com Subject: Mainsail Questions
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Press Contact
Meg Reilly, PR & Partnerships Manager
mreilly@canadianoceanracing.com
+1 908 294 2222
Canadian Ocean Racing
Canadian Ocean Racing (COR) is Canada’s premier offshore racing team. Founded by Morgen Watson and Meg Reilly, COR is dedicated to promoting the sport of offshore racing in Canada. COR is using Open 60 O CANADA, built in Canada, for an offshore training program and has taken her back on the IMOCA racing circuit.
The mission of COR is to raise the profile of Canadian offshore racing while building a program to develop the next generation offshore sailors. Visit www.canadianoceanracing.com for more information.
IMOCA
Founded in 1991 and recognised by ISAF (International Sailing Federation) since 1998, IMOCA is the class association, which takes care of 60-foot Open monohulls (18.28 metres). With more than twenty skippers signed up, its championship includes two round the world races, a round Europe race and several ocean races. The IMOCA class aims to make ocean racing more international and it brings together ideas about competitions, innovation, human adventure and safety.
