race report - Grundig Sailing Cup

RACE REPORT 2016

GREATNESS IS NOT IN WHERE WE STAND, BUT IN WHAT DIRECTION WE ARE MOVING. – OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

CONTENTS 04

OUR COMMITMENT

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NORDIC SAILING UNIVERSE 07 | What really matters 08 | Sponsorships 10 | The Boat 12 | Grundig Sailing Cup

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THE NORDIC SAILING EXPERIENCE 16 | Oslo 21 | Sandhamn 22 | Hankø 25 | Arendal 26 | Marstrand 30 | Florø 32 | Saltsöbaden Stockholm 34 | Copenhagen

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COMMUNICATION & MEDIA 40 | Press 42 | GSC show concept 44 | Supporting communication 46 | K!TCHN MAG

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LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE

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OUR COMMITMENT With the mission to establish, further strengthen and entrench the Grundig brand in the Nordic market, Grundig has signed official sponsorship agreements with the Royal Nordic Yacht Clubs. The heroes of the Grundig Sailing Cup is none other than the fast growing J/70 sailing class. Our strategy is to activate the brand from a 360 degree perspective across all Nordic countries. Together with the Royal Nordic Yacht Clubs, Grundig will increase engagement around sailing, thereby revitalizing the sport for younger generations to come.

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NORDIC SAILING UNIVERSE “…And out of the haze appeared a single long ship…… The long ship headed straight towards them, as though it’s helmsman had not observed their presence; and a stoutly built man, standing in the prow, with a broad beard visible beneath his bossed helmet, cupped his hand to his mouth as they approached and roared in a harsh voice; “Get out of our way, unless you want a fight!” – Frans G Bengtsson, The Long Ships, 1941.

Modern sport sailing has not the same mission as how Bengtsson describes strategic use of long ships in his epic novel of how Vikings conquered the world – even America (?) – approx. 1.000 AD. Yet, modern sailing is engineering skills preserved and fine-tuned through hundreds of years, even thousands. Following sailing closely also reveals the fighting spirit that evokes every man and woman at the starting line, and age seems to play little difference in terms of ambitions.

Nordic has about 2 million people exploring the water through utilizing a sailing vessel including SUP, small motor boat etc. Out of those there are 250.000 active members through official sailing federations, making the region the most dominant sailing area in regards to total population. Sailing has been on the Olympic program since 1900, and out of the 517 Olympic medals being granted, 107 of those has been awarded Nordic Athletes.

DK Sailing Federation

NO Sailing Federation

SE Sailing Federation

FI Sailing Federation

Nordic

Members

57. 000

25. 000

115. 000

60. 000

257. 000

Clubs

260

121

375

330

086

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WHAT REALLY MATTERS Beautiful, dramatic and comprehensive in its nature and history, sailing is a modern, yet, universal symbol for human engineering ingenuity, team commitment and excellence. The sport resonates strongly with and appeals to our target group. Sailing has clear relevance to the Grundig brand dimensions.

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SPONSORSHIPS TOGETHER ON THE SAME COURSE

The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club

The Royal Danish Yacht Club

The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (RNYC / KNS) was founded in 1883 and is governed by his majesty the king of Norway, Harald V. With an active membership of 4.000 members, it is by far the biggest yacht club in Norway.

Governed by Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, the Royal Danish Yacht Club (KDY / RDYC) was founded in 1866. On the 12th of June 2007, Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark Margrethe II inaugurated the new Club House in Tuborg Harbor that connects to the new marina in Tuborg. Both are operated by the RDYC. Until few years ago, the area was the headquarters of the world famous brewery, Tuborg. The RDYC is now operating from three marinas to assist more than 2200 members. It offers the entire spectre of sailing activities for young and old alike, and caters to all interests.

In early June each year, KNS organises the Færder Regatta during the Oslo Race week. Close to a 800 yachts participate in this event, making it one of the largest overnight races in the world. You can witness all types of modern cruisers alongside fleets of classic yachts at this historic and prestigious event.


The Royal Swedish Yacht Club

Nylänska Jaktklub

Founded in 1830, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (RSYC / KSSS) is Governed by His Majesty the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf. Currently one of Sweden’s leading actors within yachting, the RSYC has over 5,500 active members dispersed throughout the country.

The NyLändska jaktklub (NJK), representing Finland, is seen as the 4th member of Nordic Royal Yacht Clubs. The club was founded in 1861 upon approval of its rules by Czar Alexander II in St. Petersburg. At the time Finland formed part of the Russian Empire and was called the Grand Duchy of Finland. NJK has 2.600 active members.

During the 20s and 30s the club won international recognition through the great endeavours of yachtsmen such as Sven Salén, Erik Åkerlund and Erik Lundberg. This, together with active sailing activities in the bays around Sandhamn, contributed to the club’s good reputation. The RSYC proudly competes in the America’s Cup with the Artemis Racing sailing team.

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THE BOAT J/70 - WORLD‘S FASTEST GROWING ONE DESIGN, TRAILERABLE SPEEDSTER The J/70 Speedster (7 meters) is a fully ramp-launchable, keelboat designed to fulfill a growing need for an easy-to-own, high performance one-design that is exciting to sail, stable enough for the entire family and easy to use. The worldwide J/70 fleet is over 1,100 boats strong and attracts some of the most talented sailors in the world. Without a doubt it helps to spark growth of numerous sailing leagues across Europe. At a number of sailing clubs, the J/70 is replacing tired, old keelboat fleets and can be seen to help reinvigorate membership by attracting younger sailors into the ranks. Currently worldwide fleet discussions are underway for the establishment of new leagues and clubs. As the Sailing World Overall Boat of the Year, the J/70 has taken the world by storm. The future for this fantastic boat looks very bright, indeed!

“J/70 represents our most important project to activate members and recruit new athletes. Having a partner (Grundig) on board with a long term perspective, gives the club an opportunity to realize boats for training and a sailing cup already in 2016 season. Grundig Sailing Cup complements an activation program that are appealing, challenging and fun for members and sailors” - ANDERS KRISTENSEN


Key J/70 Features: ¢¢ Large, comfortable cockpit with open transom ¢¢ Deck-stepped lightweight carbon mast for easy rigging & stepping ¢¢ Inexpensive three sail inventory with masthead A-Sail ¢¢ Vertical lifting keel ¢¢ Small cabin for storage ¢¢ Only 800 kg

SAILING COMFORT

The long cockpit and moderate height boom in the J/70 allow easy crew movement across the cockpit while tacking and jibing. For sitting and hiking comfort, mid-height padded backrests/lifelines run cockpit length, large cockpit floor mounted toe-rails for secure foot bracing and comfortable seat height and ergonomics makes J/70 one of the most comfortable small keelboats to helm. No need for hiking straps to keep you in the boat.

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2016

GRUNDIG SAILING CUP 3. - 4. JUNE

GSC Norway Oslo 7. - 8. JULY

GSC Norway Hankø, 11. - 12. JUNE

GSC Sweden Sandhamn 30. - 31. JULY

GSC Norway Arendal 26. - 28. AUGUST

GSC Sweden Marstrand 17. - 18. SEPTEMBER

GSC Norway Florø 24. - 25. SEPTEMBER

GSC Sweden Saltsjöbaden 30. SEPTEMBER - 2. OCTOBER

GSC Open Nordic Championship Copenhagen

FLORØ


OSLO

STOCKHOLM

HANKØ

SANHAMN

ARENDAL

MARSTRAND

COPENHAGEN

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“I FOLLOW THE GRUNDIG SAILING CUP WITH GREAT INTEREST IN MY INSPIRING HOPE OF SEEING J/70 BECOMING AN ENGAGING PLATFORM FOR YOUNGER SAILING ATHLETES” – JEFF JOHNSTONE, CEO J BOATS INC.

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GSC 2016

THE NORDIC SAILING EXPERIENCE

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Grundig Sailing Cup

OSLO First race in Grundig Sailing Cup was completed at Aker Brygge Oslo, during the most beautiful Nordic summer conditions. From early morning the wind came from north. All local sailing athletes know about the changing conditions of Oslo’s inner harbor, but as the sun established the sea breeze altered from the south and created fantastic conditions on the race arena with a steady wind of 5-7 m/s. Heat sailing of four boats in each start, with the total of nine heats were executed in the warm and sunny days of Oslo. Team Vortex has been coached J/70 throughout the winter, and soon proved to be one of the favorites. With six out of nine wins, they took 1st place in the first competition. Team Kappseiling.no did not meet the expectations as favorites, and ended on a surprisingly 6th place. Grundig Sailing Cup Oslo were fortunate to host international competitors, were sailors had taken the long way from Isanbul Turkey. Without local knowledge about conditions team Deniz Fici and team Sinan Sumer made a respectful 4th and 5th place of the race. A partnership with sailing opens up for showcasing Grundig at some of the most stunning venues. During 8 days of Oslo Race week, it was estimated that 400’ people visited the beautiful harbour site Aker Brygge. With integrating design, live cooking shows from a variety of menus and hero products on display, Grundig were making constantly impressions and precious 1:1 interactions with people at the harbour site.

WIND: GENTLE BREEZE

5-7 m/s FORMAT

Heat sailing NUMBER OF HEATS

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SANDHAMN The J/70 class has really established itself as one of the largest and most competitive one design classes in Sweden. It already has a strong foot hold in the Stockholm area, and is steadily growing in the southern and western parts of Sweden. The Swedish Grundig Sailing Cup series was initiated in Sandhamn, a well-known sailing hub in the Stockholm archipelago, in the beginning of June. 18 teams competed in six races during two days. KSSS, Grundig and Sandhamn offered fantastic organization and social activities and the conditions were blistering with strong northerly winds. All key ingredients for a success. SWE 623 with Micke Lindqvist handles the conditions and the competition the best and secured the win in the first Swedish Grundig Sailing cup, closely followed by SWE 713 Team Tyra and SWE 792 Fanny.

TEAMS

18 HEATS

6 WIND

10 m/s

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HANKØ


The second race of Grundig Sailing Cup in Norway was performed southeast of Oslo. Known for being a sweet spot for athletic sailing and a royal summer destination, Hankø were ideal to showcase Grundig Sailing Cup. Staying true to the concept of bringing sailing closer to people, a bald plan of setting the course in the narrow strait close to the public harbor were executed. Competing sailors and spectators could then easily follow the heats closely while enjoying the venue of Hankø Marina, and Hankø Yacht club on the opposite sides of the course. Strait is a perfect venue for heat

WIND

4-7 m/s FORMAT


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sailing that involve short, intensive courses. Team Vortex was not able to compete in Hankø, and Team SailLogic Racing did not miss the chance of getting a firm grip of the overall standings. After 14 heats in northern wind of 4-7 m/s, they completed nine victories, four second places and a third place. Thus Team SailLogic Racing took an obvious victory over Son+Moss in second place. Nine points behind, and in third place came team kappseiling.no with Halvor Friisk as captain.

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ARENDAL Music festival, sun and vacation characterized the third race of Grundig Sailing Cup in Arendal – a true destination to capture the greatness of Norwegian summer. When sailing close to land, the strong continuously wind from southeast breaks into challenging and rickety conditions. The wind challenge made the scene for 18 highly interesting and tight heats just outside Arendal Harbour, easily followed by many visitors in Arendal. Again it was expected for Team SailLogic Racing and Team kappseiling. no to battle up for the top positions, but the local Team Torungen and Team Grundig decided otherwise. Seven first-place finishes for Team Torungen held to a clear second place for the overall race. The final podium position were conquered by corporate team Grundig under the leadership of captain Laurence Gibbons. Supprisingly achievement, but the team had made progression through the corporate sailing program. Team SailLogic Racing won the Arendal Race.

WIND

Moderate to strong breeze (6-12 m/s) FORMAT


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MARSTRAND Sandhamn was followed up by the Swedish championship at Marstrand on the Swedish west coast. Marstrand offered unparalleled sailing conditions with a strong westerly wind ranging from 10-15 m/s and an exhilarating sea state. Again, the race organizers together with Grundig, made for an unforgettable experience for the sailors, especially the regatta dinner were highly appreciated. In the strong winds, it was yet again Micke Lindqvist on SWE 623, that set the pace and is the current Swedish champion. This time Fanny SWE 792 finished second, followed by SWE 716 Mathias Hermansson in third, in a fleet of 27 boats.

TEAMS

27 HEATS

6 WIND

10-15 m/s


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FLORØ

WIND

Light breeze (1-5 m/s) FORMAT


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Final race of 2016 Grundig Sailing Cup in Norway was brought to the west coast of Norway, hosted by a small city Florø with strong history for sailing. Location was partly selected due to strong wind conditions, but the race turned out to be challenging due to light wind. The second day offered better conditions with wind of 4-5 m/s, and it was finally completed 15 heats. Florø Race was weighted by 1.5 in order to make it possible to keep excitement around the overall standings.

After holding the position as leader through almost the entire season of Grundig Sailing Cup, there was little doubt which team would conquer the overall victory. Team SailLogic Racing delivered impressive fleets, and with seven wins they made a clear statement of beeing superior to competitors. Team Kappseiling.no made second place, a small point ahead of Team Grundig which really impressed with their inexperienced corporate crew.

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Grundig Sailing Cup

SALTSÖBADEN STOCKHOLM

TEAMS

18 HEATS

3 WIND

10 m/s


With a few teams competing in J/70 world championship in San Francisco, it was an open game when sailors in the middle of September gathered for the finals of the Swedish GSC in Saltsjöbaden. Poor wind conditions cancelled all races on the first race day, but during second race day the wind finally arrived and the 18 boat strong fleet could conclude the season with three races. At the end of the day team Backau with Magnus Woxén won the final regatta, but the overall winners of the Swedish Grundig Sailing Cup was SWE 792, Team Fanny, followed by Tom Löfstedt aboard SWE 994 and SWE 623 Team Rocad in third.

“IT HAS BEEN GREAT FUN, AND OUR CREW HAVE BEEN PERFORMING SOME STRONG RACES, INCLUDING OUR VICTORY IN SALTSJÖBADEN” - MAGNUS WOXÉN, Race Advisor J/70 Class association, and 4 times Volvo Ocean race competitor

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Grundig Sailing Cup – Open Nordic J/70 Championship

COPENHAGEN


Championship, won while a scholarship of 10.000 DK for the development of young sailors in the winner’s club.

Grundig Sailing Cup – Open Nordic J/70 Championship, the first Nordic Championship in J/70 class, got a smashing start with 11 races in three days under challenging conditions for 20 competing teams. The format was short fleet race races at max. 45 minutes, making the race intensive and engaging. The Grundig Sailing Cup – Open Nordic Championship was hosted by Royal Danish Yacht Club and Hellerup Yachtclub at the location of Skovshoved Harbour, close to Copenhagen inner city.

The DEN 573 with Trine Abrahamsen from Hellerup Sailing Club won silver medals in a series with a first place and three second places. Until the sixth fleet race, it seemed that they could threaten the Swedish crew but including a 11and 12-seat meant they lost important points, and instead concentrated on maintaining second place, which fully succeeded. Third place went to another Swedish team; SWE 994 with sailor Tom Löfstedt from KSSS who is also a former Olympic sailor in 470 and Star, and longtime Dragon sailor.

The first Nordic Championship of J/70 was dominated by a sovereign Swedish winner, the SWE 792 with Oscar Lindquist from KSSS in Stockholm. The crew won five races and had a sixth place deducted. The winner of the Nordic

TEAMS

20 HEATS

11 WIND

8-11 m/s

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WOW, THIS WAS GREAT FUN! GRUNDIG SAILING CUP REALLY TRIGGERED MY COMPETITIVE MINDSET – TOM LÖFSTEDT


OPEN NORDIC J/70 CHAMPIONSHIP

SAILING CUP RESULTS RANK

NAT

SAIL NO.

HELM NAME

CLUB

1st

792

Oscar Lundqvist

KSSS

2nd

573

Trine Abrahamsen

Hellerup Sejlklub

3rd

994

Tom Löfstedt

KSSS

4th

617

Lucas Lier

Hellerup Sejlklub

5th

5

Jacob Nikolajsen

Horsens Sejlklub

6th

645

Eivind Astrup

KNS

7th

6

Jørgen Mohr Ernst

Kerteminde sejlklub

8th

300

Flemming Jensen

Hadsund Sejlklub

9th

1053

Jesper Brøndum

Hadsund Sejlklub

10th

1

Henrik Kongsbak

KDY

11th

3

Bo Schülein

Sundet

12th

562

Morten Reinhold

Hellerup Sejlklub

13th

559

Stellan Nilsson

Halmstads Segelsällskap

14th

918

Laurence Gibbons

KNS

15th

992

Johan Forssman

HSS

16th

996

Jens Holmberg

Malmö Segel Sällskap

17th

914

Thomas Nathan

Sejlklubben København

18th

7

Peter Wolsing

Hellerup Sejlklub

19th

574

Carl Vilhelm Bech

KDY

20th

768

Søren Larsen

Vejle

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COMMUNICATION & MEDIA If you won’t come to Grundig Sailing Cup, we will come to you. Modern sport is consumed and enjoyed not only as live entertainment, but through multiple touchpoints, especially through digital media. Grundig Sailing cup reached the sailing universe through dominant sailing magazines and news sites in Nordics, such as Swedish leading lifestyle magazine for sailors – Search Magazine, and the Norwegian Sailing Magazine Seilas. Securing content production and involving media, Grundig Sailing Cup became more than just another regatta to cover.

Through live and/edited content from Oslo Race week were streamed as a native advertisement on Dagbladet.no. ¢¢ Desktop 4.856.000 views per day ¢¢ Smartphone 2.105.000 views per day ¢¢ Estimated no of page views W23 2016; 49 100 073

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TROELS LYKKE

Grundig Sailing Cup med kurs for Hankø Hankø was perhaps the most interesting regatta during this years Grundig Sailing Cup. The race course which is placed near the Hankø strait is small, narrow and consists of varying wind conditions.

Marte Bratberg, famous radio personality in Norway, was lead hostess for media production and live entertainment. ¢¢ Interviews with major of Oslo and Olympic Sailors ¢¢ Live stunts ¢¢ Showcase brand and related Grundig Sailing Cup activities ¢¢ Quote; “Covering Grundig Sailing Cup was great fun, and I think the brand stood out very nicely in the crowded location at Aker Brygge”

Blogg/news site Kappseiling.no was covering Grundig Sailing Cup to give dedicated followers and fans a more detailed reporting, and closer insight about the experience of all the J/70 sailing.

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PRESS MEDIA HEADLINES

SØREN ØVERUP

TROELS LYKKE

Fra 30. september til 2. oktober sejles “Grundig Sailing Cup – Open Nordic J/70 Championship” ud for Skovshoved, kombineret med J/70 Dansk Klassemesterskab. First Nordic J/70 championship and NM will take place in Skovshoved TROELS LYKKE

Abrahamsen vinder NM-sølv i J/70 Tidligere OL-sejler Trine Abrahamsen fra Hellerup Sejlkub var constant med I kampen om medaljerne i “Grundig Sailing Cup – Open Nordic Championship” ud for Skovshoved, Svenskere vandt. Olympic sailer took silver during Grundig Sailing Cup – Open Nordic J/70 Championship. The cups winner and gold medalist was Oscar Lindquist from KSSS in Stockholm.

Nyt interessant concept hos vores broderfolk i Norge Bådmagasinet encourage Danes to visit Oslo and attend Grundig Sailing Cup - an interesting new race concept within sailing.

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MIKKEL THOMMESSEN

Grundig signerer sponsorvtale med KNS Omafattende sponsoravtale kan gi J/70-klassen et realt løft. Grundig signs an extensive Sponsor contract with KNS

MIKKEL THOMMESSEN

En tjuvstart fra medalje Eivind Astrup og profflaget hans lå an til medalje før siste seilas I Nordisk mesterskap. Eivind Astrup and his team sailed a great regatta during Grundig Sailing Cup – Open Nordic J/70 Championship. The team could have taken silver if it had not been taken for their false start in the very last regatta.

MORTEN JENNSEN

Premiere for Grundig Sailing Cup. Den første runden I nyskapbigen Grundig Sailing Cup foregår til helgen. Forholdene kan bli gode. The first Grundig Sailing Cup will take place this weekend and the conditions are looking good.

Seilas, one of norway‘s leading magazines for motorboat interested people and sailors covered grundig sailing cup in Norway.

Seilas´digital platform www.seilas.no is among Europe’s leading news platforms for sailors. ¢¢ More than 4000 readers daily views in website. ¢¢ More than 100,000 visits a month.

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GSC SHOW CONCEPT ROYAL SUMMER DESTINATION

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The Grundig Sailing Cup Road Show Concept was a key platform to give key sponsors, partners and guests an unforgettable, money-can’t-buy experience. Exclusive partners and stakeholders were given the VIP treatment at every stop, including opportunities to take part in the race and get a feel for what happens behind the scenes. These ‘Royal Summer

Destinations’ helped secure greater collaboration, commitment and loyalty from both current and potential new partners. Every event stopover proved to be exhilarating – while leaving plenty of time and space for business activities and letting key partners, as well as consumers, learn more about product features and how we showcase the brand.

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SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION Built in ATL Campaign Campaign objective was to strengthen brand awareness and spark excitement for the brand shaping Grundig built-in kitchen highlights, while also securing the brand relevance of all products and categories. To increase a multilevel reach of our message, a double page advertisement in the largest business lifestyle magazine D2 were issued during Oslo Race week to crown the campaign, and copies shared by promoters at Aker Brygge. Campaign launched in Sweden, Norway and Denmark based on a design to reach target audience at a adequate level of reach and frequency by combining stylish lifestyle magazines and digital programmatic advertisements ¢¢ Results show high digital traffic during campaign period, and higher score of awareness benchmarked to competing brands in category.

Amors Piller

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LOVE GOES THROUGH STOMACH

Several activities have been initiated to attract our target group, and a customized smoothie seemed to be the recipe for creating attention.

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K!TCHN MAG Being in the lovely surroundings of sailing, we believe in holding our target group in an rousing mode by sharing our lovely inspirational K!TCHN magazine!

KITCHEN DESIGNER INSPIRATIONS STYLES TRENDS IDEAS

APRIL 2016 / ISSUE NO.1 / KTCHNMAG.COM

K!tchn Mag is a premium digital design and lifestyle magazine that curates the very best kitchen designs from around the world. As a resource that’s made to be shared and inspire, K!tchn Mag sets itself apart as an informative and stylish interactive publication that offers exclusive insights into the trendiest kitchens, featuring the who’s who of the international premium design industry, while also giving insider tips and smart solutions to help you create your dream kitchen. 240316_Grundig-KitchnMag_32+4pages_FIN.indd 1

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Sunglasses and Jackets

Planning for Nordic summer involves being ready for all kinds of weather. To ensure the best brand treatment for our partners, clients and stakeholders, both sunglasses and wind jackets were available for indulging outdoor experience on the water. Brand Island promotion

Decorating our beautiful brand Island at retailer stores close to actual locations of the Grundig Sailing Cup strengthened the brand connection, and our inspiring commitment to engage people for the noble sport of sailing. The Grundig Sailing Cup promotion were live during April to June and contributed to make attention for the Grundig brand in a highly visited retailer store and invite people to appraisal our products in the 65 m2 brand zone.

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NORWAY

SWEDEN

DENMARK

OSLO (FÆRDER)

SANDHAMN OPEN

GSC THÜRØ

03.06-04.06. – AKER BRYGGE, OSLO

10.06-11.06. – SANDHAMM

10.06-11.06. – THÜRØ, FYN

OPEN NORDIC J/70 CHAMPIONSHIP

GSC BÅSTAD - SWEDISH CHAMPIONSHIP

GSC HADSUND

29.06-01.07. – HANKØ

10.08-13.08. – BÅSTAD

19.08-20.08. – HADSUND, JYLLAND

GSC SON

GSC - OKTOBERPOKALEN

GSC - COPENHAGEN

29.07-30.07. – SON

30.09-01.10. – BAGGENSFJÄRDEN, STOCKHOLM

23.09-24.09. – SKOVSHOVED, SJÆLLAND

GSC BYGDIN 23.09-24.09. – EIDSBUGARDEN, BYGDIN

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LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE Our engagement in sailing is only in an early emerging phase. Our love to sailing is growing equally, and we are proud to continue our journey with the Nordic yacht clubs and accompanying J/70 sailing associations to offer exiting sailing moments for existing members as well as new aspiring sailors! For 2017 Grundig Sailing Cup will be executed throughout Scandinavia as we grow into Danmark with a 3 regatta concept. We will together with our partners keep loyal to the

concept of offering more than just regattas – we will give you unique sailing experience to share with your friends and family. We will also take the opportunity to state that the Open Nordic J/70 Championship for 2017 will be held at Hankø, Norway, the 29th of June to 1st of July. Please follow us on facebook Grundig Sailing Cup to be given latest news and exclusive content. We would love to see you next year, and allways remember to #grundigsailingcup to share your experience.

A BIG THANKS TO LOVELY PARTNERS SUPPORTING GRUNDIG SAILING CUP:

The Swedish J/70 sailing Association for great lead and support in Sweden; KSSS for embracing, facilitating and professionalism; KDY together with Hellerup Yacht Club for impressive effort and press coverage; The Norwegian J/70 Sailing Association for setting the standard for how to do it; KNS for massive support and being true innovators; Arendal Sailing Club, Marstrand Yacht Club, Florø Sailing Club, Hankø Marina and Hankø yacht Club for great work on local adaptions; Kappseiling. no for covering stories; NVFT for creation and activation. PHOTO CREDITS

Færder Race Week: Emil Sollie, Håkon Jørgensen, Sandhamn: Felix Frank, Hankø: Emil Sollie, Arendal: Mikkel Fykse, Saltsjöbaden: Henrik Trygg, Marstrand: Dan Ljungsvik, Florø: Trond Sildnes, Skovshoved/Copenhagen: Dan Ljungsvik VIDEO/DRONE CREDITS

Oslo Race Week: Dennis Appelong, Erik Moltzau, Fritjof David-Andersen & Christian Bastiansen, Marstrand: Henrik Lönnborg & Jon Möller, Skovshoved/Copenhagen: Anders Dylov