Maxi multihull owners support Edwards

Three boats confirm their participation in Oryx Cup and Qatar Sports International Challenge

Tracy Edwards MBE, confirmed today that she has already received entries from some of the world’s leading maxi multihull owners for The Oryx Cup in 2005 and The Qatar Sports International Challenge in 2006.

Since her sponsorship announcement last month, three of the world’s greatest multihull teams have signed up for Edwards’ events including, American Steve Fossett with Cheyenne [formerly PlayStation], Cam Lewis with Team Adventure and Brian Thompson with Maiden II. Polish multihull skipper, Roman Paszke, Ross Field from New Zealand and Ellen McArthur’s Offshore Challenges Sailing Team (who manage the ex- Kingfisher 2 maxicat) have also been in discussions with Edwards and expressed interest in taking part in Maiden Ocean Racing Qatar events.

Speaking at The World Travel Market In London today where she unveiled the new global identity for the Gulf State of Qatar, Edwards commented, “three teams have already confirmed their entries in The Oryx Cup and The Qatar Sports Global Challenge and I have been in discussions with several other team owners.” She added, “I am delighted the other multihull owners can share my vision for the growth of our sport and can enjoy the benefits of the partnership between Maiden Ocean Racing and the State of Qatar.”

Edwards added, “We have made a lot of progress since the sponsorship announcement last month and we are looking forward to our first competitors meeting in London on 1 December where we can progress our discussions with all of the multihull owners and the three interested super yacht owners."

To read about Edwards original announcement - click here