Innovative Spectator Packages for Match Racing

6th July 2010

The organisers of the first Ireland v the World Match Racing Invitational have come up with some innovative spectator packages for what promises to be a hard-fought event in Scotsmans Bay, Dun Laoghaire. Spectators can pay to 'hotseat' aboard the boats as they race, watching the action from right beside the skipper.

An exciting part of the entertainment

package will allow individuals to actually experience the racing

as it happens by sailing on board with a team in the ‘hot seat’

position. When in the ‘hot seat’, the individual will experience

the thrills and tension of the race as it happens along with the

competitors. This will provide a really memorable and authentic

experience for your guests.

The event takes place over the same weekend as the Dun

Laoghaire festival of World Cultures so your guests will get a

great view of the festival from the water and Dun Laoghaire will

For more information or to book the packages or any combina-

tion of the Spectator packages detailed below, please contact

John Sheehy 086 8053775

www.matchracing.ie/challenge

The blurb says: "An exciting part of the entertainment package will allow individuals to actually experience the racing as it happens by sailing on board with a team in the ‘hot seat’ position. When in the ‘hot seat’, the individual will experiencethe thrills and tension of the race as it happens along with the competitors. This will provide a really memorable and authentic experience for your guests.

"The event takes place over the same weekend as the DunLaoghaire festival of World Cultures so your guests will get a great view of the festival from the water and Dun Laoghaire will be buzzing."

There are 16 Hotseat options open on the Saturday only, as the races will be in the round robin stages. For €200, spectators will be treated to a lunch in the club, a full briefing and a trip around Dublin Bay before jumping into the hot seat for their race at 1500hrs, followed by a BBQ and drinks after.

Other spectator packages, for €100, provide the lunch and BBQ option, and allow the spectator the honour of firing off the starter's gun to set the racers off.

For more information or to book the packages or any combina-tion of the Spectator packages detailed below, please contactJohn Sheehy on 086 8053775 or log on to www.matchracing.ie/challenge

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