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Sino Engineering Partnership
www.sipgroup.com
SIP provides construction, commercial and engineering services for leading companies locating in China, from specialist companies with a few hundred staff to the world's most brand-recognisable multinational corporations.
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Panasonic
www.panasonic.co.uk
Panasonic Corporation provides a wide range of products, from audiovisual and information/communication equipment to home appliances and components, as one of the largest electronic companies in the world today. We'll be using the Panasonic CF-19 Toughbook and the Lumix DMC-FT1 camera to keep in touch with family, friends and sponsors.
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Principality Building Society
www.principality.co.uk
Formed in 1860, Principality is a vibrant, indigenous Welsh company, with over 149 years experience of serving their local community. Today, with over 420,000 members, employing over 1,000 staff and with a network of 50 branches across Wales and the borders they’re not only a significant player in the Welsh economy, but the 7th largest building society in the UK.
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Mermaid Quay
www.mermaidquay.co.uk
Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay is a mixed restaurant, bar, retail & services development in a stunning waterfront location. It’s the focal point of Cardiff Waterfront and is surrounded by prestigious new offices, contemporary up-market residential projects and complementary leisure uses. Roald Dahl Plass, a 5,000 capacity outdoor public entertainment arena, is immediately adjacent to Mermaid Quay. The historic Pierhead building, the Wales Millennium Centre and the new Senedd building are all close by.
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Cardiff Marine Services
www.cardiffmarinegroup.com
Cardiff Marine Services is renowned throughout Cardiff and the surrounding area for attention to detail, their vast experience and wide-ranging expertise in motorboat and yacht care. With 30 years of dedicated professional service to the Cardiff Bay boating community, Cardiff Marine Services is South Wales’ leading boat maintenance and repair centre. They offer expert services from rigging and mast work to engine repair and boat preparation.
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OnDeck
www.ondeck.co.uk
Ondeck Sailing & Powerboat School has bases in Gosport, London, Vilamoura Portugal, and Falmouth Harbour Antigua, and offers a comprehensive range of practical and theory training courses from beginner to expert, onboard sail, motor and powerboats. They are an RYA Approved Training Centre and have been established for over 10 years, and have a reputation for delivering training to the highest possible standards, on top quality yachts.
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VIKING Life-Saving Equipment
www.viking-life.com
Viking is a market leader in maritime safety solutions, providing and servicing essential safety equipment. Viking can supply a full package of life saving equipment from top of the line to standard options. All products have the necessary approvals.
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Morgan Signs
www.morgan-signs.co.uk
Morgan Signs offer a complete range of sign systems suitable for all types of corporate projects, retail groups, special events and exhibitions. Their experienced team will survey, design, manufacture and fit any type of sign system.
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Berghaus
www.berghaus.com
Berghaus is one of the world's leading suppliers of outdoor clothing and equipment.
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Blink Optometrists
www.mermaidquay.co.uk
Blink Optometrists, serving the Cardiff community for more than 30 years, have supported us by providing the sunglasses, in association with Oakley, and contact lenses, in association with Johnson & Johnson, we need for the race.
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Esporta Health & Racquets Club, Cardiff
www.esporta.com/cardiff
The Esporta Group operates 55 health and leisure clubs in the UK & Ireland providing market leading facilities and services to the premium segment of the health and leisure market. Esporta Cardiff has the best health club, gym and tennis facilities in Cardiff.
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Cardiff Harbour Authority
www.cardiffharbour.com
Cardiff Bay is successfully managed by Cardiff Harbour Authority as part of Cardiff Council. The 200 hectare freshwater lake was created in 2001 and continues to develop and thrive. The area attracts boat users, with two well established yacht clubs, two marinas and several commercial marine-related businesses. There are over 1,000 resident vessels moored in the Bay and this figure is rising year on year.
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Mountain Fuel
www.mountainfuel.co.uk
Mountain Fuel™ is the first company to exclusively specialise in the formulation and development of supplements and food targeted at individuals and teams involved in extreme & endurance sports. We're using their energy, recovery and breakfast supplements to give our bodies the nutrients, vitamins, protein and calories we'll need to recover and continue rowing on the next shift.
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Up and Under
www.upandunder.co.uk
Up and Under is South Wales finest outdoor clothing and equipment shop and outdoors resource. They offer climbing, canoeing, caving, walking, camping equipment, information and advice. The team, lead by Norman, have provided us with much needed nutritional advice and diet planning support.
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Whale
www.whalepumps.com
Whale Water Systems provide complete solutions to marine water system management. Innovative design is combined with the latest in manufacturing technology to enable them to offer tailor-made products for boaters. Whale have developed diaphragm pump technology over the last 40 years to manufacture the marine world's best known manual bilge pumps.
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C.QUIP
www.cquip.com
C.QUIP are wholesale suppliers of quality marine equipment to boat builders, boat yards, chandlery shops and riggers operating in the leisure, commercial and industrial markets. C.QUIP have kindly donated a range of fittings needed to get the boat race ready including fixing eyes, hatches and grab handles.
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Marine Matters
www.marine-matters.co.uk
Marine Matters UK, based on the River Hamble, offers all motor & sailing boat courses from Powerboat level one up to the pinnacle of Yachtmaster power and sail. We used Marine Matters to complete our VHF and 1st Aid at Sea courses.
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Baltic Lifejackets Sweden
www.baltic.se
Baltic Safety Products AB have worked for 30 years with one goal, that being to improve the security of people on or near water. To this end we never compromise on design, quality, components or workmanship. Our commitment to total quality has made us the largest manufacturer of lifejackets and buoyancy aids in Europe.
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Cheeky Monkey Creative
www.cheekymonkeycreative.co.uk
Cheeky Monkey Creative works with small and medium sized businesses, public sector organisations and charities who have a requirement for a responsive and creative graphic design consultancy. By establishing an integrated working relationship with customers we provide seamless design strategies across various media, from print to web.
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All About Surgery
www.allaboutsurgery.co.uk
All About Surgery offers a wide variety of unique services - from this one site you can enjoy an online presentation about your chosen private medical healthcare. We are able to put you in contact with some of the most experienced and skilled surgeons in the world. We offer a full range of cosmetic, obesity, hair and eye surgeries from registered facilities throughout the UK.
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Look What We Found!
www.lookwhatwefound.co.uk
Look What We Found say they love the delightfully moist, melt in the mouth effect of gently cooking dishes like belly pork, mutton and rabbit in a stock based sauce, enhanced with natural ingredients like ale, honey, fruits and root vegetables... which is great for us as we're taking their food pouches as treats for every few days onboard. Having great food to look forward to will be a massive psychological boost.
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Crewroom
www.crewroom.biz
Crewroom was established to meet a growing demand for high quality, functional and stylish kit which also achieves maximum performance through technical innovation. The team at Crewroom have provided us with the rowing vests, long sleeve technical tops and hats we'll need for our expedition.
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Pigbags
www.pigbags.com
It's no mistake that Pigbags welcomes each new client as a good friend. Pigbags started when Amanda Russell, then sailmaker for America 3 America's Cup Challenge 1995, was asked to design a stylish and strong bag made from sailcloth to go sailing. Once a few bags were made, demand increased for The Pig. We’re proud to be using a Pigbag for our toolbag – they’re light, strong and they won’t rust!
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Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
www.acuvue.co.uk
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Force 4 Chandlery, Cardiff Marine Village, Penarth Road
www.force4.co.uk
Force 4 Chandlery - with retail shops across the South coast of England and in Wales - has been supplying sailing equipment to Yachtsmen since 1977. Force 4 Cardiff have been incredibly helpful and patient in dealing with our requests for kit. The Chandlery has also got involved in getting the boat race ready. Thank you to Stuart, Michelle, Richard and Julian for your support and unlimited cups of tea!
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Cardiff Yacht Club
www.cardiffyachtclub.org
Cardiff Yacht Club - located in an ideal spot on the waterfront of Cardiff Bay and close to Mermaid Quay - is definitely the friendliest and most helpful Yacht Club in Cardiff. Believing that access to the water and sailing should be open to everyone the Club welcomed us as members and have provided much needed support including boat storage in their secure compound and free use of their slip for launch and recovery for the last 12 months. As one of our first sponsors we are incredibly grateful for their support.
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A W Griffiths - Butchers, Cardiff Covered Market
www.cardiff-market.co.uk
A W Griffiths is a butchers in Cardiff's famous Covered Market. Alan and his team have kindly supported us by vacuum packing all of our breakfasts and snacks. We've also treated ourselves to some of their fine cuts of Welsh beef - deliciously tasty and highly recommended!
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Cardiff Scuba Ltd
www.cardiffscuba.co.uk
Cardiff Scuba is a well-established dive centre with an outstanding reputation for teaching SCUBA diving courses. For 4 years in a row Cardiff Scuba has been named the top recreational training facility for South Wales scuba diving with more successful certifications each year. Cardiff Scuba have provided us with the flippers, masks and snorkel we need so we can clean the bottom of the boat and look for mermaids!
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