In 2009 and 2010, key people in the sailing industry were listed alphabetically in the directory. As well as contact details like email address and mobile phone numbers, the Dark Blue Book contained short sailing CV and bio details for yacht racing’s decision makers.

In 2011, with the co-operation of leading rights holders, the Dark Blue Book will offer a ‘book within a book’ format that will allow multi-team or multi-venue events to consolidate the important contact information of competing teams, sponsors and partners and host ports together with series personnel.

While these chapters will exist in the 2011 Dark Blue Book, the option will also exist for the section to be printed separately as a resource for participants, media and VIP partners.

David Fuller, CEO of Pilote Media and Editor of the Dark Blue Book said:

We are getting better every year. The Dark Blue Book provides a really useful resource for people in the business of yacht racing but its even more useful for those who are learning the market. Organisations like the Volvo Ocean Race and World Match Racing Tour are hiring professionals from other sports and those executives are used to having directories like this at their disposal.

It doesn’t matter if you are an agency that is looking into sailing for a potential sponsor, a journalist who is researching the sport with a view to upcoming events or someone who has been in the business for a while who is looking to keep tabs on old contacts, this directory is designed to be useful.

Pilote Media will once again be attending the annual World Yacht Racing Forum in December. Rights owners or organisations who are interested in partnering with the Dark Blue Book for 2011 are invited to meet with the publishers in Estoril on the 13th, 14th and 15th of December.

At the time of the innaugural World Yacht Racing Forum last December, the DARK BLUE BOOK was just a concept. Twelve months on and the directory has been published to a warm reception from many in the industry. The 2010 edition will be bigger and better with over 100 new entries already submitted.

The DARK BLUE BOOK is today announcing a new promotion, giving people at all levels the opportunity to make the most of the 2nd Edition. The promotion works like this:

• Submit an individual listing (FREE) and go into the draw to win an organisational listing worth £75.
• Submit and organisational listing (£75) and go into the draw to win a 1/2 page ad worth £600.
• Buy a 1/2 page ad (£600) and go into the draw to win a full page ad worth £1000.
• Buy a full page ad (£1000) and go into the draw to win the back-cover ad position of the Dark Blue Book.

For advertising enquiries, please call David Fuller, Editor on +44 7900 975 413 or catch up with him at the World Yacht Racing Forum.

The promotion will run until Monday 14th of December.

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